Austin Martineau is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Strategic Wealth Partners, and Kams LLC. Outside of advisory work, he previously managed Ultimate Carwash and Detail Center. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Dennis Dine is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Lakeshore Financial Group, Money Concepts Capital Corp., and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Minister of Care at St. John of the Cross Parish in Western Springs, Illinois. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

James Dyer III is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Creative Planning, where he has been since 2022, and previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors and held academic roles at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Whitefish Bay Middle/High School. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and offers a range of supplemental investment options alongside affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping services.

Pantelis Xidias is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Chicago, IL. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing workflow at Apex Auto Care, an automotive repair business. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and a focus on fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Charles Hoban is a financial advisor with William Blair in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience at Wesleyan University, The Lawrenceville School, Winnetka Park District, and New Trier High School. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm uses active, research-driven strategies across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models, access to private funds, and co-investment opportunities.

Glenn Movish is a CFP® professional with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC. His prior work experience includes roles at Lasalle St. Securities, L.L.C. and Asset Management Group LTD. He is also involved in fixed insurance activities outside of his advisory role. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers integrated financial planning and administration services, managing over $72 billion in assets.

Luis Trujillo is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and Union Bank & Trust Co. from 2019 to 2023. Mesirow Financial Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary private investments and third-party managers, applying both quantitative and qualitative due diligence in portfolio construction.

Joel Hirsh is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC for 10 years and Kovitz Securities, LLC for 14 years prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nora Kahn is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. Her prior experience includes a year at Rappaport Reiches Capital Management and three years at Merrill. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm offers customized model portfolios, ongoing monitoring, and a range of ancillary services including tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.

Dillion Thoms is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2021 and has additional experience with AGIA and FSR Services. Thoms has also been involved with non-securities insurance products through his role at AGIA. VALIC Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform, managing approximately $29.2 billion and serving close to 300,000 clients through over 1,200 advisors.

Michael Bemoras is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Airbrij Technology, Inc., Veriown Global, Inc., Hireology, and Veriown Americas, LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual, executive, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm uses tailored allocation models and combines proprietary research with a broad range of services, leveraging capabilities across the Goldman Sachs network.

Firoz Vohra is a CFP® professional at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at several major firms, including Merrill, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Vohra has been with Charles Schwab and its affiliated advisory firm since 2021. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s approach is based on proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools, offering tailored recommendations without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Paul Moy is a CFP® with 47 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SPC since 2011. He is also associated with Sigma Financial Corporation during the same period. Outside of his advisory role, Moy is a licensed insurance agent appointed with various insurance companies, acts as a trustee for his own trust, and offers notary public services in Cook County, Illinois. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisors.

Rafal Sieklucki is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining William Blair in 2025, he spent several years in educational roles, including positions at Miami University, Fenwick High School, and St. Constance School. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

John Oliveira is a financial advisor with William Blair in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Royal Bank of Canada and Ieq Capital. Outside of finance, he has been involved with the Chicago Rowing Foundation and spent five years affiliated with Cornell University. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Kevin Eifert is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 licensed financial advisor at William Blair with five years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair and its predecessor firm since 2021, following four years of full-time education. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary model portfolios alongside access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Joseph Guttilla is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and CIBC World Markets Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a real estate LLC and a trustee of a personal estate planning trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment and retirement services, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, and maintains custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Matthew Mc Kibben is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at Edward Jones for two years and Fifth Third Bank for one year. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Sarah Hayes is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked at William Blair since 2021 and also has prior experience in educational roles at Texas Christian University and New Trier High School. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Mark Carr is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital, LLC, and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.