Joel Sauer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2024, following five years at Milestone Investment Advisors and six years at Thrivent Financial, including its investment management division. 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 related services. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated legal, accounting, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Derec Mieden is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Creative Planning, where he has been since 2022, and previously held roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by a range of additional portfolio management techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Bradley Howe is a CFP® and CFA® with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Mariner and previously worked at First Business Bank and Filbrandt Investment Advisers. He serves on the board of Do Good Wisconsin, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Madison. Mariner serves a wide range of clients through customized, discretionary portfolio management supported by in-house research and third-party managers. The firm is notable for its integration of tax and accounting services, alongside traditional investment management, and offers specialized solutions such as CFO services and a Financial Wellness Platform.

Ashley Haubrich is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC who holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2014 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2010. Outside of advising, she has involvement in a pet waste management business, providing occasional administrative support. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to a variety of managed account solutions including proprietary and third-party platforms. The firm employs a fiduciary advisory model that integrates technology and a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Daniel Frederickson is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Madison, WI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Johnson Wealth Inc, Johnson Bank, and Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Daniel Murphy is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026 and has prior experience at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Northern Capital Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining active and passive strategies with fundamental and quantitative analysis, integrating tools such as trend-following and options overlays.

Carrie Dorman is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in Madison, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2012. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies managed internally, by its advisors, and third-party managers, and combines custody and execution services uncommon among peers.

Crystal Cox is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trust services through a relationship-driven, customized investment approach that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Travis Cliff is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with over 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2021 and previously held roles at Filbrandt Wealth Management and Filbrandt Investment Advisers, Inc. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with a comprehensive range of wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and operates several affiliated entities providing accounting, legal, and trust services.

David Boyden is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and owner of Boyden Financial, Inc., a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers operational support, investment management, and compliance services while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Lillie Perry is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2021 and previously spent time at Filbrandt Wealth Management and Iowa State University. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and related advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers notable operational resources through its affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Thomas Zionkowski is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Madison, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Inc., Avid Ratings, Legacy Rarities LLC, Aflac, Westminster Mint, and Robert Half. Outside of finance, he is involved in music streaming as a musician. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm offers integrated services through Empower’s administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in their point-in-time financial plans.

Stephanie Selbach is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2020. Her prior experience includes roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors, Hewins Financial Advisors, and Capital Wealth Advisory Group. She holds the Series 65 license and is based in Madison, WI. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with about 220 advisors and 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations, employing an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offering a range of wealth management and retirement planning services.

Kyle Svetlik is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Annex Wealth Management and Country Trust Bank, including its insurance affiliates and capital management company. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies, and offers educational content and specialized client programs.

Shirlene Chart is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2021 and previously spent six years at Filbrandt Investment Advisers. 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 combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and a range of specialized services supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust entities.

Terry Heinrichs is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Heinrichs serves as President of the Society for Quantitative Ethnography and holds leadership roles with the United Way of Dane County Foundation and Friends of PBS Wisconsin. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various portfolio management options and emphasizes a range of analytical approaches while acting as a fiduciary under written agreements.

Jason Waugh is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Madison, WI. His background includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Co of America, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MetLife Securities Inc. He occasionally sells non-Guardian insurance-related products outside of his primary advisory duties. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services along with financial and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Jack Wilharm is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Keeling Wealth Advisors and University of Wisconsin Madison. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and family office services. The firm uses a blend of evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains integrated accounting, legal, and trust service affiliates.

Laura Bienz is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and is currently a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC. Her prior experience includes seven years at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc and four years at Merrill. Outside of finance, she is involved in a music band, where she serves as owner, manager, and performer. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that offers access to equities, fixed income, and alternatives, along with broker-dealer capabilities and placement services for alternative investments.

Roger Williams is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is involved with multiple organizations, including serving on the board of Wisconsin Badger Camp, a summer camp for children. He also participates in a local business networking group through SPARK. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base with investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers. The firm’s offerings include proprietary and externally managed model portfolios, as well as retirement plan administration and advisory programs.