Michael Feldmann is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2011 in addition to his current role at Empower Advisory Group. 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 approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, with services closely integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Peter Mc Elmeel is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bankers Life Securities, Inc., Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., and Hy-Vee. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, non-discretionary investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management to client goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Dylan Ovanin is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal Securities, he worked at Equitable Advisors and has a background as a freelance musician, performing at various venues for over a decade. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. 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.

Matthew Moylan is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Regency Wealth Partners and previous work in the education sector with the Pewaukee and Eau Claire School Districts. Moylan also spent over a decade with Wauesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and multi-manager portfolios, utilizing both passive and active investment strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Erik Swenson is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Retirement Plan Solutions. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates a life coaching and spiritual healing business and serves on the board of a nonprofit organization called Dreams Faith Foundation. 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 with a decentralized advisory model and a formal retirement-plan and pension consulting capability.

Sandeep Brion is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wealthspire Advisors and Morgan Dempsey Capital Management. 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 emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Kaitlyn Simon is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Baker Tilly and Gilson Inc. Outside of her advisory role, Kaitlyn is a member of a rental property group involved in short-term rentals through Airbnb. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of implementation tools including held-away account management and sub-advisory access.

Lindsey Bessy is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and MassMutual, and currently serves as a part-time yoga instructor. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

David Massart is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Next Generation Wealth Management for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent trustee and director for several series funds within the Managed Portfolio Series Trust and ETF Series Solutions Trust, providing oversight to protect shareholders' interests. Beacon Pointe Advisors offers investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a manager-driven investment approach utilizing a proprietary Focus List and employs both active and passive strategies, supported by a formal due-diligence process and third-party platforms.

Peter Jelacic is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he spent several years with SVA Plumb Wealth Management, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of financial planning and consulting services.

William Harman is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Artisan Partners, and RW Baird. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation. The firm employs customized model portfolios and a range of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides discretionary fiduciary services for ERISA plans.

Jairus Halladay is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including RM Plans, LPL Financial, and Principal Securities. His other business activities include the sale of fixed insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse clientele, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through both advisory and promoter arrangements.

Sandra Bawolek is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with various Principal entities since 2010, including Principal Life Insurance Services and Principal Securities Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer for the Wisconsin Chapter of Women in Insurance and Financial Services, an unpaid board position. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning and retirement plan consulting alongside access to third-party money manager programs under distinct advisory and promoter arrangements.

Matthew Jump is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Wealth Partners. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a large network of representatives and combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement client investment strategies.

Adam Brophy is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Menomonee Falls, WI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. He is a 50% owner and active manager of Union Financial, Inc., and is a managing member of Bad Partners, LLC. 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, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation generally handled on a discretionary basis by the third-party managers.

Heidi Mclemore is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for ROBERT W. BAIRD & Co. for 10 years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2022. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Peter Lanigan Jr. is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been associated with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Lanigan is an independent insurance agent and provides financial consulting services to several businesses, including financial modeling and monthly financial reviews. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a broad network of advisors, utilizing both in-house and external strategists along with technology-enabled tools to manage mostly non-discretionary client assets.

Amanda Sachs is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, having previously worked at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, O'Hare Wealth Management, Raymond James Financial Services, and Merrill. Outside of her advisory role, she has part-time employment as a server at Remington's River Inn in Thiensville, WI. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal committee.

Joshua Swenson is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and IFP Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a youth soccer referee for the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Baoqing Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Li has held various roles in healthcare insurance and financial education organizations, including BlueCross BlueShield Illinois and Wall Street to Main Street Financial Education Inc., where he serves as president. He is involved in activities related to tax planning and occasionally assists clients with health insurance needs. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and third-party money managers. The firm manages a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets and provides additional services such as securities-backed lending and bank deposit sweeps.