Todd Balber is a CFP® with over 31 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with World Equity Group, Inc. since 1997. Outside of his primary role, he is a co-owner and partner of B&R Financial, LLC, which provides financial planning and investment advisory services along with insurance products. World Equity Group, Inc. offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire to guide asset allocation and utilizes discretionary authority granted to third-party managers and representatives for portfolio management.

James Bey is a financial advisor with Independent Wealth Network, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Emerson Equity LLC and Brokers International Financial Services, LLC. Outside of financial advising, Bey volunteers as an official at swim meets for USA Swimming. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s advisors oversee approximately $518 million in client assets and employ a range of investment strategies, including discretionary management using third-party models and direct portfolio implementation.

Meghan Nolan is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at Forum Financial Management, LP in Lombard, IL. She has been with the firm since 2016. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs asset-allocation models based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and supports other RIAs through its turn-key asset-management platform and back-office services.

Loren Piotrowski is a financial advisor with Associated Investment Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Ameritrade and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services primarily to individual investors, as well as to small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm offers model portfolio and separately managed account programs through third-party managers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, delivering services via the Envestnet/NFS platform with a predominantly non-discretionary investment approach.

Thomas Vislisel is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Highpoint Planning Partners and previously spent 20 years at Vantage Financial Partners Limited. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, implementing client portfolios through fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles.

John Hicks is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert B. Ausdal & Co., Inc. since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a trustee executing trust assets. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across a range of products and account types.

Edward Constance is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he was with Morgan Stanley for one year. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program that combines advisory, brokerage, and custody services.

Daniel Laya is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has spent 20 years at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is a member of Corner Sports LLC, a ski and snowboard rental, tuning, and delivery business. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and in-house investment management.

Peter Aldworth is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners who holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint since 2015 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsor-managed wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis across various asset classes and utilizing multiple platform solutions.

Ryan Emerson is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RMB Capital, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, and Burrus. Outside of his advisory role, Emerson is a minority partner and CFO of Creek Side Partners LLC, which operates prohealthcareproducts.com, a seller of non-FDA regulated medical devices. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach combines bottom-up fundamental equity analysis and a relative-value fixed income strategy, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary services across multiple portfolio structures.

Laura Norek is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Forum Financial Management in various capacities since 2021. Prior to this, she was employed at Leadership Extension Consulting and Career Education Corporation. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, managing model portfolios primarily using DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Robert Bondiman is a Series 66-registered advisor with VestGen Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, and has 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Fidelity Investments, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. VestGen Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and high-net-worth clients to institutional entities such as other investment advisers, banks, and government clients. The firm combines advisor-level client relationship work with centralized portfolio construction, employing both proprietary and third-party strategies across a high client-to-advisor ratio.

John Susin is a financial advisor with OneSeven in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Red Oak Capital Management, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Great Lakes Atlantic. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches a hockey team in Chicago. OneSeven serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term with flexibility for shorter-term trading, utilizing diversified portfolios and access to alternatives and private placements.

Meggan Carroll is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at JMG Financial Group Ltd since 2021 and previously spent eight years with MPS LORIA Financial Planners, LLC and Loria Financial Group LLC. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations, offering wealth management, portfolio management, tax consulting, and retirement planning. The firm follows a planning-based, long-term investment approach supported by strategic asset allocation and employs a variety of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Michael Lynch is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at McAdam LLC since 2020. Prior to his current role, he was employed at the University of Iowa and was involved in Lynch Roofing. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and related implementation support, using a discretionary management approach that includes a range of asset types and specialized investment exposures.

Matthew Schilling is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Northern Trust Securities in 2024, he worked at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill, and TD Ameritrade. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers model-driven discretionary portfolio management through Separately Managed Accounts, Fund Strategist Portfolios, and Strategist UMAs, combining advisory, brokerage, and custody services.

Laura Cuber is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC and previously held positions at Mercer Global Advisors and Kanaly Trust Services. Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and a variety of institutional clients, providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and relative-value analysis for fixed income, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party platforms while offering access to affiliate and intermediary services through its integration with the Focus Financial Partners network.

Katherine Ozog is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC since 2010. Ozog is based in Chicago, IL, and is currently affiliated with Curi Capital, LLC. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients including plan sponsors and private funds. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment process across various account types and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Donald Bechter is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Curi Capital, LLC and has worked at RMB Capital Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in several private equity and real estate loan funds. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and specialized offerings for early-career medical professionals. The firm serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients using a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across a range of strategies and vehicles.

Evan Kasal is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 credential. He has experience working in various roles since 2015, including positions at NielsenIQ and Billtrust, and joined FourStar Wealth Advisors in 2024. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage assets across various investment vehicles, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerances and objectives.