Carol Vander Sluis is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Madison, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in a franchise business, TASC FORCE, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, private funds, and other investment vehicles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Abby Bare is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Baker Tilly Wealth Management and Bronfman E.L. Rothschild. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm offers wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trust services through a customized, relationship-driven process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Mark Jaeger is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners who holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners, Canary Wealth Strategies, and IFP Securities since 2019, and is also involved with C and R Mortgage as a mortgage loan originator. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients and offers both decentralized investment strategies and centralized asset management options.

Gary Ziegler is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Madison, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 31 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and owns Ziegler Financial Group Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of Business Networking International. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a model portfolio approach implemented through third-party managers and multiple advisory platforms, managing regulatory assets of approximately $1.7 billion.

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 CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2010. He holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Cross Plains, WI. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and nonprofit organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment management solutions that include firm-developed and third-party model strategies with periodic strategic reviews.

Charles Meixelsperger is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He has held positions at Wealthspire Capital, LLC and Bankers' Bank prior to his current role, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Based in Madison, WI, he has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2018. 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 employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach featuring diversified asset allocation and institutional-style portfolio management.

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.

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.

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.

Jacob Richards is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Savant Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant, he worked in educational roles at Northland Pines School District and Lakeland Union High School, among others. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Joseph Clemens is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Middleton, WI. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience, including five years at Savant Wealth Management. Prior to this, he was involved with TKO Enterprises Building Great Kids and spent four years as a student. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services, utilizing a blend of evidence-based asset allocation and actively managed strategies.

Scott Kornstedt is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-registered advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2021 and previously spent nine years at Filbrandt Wealth Management and Filbrandt Investment Advisers. He serves on the board of Friends of Waisman Center in Madison, Wisconsin, where he participates in fundraising and board meetings. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation and actively managed strategies supported by centralized resources and affiliated legal, accounting, and trust services.

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.