American Medical Board certified in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine.

Registered investment advisor

Certified Financial Planner (from Butler University Executive Education)

Real Estate broker and investor

Licensed insurance agent

Studied active portfolio management at Harvard University

Started up and managed multiple businesses

Islamic studies and Quran Diplomas

Bachelor's Degree, Butler University

Registered investment advisor

Certified in Accounting from Harvard University

Graduate Of Qalam Seminary for Islamic Studies, Dallas, Texas

Business/franchise owner

Bachelor's Degree, Butler University

Chief Financial Officer

Studied for a CFO at Oxford University

Graduate Of Qalam Seminary for Islamic Studies, Dallas, Texas

Business/franchise owner

Graduated from Eastern Illinois University, Lumpkin School of Business.

Ryan has been in the investment business since 2001.

He started his career with First National Bank of Danville as Assistant Portfolio Manager and Manager-In-Training. Assisted with investment research and the portfolio management process, while providing operational support to the Chief Investment Officer.

Co-founder and Vice President, McLaughlin Asset Management, Inc. in 2003.

Ryan currently serves as Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager while working with clients throughout the financial planning process.

Graduated from Northern Illinois University.

Donald started his career with Old Second National Bank in Aurora, IL as Portfolio Manager and Equity Issue Analyst, and later accepted a position as Head of Trust Department at Farmers and Mechanics Bank.

Employed from 1983 – 2003, Don was with the First National Bank of Danville where he was hired as head of the Trust Department and Chief Investment Officer. 

Don was responsible for the management of charitable endowments, trust portfolios and individual portfolios. While there, he established and managed two equity funds and a tax-exempt bond fund, and also managed the taxable bond fund.

Co-founder, McLaughlin Asset Management, Inc. in 2003.

Donald A. McLaughlin has over 30 years of experience as an equity and fixed income portfolio manager as well as an extensive background in trust administration and with the administration and investment management for charitable organizations and foundations.

Dr. Main Alqudah is a distinguished scholar in Islamic studies and finance.

He serves as an Associate Professor and is a member of the Resident Fatwa Committee of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA).

Dr. Alqudah holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the American Open University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Al-Azhar University.

His academic and professional work is concentrated on Islamic finance, interest-bearing transactions in the United States, Zakat regulations for American Muslims, and contemporary issues facing the Muslim family.

He is a prolific lecturer, speaking at numerous regional and national conferences, as well as at mosques and Islamic centers across the United States.

In addition to his academic and speaking engagements, Dr. Alqudah is a founding member of Guidance College.