Carol Mcginnis is a financial advisor with Lasalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Lasalle St. Securities since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she contributes to the finance team at Village Church of Oak Park by entering tithes into their system. Lasalle St. Investment Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment programs, with a notable predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

Larry Johnson is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2015. He previously worked at Sterling Financial Advisory Services, Inc. from 2012 to 2020. Outside of financial advising, Johnson owns several fitness clubs under the Anytime Fitness brand and is involved in a handcrafted vodka business. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing over $2 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, with investment strategies delivered through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts across various asset classes.

Jessica Freiburg is a financial advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. with the PFS™ designation and two years of industry experience. She is also the managing partner of Sassetti LLC, a firm providing tax planning, audit, accounting, and advisory services. Freiburg serves as the treasurer for the Parks Foundation of Oak Park, where she manages budgeting and fundraising efforts, and volunteers as a mentor with the Illinois Wesleyan University Council for Women. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and related planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based style allocation strategy overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers tax-intelligent overlays and discretionary management with centralized trading and reporting.

Matthew Newton is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2025. Prior to joining Zacks, he worked in roles across logistics, education, and local government. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative analysis through proprietary models and offers a wide range of strategies and investment vehicles, serving both direct clients and other advisers.

Patrick Kearney is a financial advisor with Lasalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. He holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at the University of Chicago and Barnes & Noble. Lasalle St. Investment Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary management approaches.

Anna Claire Martins is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for four years before joining BlackRock Investments in 2026. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, utilizing systematic, technical, and quantitative approaches with proprietary software to manage option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays. The firm serves a diverse client base including asset managers, family offices, pension funds, and private funds.

Jerome Kahn is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and operating his own firm, J Kahn & Associates LLC. He also writes life and long-term care insurance policies when appropriate. Highpoint Planning Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles.

Richard Burridge is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He currently works at Curi Capital, LLC and has been with RMB Capital Management, LLC since 2005. Curi Capital serves individuals and families, institutional and corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $9.83 billion using a long-term, fundamental, bottom-up approach to equity investing and a fundamental relative-value strategy for fixed income, supplemented by third-party managers and proprietary risk analysis.

Lazarus Goosby is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Northern Trust Securities in 2022, he worked at Nuveen Asset Management and Nuveen Securities from 2020 to 2022, Robert W. Baird from 2019 to 2020, and Loop Capital Markets from 2010 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business activities, including electrical services, website development, and transportation. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and model-based managed account services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm uses a model-driven approach combining proprietary and third-party investment products, supported by platform technology and governance reviews.

Michael Cooney is a financial advisor with Calamos Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wells Fargo, Bank of America Private Bank, and NorthRock Partners. Calamos Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, private foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a mix of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds.

Xavier Patino is a financial advisor at NFSG Corporation with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Newbridge Securities Corp, J.P. Morgan Securities, and JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. Outside of his advisory role, Patino manages a transportation logistics company providing freight solutions. NFSG Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, third-party manager selection, and financial planning, tailoring portfolios to client objectives using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Sean Philbin is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previous experience at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Cetera, Renaissance Financial, and TD Ameritrade. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm uses proprietary quantitative and qualitative models across a variety of investment strategies and also licenses indices and model portfolios to other advisers and sponsors.

Jake Eischens is a financial advisor with Curi Capital, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 65 licenses and possessing seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RMB Capital, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the University of North Dakota. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets, serving individuals, employer retirement plans, institutions, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach with a combination of proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

David Cimmarusti is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with HighPoint Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and Leaders Partners, Inc. His work includes activities related to investment advisory businesses connected to LPL Financial. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, employing fundamental analysis and diversified portfolio construction across various asset classes, and utilizes multiple platform solutions to deliver advisory services.

Adam Erickson is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and several smaller firms. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that serves high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management and a model-driven investment approach, offering a range of separately managed and strategist portfolios delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Peter Steger is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC and holds the ChFC® designation along with a Series 63 license. He has 43 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of The Efficient Edge, a company that develops actuarial-based strategies to optimize returns on life insurance, and he is involved in several nonprofit and trustee roles, including serving as board president of the Kappa Kappa Sigma House Corporation. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services, utilizing an open-architecture platform and integration with affiliated financial entities, including insurance-related account management.

Todd Lestina is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Latitude Advisors and GWN Securities, Inc. since 2009, and owns Lestina & Associates, LLC, a tax preparation and accounting firm. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed and health insurance products. Latitude Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional and corporate entities, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of valuation-driven and momentum-based multi-asset model strategies, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with continuous monitoring and rebalancing.

David Kudo is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at W&S Brokerage Services, Western Southern Life, Royal Alliance Associates, and Jhfn Sii. He has been retired since 2021. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process focuses on selecting and monitoring third-party money managers, supplemented by fundamental analysis of individual securities, and typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Sherwin Shenfeld is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, holding the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has served as president of Shenfeld & Co, Ltd, a CPA firm, since 1989 and also leads Mervana, Inc., an art dealing business. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional accounts. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee program, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money manager access.

Robert Perez is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at HighPoint Planning Partners. He has worked with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC since 2013 and LPL Financial, LLC since 2009. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Perez offers health insurance in a non-variable capacity as part of his business activities. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages a wrap-fee program, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to tailor portfolios through fundamental analysis.