Lada Avrunina is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with two years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Before joining Baird in 2022, she worked in various roles including at VCA Saukville Animal Hospital and Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters. She is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing internal research and investment strategies that include manager-traded and model-traded separately managed account programs.

Kevin Lewis is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Waukesha, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2019 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC from 2015 to 2019. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, serving plan objectives with a broad investment menu that includes insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Andrew Laudicina is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Baird in various roles since 2018. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies with an emphasis on ongoing manager selection and internal research.

Andrei Junge is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and BMO Harris Financial Advisors. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to managed portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of financial products, utilizing an integrated platform that combines advisor programs with active sales of insurance and other products.

Pamela Kelly is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Brookfield, WI. She has 11 years of industry experience and has been with UBS since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an associate board member for Friends of the Parks, a charitable organization focused on environmental and park-related volunteer efforts. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management and offers proprietary research and integrated capital markets services.

Brett Sikorski is a financial advisor at Cetera with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, and US Bancorp Fund Services. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Christopher Durkin is a financial advisor at Merrill with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. for eight years and Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC for two years. Outside of advising, he co-owns and resides in a rental property in West Allis, Wisconsin. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Gary Martens is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Mukwonago, WI, holding the Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. since 1991. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs and maintaining a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Nicole Sova is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Port Washington, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1998. She 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 institutional clients. The group offers consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing a range of investment strategies and management approaches.

Ashley Price is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Baird since 2017. Prior to her advisory role, she spent seven years at Marquette University. Ashley 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 provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

David Baum is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Baum serves on the board of the Milwaukee Bay Soling Fleet, acts as Treasurer for the United States Soling Association, and is Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the ISA. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, non-discretionary recommendations, supported by a centralized consulting team.

Keith Orcutt is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several Morgan Stanley entities since 2019, as well as prior roles at McLane Co. Inc., American Amicable Life Insurance Company, and Baylor University. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a variety of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies.

Stephen Wattles is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and has been involved with multiple businesses including Breakthru Beverage and several entrepreneurial ventures. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advice supported by analytical tools and has unique affiliations in municipal and public finance sectors.

David Ellifson is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird, he worked at Assurant Inc., Gordon Brothers, and held multiple roles at Milwaukee School of Engineering and Veolia Water. The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and municipal advisory services, leveraging internal research and strategic partnerships.

Connor Dyke is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at U.S. Bank and full-time student status before returning to Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process that incorporates advanced modeling tools.

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.