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Richard Smith is the founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of SRC Capital Management in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Smith has held teaching positions at several universities, including DeVry University, Southern New Hampshire University, Chicago Public School District 299, Argosy University, and University of Phoenix. SRC Capital Management provides investment and wealth management services to individual investors as well as corporate, public, and private entities. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts with a fundamental, bottom-up research approach targeting mid- and large-cap equities, emphasizing low turnover and long-term portfolio construction.

John Doncaster is the principal of Doncaster Wealth LLC in Hinsdale, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Pacific Life, where he maintained roles from 2012 through 2025. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and servicing. Doncaster Wealth LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm employs methods including fundamental and cyclical analysis, as well as Modern Portfolio Theory, and accepts discretionary trading authority to implement strategies.

Julia Zakarias is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and serves as the sole advisor at Genfi LLC in Chicago, IL. She has worked at Generations Family & Fiduciary Services LLC since 2011. Zakarias is also a Certified Public Accountant and provides tax compliance and limited accounting services through her affiliated tax practice, Genfi Tax. Genfi LLC serves family groups, individuals including high-net-worth and corporate executives, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and tax-exempt entities, offering integrated investment advisory and comprehensive wealth-planning services. The firm provides tailored investment advice and implements recommendations using a range of securities and managers, with additional family-office and investment consulting services.

Jeffrey Dvorak is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the sole advisor at 4D Financial Advisors, LLC since 2012. 4D Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, tax, estate, insurance, and education planning. The firm manages approximately $88 million for about 62 clients, employing a long-term, globally diversified investment approach tailored to documented client objectives and risk tolerance.

Michael Akinosho is the principal advisor at MOA Advisory & Financial Services Co. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Engooden Health Inc. and Global View Capital Management, Ltd. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as Manager of Technical Accounting for the American Medical Association, overseeing financial reporting and budgeting for over 240 physicians and medical students. MOA Advisory & Financial Services Co is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and small businesses. The firm integrates a long-term core asset-allocation approach with technically based, rule-driven strategies, and maintains an in-house tax and accounting practice offering tax preparation and planning services alongside its advisory work.

Brian Wolf is the sole advisor at Bright Lantern Financial LLC in Chicago, IL, where he has worked since 2011. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Bright Lantern Financial LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual clients with discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on broad diversification with low-cost index funds and ETFs, cost management, and tax-efficient strategies.