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Michael Smith is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Anderson Township, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2007. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and management approaches to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

Brendan Hosty is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2019, he worked at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC for 11 years and briefly at Wells Fargo Clearing in 2008. He serves as a board member and on the investment finance committee of Level Up Cincinnati. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing internally researched strategies and maintains distinctive municipal advisory services and strategic partnerships.

Julie Tapke is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of the Julie Learning Center, a nonprofit organization. She is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with tax management and direct indexing.

Richard Tapke III is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2015. Tapke serves as Treasurer and Board Member of the Matthew Mangine Jr Foundation and is an Investment Committee Member at Deaconess Associations Incorporated. 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, utilizing both internal research and strategic partnerships to support client advice.

Rae Isaacs is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. based in Ft Wright, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and having 26 years of industry experience. Isaacs has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2007. Isaacs 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 provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of strategies, including traditional and non-traditional investments, with options for discretionary management and overlays.

Mason Loth is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at R.W. Baird since 2020, following a brief tenure at Hilliard Lyons. Outside of his advisory role, he is employed as a high school basketball official by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of investment strategies.

Denis Hartman is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1998. 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 a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Joseph Voight is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Baird in 2022, he worked at More Than Money Investment Group LLC and Connect Search LLC. Outside of finance, he was involved with Ziegler Winery from 2020 to 2022. The DDK Group, part of Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody, leveraging internal research, manager selection, and a combination of discretionary and model-based strategies.

Michael Vassar is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. since 2022. Prior to joining Baird, he worked at Bartlett Wealth Management and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family ice cream startup as a member and manager for estate purposes. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, and institutions. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and overlays to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

Michael Fritz is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Ft Wright, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2008. Fritz serves on the investment committees of the Dorothy Wood Foundation and the Brain Injury Alliance of Northern Kentucky and is involved in several family and charitable LLCs. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and both in-house and third-party managers.

Eric Schieman is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2019, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and held positions at Barleycorns and VonLeham. He serves on the board of directors for Rosedale Green, a memory care and rehabilitation facility. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a variety of strategies and managers, including both traditional and non-traditional investments.

Amanda Gall is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and previously held positions at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC and UBS Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with BMG Marketing, conducting promotional beverage tasting events. She 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, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies, with a focus on ongoing manager selection, internal research, and advanced tools including artificial intelligence in client advisory.

Justin Dammel is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member on the Kenton County Library Foundation's Investment Committee. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals, utilizing a range of investment strategies and management approaches.

Terrence Hosty Sr. is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Wells Fargo Clearing, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Citigroup Global Markets, and Legg Mason Wood Walker. Hosty is a passive investor in private equity through Vine Street Venture Fund 2 and in Greentech Motors Corporation, a company focused on electric motor manufacturing technology. Robert Baird & Co. serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients through the DDK Group within its Private Wealth Management department, offering a variety of financial planning, portfolio management, and custody services. The firm employs a range of managed account strategies, tax management, and internal research tools, and has reported approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

John Adams is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Pittsburgh Subs, Inc., a restaurant and food/beverage business. He 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 tailored consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning and discretionary management, across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.