Brenda Crump is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes 13 years at JPMorgan Securities LLC and 15 years at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, as well as broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Allen Saffrahn is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer, UBS Financial Services Inc, and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and portfolio reviews.

David Zinck is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Noyes Advisors LLC and David A Noyes & Company. Sanctuary Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services through a network of over 400 independent advisers. The firm employs multiple investment approaches and offers discretionary and non-discretionary account management with access to various sub-advisers and third-party platforms.

Norbert Lieblang is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently advising at Citigroup Global Markets since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Pruco Securities, LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Allstate Insurance Company. He serves as a board member of the Apple Country Homeowners Association. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, as well as brokerage, custody, and derivatives services.

Charisma Lariosa is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2020 and has concurrent roles at World Financial Group, INC. and Select Rehabilitation, where she provides physical therapy services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Glenn Stears Jr. is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 46 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 37 years at Waddell & Reed, Inc., and he also serves as vice president and secretary of Sagrado & Stears, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in an insurance agency he has operated since 1980. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and emphasizes non-discretionary account management.

Gregg Anderson is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Atlantic Trust Investment Advisers, Gnv Advisors, and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies with a range of services including portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and coordinated Family Office services. The firm combines proprietary and external investment strategies and is notable for its high assets under management per advisor and management of investment company portfolios.

Lauren Kramer is a financial advisor at William Blair with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for seven years before joining William Blair in 2022. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm uses an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Lucas Perkins is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2011 and holding a concurrent position at Agia since 2022. He is based in Chicago, IL, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. At Agia, he is involved with non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Marcel Myszewski is a CFP® professional at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at BBR Partners, LLC and Northern Trust Corporation. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes.

Craig Hurley is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Evanston, IL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and having 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and its affiliated entities since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, employing both model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Ephraim Okeke is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Chicago, IL. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Service Inc., Raymond James & Associates, and Bank of America. He serves as Treasurer and a board member of F.Y.T.C. (For You, The Culture) Inc., where he manages financial affairs for the nonprofit organization. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools to tailor recommendations according to client goals and risk tolerance.

Danielle Artz is a financial advisor at William Blair with Series 65 and Series 63 designations and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at William Blair since 2018, previously spending three years at Fisher Investments and three years at Indiana University. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Patricia Dechant is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. She has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors since 2017, previously spending time at Atlantic Trust Investment Advisors and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a combination of internal teams and external managers to deliver customized portfolio management and financial planning, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with a focus on serving high net worth clients and offering coordinated Family Office services for complex needs.

Darinka Lora Stepan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Chicago, IL. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Stepan also operates Darinka Lora-Stepan & Associates Financial & Insurance Solutions and has served with New York Life and its related entities for over a decade. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the boards of nonprofit organizations focused on homebuyer education and youth tennis scholarships in Chicago. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life structure.

Roger Albrecht Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth, Mid-Continent Capital, and Bufka & Rodgers LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and managing director of Blue Sapphire Capital 1 LLC, an investment real estate business. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Alaina Anderson is a financial advisor at William Blair with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair & Company since 2006. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Cheryl Heilman is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has worked at CNO Financial Group and its affiliates, including Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities, since 2019, and previously spent 16 years at Ameritas Investment Corp. Heilman also serves as President of Bankers Life Advisory Services Chicago and Vice President of CNO Financial Group. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management strategies aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Larue Gibson Jr. is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for 27 years before joining HighTower Securities, LLC and HighTower Advisors, LLC in 2016. Gibson serves as a director for two nonprofit organizations: The Disability Fund, which provides capital and advisory services to people with disabilities and their families, and The Lois Bronz Children's Center, a day care facility for underprivileged children. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Nicholas Lamb is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cetera, Sageview Advisory Group, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a real estate development business and sells fixed insurance products. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by targeted passive allocations and private market investments.