Patrick Masimore is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked 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, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through proprietary and third-party methodologies.

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.

Benjamin Tuescher is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Harrison Financial and Principal Life Insurance Company, as well as experience in the insurance sector involving sales of fixed insurance products. Outside of finance, he has worked in the hospitality industry, including positions at Geneva National Golf Course and Duesterbeck's Brewing Company. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm’s advisory services encompass financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Clint Wondra is a CFP® professional with 12 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 financial advising, he is a member of LMW WI, LLC, an entity involved in his daughter's modeling and acting business. Creative Planning provides comprehensive investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and a range of supplemental portfolio management techniques, supported by a large advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

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.

Thomas Charon is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2024, he spent 20 years with American Funds Distributors, Inc. His activities include registered representative roles focused on retirement plan sales and solicitation through Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base including sovereign wealth funds.

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.

Tanner Leister is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has nine years of industry experience, having previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, LPL Financial LLC, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as a musician. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a network model with a range of portfolio management strategies and technology platforms to deliver customized client services.

Jordan Brown is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His previous roles include positions at Mutual of Omaha, Northwestern Mutual, Annex Wealth Management, and Charles Schwab. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a large advisor network and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Megan Shupe is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Merrill and Raymond James Financial Services, and is involved with O'Hare Wealth Management as an LLC member. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets, serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through personalized portfolio management and financial planning services.

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 at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 44 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America, Inc. She volunteers on the investment committee for Wisconsin Public Radio and serves as a securities arbitrator. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple advisory program models and uses a combination of proprietary guidance and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Ryan Heidel is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at Praxis Wealth Partners, Harrison Financial, and several other organizations including First National Bank & Trust and UW-Whitewater. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory approach includes direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.