James Bitter is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of North Shore Creative LLC and serves as the head coach for the Whitefish Bay High School lacrosse team. Baird’s DDK Group provides wealth management services to individuals, corporate clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and custody and brokerage services. The firm uses a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, ongoing manager oversight, and internal research tools, supporting approximately $394 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Grant Uitti is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC prior to joining LPL Enterprise. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm uses a model-driven investment approach and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and affiliated trust and insurance services.

Christopher Calvelli is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1999. Calvelli also serves as a co-trustee in a trustee role. Robert Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, including the DDK Group, serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, wrap programs, and custody and brokerage services, supported by ongoing manager selection and internal research including artificial intelligence.

Brooklyn Levenhagen is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. and holds the Series 66 designation. Brooklyn joined Baird in 2024 and has prior experience working at Walgreens and in educational roles. Brooklyn is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations using a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services.

Matthew Witkowski is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial and its affiliated entities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Witkowski serves as a board member for Athletes Before Christ, coaches varsity basketball at Catholic Memorial High School, and is president of the Rolling Meadows of Vernon Homeowners Association. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, focusing on holistic, goal-based financial analyses without discretionary trading authority. The firm offers integrated planning and managed-account solutions under a consolidated billing option known as “WealthPlan.”

Susan Walton is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Brookfield, WI. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 34 years of industry experience. She has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with tailored investment strategies that incorporate both in-house and third-party managers, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services.

Rochelle Wacker is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and wrap-fee programs. The firm manages roughly $671 billion in assets and employs more than 14,000 advisors, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Elizabeth Weinkauf is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she works as a yoga instructor on a part-time basis. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies and overlays tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Dirk Robichaud is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Allspring Funds Management, LLC and Strong Capital Management Inc. He serves as co-trustee of family trusts in Wisconsin and Florida. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and utilizes research and analytics to support its investment strategies.

Michael Thometz is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates since 2009, including the Private Bank since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individuals and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, emphasizing tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services through both direct individual relationships and corporate financial planning agreements.

Colton Whitaker is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Before joining Equitable Advisors in 2022, he held various roles including positions at Miura Boiler and Generac Power Systems. Equitable Advisors serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of asset-management programs. The firm’s approach involves assessing client risk tolerance and matching clients to advisory models or discretionary managers, with a significant reliance on third-party program sponsors and TAMPs.

Don Dahlman is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include significant tenures at BMO Harris Financial Advisors and various entities within the M&I organization, as well as a brief period at TD Ameritrade. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and access to third-party asset management and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Colin Dewey is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Wauwatosa, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked in governmental roles, including positions with Senator David Craig and Governor Scott Walker, and served in the United States Navy Reserve from 2013 to 2019. Outside of finance, Dewey coaches group fitness classes at CrossFit Rohkeus and Badger CrossFit. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Dana Larsen is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2013. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a broad client base including individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through a mix of in-house and third-party managers.

Paul Purifoy Robertson is a financial advisor with Merrill in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Northwestern Mutual, and UMB Fund Services. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jennifer Steil Palma is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Waukesha, Wisconsin, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes five years at BMO Harris Bank and five years at Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Wells Fargo Advisors in 2026. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in retail wine and spirit sales as a sales team member at Total Wine and More. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutions, offering a wide range of planning options including retirement, education, risk, and wealth-transfer planning. The firm uses its own research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations delivered through client meetings and summary letters.

Dena Guthrie is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2018. Prior to her current role, she worked at Port Washington High School and held positions at Baskin Robbins and Concordia University Wisconsin. Robert W. Baird’s DDK Group, where Guthrie works, serves individuals including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies, supported by internal research and technology including artificial intelligence.

Anthony Pecoraro is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Milwaukee, WI, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including BMO Harris Financial Advisors and Morgan Stanley. Pecoraro is also associated with M & I Trust and M & I Insurance Services. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and access to third-party asset management programs.

Daniel Mueller is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and member of Sunflower Partners LLC, an investment property entity. 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 tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a mix of in-house and third-party managers across traditional and complex investment strategies.

Jose Freyre is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Milwaukee, WI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including 19 years with LPL Financial (formerly Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.). He operates a separate business under the name Monarch Wealth Management. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supporting advisors with a range of portfolio management strategies and operational tools.