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.

Robert Gorde Jr. is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has prior experience in mortgage lending and banking, including roles at Novus Home Mortgage and Citizens Bank. Before entering finance, he worked in academic and hospitality settings. 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 uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services through personalized planning and seminars.

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.

John Dodds is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds a Series 63 designation and has 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has extensive prior experience including founding John F. Dodds & Associates and involvement with Sportsrep Inc and Telesports Communications Co. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in sports media as an owner and co-host of basketball shows focused on Marquette basketball, and has a background representing NBA prospects in the 1980s and 1990s. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and 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.

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 operates an independent insurance agency offering long-term care, life, fixed annuity, and disability insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through multiple program structures with a focus on recommendation-based, non-discretionary advice.

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.

Nicholas Buerger is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and has been involved with Tadco Properties LLC since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a youth sports coach. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms to support client needs.

Ryan Heidel is a financial professional with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at Harrison Financial and several affiliates of Principal, as well as at First National Bank & Trust and the State of Wisconsin. His experience includes sales of fixed insurance products such as fixed life, fixed annuities, disability income, long-term care, and health insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Michael Jungen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 1999 and has operated his own firm, Jungen & Co. Financial Advisors, since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, Jungen serves as a director for the Wauwatosa Mayfair Rotary, a charitable community nonprofit. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and delivers advice through various program types, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Richard Nagel is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Thiensville, WI, holding the Series 63 designation and over 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for 20 years before joining Commonwealth and MainStreet Investment Group in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he provides aviation consulting services through Nagel Wealth Management LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, serving both individual and institutional clients.