Brian Kasal is a financial advisor with FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley and William Blair. Kasal is also the CEO of FourStar Insurance Services, LLC, an insurance sales business he founded in 2015. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios across various asset classes, tailor strategies to client objectives, and provides fiduciary retirement-plan consulting.

John O’Shea is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Blueprint Wealth Advisors LLC, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Jackson National Life Distributors. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified asset allocation and utilizes centrally managed model portfolios with oversight from an internal investment management team and committee.

Morgan Browne is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at The Mather Group, LLC. Prior to joining The Mather Group, Browne worked at Siemens and has a background that includes time at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 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 guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with various risk-based allocation models and customization options, including ESG portfolios and direct indexing.

Margo Sweany is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at RMB Capital Management since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates a small rental property through a limited liability company. Curi Capital provides wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, fundamentally driven analysis and employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across various investment vehicles.

Brian Gedonius is a Certified Financial Planner® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with HighPoint Advisor Group LLC and LPL Financial since 2014. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages a wrap-fee program, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis across various asset classes and utilizing multiple third-party and LPL-sponsored platforms.

Joseph Hume is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license, with four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role starting in 2022, he worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC in 2021 and has a varied background including positions in education and financial services. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that provides discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with separately managed accounts and strategist portfolios delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform, combining advisory, brokerage, and custody services.

Juliette Romeo is a financial advisor with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. in Elmhurst, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has worked with LaSalle St. Securities, LLC since 2003. Outside of advising, she practices law and tax preparation. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized, 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 approaches, including the LaSalle St. Asset Management Program (LAMP), and supervises a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Tonio Crudele is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior roles include positions at Advisors Asset Management, Inc. and Allstate corporate entities. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs proprietary quantitative models combined with qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and sponsors wrap-fee programs while managing affiliated mutual funds and ETFs.

William Kirk is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Mather Group, LLC since 2018 and previously spent two years at TIAA. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio options and integrates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Thomas Mc Guire is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and previously worked at Sentinus-Halo Securities, LLC and Morningstar Investment Services LLC. Outside of finance, he is a partner in DMC Fitness Solutions, a business that repairs and maintains fitness equipment. Silver Oak Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other entities through a network of about 101 financial professionals managing approximately $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, combining discretionary investment management with operational features such as ongoing model monitoring and automatic investment processes.

Zachary Freitag is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC. His background includes roles outside finance, such as at Cog Hill Golf Club and Door Dash. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with multiple risk-based allocation models and customization options, supported by AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

Jon Jakobsen is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera and AFIN Family Wealth Management. Jakobsen is also an access person for the PL Growth and Income ETF through Collaborative Funds Services LLC. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

David Leonard Jr. is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has worked at Northern Trust Securities since 2003 and Vision Investment Services since 2011. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that offers discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients through a model-driven wrap fee program. The firm integrates advisory, brokerage, and custody services, using a range of proprietary and third-party investment products delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Christopher Graff is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with 11 years of industry experience. He is based in Chicago, IL, and has been with RMB Capital Management since 2005. Curi Capital, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors, offering wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm applies a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across a range of strategies, including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and private funds.

Anna Read is a financial advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Robert W. Baird. Her background includes roles outside of finance, such as positions at Texas Christian University and the River Club of Mequon. 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. The firm employs a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach combining fundamental analysis with quantitative optimization across various investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, and structured notes.

Stacey Sargent is a CFP® and CFA® with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Chicago Capital, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 20 years at William Blair & Company L.L.C. Chicago Capital provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs an active management approach that combines fundamental and technical research to build individualized portfolios across multiple asset classes, with a focus on long-term portfolio value and risk mitigation.

Richard Fradin is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Chicago Capital, LLC. He previously worked at CastleArk Management, Armitage Investment Advisors, and Rail-Splitter Capital Management. Chicago Capital provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, foundations, registered investment advisers, and corporations. The firm employs an active management approach combining fundamental and technical research to construct diversified portfolios, managing over $4.8 billion in client assets with a team of 11 advisors.

Jonathan Novy is a financial advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including RWM Insurance Services and Sheridan Road Advisors. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and college financial planning. The multi-team firm manages approximately $9.4 billion in assets and employs a goal-based investment process that incorporates behavioral finance, diversified low-cost ETFs, and tactical overlays, along with digital platforms for model portfolio implementation and management.

Jarret Blum is a financial advisor at Oxford Financial Group, Ltd with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Oxford Financial Group, Ltd serves ultra high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering family office and CIO services, financial and estate planning, fiduciary trust administration, and access to private market investments. The firm employs a diversified investment approach across public and alternative asset classes, managing approximately $23.3 billion with both discretionary and non-discretionary client arrangements.

Samuel Sadkhin is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including Osaic Wealth, Hard Hat Hub, and PreScouter. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, institutions, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis approach and integrates its services with insurance and pension-consulting platforms.