Peter Flanzer is a financial advisor with Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waterstone Financial Group and Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing member of Marion Investment Partners LLC, overseeing private investments. Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and institutional fixed-income management. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation, relative-value analysis for fixed income, and uses mutual funds and ETFs to implement targeted exposures.

Brian Kasal is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. He is also the CEO of FourStar Insurance Services, LLC, an insurance sales business he founded in 2015. Kasal’s career includes over a decade with both FourStar Wealth Advisors and FourStar Insurance Services. FourStar Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, institutions, and business entities. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using a range of securities and investment strategies tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and objectives.

Robert Batutis II is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ausdal since 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates MBC Insurance Group, where he sells individual health, life, and senior market insurance products. 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. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

John O'Shea is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Blueprint Wealth Advisors LLC, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Slalom. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, with oversight from a central Investment Management team and Investment 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.

Daniel Mccabe is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with HighPoint Advisor Group, LLC (doing business as McCabe Financial Group) and LPL Financial since 2013. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across a variety of securities and program solutions.

Margo Sweany is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Curi Capital, LLC and has been with RMB Capital Management since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of a small rental property through a single-member LLC. Curi Capital serves individuals, families, institutional clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering services such as Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement Plan Solutions, and Family Office Services. The firm manages approximately $9.83 billion and employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining in-house strategies with external managers.

Brian Gedonius is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners in Chicago, IL. He has been with HighPoint Advisor Group LLC and LPL Financial since 2014. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct individualized investment policies across various asset classes.

Joseph Hume is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Northern Trust Securities in 2022, he worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and held various roles including positions in education and at Morningstar. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm employs a model-driven approach to portfolio management, combining advisory, brokerage, and custody services with offerings that include Separately Managed Accounts, Fund Strategist Portfolios, and Strategist UMAs.

Mark Nichol is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. and Zeiler Insurance Services. Nichol has also spent several years as a full-time student prior to his advisory career. 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 multiple risk-based allocation models and offers customization options including direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Paul Draniczarek is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has operated his own tax and accounting firm, Paul R. Draniczarek, Ltd., since 1988, where he provides financial statement preparation and tax services. He has been with Forum Financial Management since 2012. Forum Financial Management, LP offers 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 with institutional mutual funds and ETFs following a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

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 been with LaSalle St. Securities, LLC since 2003. Outside of her advisory role, 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, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary management approaches.

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.

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.

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 with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Curi Capital, LLC and has worked at RMB Capital Management since 2005. Curi Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining in-house strategies with external managers and utilizes proprietary risk analysis tools to guide asset allocation.

Carla Reilly is a financial advisor with HighPoint Planning Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Level Four Advisory Services, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. HighPoint Advisor Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.0 billion in client assets and employs a fundamental analysis approach across a variety of investment vehicles.

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.

Brandon Harwell is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Cornerstone Securities, Crown Capital Securities, and TJ Stearns, Inc. for over a decade. Harwell is also involved as president and investment advisor of BCH Tactical L.P., a hedge fund designed to serve higher net worth clients. 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 range of advisory services including managed accounts, third-party manager access, and financial planning, with investment strategies tailored at the advisor level to client objectives and risk profiles.