Black Elm Advisers, LLC

Charles Stewart is a financial advisor with Black Elm Advisers, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Water Tower Wealth Management and World Financial Group and runs The Stewart Insurance and Financial Services Agency LLC. Stewart is also an instructor at Heartland Financial Institute, where he teaches financial education classes. Black Elm Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a blend of fundamental and quantitative analysis and employing a range of strategies including long and short positions, margin trading, and options. The firm emphasizes portfolio construction, asset allocation, and ongoing monitoring tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

David Janello is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience as a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC. He has worked at CME Group since 2015 and has been president of Argon Technology Group, Inc., an investment technology firm, since 1986. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis across a range of strategies including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Brian Dunn is a financial advisor at Black Elm Advisers, LLC in Skokie, IL, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as president of Epic Sky, Inc., a marketing company, since 2015. Dunn is also involved in hedge fund management through Black Prime, LLC, an affiliated entity. Black Elm Advisers provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis. The firm utilizes a range of strategies, including long and short positions, margin trading, and options, with performance-based compensation and active use of derivatives distinguishing it from many peers.