Jodie Mrotek is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Geneva Capital Management, LTD for 16 years and at O'Hare Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she co-manages a personal rental property in Milwaukee with her husband. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

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.

Robert Spector is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Menomonee Falls, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investments since 2015 and previously at J.P. Morgan Securities beginning in 2012. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, algorithm-driven discretionary model account utilizing mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Timothy Scanlan is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 31 years of industry experience, including previous roles at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Advisors. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a network model that integrates discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside technology-enabled planning tools.

Patrick Masimore is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. alongside his current role. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. Their approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

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® 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.

Jill Snyder Stahl is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including GWN Securities and Northbound Financial Services, as well as operating her own business since 1991. Her activities include insurance and Medicare sales. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services such as seminars and personalized retirement planning.

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, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is also involved as a musician. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and wealth coaching. The firm employs discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies, utilizing model portfolios, sub-advisors, and various analytical techniques.

Jordan Brown is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Mutual of Omaha, Northwestern Mutual, Annex Wealth Management, and Charles Schwab. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental analysis.

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.

Kevin Breckenfelder is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2017, as well as at Bank Mutual and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a high school soccer referee in the Milwaukee area during the soccer season. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and IRA owners through programs that include managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations, supported by Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary asset allocation models and ongoing portfolio oversight. The firm operates at scale with over 212,000 clients and emphasizes technology-driven, asset allocation-focused retirement advice.