Connie Johnson is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. She is currently with Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, Kabouter Management LLC, Aon, and NWQ Investment Management/Nuveen. Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals and families, foundations, endowments, and institutional clients with discretionary wealth and portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs an active, client-specific investment approach emphasizing diversification and relative-value fixed income strategies, and is affiliated with the Focus Financial Partners network.

Sara Berkowicz is a CFP® with 24 years of experience, currently serving at Lifemark Securities Corp. since 2009. She is also an independent insurance agent and the founder of Can I Keep The House, Inc., a financial planning and divorce mediation firm. Since 2020, Berkowicz has been a faculty member at The College for Financial Planning, where she teaches and publishes research. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily for individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, offering tailored, suitability-driven advice with a range of managed account programs and consulting services.

Nicholas Armbrust is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and UBS Maltby Ludington Nelson Group. He has also worked with Kevin Spahn since 2023. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, business entities, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies and incorporates technology and operational outsourcing to support its service model.

James Cannon is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2011 to 2020. Cannon holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning, utilizing a multi-team approach combined with institutional capabilities and a wide range of investment tools.

Oren Guzman is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Cetera, Bright Futures Wealth Management, Lifetime Financial Group, and BMO Harris Financial Advisors. He also maintains a role at Lifetime Financial Group where he is involved in portfolio management, financial planning, and trading. Silver Oak Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other business entities through a network of over 100 financial professionals managing approximately $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs that are primarily discretionary and tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, utilizing strategies such as financial professional-directed portfolios and model-based investment solutions.

Peter Steigerwald is a financial advisor at Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Eddie Bauer, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting for the State of Colorado, and the University of Notre Dame. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC advises a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, nonprofits, endowments, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, and family-office reporting. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach and sponsors affiliated pooled investment vehicles, serving both private fund clients and insurance companies.

Judith Rossetti is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. She currently works at Forum Financial Management, LP and has previous experience at Macquarie Group and AMP Capital. She had a one-year career break prior to joining her current firm. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers model asset-allocation portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and supports independent advisors through its Forum Advisor Alliance division.

Sara Salvino is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with one year of industry experience. She is currently with Performance Wealth, where she has worked since 2023, and previously worked at UBS Financial Services. Salvino has an academic background including roles at Vanderbilt University and The University of Chicago. Performance Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with comprehensive wealth management and financial planning. The firm manages over $4 billion in client assets and employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach using diversified allocations across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Richard Babjak Jr. is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Summit Financial in 2024, he worked at Midway Wealth Partners, LLC and World Equity Group, Inc. He is also involved in a separate business venture, Arlington Ventures. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative services.

Gregory Hadley is a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Belpointe Asset Management and Retirement Wealth Advisors Inc. Since 2015, he has served as an Options Trading Instructor at Online Trading Academy. Brookwood Investment Group serves individual investors, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm customizes portfolios through a variety of management strategies and maintains multiple affiliated businesses and platform relationships.

Tyler Cook is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at BlackRock Investments, LLC and several positions during his time at the University of Colorado - Boulder. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional and individual clients. The firm employs systematic, technical, and rules-based processes combined with quantitative and fundamental analysis to implement option-based hedges and overlays using proprietary software and real-time risk monitoring.

Michele Francisco is a CFP® certificant with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at RMB Capital Management, LLC since 2010. Michele is currently affiliated with Curi Capital, LLC, a multi-team firm based in Chicago, IL. 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 managed accounts and funds.

Cedric Mc Clain is a financial advisor at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. and Rocket Mortgage. Outside of finance, he owns A1 Cloths LLC, a consulting business that assists local clothing brands with marketing and sourcing material suppliers. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering wealth advisory, asset management, financial and estate planning, and business succession consulting. The firm employs strategic asset allocation through model portfolios and integrates multidisciplinary planning with support from its parent firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.

Richard Trittschuh is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors since 2012 and is also a principal of the parent public accounting and consulting firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory and asset management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and business succession advisory, utilizing strategic asset allocation with both active and passive investment vehicles.

Christopher Dallas is a financial advisor at World Equity Group, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with World Equity Group since 2011. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee programs, combining discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Gregory Vlassov is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience at JMG Financial Group Ltd. He began his career at Dominican University before joining JMG Financial Group in 2017. JMG Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, retirement plans, business entities, and charitable organizations with services that include wealth management, portfolio management, and financial consulting. The firm employs a planning-based, long-term investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and private investments.

Gregory Romanczuk is a financial advisor with NFSG Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Newbridge Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance representative selling variable and fixed annuities. NFSG Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and utilizes a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Emily Cooper is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC in Chicago, IL. She holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include a position at RMB Capital Management, LLC and a five-year period at Loyola University Chicago. 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 various account types and investment vehicles.

Frank Griseta is a financial advisor with Focus Financial Network in Elk Grove Village, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., and Ameriprise prior to joining Focus Financial Network and OSAIC in 2010. Outside of financial advising, he co-owns a medical billing services business with his wife and operates a photography sole proprietorship. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers personalized investment advice and comprehensive planning services, emphasizing coordination with other professionals for estate and tax planning needs.

Michael Fujii is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network in South Barrington, IL, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisory Services Network since 2022 and concurrently operates Fujii Partners Capital, LLC, which he founded in 2007. Advisory Services Network is an enterprise firm that serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of approximately 208 independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing about $8.6 billion in client assets.