Kristen Carioti is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. in Mequon, WI. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked for nine years at Mount Mary University in various capacities. Spectrum Investment Advisors serves institutional retirement-plan sponsors as well as individuals, trusts, and estates, offering plan consulting, pooled-employer plan services, wealth management, investment consulting, and standalone financial planning. The firm employs portfolio management using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, a proprietary monitoring system, and incorporates AI tools overseen by a dedicated committee.

James Kitzinger is a financial advisor at KLCM Advisors, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 63 designation with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with KLCM Advisors since 1993. KLCM Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on fundamental, value-oriented equity research and traditional credit analysis, managing separate accounts across value equity, balanced, and fixed income strategies.

Anthony Trindade is a financial advisor with Drake & Associates, LLC in Waukesha, WI. He holds a Series 65 credential and has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Kingdom Financial Group, Fullerton Financial Planning, and Charles Schwab. Drake & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a model-driven investment process supported by technology and manages approximately $607 million in client assets across several thousand relationships.

Kevin Perlberg is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience and serves as a managing partner at Blackhawk Capital Partners, LLC. He has a long tenure at Blackhawk, dating back to 1984, and has held roles with multiple firms including Lion Street and KPDT, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and producer of Lion Street, a non-variable insurance business. Blackhawk Capital Partners, LLC is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and businesses. The firm employs quantitative methods to evaluate investments and offers services such as model portfolio management and sub-advisory through third-party platforms.

Amy Finley is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The MilWealth Group, LLC in Milwaukee, WI. She has been with the firm, formerly known as McCarthy Grittinger Financial Group, since 2016. The MilWealth Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select corporate accounts. The firm employs a traditional asset-allocation approach, uses an Investment Committee to conduct due diligence, and incorporates artificial intelligence tools under human oversight in its investment process.

Jacqueline Schneider is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with The MilWealth Group, LLC since 2014, contributing to the firm’s advisory team in Milwaukee, WI. The MilWealth Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach focused on asset allocation, primarily investing in mutual funds and ETFs, and offers additional services such as tax preparation and retirement plan advisory.

Nicholas Newkirk is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Services of America Inc with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise and Milis Flatwork. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Dlapa Construction. Capital Investment Services of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, non-profits, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm uses a research-driven, team approach with individualized portfolios managed through stocks, bonds, and ETFs.

Michael Kutz is a financial advisor at IAG Wealth Partners, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with IAG Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2011. IAG Wealth Partners provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and consulting services to individuals and business entities, favoring a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach. The firm offers both model-based portfolios and custom strategies, and many client relationships are managed through LPL’s Strategic Wealth Management program.

Tyler Skutnik is a financial advisor at Oarsman Capital, Inc with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked seven years at Sandlots of Salem. Oarsman Capital provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamentally-rated equities, tax-efficient strategies, broad sector diversification, and uses proprietary modeling and AI-based tools to support security evaluation and risk management.

Nicholas Bauer is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Operose Advisors LLC. His career includes roles at Geneva Capital Management, Johnson Wealth, Cleary Gull, Ziegler Capital Management, B. C. Ziegler and Company, and Wolf Financial Management. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Operose Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, businesses, corporations, foundations, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm offers customized investment policy development, portfolio construction, SMA manager oversight, retirement plan fiduciary services, financial planning, and operates private alternative funds.

Jeremy Ellis is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc, where he has been since 2021, following six years at Robert Baird & Co. Campbell Newman Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and accounts managed through wrap programs and Model Platform Account arrangements. The firm manages over $1.29 billion in discretionary assets and employs three equity-focused strategies based on bottom-up fundamental research and model portfolios.

Nikita Kibardin is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Ellenbecker Investment Group since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Madison Partners, Annex Wealth Management, Tri City National Bank, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Ellenbecker Investment Group provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm integrates independent research, model portfolios, and technology-driven tools, including AI-assisted processes, while offering affiliated tax and accounting services through a separate unit.

George Schmidley is a financial advisor with Affiliated Financial Advisors Inc in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Affiliated Financial Advisors since 1992. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and president of a tax preparation and insurance business and serves as founder and president of the nonprofit Hope Community Foundation, a 501(c) organization. Affiliated Financial Advisors, Inc. provides non-discretionary investment supervisory services to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and trust clients. The firm manages approximately $462 million in assets across a four-advisor team, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop recommendations that require client approval before execution.

Erica Bourquin is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor at Granite Harbor Advisors, INC. with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Granite Harbor Advisors in 2026, she worked for five years at Bank of America Private Bank. Granite Harbor Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm sponsors multiple private funds and employs a range of investment strategies including public and private securities, derivatives, and alternative investments.

Scott Schwartz is a financial advisor at Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. in Mequon, WI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Spectrum Investment Advisors since 2014. Spectrum Investment Advisors serves institutional retirement-plan sponsors, individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities by providing plan consulting, pooled-employer plan services, wealth management, investment consulting, and standalone financial planning. The firm focuses on written investment policies, periodic monitoring, and uses a patented cyclical system and AI tools in its wealth management approach.

Justin Bertzyk is a financial advisor at Ellenbecker Investment Group with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Johnson Wealth Inc, Johnson Bank, and the Wisconsin Firearms Training Center. Ellenbecker Investment Group provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a model portfolio approach supported by independent research and incorporates technology and AI-assisted tools while maintaining human oversight.

Amy Bremmer is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Ellenbecker Investment Group and has previously worked at H. Beck, Inc. and Annex Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Purple Penny Soap Company LLC, which manufactures and sells bar soap at farmers markets and craft fairs. Ellenbecker Investment Group serves a diverse range of clients, including individual households, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing model portfolios and independent investment analysis while tailoring strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kristin Stanek is a financial advisor at Operose Advisors LLC in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. She has been with Operose Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at Geneva Capital Management LLC from 2004 to 2017. Operose Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm offers customized portfolio management, investment policy development, and access to alternative investments, with a distinctive role as adviser and general partner to the Operose Capital Funds and an affiliated tax and accounting subsidiary.

Brendan Christiansen is a financial advisor at Drake & Associates, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Senglaub Financial Group and Northwestern Mutual. Christiansen is also licensed as an insurance agent in Wisconsin, offering insurance products alongside his advisory role. Drake & Associates is a multi-advisor team serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a model-driven investment process using LSA Portfolio Analytics and primarily implements portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and equities, while incorporating AI-enabled tools to support client service.

Manuel Rosado is a financial advisor at Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. in Mequon, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Spectrum Investment Advisors since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Rosado serves as a bank director for Port Washington State Bank and is a member of the school board at Eastbrook Academy. Spectrum Investment Advisors serves retirement plan sponsors and individual investors by providing 401(k) and other plan consulting, wealth management, investment consulting, and standalone financial planning. The firm employs balanced equity and fixed-income strategies informed by charting, fundamental, and cyclical analysis, constructing portfolios primarily from no-load mutual funds and ETFs.