Donald Smiley is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2017 following a period as a full-time student. Based in Milwaukee, WI, he is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department. The DDK Group serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services. Baird manages approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets and employs a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, internal research, and technology, including artificial intelligence, in its investment approach.

Peter Duback is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 credential with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2006. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises a range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers to implement traditional and complex investment strategies.

Barbara Nelson is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Elm Grove, WI, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1995. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of investment strategies and overlays, including both traditional and non-traditional asset allocations.

Karl Weizenicker is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Woodbury Financial Services and LPL Financial. Outside of his primary advisory role, he is involved with Savaglia Financial Advisors, providing financial planning and investment services. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable investors through a large network of affiliated advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, using a variety of asset-allocation tools and third-party solutions to construct portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and investment objectives.

Hye Kwon is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird, Kwon held roles in marketing, publishing, and hospitality, including presidency at Press. Waffles. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co., where Kwon practices, serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations through a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm combines manager-traded and model-traded strategies with tax-management and direct indexing, supported by internal research and artificial intelligence tools.

Joseph Schilz is a financial advisor at Cetera with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Grove Point Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through his separate CPA practice. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform, with over 10,000 advisors managing assets totaling more than $256 billion.

James Lemmenes is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Elm Grove, WI, holding a Series 63 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of a real estate business in Estero, Florida. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors.

Ryan Haslbeck is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Wauwatosa, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2013, including time at Axa Advisors, LLC. 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 third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to implement client recommendations.

Eric Leonard is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Edward Jones and roles associated with professional soccer organizations Chicago Fire FC and Forward Madison FC. Charles Schwab serves a large client base, primarily 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 combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to affiliated discretionary separately managed accounts and offers a range of multi-asset model portfolios and alternative investment options.

Lawrence Dreher is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services and Savaglia Financial Advisors, as well as over three decades with Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corp. Outside of finance, Dreher has worked as a display pyrotechnician and operates a collectibles business focused on numismatics. OSAIC serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a wide network of financial advisers and advisory platforms. The firm combines brokerage and advisory services with portfolio construction tools and access to third-party money managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Zachary Bernarde is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services, LPL Financial, Manchester Investments, and Alliance Wealth Management Milwaukee, where he currently provides a range of services and analysis. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and municipal entities. The firm focuses on non-discretionary financial planning and investment consulting, offering tailored recommendations supported by firm research and multiple implementation options.

Scott Cayo is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Brookfield, WI, where he has worked since 2010. He has 15 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 license. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of rental properties in Milwaukee, involving occasional upkeep tasks. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, and provides additional services such as tax-efficient portfolio management and securities-based lending.

Michael Olszewski is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at R.W. Baird since 2024 and previously held positions at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and operator of Green Ridge Stable. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’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 services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody and brokerage services, with investment strategies supported by internal research and manager oversight.

Keith Sierra is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of the Catholic Community Foundation and Journey House Inc., both nonprofit organizations based in Milwaukee. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and portfolio management services tailored to client risk profiles, using a combination of in-house and third-party investment managers.

Susan Heitman is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at UBS since 2019 and previously spent seven years at BMO Harris Financial Advisors. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients offering brokerage and investment advisory services, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client strategies.

Christopher Weber is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Waukesha, WI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2020, as well as prior experience at H. Beck, Inc. and Annex Wealth Management. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients by offering a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery conversations and firm-approved planning tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and combines broad retail and institutional offerings with specialized services such as private funds and principal trading activities.

Dayton Hoell is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA since 2017, following two years at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Louis Lukic is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 11 years before joining Morgan Stanley in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Lukic is the sole proprietor of Louies Limbs LLC, an agriculture business, and Louis Enterprises LLC, which focuses on property management and hunting activities. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved planning tools.

Joshua Ringelberg is a financial advisor at OSAIC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at RBC Capital Markets, Martin Brower, and Nike Outlet. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a range of portfolio construction tools, third-party money manager access, and multiple advisory platforms.

Alicja Lemieux is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2015. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The team provides tailored consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, using both in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.