Timothy Steffen is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Oconomowoc, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at PIMCO Investments LLC and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, and has been with Baird since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches a tax review course for the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA) program and serves on the investment committee of a nonprofit endowment fund. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing tailored consulting and portfolio management services that include traditional and non-traditional strategies as well as municipal advisory and public finance services.

Kevin Rodden is a Senior Resident Director at Merrill, specializing in comprehensive wealth management strategies. He focuses on understanding clients' financial situations, families, and priorities to develop personalized approaches tailored to their goals. Kevin's client expertise spans college education and legacy planning, retirement income, portfolio management, family wealth management, liquidity management, small business strategies, and special needs planning. Kevin has been with Merrill since 2004. He holds professional designations as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin System. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys baseball, golfing, hiking, music, skiing, and spending time with his wife and two children in Pewaukee.

Ryan Mulcahy is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2022, he worked at American Investment Advisors Inc. and has a background that includes roles in the culinary industry. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Thomas Duffey Jr. is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2011. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing a range of investment strategies and management approaches.

Michael Sullivan is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Baird since 2017 and previously held roles at Schoolyard Tavern and Robert Half Technology. Outside of his advisory role, he is an online blogger and has ownership and partnership interests in non-investment-related businesses including North Country LLC and Te di Gio. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, employing manager-traded and model-traded strategies alongside tax management and direct indexing, supported by ongoing manager selection and internal research.

Kelly Pekoske is a financial advisor at Cetera with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Cetera and its related entities since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the financial secretary for Living Word Lutheran Church, where she handles weekly offering counts and deposits. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options and has over 10,000 advisors managing more than $256 billion in assets.

Brenda Hutchinson is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1989. She is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals, utilizing a range of investment strategies and management approaches, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Tal Diekvoss II is a financial advisor at OSAIC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He serves as a director at Fiduciary Management Group, LLC, overseeing retirement plan services including plan sponsor support and participant education. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools and third-party money managers to construct portfolios managed on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Christian Wemmert is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Brookfield, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He also serves as an administrator or executor of estates and trusts for non-family and family members. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and a broad range of third-party asset managers. The firm uses a hybrid referral and implementation model and offers both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to implement client strategies.

Timothy Fotsch is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee based in Milwaukee, WI, with four years of industry experience. He has been with R.W. Baird since 2022 and previously worked at PPM America for ten years. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves a range of clients including individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with advanced research and technology tools.

Joshua Hoffman is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank First, The Wharf, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant JV basketball coach at Lincoln High School. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements utilizing firm-approved software and a range of investment strategy options.

Joseph Van Dorn is a financial advisor with Fidelity who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at various Fidelity entities since 2000, including Fidelity Brokerage Services and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies and charitable funds. The firm uses a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to develop model portfolios from mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Breanna Strerath is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 12 years of industry experience. Her career includes previous roles at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research and analytics.

Charles Coakley Jr. is a financial advisor with Stifel in Brookfield, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus since 2009. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach relies on proprietary analysis and probabilistic modeling conducted by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning.

James Cotturone Jr. is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently advising at Ameriprise since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for both the Stone Brook Hollow Homeowners Association and the Rotary Club of Mukwonago. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services targeting individuals nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm combines research-driven modeling and tax-efficiency strategies to deliver personalized, non-discretionary retirement recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

Brett Michaels is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Rockwell Automation, Baird, and Rexnord. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Jacob Mattson is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Brookfield, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2010, previously affiliated with Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a youth basketball and football official and acts as an administrator or trustee for estates and trusts. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through third-party programs, utilizing a hybrid referral and implementation model that incorporates various advisory and brokerage channels.

John Whalen Jr. is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008, following a six-year tenure at City National Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Whalen teaches a weekly business class at College Lake Country. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering various advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services tailored to each client’s risk profile.

Cashton Craig is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Charles Schwab in 2024, he worked at LPL Financial LLC, Omni Financial LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves as treasurer on the board of the Blackhawk Lofts Condominium Association. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary and discretionary investment solutions supported by multi-asset model portfolios and centralized operational infrastructure.

Mark Mattiacci is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Waukesha, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent partner in Catalina Farms LLP and receives residual commissions from prior insurance sales through Mattiacci & Associates, LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and corporate entities. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.