Thomas Westrick is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the sole advisor at RPC Private Wealth, LLC and has held positions at firms including Private Vista, LLC, APW Capital, Inc., and Retirement Programs, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a financial consultant at Retirement Programs Co. LLC, where he assists with financial planning and client management. RPC Private Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans through three distinct platforms. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes mutual funds, ETFs, and real estate funds, managing accounts with discretionary authority and tailored client investment policies.

Joshua Gerry is a financial advisor at The Invictus Collective, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Vestgen Wealth, LPL Financial, Professional Wealth Advisors, and Equitable of NY. The Invictus Collective serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm offers tailored portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management, including advisory services to other advisers and management of private pooled investment vehicles.

Thomas Gavin IV is a financial advisor at GW Asset Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at a range of firms including Gar Wood Securities, LLC, DeFonseka, LLC, and Cannatrac Financial Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement with consulting and technology companies. GW Asset Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides model portfolios and portfolio management driven by strategic and tactical quantitative analysis, using a mix of ETFs, equities, corporate debt, mutual funds, and occasionally alternative investments.

Brian Dress is a financial advisor at Left Brain Wealth Management, LLC in Naperville, IL, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Left Brain Wealth Management since 2018 and previously spent six years at AE Trading. Left Brain Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a proprietary JARVIS platform combining fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis to manage tailored portfolios and pooled private funds.

Richard Borek is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with SC Wealth Advisors and has held roles at Secure Capital Wealth Advisors LLC and Secure Capital Management USA LLC. SC Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes.

Kraig Mickelsen is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes 17 years at Ausdal Financial Partners and roles at Arete Wealth Advisors and Arete Wealth Management. Outside of financial advising, he is a minority owner and managing member of Integrated Planning LLC, a financial planning collaborative, and holds minority ownership in custom homebuilding businesses. KRM Financial Planning & Wealth Management primarily serves institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, and businesses, while also providing financial planning and consulting services to individuals and families. The firm uses proprietary models and third-party money managers combined with ongoing due diligence and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary consulting and participant education programs for retirement plans.

Matthew Pequet is a financial advisor with MPI Wealth Management LLC in Hinsdale, Illinois. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at MPI Investment Management Inc for 19 years. MPI Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual clients such as pension plans, banks, corporations, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm combines quantitative techniques, technical and fundamental analysis, and macroeconomic research to tailor portfolios aligned with client objectives.

Nilu Judge is a financial advisor at Kenora Financial, LLC with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. She has worked at Enesco, LLC since 2006 and is a part-time partner at Ryan McNeilly & Associates, CPAs, LLC, where she is involved in tax planning and preparation. Kenora Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, providing financial planning, investment counseling, retirement and estate planning, tax-related advice, and customized portfolio management. The firm emphasizes customized separately managed accounts with diversified concentrated equity positions, tax-aware rebalancing, and a discretionary management approach tailored to client risk and tax circumstances.

Elizabeth Grady is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equitable Advisors in Chicago, IL. She has worked with Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC, and Axa Advisors, LLC during her career. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on several boards, including the Sheridan Road Alumni Association Sacred Heart Academy and Hardey Prep, DePauw University Alumni Association, and the America Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management services for individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, utilizing third-party asset managers and LPL programs to tailor advisory services to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Henek is a financial advisor at Quantum Capital Investments, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Quantum Capital Investments since 2010. Quantum Capital Investments provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a range of strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with portfolio management tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Patrick Mauro is the principal of Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor, Inc. in Oak Brook, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 1996. Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing portfolios for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and various business and charitable entities. The firm provides discretionary investment management with strategies including laddered bond portfolios and growth-and-income equity approaches, emphasizing dividend-paying companies, MLPs, REITs, and commodity ETFs.

Venkatram Krishnamurthy is a financial advisor at V2 Financial Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with V2 Financial Group since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he has been involved with the College of Lake County since 2004. V2 Financial Group serves individual and small-business clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary asset management and personalized portfolio construction. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with macroeconomic, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage multi-hundred-million dollar client assets through strategic and tactical investment approaches.

William Ulivieri is the sole advisor at Cenacle Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Glenview, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Cenacle Capital since its founding in 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Ulivieri serves as a board member of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce and provides independent consulting services to blockchain and technology companies. Cenacle Capital Management offers discretionary asset management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on income-oriented, option-enhanced strategies and tactical asset allocation, combining technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis, with additional services such as pension consulting, 401(k) plan reviews, and educational programs.

Graham Craig is a financial advisor at Tower Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Tower Wealth Advisors since 2016 and at Robert Baird & Co. since 2011. Tower Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $47 million across about 218 client accounts. The firm focuses on exchange-traded equities, supplemented by registered investment companies and cash, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside assistance with 401(k) plans.

Ibrahim Galaria is the principal of Galaria Capital Management, LLC in Naperville, IL, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Galaria Capital Management since 1994. Outside of advisory work, he manages a family-owned medical office property in Virginia. Galaria Capital Management provides asset management and investment planning services to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized strategies based on client age, time horizon, and risk tolerance, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and accommodating faith-based or socially conscious preferences when practicable.

John Hollahan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Arlington Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Arlington Capital Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Investor Education Institute in an operational capacity and is a part-owner of Advanced Tax Reduction Group. Arlington Wealth Management provides wealth management and discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a structured client process and combines quantitative and qualitative investment strategies across multiple risk-based model portfolios.

Rajan Shah is a financial advisor at SC Wealth Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Secure Capital Wealth Advisors LLC since 2019 and Secure Capital Management USA LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he assists clients with life insurance and annuity purchases through various insurance carriers. SC Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension plan consulting.

Arminas Rajuncas is a financial advisor at Parkview Asset Management, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and Unique Wealth Strategies, LLC. Rajuncas holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Parkview Asset Management, Inc. is a two-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $206 million for around 140 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning with a primarily long-term, client-specific investment approach using low-cost diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities when appropriate.

Samuel Hardy is a financial advisor with Cambier Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at 2642 Capital, Stenger Family Office, PT Asset Management, and Performance Trust Capital Partners. Cambier Capital provides wealth management and investment services for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, employing a long-term investment approach complemented by fundamental and technical analysis and third-party manager reviews.

Simon Granner is a financial advisor at PCFO Capital with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and Rewired Planning, LLC. PCFO Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading orientation, tailoring portfolios to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerances.