Kandi Kauffman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has additional experience with World Financial Group and YTB Travel. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a travel agency website and manages a personal holding company for tax preparation purposes. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach supported by third-party managers and offers multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Andrew Kennedy is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Edward Jones and LPL Financial. Kennedy provides investment advice under the business name Standard of k(are) Advisors as part of his practice. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model, utilizing multiple investment strategies and technology platforms, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Jeffery Dancer is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at WealthWave, Debtmerica, H&R Block, and World Financial Group, alongside owning a health insurance sales business. At H&R Block, he assists clients with tax preparation services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers, with program options that are discretionary or non-discretionary.

Nicolas Adamany is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is a founding member and guitarist of the Wheelhouse Band, performing sporadically in Madison, WI. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory services including wrap-fee programs, financial planning, and investment management that combine proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Daniel Helf is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2014 and has concurrent experience at LPL Financial dating back to 2010. His professional activities include operating under several DBAs for advisory services through Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers both proprietary and third-party managed account solutions combined with a range of investment strategies.

Christopher Henderson is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Madison, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Simplicity Investments, Global Retirement Partners, Coordinated Capital Securities, Walnut Street Securities, and Wells Fargo Investments. He serves as an Independent Insurance Agent, leads the M3 Financial team as Managing Director, and is a board member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors in Wisconsin. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach focuses on manager selection and ongoing monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with many client accounts managed through sub-advisors and program platforms, alongside a direct-to-consumer digital offering called Starlight Portfolios.

Joseph Schultz is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Empower Advisory Group and was previously affiliated with UBS Financial Services, Inc. and GWFS Equities, Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach.

Joanne Boggs is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica since 2015 and has previous roles with Conquer Legacy Group and Debtmerica LLC. Boggs is also a member of the Baraboo Area Chamber of Commerce. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models.

Leah Schmid is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Her prior experience includes roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. She is based in Madison, WI. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and access to private market investments.

Brock Staudt is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. He previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors and held roles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Manitowoc Lutheran High School. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and utilizes a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Patrick Fasick is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Madison, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has two years of industry experience and has worked with Bankers Life entities since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates youth basketball and baseball games as an independent contractor. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Christopher Figaro is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory role, he is an author and member of CJF Books, LLC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account solutions.

Erik Mikkelson is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2023. Prior to this, he spent 14 years at RMR Financial Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in passive restaurant ownership through MikZig's Hospitality, LLC, where he assists with macro business management decisions. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of investment implementation options alongside financial and retirement planning support.

Mark Jaeger is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Madison, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Partners and affiliated firms since 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a Mortgage Loan Originator with C and R Mortgage. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform and offers both decentralized investment strategies and centralized asset management options, with a particular focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Gary Ziegler is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with several firms including WFG since 2001 and his own firm, Ziegler Financial Group Inc., since 2022. He is also a member of Business Networking International. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Kristy Igl is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Stoughton, WI. She holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Kristy has worked with GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she manages Nala Lander Farms LLC, which sells firewood, landscaping plants, and other agricultural products. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management through an integrated platform connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative services. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and conducts planning based on proprietary and third-party methodologies.

Matthew Clooten is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently advising at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2010. Prior to joining Benjamin F. Edwards, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2008 to 2010. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary managed solutions that utilize proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Ellen Natvig is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fallon Wealth Management, Hiebing, DiscoverMediaworks, and the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Dean Stange is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2022 and previously held roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. He is currently overseeing the wind-down of Wipfli Financial Advisors, a business acquired by Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Timothy Fallon is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone Capital since 2018, following three years at Horter Investment Management. Fallon is also the owner of Fallon and Associates, an insurance sales business he has operated since 2002. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm primarily delivers investment management through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts with a range of strategies, supporting a large advisor network via its turnkey asset management platform.