Matthew Newman is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Securian Financial Services, and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory role, he acts as an executor and power of attorney for immediate family members. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a range of investment platforms and combines strategic asset allocation with multi-manager portfolios, offering both active and passive investment exposures tailored to client risk profiles.

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.

John Clarke is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Savant Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2021, following previous roles at Filbrandt Wealth Management and Madison Investment Advisors. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based asset allocation and actively managed strategies, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Megan Harris is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience currently at Savant Wealth Management. She has worked previously at Heritage Wealth Advisors and Sky's Edge Wealth. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches ski racing for youth and high school teams in Wisconsin. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, institutions, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach combining evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and operates several affiliated entities offering accounting, legal, and trust services.

Steven Broihahn is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera Planning Partners. His work history includes roles at Avantax Investment Services, ProEquities, and ValMark Securities. He also supports CPA firms and their clients with financial planning through his role at HK Financial Services. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees, and provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm integrates tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services within a multi-team structure, leveraging a document-driven planning process and diverse investment allocations.

Aaron Dykxhoorn is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Venture Hive, The University of Miami Herbert Business School, and Vineyard Vines. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, institutions, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Sean Cote is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at SVA Plumb Wealth Management, LLC for seven years before joining Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and Wealth Enhancement Group in 2021. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by quantitative and fundamental research.

Elliot Caulum is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Madison, WI. He holds the Series 66 designation and has recently begun his career in the industry, with prior experience including roles at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and work related to management and beverage industries. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

James Guy III is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2008. Prior to his career in finance, he spent 30 years working with the Verona Area School District. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management with advisor- and firm-managed models, and access to third-party managers, supported by a dedicated in-house investment management and research team.

James Haygood is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Filbrandt Wealth Management, LLC, and Filbrandt Investment Advisers Inc. He holds the Series 65 designation. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated services through affiliated accounting, legal, and trust entities.

Gajanthan Balakaneshan is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Principal Financial Services in Verona, WI. His prior work includes roles at Midwestern BioAg, LLC and CF Industries. He is also involved with Agrani, LLC alongside his current positions at Principal Securities, Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel stationed outside the U.S. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically managed on a discretionary basis by third-party managers.

Claire Walmer is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. She has previously worked at LPL Financial, Bankers' Bank, and OLD NATIONAL BANK. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Sun Step Financial and provides financial planning services under contract with State Bank of Chilton. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party investment managers, and multiple managed account solutions, combining discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with fundamental, technical, and algorithmic investment strategies.

Carol Vander Sluis is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, Winslow Capital Management, LLC, and several other firms. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in a franchise ownership business, TASC FORCE, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies along with access to third-party and private funds.

Bryan Schumacher is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at SVA Plumb Wealth Management, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Sarah Miller is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with two years of industry experience. She has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously held a position at Regus. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a range of advisory services including model portfolio management and customized portfolio options under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Robert Klitzke is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Filbrandt Investment Advisers for five years before joining Savant. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach combining evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by significant in-house resources and affiliated legal, accounting, and trust services.

David Richards is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Madison, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales, offering life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuity products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Daniel Miller is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Madison, WI. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 registration and has 30 years of industry experience. Since 2007, he has been with Eagle Strategies, and he has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1996. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and works extensively with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Zola Clark is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Harbour Investments. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies supplemented by private market exposure and specialized tax management techniques.

Jacob Richards is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Middleton, WI. He joined the firm in 2026 and previously worked in education roles at various school districts and universities. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm's investment approach combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies across multiple asset classes, supported by a large team and integrated accounting, legal, and trust services.