Tyler Kocour is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at JMG Financial Group Ltd. He has prior work experience at WEA Member Benefits, Hays Company, and the University of Wisconsin. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with a long-term, planning-based investment approach that includes comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting services. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and uses a variety of investment vehicles, including ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Mark Aloisio is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Jpmorgan Securities LLC and Promus Capital, LLC. Aloisio serves on the board of Maryville, attending quarterly meetings. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations and offers a range of financial planning and multi-family office services.

Janek Pedersen is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC since 2010, following prior roles at UBS Financial Services and Guggenheim Investments. He is currently affiliated with Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL. Curi Capital offers wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach across various vehicles, including separately managed accounts and private funds.

Andrew Egan is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sequent Planning in 2019, he worked at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, he is employed as a security guard at Wrigley Field. Sequent Planning, LLC serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, small to medium-sized businesses, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides asset management, written financial planning, access to third-party model managers, and a range of retirement-plan services, using a structured risk framework and diversified manager exposures.

Joshua Carucci is a financial advisor with The Mather Group, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and McAdam LLC prior to joining The Mather Group. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach, utilizing risk-based allocation models, tax-synchronized portfolio construction, and offers customization options such as direct indexing and ESG portfolios.

James Palermo is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC since 2020 and previously spent 29 years at Chicago Equity Partners. He also held a position at Retirewise CFP from 2022 to 2023. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, endowments, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office services. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customized portfolios and sponsors affiliated pooled investment vehicles, including private funds.

Karma Forrestal is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP since 2012. She holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Lombard, Illinois. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of F.A.M. LLC, providing certain management services under a service agreement with Forum Financial Management. Forum Financial Management, LP offers fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm also serves as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs, utilizing model portfolios managed primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs aligned with a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Matthew Fuhrman is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. since 2022, following prior roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life, health, annuities, and fixed insurance sales through Streamline Financial. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary management programs, with a notable predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

Nathan Jefferson is a CFP® with two years of industry experience and has been with Ritholtz Wealth Management since 2022. He is also affiliated with Michigan State University, where he has worked since 2019. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a goal-based investment process that incorporates asset allocation and behavioral finance principles, utilizing diversified ETFs alongside tactical overlays and alternative investments, supported by digital platforms for portfolio implementation and management.

Ryan Linenger is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2016 and previously operated Linenger Wealth Management. Linenger serves as a board member of Wheaton Christian Grammar School, volunteering time to assist with school governance. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary market valuation tools, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

John Storrs Jr. is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has spent the majority of his career at Northern Trust Securities, including a long tenure from 2006 to 2024 and resuming in 2025. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a 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 by offering a range of managed account solutions, integrating proprietary and third-party investment products with a governance-based approach.

Maria Tipton is a financial advisor at KCD Financial, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. She has worked at KCD Financial since 2012 and was previously with PRUCO Securities, LLC. from 1998 to 2011. In addition to her advisory work, she is licensed as an insurance agent and sells fixed annuities, life insurance, long-term care, and disability products. KCD Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and portfolio appraisal services, using a range of investment strategies and third-party management programs.

Owen Duncan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at RMB Capital Management LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Based in Chicago, IL, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 variety of account types and strategies.

Joel Clousing is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he prepares personal taxes as a CPA and serves as a basketball referee. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, utilizing personal consultations to build client investment policies and diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Nicholas Wilkins is a financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Blue Print Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Securian Financial Services, and New England Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Huron Leavitt LLC and serves as trustee for the George and Linda Wilkins Trust. 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 uses a long-term, diversified asset allocation approach with both internal and third-party management, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and offering a range of financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Jack Grzenia is a financial advisor with Forum Financial Management, LP in Lombard, IL, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Forum Financial Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016, and also has involvement in MP360 Financial Services and MP360 Tax Services. Outside of advising, he is a partner in a vinyl sign installation business and operates as a sole proprietor in insurance sales. Forum Financial Management provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm uses model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing institutional mutual funds and ETFs, and offers sub-advisory and back-office services to independent advisors and RIAs.

Tina Meckaroski is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners who holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Nuveen Investments, Merrill, Morgan Stanley, PIMCO Investments, and LPL Financial. She provides financial planning and consulting services through HighPoint Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. HighPoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, implementing portfolios using fundamental analysis across various securities and leveraging multiple platform solutions.

Reginald Smith is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC for three years before joining Zacks in 2026. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across a variety of strategies and distributes its offerings through multiple wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Lori Hall is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Sowell Financial Services, LLC since 2016 and previously at Concert Wealth Management Inc for four years. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved as a planning specialist at Sapphire Wealth Management, where she supports sales, client relationship management, and financial planning. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services through an independent-contractor model with over 100 investment advisor representatives.

Brandon Mull is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Savvy and previously held roles at Zhang Financial LLC, Morgan Stanley, and TransMarket Group. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a parent technology platform and third-party tools.