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Thomas Wiscomb is the sole managing member of Northpoint Advisory LLC, an independent firm based in Wilmette, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with XMS Capital Partners since 2010 in addition to his role at Northpoint Advisory, which he has been with since 2008. Northpoint Advisory serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients with investment management and select financial planning services. The firm employs a core/satellite investment approach emphasizing principal protection, diversification, liquidity, and tax efficiency, incorporating alternative strategies when appropriate.

Basil Alsikafi is the sole advisor at White Brook Capital, an independent firm based in Winnetka, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has nine years of industry experience, including ten years with White Brook Capital. White Brook Capital provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts and model portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities such as pensions and foundations. The firm employs a primarily bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach combined with top-down industry assessment and applies socially responsible exclusions across all strategies.

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.

Walter Ebner is the principal of Echo Prudent Capital LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at BMO Capital Markets Corp., BMO Nesbitt Burns Corp., and Bank of Montreal for 24 years. He is the founder and a board member of Cancer Calculus NFP, a nonprofit organization that assists cancer patients with economic decision-making. Echo Prudent Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and nonprofit organizations. The firm utilizes a range of analytical methods to build tailored portfolios and serves a concentrated client base, including charitable organizations.

Wander Cedano is a financial advisor at Golden Foundation Advisors with a Series 65 credential. He is based in Chicago, IL. Golden Foundation Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser that serves individual and high-net-worth clients with ongoing financial planning and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and primarily passive strategies using mutual funds and ETFs, providing fixed-fee financial planning combined with direct portfolio management tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

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.