Nicole Polanco is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2015. She holds a Series 65 license and works from Chicago, IL. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, not-for-profit plans, endowments, corporations, and other business entities, offering family office, trustee, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach combining fundamental analysis with quantitative optimization across various investment strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, and fixed income.

John Eberle is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vivaldi Capital Management LLC, Fiduciary Financial Partners LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment portfolios across various asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private funds, while providing ongoing account monitoring and retirement plan consulting.

David Donnelly is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at BlackRock Investments, LLC since 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he provides advice to the CEO of Trove, LLC, a company that offers loans to individuals. SpiderRock Advisors, LLC provides discretionary overlay and portfolio management services to institutional and wealth-management clients, utilizing a rules-based, systematic approach that combines quantitative and fundamental inputs. The firm is known for its expertise in listed derivatives and dynamic option overlays, serving a diverse client base including asset managers, family offices, and pension funds.

Michael Bruno is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 43 years of industry experience. He is currently with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. and has previously worked with Securities America Advisors and Invest Financial Corp, among others. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of MJB Financial Services, Inc., an insurance sales business. 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. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment programs, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.

Elana Feigenblatt is a financial advisor at CL Wealth Management LLC in Schaumburg, IL, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with CL Wealth Management since 2013. She also maintains an affiliation with Cabot Lodge Securities LLC. CL Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio advisory services, financial planning, and client education, tailoring investment strategies using fundamental and technical analysis, custom model portfolios, and regular monitoring.

Jonathan Hoenig is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at Quartz Partners Investment Management with one year of industry experience. He previously worked for Fox News Channel and Capitalistpig Hedge Fund LLC for ten years each and contributes to Fox Business Network in a non-investment broadcasting role. Outside of finance, he owns a parking space rental company in Chicago. Quartz Partners Investment Management serves individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and financial intermediaries with model-based investment management. The firm combines top-down macro analysis and bottom-up stock selection, offering discretionary portfolios monitored by an investment committee and delivering models via multiple platform arrangements.

Azita Aminian is a financial advisor at Centennial Securities Company, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Centennial Securities since 2011. Centennial Securities Company, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.15 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party manager programs.

Daniel Nakano is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Curi Capital, LLC. He has held positions at RMB Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Advantage Investment Management, LLC, and Equitable Advisors. Nakano is based in Chicago, IL. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and a subscription offering for early-career medical professionals. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, employing a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across a range of strategies and portfolio types.

Mark Toledo is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to that, he was with Total Portfolio Management, LLC for 21 years and with Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. for seven years. He maintains an inactive registered investment adviser registration as president of Total Portfolio Management, LLC. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and other entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and family office consulting. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach integrating fundamental analysis with quantitative methods across a broad range of asset types, including mutual funds, ETFs, and structured notes.

Ryan Mc Evily is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, with two years of industry experience. He joined Plante Moran in 2023 after prior roles at Jessup Wealth Management and the University of Dayton. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with proprietary market valuation tools.

Krista Linn is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC since 2019 and was previously with Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC from 2015 to 2019. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Chicago Academy For The Arts, an independent arts high school. Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and a variety of institutional clients. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and relative-value fixed income strategies, leveraging mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party platforms to implement client portfolios.

Matthew Butler is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC since 2025. He previously worked at AFIN Family Wealth Management and Cetera Investment Services. Outside of advising, Butler is a founding member of BNI Chicago, a networking organization. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 160 advisors managing more than $7.5 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, and other advisers. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios and a range of affiliated services.

Jeffrey Scheider is a financial advisor with VestGen Advisors, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Sequoia Wealth Management, Triad Advisors, and Private Client Services. VestGen Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and institutional entities. The firm utilizes a combination of centralized portfolio construction and advisor-level relationship management, supported by third-party managers and proprietary strategies.

Mark De Vito is a financial advisor with Infinity Financial Services Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Mass Mutual. He also acts as an independent insurance agent, offering fixed and traditional annuities for financial planning purposes. Infinity Financial Services Advisory is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $174 million for 642 clients across 35 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, adviser selection, and pension consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a multi-method investment approach that incorporates various analysis techniques and complex investment products.

Barbara Harlan is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC. Prior to her current role, she held positions at the University of Notre Dame. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach utilizing fundamental analysis and quantitative optimization across various investment vehicles, offering family office, trustee, and retirement-plan consulting services.

Michael Manning II is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RTS Financial, Pentegra Systems, and NFI, along with several years in educational settings. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach featuring risk-based allocation models and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, along with customization options such as direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

Brian Levy is a financial advisor with Zacks Investment Management, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has been with Zacks Investment Management for ten years. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, and serves as a portfolio manager for mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers retail wealth management, alternative investments, and model portfolios distributed through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Michael Hartlieb is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving with Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause and Googins Advisors, as well as academic positions at the University of Wisconsin. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a broad client base that includes individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies.

George Mcelroy is a financial advisor with Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. in Des Plaines, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Infinity Financial Services and LPL Financial, LLC. Trustmont Advisory Group serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment advice, discretionary portfolio management, and group seminars. The firm employs a long-term investment outlook using public research and adviser judgment, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2024.

Joshua Rogers is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Arete Wealth Advisors and its related entities since 2007 and serves as CEO and Chairman of Arete Wealth Inc., the holding company for several financial services and consulting firms. Outside of his advisory work, Rogers is involved in renewable energy projects through board and managing member roles, and he produces films with Night Radio Film, Inc. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based portfolio models, uses third-party sub-advisers, and acts as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable, integrating these services with affiliated financial businesses and product channels.