James Uren is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Phase III Advisory Services, LTD since 2001. He is also affiliated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he has created online content related to his personal weight loss journey, generating revenue through affiliate marketing and product sales. Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd. provides investment management, portfolio monitoring, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $162 million in assets for about 366 clients, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, risk-tolerance profiling, and periodic rebalancing across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Hal Marcus is a financial advisor at Buss Capital Management, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Citigroup and Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Buss Capital Management, LLC is a small advisory firm serving individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, using a client-centered approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Roger Hoenes is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with K&H Wealth Partners and has previously worked at Weaver Capital Management and Provision Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory role, he manages agricultural operations and rental property through private LLCs. K&H Wealth Partners is a supported registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing asset allocation, model portfolios, and third-party managers, with a range of strategies from long-term investing to short-term trading.

David Schlossberg is a financial advisor at Assured Advisory Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, National Asset Management, and Fsic. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of a tax preparation and planning business. Assured Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $87 million and uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supplemented by computer-driven tools, offering diversified portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, government securities, options, and variable annuities.

Daniel Walsh is a financial advisor at Tree City Investments, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Triad Advisors, Inc. and TransAmerica. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of several local businesses including a bakery, a restaurant, and a food distribution company. Tree City Investments is a two-advisor firm offering ongoing asset and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as qualified plans. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes strategies ranging from long-term holdings to active trading and option writing, with a focus on primarily non-discretionary asset management.

Jacob Derrig is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Momentum Wealth Management since 2024 and previously held roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and GWFS Equities, Inc. He is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Momentum Wealth Management provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with quantitative methods and uses third-party model portfolios and sub-advisers as part of its investment approach.

Kathleen Governale is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Leslie Global Wealth, LLC and LPL Financial, having previously worked at Strategic Financial Advisory Services and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Her background includes extensive advisory roles spanning over two decades. Leslie Global Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to tailor portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management across various asset classes.

Brian Malizia is a financial advisor at Lakeshore Capital Group, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at multiple firms, including J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is president and owner of Lakeshore Tax Consulting, a tax preparation business. Lakeshore Capital Group provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive planning and tailored investment strategies that utilize a combination of in-house models, third-party providers, and a broad range of investment products.

Lawrence Strzelecki is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Assured Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and National Asset Management. He is also involved as an agent in the sale of fixed and traditional insurance products. Assured Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth households with discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and educational seminars. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, including computer-driven analytics, to construct portfolios that may include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and option strategies.

Kathleen Leipprandt is a CFP® and ChFC® with 39 years of industry experience. She has worked at Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014 and previously with Equitable Advisors, LLC and Axa Advisors, LLC. Leipprandt serves as a consultant for investment matters at First United Methodist Church and is a Darnall Fellow at DePauw University, where she guides students in career development. She also holds roles with the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils and serves on the board of Harper College and the Downtown Arlington Heights Business Association. Baldwin Financial Advisors primarily serves individuals, families, and small businesses through personalized financial planning and advisory consulting. The firm employs a modular planning process that delivers recommendations based on client data without providing discretionary portfolio management or custody of assets.

Robert Finley is a CFP® at Virtue Asset Management LLC in Barrington, IL, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Virtue Asset Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Barrington Chamber and as board treasurer for the Evergreen Cemetery Non Profit Association. Virtue Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a client-customized investment approach, utilizing quantitative analysis and a range of investment vehicles, including equities, fixed income, and option strategies, to address clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Joshua Lang is a financial advisor with Significant Wealth Partners LLC in Cary, Illinois. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mutual Trust Life, Brookstone Capital Management LLC, Highland Capital Brokerage, The Achievement Group, Modern Woodmen of America, and ISS Action Inc. Significant Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses to construct portfolios, employing long-term trading, options strategies, and selective use of leveraged and inverse ETFs.

Edward Downey Jr. is the sole advisor at DFG Wealth Management, LLC in Bartlett, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Downey Financial Group, Inc. since 2003 and has held roles at Advisors Excel and DFG Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales and tax preparation. DFG Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary portfolios and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis with active sector rotation and various investment strategies, managing approximately $65 million for about 143 clients in a single-advisor setting.

Mart Mcclellan is a financial advisor at Macro Wealth Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Macro Wealth Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, Mcclellan is an orthodontist and owns McClellan Orthodontics, where he works approximately 125 hours per month. Macro Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain retirement and profit-sharing plans, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and asset allocation. The firm typically implements investment strategies by directing clients to third-party money managers and supports clients through periodic reviews and documented investment policy statements.

Brock Von Holt is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Von Holt Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2018. Von Holt Financial Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and ongoing financial planning to individual and trust clients. The firm manages approximately $107 million, employs a Modern Portfolio Theory investment framework, and primarily uses no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

John Bever is a financial advisor with Phase III Advisory Services, LTD, holding a CFP® designation and a Series 63 license, with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Phase III Advisory Services since 1984 and also associated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 1989. Bever provides life insurance illustrations and solutions and serves as a notary public offering services to clients. Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd. offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, portfolio monitoring, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $162 million in assets for around 366 clients using tailored portfolios that combine fundamental and technical analysis, with options including advisor-managed portfolios and a Unified Managed Account.

Brian Vogler is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Highview Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Holman, Fitch Ratings, and Wheels, Inc. Highview Capital Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to implement asset-allocation strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, managing approximately $363.6 million in regulatory assets.

David Janello is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience as a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC. He has worked at CME Group since 2015 and has been president of Argon Technology Group, Inc., an investment technology firm, since 1986. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis across a range of strategies including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Mark Schwartz is a financial advisor with Estate & Trust Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Re-Direct Securities Corp. since 2001 and with Estate & Trust Advisors since 1997. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance products. Estate & Trust Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers custom portfolio management using a strategic core-and-satellite approach and provides wealth management, financial planning, and participant consulting services.

Phillip Guerrero is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at PMG Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2017, and also maintains a longstanding affiliation with LPL Financial since 2007. Guerrero holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and serves as a trustee for the PMG Wealth Management 401(k) Plan. He is also a licensed Illinois notary public. PMG Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and offers named strategies such as the “Advance & Protect” approach, blending in-house management with third-party referrals and fiduciary consulting.