Charles Cucuras is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera Advisor Networks, PPG Industries, and Interstate Chemical Co., where he currently holds a sales management position. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning services, and utilizes model portfolios and third-party research to support discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Gabriel Chavez is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Woodridge, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of directors for the West Suburban Community Pantry and owns GJC Legacy & Associates, a practice management company. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing detailed recommendation reports and combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis. The firm also delivers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Malcolm Todd is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1986 and Primerica Financial Services since 1985. His other business activities include part-time involvement in sales of loan products and home security and automation referrals through Primerica affiliates. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and selective separately managed accounts. The firm uses a tiered wrap-fee structure and curates third-party asset managers while delegating trading responsibilities to BNY Mellon Advisors.

Aaron Tokh is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, and Citigroup. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Randall Hanson is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fortis Investors, Inc. since 1991. Hanson is also the owner of Forty Four Financial, LLC, a financial advisory business he has operated for over 28 years, involving traditional life insurance and fixed annuities. OSAIC serves a diverse range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage, investment advisory services, and access to multiple advisory platforms, using asset-allocation tools and third-party money managers to construct tailored portfolios.

Sonia Olivo is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Prior to her financial services career, she spent twelve years at Sally Beauty Supply. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Sagar Thakkar is a financial advisor at Cetera with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been involved in his own financial services firm since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, Thakkar is active in real estate leasing and sales through One Real Estate Chicago. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a multi-manager platform.

Raymond Eckersall III is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Roselle, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of a Midwest investors company. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo, providing investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning, using Wells Fargo’s research and tools, with clients choosing whether to implement recommendations through various brokerage or advisory programs.

Paul Payne II is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Wells Fargo firms since 2009, including his current role since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he has a silent ownership interest in BOCKYN LLC, a company involved in designing websites for park districts and online registration systems, and a minority ownership in Reactor 88 Studios, which produces movies. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice grounded in modern portfolio theory. The firm’s services include investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options in its investment menus.

Timothy Kelly is a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Oswego, Illinois, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His background includes five years of service in the United States Army before beginning his financial advisory career. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for clients with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to generate tailored recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

James Allen is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with LPL Financial since 2010. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with access to model portfolios, research, and a range of management options.

Raymond Iozzo is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 63 designation and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

John Bantug is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Bloomingdale, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Capital Investors Group Holdings, LLC, a business entity not related to investment activities. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management with support from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Todd Zagurski is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Wells Fargo firms since 2009. In addition to his role at Wells Fargo Advisors, he has ownership interests in two investment-related firms based in Naperville, Illinois. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad planning menu and delivers tailored recommendations using proprietary research and tools, with optional implementation through various brokerage and advisory programs.

Connor Longust is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Aurora, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC, Leelyn Smith, LLC, and Fifth Third Bank. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management through a nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Eric Vanness is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes nearly two decades with Waddell & Reed, Inc. and involvement in several community and nonprofit organizations such as the American Legion Post 414 and the Association of Financial Educators. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by extensive research and technological tools.

Denise Baranowski is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. for 12 years before joining OSAIC in 2024. Baranowski holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. She is a principal of The Divorce Financial Group, LLC, which focuses on divorce planning and analysis. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional entities through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools and third-party money managers to manage portfolios that may include various asset types on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Ronald Asselborn is a financial advisor at Financial Planning Resources, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with his current firm since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a high school soccer referee during the spring and fall seasons. Financial Planning Resources, LLC is an independent firm based in St. Charles, IL, consisting of a single advisor.

Jason Stevens is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Recondite Capital LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2015 in Naperville, IL. Recondite Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and business or institutional clients. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with subscription-based investment publications and security pricing or ratings services.

Carol Anderson is the sole advisor at Anderson Wealth Advisors LLC in Naperville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 47 years of industry experience. She has worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC before founding her current firm. In addition to financial advising, she sells life insurance as an outside business activity. Anderson Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based financial planning and investment advice tailored to individual retirement and investment goals.