Matthew Bruce is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Independent Financial Partners. His prior experience includes roles at Sheridan Road Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial. Bruce also operates Bruce Financial LLC, which offers fixed insurance products under the name Pointer Financial Group. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide advisory firm supporting over 260 advisors with a decentralized investment model. The firm serves a broad client base, including individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, and is noted for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Chad Fawcett is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2017, following roles at H. Beck and TD Ameritrade. He is based in Brookfield, WI. Creative Planning is an enterprise firm managing approximately $217 billion in client assets, serving 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 tax-loss harvesting and fundamental equity sleeves, and offers a broad range of retirement plan services alongside affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Jeffrey Lehrer is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 24 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Northland Securities and LPL Financial. Lehrer is also involved in agricultural activities, owning a farm for cash crops. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations, providing services such as asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies and integrates technology platforms for asset aggregation and estate planning.

Zachary Davis is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northbound Financial Services and Associated Bank. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm’s investment process is based on a strategic asset allocation framework and risk-based mutual fund portfolios, complemented by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

John White is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Creative Planning and has prior experience at Mutual Securities, Kowal Investment Group, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, and MML Investor Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Kennadi Haythorne is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC based in Saint Louis, MO. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in the financial industry since 2019, with experience at firms including Buckingham Strategic Wealth and Correct Capital Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she has been involved in a family childcare business, Ages & Stages Childcare, where she assists with administrative tasks. 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 that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies and offering a range of specialized investment programs.

Samuel Kruschel is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Hogan Financial, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual. He serves as a board member for the WELS Retirement Program Commission, a nonprofit retirement plan organization, with no compensation. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Shawn McMahon is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He has 24 years of industry experience, including more than a decade with Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company. McMahon serves as treasurer for the Glendale River Hills School District Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on raising and distributing charitable contributions to support local education. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides access to direct advisory programs, financial planning, and third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Christopher Luebke is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at J. W. Cole Advisors since 2021. Luebke is also president of CAL Capital Corporation and serves as a backup trustee and power of attorney for immediate family members. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to multiple managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented using fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, or digital advice platforms.

Stephen Karakis is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in the sale of fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm delivers investment guidance through a combination of model portfolios and manager-driven sleeves, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Joshua Horner is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Kohl's. Outside of finance, he is involved in fashion design and manages a small merchandise and accessories business under YALO LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio management supported by internal research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and specialized financial wellness and family office solutions.

Kyle Breitzman is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation and also serves as President and CEO of Northbound Financial Services and Lake Runner Tax Services. His career includes roles at multiple firms, including Securities America Advisors and Securities Service Network. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant-level investment options through risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm emphasizes education and support for plan sponsors and participants and employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach.

Mitchell Manning is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at VOYA since 2017 and previously worked at Edward Jones from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of adviser-led and manager-driven investment programs, combining non-discretionary and discretionary solutions alongside an active broker-dealer distribution model.

Curtis Holbrook is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waukesha, WI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been working in the industry since 2025. Prior to his advisory career, he operated Holbrook Court Services from 2015 to 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $210 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, serving individual and institutional clients with various investment solutions.

Steven Dye is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial, Benjamin Haddorff, UBER, and Waddell & Reed, Inc. Dye provides investment advisory services through Independent Advisor Alliance, an independent investment advisor firm. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services using a range of portfolio management strategies and technology platforms, combining a network of independent advisors with industry partnerships.

Jason Woodbury is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at COUNTRY Capital Management Company, MML Investors Services LLC, and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. He also sells fixed insurance products such as fixed annuities, long-term care, disability, group benefits, health, Medicare, and property and casualty insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Austin Finn is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial LLC and Augustine Financial, LLC, where he is also involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with access to discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options.

Matthew Logue is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His career includes five years at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC before joining Mariner Wealth Advisors, where he worked from 2020 to 2023. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized discretionary portfolios and is notable for its integrated tax and accounting services as well as administrative family office capabilities.

Jacob Rabay is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Annex Wealth Management. He serves on the board of directors for Parents Place, a nonprofit organization. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm delivers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Heather Schaber is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Milwaukee, WI, with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and previously worked at Aoy Mitchell from 2016 to 2022. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.