Dawn Panas is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Waukesha, WI, with 37 years of industry experience. She has held her current position at Morgan Stanley since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes structured financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and serves clients with various investment strategies, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in assets.

Erik Pinter is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in New Berlin, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2011, he worked 25 years at Anchor Bank. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with model portfolios and research support.

Anna Ferkel is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Baird since 2018 and previously at Northwestern Mutual in 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she was involved with the Cedarburg Community Pool from 2013 to 2017. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies from traditional equity and fixed-income to complex non-traditional investments.

Stanley Zurawski Jr. is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at SII Investments, Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Stanley serves as an independent insurance agent and is president of American Financial Services Inc., where he also provides tax return services. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent financial professionals, providing both proprietary model strategies and access to unaffiliated investment managers.

Andrew O'Connell is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 2011. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized consulting and portfolio management services, utilizing a mix of in-house and third-party managers to implement a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Lee Mccarthy is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with UBS since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he organizes and facilitates fundraisers for St. Jerome Parish School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and advisory offerings, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services supported by proprietary research and model-based asset allocations.

Lea Gerschwiler is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 2010. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and separately managed account programs.

Kimberly Miller is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Waukesha, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of experience with the firm. She also works as a photo lab specialist at Target Corporation, processing film and digital media prints on weekends. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving a broad range of individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs and affiliated investment capabilities supported by a large national network of advisors and branch offices.

William Fris is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Waukesha, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999 and was previously affiliated with Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance-related activities. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to deliver tailored client solutions.

Samantha Gerrity is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Baird since 2017, following two years at BMO Investment Distributors. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. Baird provides a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded SMA strategies, tax management, and direct indexing, supported by internal research and investment monitoring.

Ralph Reed Jr. is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird since 2019 and previously spent three years at BMO Harris Bank. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed account programs, and brokerage services, supported by internal research, manager monitoring, and innovative investment strategies.

Heather Reliford is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Brookfield, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing nine years of industry experience. She has worked with PFS Investments Inc. since 2017 and Primerica Financial Services since 2016. Outside of advisory roles, she is involved in real estate sales and works as a Lyft driver. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors along with corporate and charitable clients. The firm utilizes model-driven investment strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports trades through BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing custody services.

Michael Benash is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Waukesha, WI. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at LSEG and Fis. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, 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 both manager-traded and model-traded SMA strategies, internal research—including AI tools—and maintains approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Edward Defrance is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2003 and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. 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 offers a combination of consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and separately managed account programs tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Scott Derus is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Waukesha, WI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2018 and previously was with Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody, using a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, with ongoing manager selection and investment research supported by internal tools and artificial intelligence.

Frank Wilson is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Whitefish Bay, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2003. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of investment strategies.

Brianna Hoskins is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at Taylors, Connected Technology Solutions, Explorium Brewpub, and UW-Milwaukee. Outside of her advisory role, Hoskins works as a sales representative for U.S. Lawshield, providing legal defense insurance related to self-defense in the greater Milwaukee area. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services.

Nolan Ott is a financial advisor at Cetera with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. He has held roles at Rush River Wealth Management and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC since 2025 and operates Ott Holdings dba Rush River Tax Navigation. Before entering the financial sector, he worked at CentroMotion and Johnson Controls. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered advisor serving a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable entities, and institutional accounts. The firm offers multiple portfolio management programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through a large nationwide network of independent advisors.

James Jakscht is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in East Troy, WI, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is a caregiver for a disabled child. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs and investment options, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branches.

Joel Leibengood is a CFP® with three years of industry experience currently advising clients at Cetera in Milwaukee, WI. His prior experience includes roles in education at Purdue University as well as work in banking and small business. He has also been involved with community organizations such as Harris Junior Baseball and Softball Association. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and provides advisors with access to multiple investment platforms and third-party managers.