Joseph Kapp is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Milwaukee, WI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2011. 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’s integrated services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, with recommendations typically made within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Thomas Meeker is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning, Inc. since 2019 and previously spent three years at Hogan Financial. Meeker serves as the Symposium Director for the Financial Planning Association of Wisconsin. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through a broad network of advisors and offices.

John Morton is a financial advisor at Mariner with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes seven years at Boardwalk Financial Strategies and two years at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to create customized discretionary portfolios and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Karl Schmidtke is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include tenures at Northland Securities, Inc., Cleary Gull Inc., and First MidAmerica Investment Corporation. He operates through Independent Advisor Alliance, a firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with access to various advisory platforms and third-party services.

Lynda Cichosz is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at J.W. Cole Advisors, Trinity Retirement Solutions LLC, and LPL Financial LLC. She has also operated as a self-employed advisor and worked outside the financial industry prior to 2016. J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. supports a large network of independent advisors and offers a range of services including fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan solutions for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm utilizes various investment strategies and platforms, including discretionary and non-discretionary account management and digital advice options.

Mitchell Ahmad is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has been since 2021. His prior roles include positions at SVA Plumb Wealth Management, LLC, and Carroll University. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Patrick Masimore is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities, Inc. and Robert Baird & Co. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning approach.

Jennifer San Fillippo is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cetera Advisors LLC and First Allied Advisory Services. She is also president of Lakeview Wealth Strategies LLC, an insurance business affiliated with her Kestra work. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes institutional and individual investors, offering fiduciary services, plan design, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Clint Wondra is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Hogan Financial from 2013 to 2019. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved as a member of an entity supporting his daughter's modeling and acting business. 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 that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by other active and passive strategies.

Sierra Schlesner is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor at Creative Planning with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at WIPFLI Financial Advisors and has a background at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by customized asset management and private market investments.

Gordon Frater is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has held roles at firms including Wells Fargo Funds Management, Allspring Funds Distributor, and Drake & Associates before joining Mariner in 2025. Frater is based in Brookfield, WI. Mariner serves a diverse client base with services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to specialized third-party managers. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party allocations, alongside integrated tax and accounting services.

Zhenxiang Du is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Medicomp Inc and Kelly Services Global LLC, and he is the owner of Uyghur Grill LLC, a mobile food service business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

John Dodds is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services who holds a Series 63 designation and has 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2002. Outside of his advisory work, Dodds is involved in sports media, owning and hosting basketball-themed shows and writing stories about Marquette basketball. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and utilizes multiple management platforms, serving clients that include sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Joseph Still is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 14 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Mutual Securities, Kowal Investment Group, Raymond James Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets using a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and a range of retirement plan services.

Anthony Perillo is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. He also oversees 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 featuring low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Randall Malone is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 40 years of industry experience, currently practicing with Principal Financial Services. His career includes roles at United Financial Advisors LLC and Principal Securities Inc., along with ownership of Malone Financial Services, LLC. He also serves as an advisor to the Congressman Brian Stiel Insurance and Financial Advisory Board, providing input on federal legislation related to insurance and finance. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm focuses on direct advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with access to third-party money manager solutions implemented primarily on a discretionary basis.

Robert Payant is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and has operated his own advisory entity since 2010. In addition to his advisory work, Payant is an independent insurance agent offering long-term care insurance as well as fixed life and disability insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account programs, and access to third-party money managers, using a combination of model portfolios and technology tools to execute client strategies through largely non-discretionary client relationships.

Bruce Laning is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2013. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofits, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trust services. The firm follows a customized, relationship-driven approach with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio oversight.

Nathan Digmann is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Creative Planning, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he was employed at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Cynthia Storm Fischer is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 44 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and founded Storm Fischer Investment Group, LLC. Fischer serves as an arbitrator with FINRA and volunteers on the investment committee for Wisconsin Public Radio. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor serving a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, charities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple strategies and platform relationships to support both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.