Lawrence Lehman is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses, and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services. He serves as a board member of the Alpine Heights Homeowners Association and the Daniel Strada Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that provides advisory services through a nationwide network of independent advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutions. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services with multiple program structures and a multi-manager platform.

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.

Thomas Waldron is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc. and Cuna Mutual Group for 12 years. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research from LPL and third-party subadvisors.

Carolyn Hartnett is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2007. 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 through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 advisors and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

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 at LPL Financial with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with LPL Financial since 2010. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with access to model portfolios, research, and a range of management options.

Kevin Kamholz is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 27 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Merrill and Bank of America prior to joining UBS in 2017. Kamholz holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and capital markets solutions. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research to tailor investment strategies to client goals and risk tolerances.

Steven Samson is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, with prior experience at JPMorgan Chase Bank dating back to 1993. He also managed the Steven Samson Living Trust from 2014 to 2017. 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 and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis.

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.

Adam Skotnicki is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2023, he worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities, where he spent over a decade. His other business activities include involvement with several investment-related entities affiliated with LPL Financial, as well as a business entity for tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by model portfolios and research.

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.

Eric Vanness is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes nearly two decades with Waddell & Reed, Inc. and involvement in several community and nonprofit organizations such as the American Legion Post 414 and the Association of Financial Educators. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by extensive research and technological tools.

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.

William Hackett is a financial advisor at Wave & Breakout L.L.C. in Orland Park, Illinois, with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waddell & Reed Inc. from 2014 to 2018. Hackett serves as the Finance Committee Chair for St. Julies Billiart Church in Tinley Park, Illinois. Wave & Breakout L.L.C. is an independent firm with a single advisor that offers personalized financial advisory services.

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.

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.