Richard Duval Jr. is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2009. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning, portfolio management, and separately managed account programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of strategies.

Peter Ament is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Mequon, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1992 and is also associated with Nmis since 2001. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services, tailoring strategies to client goals and risk tolerances through various portfolio management and overlay solutions.

Bryan Sperry is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and previously spent 10 years at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies including separately managed accounts and overlay services.

Thomas Mc Cormick is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Baird, Fastenal, SENB Bank, and The Commencement Group. Mc Cormick is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody and brokerage services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with internal research and technology in advising clients.

Deena Bryan is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Port Charlotte, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2013. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across various investment strategies.

Morgan Vander Missen is an advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and experience beginning in 2023. Prior to joining Baird in 2024, Vander Missen held roles at Nicolet National Bank and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co. serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a variety of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm combines internal research, manager selection, and innovative strategies, including tax management and direct-indexing, to provide tailored advisory solutions.

David Perigo is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Evansville, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons, LLC for six years before joining Robert Baird in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of a family farmland LLC. Robert Baird & Co.’s DDK Group, where Perigo works, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services that combine manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and unified fee arrangements, supported by ongoing manager selection and internal research, including the use of artificial intelligence.

Elizabeth Weiss is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Scottsdale, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Robert W. Baird since 2020, with prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she holds a minor ownership stake in InvU Care Network and Acacia Living, Inc. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and overlays to meet diverse client goals.

Krisi Dimo is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2016 and previously worked at UBS for one year. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management using a range of strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary services, separately managed accounts, and overlay solutions.

David Pifer is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2022 and was previously with Hefren Tillotson, Inc. for 22 years. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, utilizing both internal research and external manager selection.

John Mcauley III is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously spent 15 years with Sterling Capital Management LLC and Sterling Capital Distributors, Inc., where he served as Head of Intermediary Distribution and Marketing and Managing Director. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with internal research and tools, including artificial intelligence.

Tessa Wood is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Seattle, WA, with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019, following three years at Morgan Stanley. Robert Baird & Co. is an institutional firm with approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2025. The firm’s Private Wealth Management department, including the DDK Group, serves individual, corporate, pension, profit-sharing, and charitable clients, offering a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services supported by internal research and investment tools.

Ben Blake is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Zions Bank and LPL Financial, LLC. He is also involved as a board member and owner/landlord of a rental property in Draper, UT. Baird’s DDK Group specializes in serving individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and internal research tools, including artificial intelligence.

John Richards is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience, including 15 years with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. The DDK Group, where he works, is part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice. The firm advises a broad range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering tailored consulting and portfolio services that incorporate both traditional and complex investment strategies.

Michelle Oldham is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in West Bend, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, Thrivent Financial, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporations, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies, tax management, direct indexing, and ongoing manager oversight to provide a broad range of financial planning and investment services.

Patrick Bernauer is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Baird since 2024. His prior work includes positions at Baker Tilly and several roles at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Baird is a large institutional firm with approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2025. The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and separately managed account programs.

Christian Holman is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Sioux City, IA, holding the Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and having 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2016. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services supported by internal research and utilizes a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies.

Laura Thurow is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 63 designation and having 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2000. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals—including high net worth clients—as well as corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies, with ongoing manager selection supported by internal research and tools.

Katelyn King is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has been with Baird since 2022 and previously worked at Sherwin-Williams, Aerotek, and Uber. King is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and manager options to align with client goals and risk tolerances.

Sara Brown is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Oak Creek, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. She serves as a board member of the Rolling Meadow Condo Association in Mequon, WI. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized consulting and portfolio services, employing a range of investment strategies and management approaches tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.