Ryan Wittig is a financial advisor at IHT Wealth Management LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with IHT Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2014. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm combines fundamental stock selection with quantitative tools and diversified model portfolios, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA consulting through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Daniel Saladino is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Independent in Chicago, IL, where he also has an advisory role through Archiwealth. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes a range of investment tools and offers integrated access to custody, retirement plan consulting, and alternative investment channels through its affiliated businesses.

Toby Stannard is a CFA® charterholder based in Chicago, IL, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Aaron Wealth Advisors since 2020 and previously was with Northern Trust from 2015 to 2019. Aaron Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and institutional clients, including business owners and multi-generational families, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone financial consulting. The firm uses an outsourced platform to access third-party managers and offers option overlay strategies alongside a distinctive affiliated insurance advisory entity.

Thomas Blumenfeld is a financial advisor at Latitude Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Illinois and has provided accounting and tax services through Pawlan, Blumenfeld, Miscinski & Assoc., Ltd. since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Blumenfeld serves as treasurer for Alligator Aquatics, a nonprofit swim team. Latitude Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and business clients by offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm combines model-based strategies with fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage portfolios, typically on a discretionary basis.

Azmi Sharif is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Nobles and Richards, Inc., LPL Financial, and Woodbury Financial Services. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios to client risk tolerance and time horizon, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis across a range of investment vehicles.

Timothy Mason is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2015. He volunteers as a basketball and track and field coach at St. Mary School in Mokena, IL. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors, offering investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

Frank Pecucci is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at The Mather Group since 2019, following a prior role at Insight Securities Inc. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering combined 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, integrating AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Ryan Brown is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Ausdal, he worked at Berman Capital Management and held various roles in other industries including nutrition and brewing. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and financial planning services, tailoring investment strategies to client-specific objectives and utilizing multiple custodians and third-party managers.

Daniel Drallmeier is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP. He has worked at Forum Financial Management, LP in various capacities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of F.A.M. LLC, which provides management services to Forum Financial Management under a service agreement. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also acts as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing portfolios primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Robert Foley is a financial advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Podesta Capital Advisors, LLC and the Gelber Group. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios, offering a range of investment options including ESG models, Direct Indexing, and sub-advisory services for private funds and insurance-dedicated vehicles.

Dawn Cornwall is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has been with The Mather Group since 2016. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customized portfolio options and integrates third-party AI tools alongside human oversight.

Jacob Bauer is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Foreside Fund Services and Kingsview Partners, and served on the advisory strategy team at Kingsview Wealth Management. Kingsview Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, and asset management through a network of advisers and an internal portfolio group. The firm offers tailored portfolio management across various securities and develops proprietary model strategies for separately managed accounts, ETFs, and third-party licensing.

Max Miller is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Hightower Advisors and Charles Schwab, as well as running a landscaping business. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation that offers discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program, serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with a range of separately managed accounts and strategist portfolios.

Heidi Verbiscer is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. She has been with Forum Financial Management since 2019 and is also the president and owner of Generations Tax & Advisory Services, LLC, a CPA firm specializing in taxation strategy, compliance, and generational business and family wealth planning. Forum Financial Management provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, qualified plan services, and educational workshops to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, implementing model portfolios primarily using DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs in line with a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Lauren Madera is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with OneSeven and has previously worked at Magnetar and Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, LLC. She serves on the Board of Trustees for The Miami Valley School in Dayton, Ohio. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning solutions with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Kevin Ryan is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at JMG Financial Group Ltd. He has worked at JMG Financial Group since 2019, with prior experience at Forum Financial Management, LP and Ehlert Financial Group, Inc. JMG Financial Group Ltd provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and offering specialized features such as held-away account management and tax-aware strategies.

Joseph Knecht is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with BMO Family Office, LLC and has worked at BMO Harris Bank N.A. since 1992. BMO Family Office provides discretionary investment management, advisory services, and family wealth strategies to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines asset allocation with quantitative and qualitative due diligence and is supported by its integration within the larger BMO Financial Corp. group.

Logan Finnegan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC with one year of industry experience. His background includes academic roles at DePaul University and Indiana University. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, not-for-profit plans, endowments, corporations, and other entities. The firm emphasizes a long-term, diversified, asset-allocation approach that incorporates fundamental analysis and quantitative optimization across multiple asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, fixed income, and select alternative strategies.

Keith Cardoza is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. since 2008. The firm provides personalized, fee-only financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, qualified retirement plans, and senior corporate executives. Their approach emphasizes in-depth discovery and customized long-term asset allocation strategies, focusing on broad diversification and client-directed decision-making.

Tyler Vandermeer is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at FBL Financial Group, Farm Bureau Financial Services, and Country Capital Management Company. He is also an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. offers advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, providing financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm works primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and delivers a range of managed solutions tailored to client needs.