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. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as well as experience at Sally Beauty Supply LLC. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a network of over 22,800 advisors.

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, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC since 2009. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning options including retirement, education, risk, and wealth-transfer planning, as well as specialized services such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis. Advisors use Wells Fargo research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations delivered through client meetings and written summaries.

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 with LPL Financial, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2010 and previously held roles at Edward Jones and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers various financial planning and investment management services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and customizable strategies, supported by advanced operational tools but not relying on them for client investment decisions.

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 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Chase Investment Services Corp. Bantug is a partner in Capital Investors Group Holdings, LLC, a business entity for tax purposes. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

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 in Lisle, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Waddell & Reed, various insurance carriers, and involvement with organizations such as the American Legion Post 414 and the Association of Financial Educators. He has also participated in several nonprofit and community groups over the years. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services including financial planning, model portfolios, and institutional platforms.

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 the sole advisor at Recondite Capital LLC in Naperville, IL, where he has worked since 2015. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license and has 13 years of industry experience. Recondite Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to a small client base consisting of high-net-worth individuals and business or institutional clients. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with subscription-based publications and security pricing or rating 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.

John Waller is a financial advisor with Stratitech Consulting, Inc. He holds the Series 65 credential and has 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Martin Matthews Group, Inc. since 2008. Stratitech Consulting, Inc. is an independent firm serving clients through personalized financial strategies.

Robert Pachciarz is the sole advisor at Pinnacle Financial Planning in Aurora, Illinois, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC. Pinnacle Financial Planning provides investment advice and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates through recommending and monitoring third-party money managers rather than directly managing client assets. The firm combines a solicitor/referral model with fixed-fee financial planning and an affiliated insurance sales activity.