Derek Johnson is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors since 2011, with prior experience at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He also serves as a non-public arbitrator for FINRA. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and develops tailored recommendations using proprietary research and tools, with clients able to choose how to implement those recommendations.

Robert Bortz Jr. is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Oconomowoc, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its predecessor firms since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Monastery Hill Homeowner Association. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing written Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research-driven modeling and tax-efficiency analysis with a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Brandon Hall is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1998 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Cedarburg Baseball Inc., a community organization. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a range of clients including individuals, families, and institutions. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

James Van De Ven is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 34 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. and City National Bank. Van De Ven serves as a director for the Sussex Area Service Club, where he helps oversee fundraising and fund disbursement activities. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tailoring strategies to client risk profiles and integrating multiple investment managers and solutions.