Alchemy Financial Group LLC is a privately held, independent financial-planning and wealth-management firm headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2009 and operates from 2800 S. River Rd., Suite 175. Alchemy provides investment and advisory services across brokerage and advisory platforms, including brokerage accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP/SIMPLE IRAs, variable annuities, 529 college-savings plans and alternative investments, plus insurance products such as life, disability and long-term care. Securities are offered through a Registered Representative of Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and advisory services are delivered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Alchemy is privately held and operates as a small advisory practice. The firm’s distinguishing feature is a goal-based, integrated wealth-planning approach combined with access to Cambridge’s broker-dealer and registered-advisor platforms, enabling coordinated investment, retirement and insurance solutions for individual and business clients.