Gabriel Torres is the Resident Director at Merrill, specializing in wealth management and portfolio construction. With six years of experience in the financial services industry, he collaborates closely with families, individuals, and business owners to develop personalized, tax-efficient strategies that align with clients' goals, risk tolerance, and time horizons. Gabriel emphasizes a goals-based approach, guiding clients through market volatility and leveraging resources from Bank of America and Merrill to enhance the investment experience. Gabriel holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Chicago, where he studied Law/Letters and Music. He is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and is active in the University of Chicago Alumni Association as well as professional organizations in Illinois. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Gabriel is committed to building long-term client relationships through quality service and community involvement. He volunteers with several organizations and enjoys interests such as basketball, cooking, music, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Samuel Peters is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he held various roles across several industries, including positions at Fontana Sports and Lifetime Fitness Club. He also has experience working in university settings and part-time roles in service and retail sectors. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and asset management services. The firm’s financial planning process utilizes structured discovery tools and modeling techniques but generally does not include individual security recommendations within standalone planning programs.

Connor Fixel is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SagePoint Financial and High Point Capital, as well as experience in tax preparation through a separate financial services firm. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing asset-allocation tools and multiple investment platforms to manage portfolios with various asset classes on discretionary or non-discretionary terms.

Tyler Sass is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with nine years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms including Associated Investment Services, WaterStone Bank, and Western Southern Life. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a Twitch streaming channel where he streams video games. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement consulting services, utilizing model portfolios and research from various sources to support diversified and alternative strategies.

John Hutchinson is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, LPL Financial, and First Midwest Bank. Hutchinson also holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and is active as an insurance agent assisting clients with life, disability, and long-term care insurance. OSAIC serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a variety of investment options and uses firm-provided tools such as asset-allocation models and automated rebalancing to manage client portfolios.

Joseph Poletti is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing in Waukesha, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following two years at WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions. The firm’s investment approach is IPS-driven and based on modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Scott Measner is a financial advisor at Stifel with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2018 and previously worked at B.C. Ziegler and Company for five years. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Outside his advisory role, Measner serves as a Board of Elders member at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in West Bend, Wisconsin, assisting the pastor with church functions. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group that incorporates forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and financial planning.

Sandra Kalve is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise located in Wauwatosa, WI. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise in 2024, she worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and brokerage and insurance products through its integrated advisory and brokerage platform.

Annemieke Van Der Werf is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 10 years of industry experience, including a decade at Edward Jones prior to joining Ameriprise in 2025. She holds a Series 66 designation. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a dog show judge for the American Kennel Club. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeted at clients approaching or in retirement, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored income strategies. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals and integrates advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its institutional platform.

Justin Brellenthin is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Edward Jones since 2013. He is based in New Berlin, WI, and holds a Series 66 license. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, alongside affiliated mutual funds and money market options. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Michael Bergan is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a range of advisory programs serving both individual and institutional clients, focusing on tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.

April Cleavland is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. Before joining LPL Financial in 2017, she worked at BMO Harris Bank N.A. from 2015 to 2017. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an election poll worker for the City of Milwaukee and assists as a DJ at weddings and other events. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including financial planning, model portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting.

Tanner Federspill is a Financial Consultant currently working at Fidelity Investments. He began his tenure at Fidelity in 2022 as an Investment Consultant before advancing to his current role in 2023. Prior to joining Fidelity, Tanner served as a Private Client Banker at JP Morgan & Chase from 2018 to 2022. In his role, Tanner focuses on helping clients define clear financial goals and develop personalized plans that align with their values and priorities. His approach involves understanding clients' concerns and aspirations to tailor strategies that support their financial journeys. Tanner emphasizes building a strong foundation and continuously refining plans to adapt to clients' evolving needs. Outside of his professional work, Tanner has interests in football, golf, movies, reading, skiing, and soccer.

Joyce Yarid is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Brookfield, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Avantax Insurance Services, Avantax Investment Services, and mortgage companies such as First Fidelity Home Mortgage of Wisconsin, where she continues to be involved. She is also engaged in tax preparation and accounting through Tax Advisory Group, LLC. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations with a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management and leverages research, model portfolios, and technology across its offerings.

Samuel Gutierrez is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with four years at the firm and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Marquette University Spirit Shop and Marquette University. Robert W. Baird & Co.’s DDK Group, where Gutierrez is a team member, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and custody and brokerage services supported by internal research, manager selection, and advanced tools such as artificial intelligence.

Kerry Lapp is a financial advisor at Stifel with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus since 2008. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach uses a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, emphasizing asset allocation and planning analyses that inform client decisions.

Monica Mullen is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2000. Monica is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Robert Mc Elroy is a financial advisor at Osaic with a Series 66 designation. He has been with the firm since 2023 and is also involved with Z Enterprises, LTD, through its DBA entities Focused Tax Solutions and Choice Advisors. Outside of finance, he operates Ridgeview Window Washing. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with various investment platforms and employs asset-allocation tools, risk assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage diversified portfolios.

Thomas Lane is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and previously spent five years at UBS Financial Services Inc. Lane serves as Treasurer and a board member of the Germantown Chamber of Commerce. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, institutions, and organizations. The group provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, employing a range of investment strategies including discretionary management and separately managed accounts.

Kenneth Hemauer is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, Hemauer serves on the board of the Catholic Charities Foundation and advises on budget and financial matters for Christ King Parish. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which provides tailored consulting and portfolio services to individuals, families, institutions, and charitable organizations using a range of investment strategies and management approaches.