Tanner Leister is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, LPL Financial, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advising, he is also active as a musician. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a network model of advisory representatives and integrates multiple portfolio management strategies alongside technology platforms to support comprehensive client services.

Emily Perschbacher is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial and Resilient Wealth Planning, as well as teaching positions at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater and in middle and high schools. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm emphasizes a relationship-driven, customized investment approach using diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Brandon Littleton is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services and has held roles at Union Financial Inc, Lake Country Financial Services, Principal Securities Incorporated, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Fidelity Investments. He is a partner at Lake Country Financial Services LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Brian Konop is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with &PARTNERS and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, and Allspring Funds Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates an umpire and referee service focused on youth sports in Oconomowoc, WI. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services through discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Christopher Fetzer is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Ameriprise Financial Services, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing, U.S. Bancorp Investments, BMO Harris Financial Advisors, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Outside of advisory work, Fetzer is the owner of a storage business in Ixonia, WI. Osaic Institutions, Inc. serves a range of clients including individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm employs a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, providing customized advisory services and access to alternative investments and lending solutions while delegating investment management to its representatives.

Kevin Breckenfelder is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2017, as well as at Bank Mutual and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a high school soccer referee in the Milwaukee area during the soccer season. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and IRA owners through programs that include managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations, supported by Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary asset allocation models and ongoing portfolio oversight. The firm operates at scale with over 212,000 clients and emphasizes technology-driven, asset allocation-focused retirement advice.

Nicholas Buerger is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and has been involved with Tadco Properties LLC since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a youth sports coach. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms to support client needs.

Shawn Macdonald is a financial advisor with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 29 years of industry experience and has operated his own business entity, Shawn D. MacDonald, LLC, since 1999. He is also involved in tax preparation and accounting through Skye Financial Services, Inc., where he has served as president since 2006. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and utilizes a variety of custodial and third-party management platforms, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Joshua Frank is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2017. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at Milwaukee Kollel and B.E.S.T. Camp. He serves as vice president of the board of directors for Torah Academy of Milwaukee, a local girls' high school, where he participates in fundraising and budget approval on a volunteer basis. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and trustees. The firm offers customized wealth management and financial planning services with an investment approach that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, and separate account managers.

Kristen Borst is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 12 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Robert W. Baird & Co. She serves as a Germantown Village Trustee in District 4. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and organizations, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and a range of proprietary and third-party solutions.

Julie Coombs is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America, Inc., spanning from 2017 to 2024, and at SII Investments, Inc. from 2003 to 2017. She is also a commissioned Notary Public in the State of Wisconsin. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers services such as retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through platform relationships with Fidelity, Schwab, and others.

Kieran Bieneman is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including time at Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for his parent's estate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, and organizations. The firm offers tailored financial planning and investment management through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Alyson Dix is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Edward Jones and J.P. Morgan Securities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Nicholas Weix is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities, Inc. since 2022, as well as Lake Country Financial Services since 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products including fixed annuities and life insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with advisory programs often implemented on a discretionary basis by external managers.

John Dobson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors, where he has worked since 2017. He has eight years of industry experience and previously worked at US Bancorp. Outside of his advisory role, Dobson coaches high school hockey for Waukesha Public Schools. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm uses an institutional-style asset allocation approach, incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, private investments, and separate account managers, with ongoing client monitoring and additional services including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting.

Ruben Rivas is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Strategic Wealth Partners Group LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Robert W. Baird & Co. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jordan Westphal is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Thrivent Investment Management since 2018 and was previously with SII Investments from 2012 to 2018. He is based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers goal-based financial planning focused on a wide range of topics and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing arrangement.

Sarah Zirbel Nowak is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Hugo Wealth Partners, a DBA related to her LPL business activities. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm provides a range of financial planning and investment management options, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by advanced operational tools.

Trevor Skaggs is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at City National Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, Merrill Lynch, and Northwestern Mutual. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with tailored strategies that incorporate in-house and third-party investment managers, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services.

Zach Lindsley is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Oconomowoc, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at US Bank for six years and Bank Five Nine for two years. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded SMA strategies, overlay management, tax-management, and direct-indexing capabilities.