# Flat-fee financial advisors in Milwaukee, WI

> AdvisorCensus lists 69 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the Milwaukee metro area that report fixed fees among their Form ADV Item 5.E compensation arrangements, drawn from Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Firms are listed alphabetically; sort by years registered or assets band using the controls below, and read the methodology block for how this page is derived.

Source: Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Rebuilt monthly. HTML page: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/wi/milwaukee/flat-fee/page/2

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 69
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 41, State-registered investment adviser: 28
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 27 (39%); Percentage of assets 61 (88%); Hourly charges 46 (67%); Fixed fees 69 (100%); Commissions 4 (6%); Performance-based fees 5 (7%); Other 12 (17%)
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 7 (10%); $25 million to $100 million 13 (19%); $100 million to $500 million 20 (29%); $500 million to $1 billion 7 (10%); $1 billion to $5 billion 8 (12%); Over $5 billion 5 (7%); Not reported 9 (13%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 15 (22%); 5 to 9 years 9 (13%); 10 to 19 years 23 (33%); 20 years or more 22 (32%)

## Firms (page 2 of 2, 51 to 69 of 69, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Operose Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/operose-advisors-llc-milwaukee-wi-287465) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/operose-advisors-llc-milwaukee-wi-287465.md)) | 287465 | Milwaukee, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 6 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Paladin Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/paladin-partners-hartland-wi-132024) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/paladin-partners-hartland-wi-132024.md)) | 132024 | Hartland, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 0 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [PJS Investment Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pjs-investment-management-cedarburg-wi-104701) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pjs-investment-management-cedarburg-wi-104701.md)) | 104701 | Cedarburg, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 44 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Quintessence Wealth Collective LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/quintessence-wealth-collective-llc-milwaukee-wi-342821) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/quintessence-wealth-collective-llc-milwaukee-wi-342821.md)) | 342821 | Milwaukee, WI | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 0 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Real Wealth Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/real-wealth-advisors-llc-brookfield-wi-318143) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/real-wealth-advisors-llc-brookfield-wi-318143.md)) | 318143 | Brookfield, WI | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 3 | Fixed fee, Other |
| [Regal Bay Investment Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/regal-bay-investment-group-llc-milwaukee-wi-121829) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/regal-bay-investment-group-llc-milwaukee-wi-121829.md)) | 121829 | Milwaukee, WI | State-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 23 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Commissions |
| [Review Services Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/review-services-inc-brookfield-wi-110277) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/review-services-inc-brookfield-wi-110277.md)) | 110277 | Brookfield, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 35 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Richardson Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/richardson-capital-management-llc-menomonee-falls-wi-130985) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/richardson-capital-management-llc-menomonee-falls-wi-130985.md)) | 130985 | Menomonee Falls, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 22 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Richmond Investment Services LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/richmond-investment-services-llc-mequon-wi-327451) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/richmond-investment-services-llc-mequon-wi-327451.md)) | 327451 | Mequon, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 2 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/robert-w-baird-and-co-incorporated-milwaukee-wi-8158) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/robert-w-baird-and-co-incorporated-milwaukee-wi-8158.md)) | 8158 | Milwaukee, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 55 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Commissions, Performance fee, Other |
| [Simplicity Financial, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/simplicity-financial-llc-milwaukee-wi-284578) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/simplicity-financial-llc-milwaukee-wi-284578.md)) | 284578 | Milwaukee, WI | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 9 | % of assets, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spectrum-investment-advisors-inc-mequon-wi-108669) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spectrum-investment-advisors-inc-mequon-wi-108669.md)) | 108669 | Mequon, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 26 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Sterling Capital Management Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sterling-capital-management-inc-brookfield-wi-106822) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sterling-capital-management-inc-brookfield-wi-106822.md)) | 106822 | Brookfield, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 29 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Performance fee |
| [Summit Financial Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-financial-management-llc-mequon-wi-285353) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-financial-management-llc-mequon-wi-285353.md)) | 285353 | Mequon, WI | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 9 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Tidal Investments LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tidal-investments-llc-milwaukee-wi-164201) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tidal-investments-llc-milwaukee-wi-164201.md)) | 164201 | Milwaukee, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 14 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Transcend Advisor Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/transcend-advisor-group-llc-milwaukee-wi-311746) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/transcend-advisor-group-llc-milwaukee-wi-311746.md)) | 311746 | Milwaukee, WI | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Vision Financial Services LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vision-financial-services-llc-grafton-wi-129462) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vision-financial-services-llc-grafton-wi-129462.md)) | 129462 | Grafton, WI | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 22 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Warden Wealth Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/warden-wealth-management-llc-milwaukee-wi-150493) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/warden-wealth-management-llc-milwaukee-wi-150493.md)) | 150493 | Milwaukee, WI | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Windermere Wealth Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/windermere-wealth-advisors-llc-elm-grove-wi-153114) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/windermere-wealth-advisors-llc-elm-grove-wi-153114.md)) | 153114 | Elm Grove, WI | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 14 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |

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## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in Milwaukee, WI?**
AdvisorCensus lists 160 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the Milwaukee metro area, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 93 SEC-registered, 46 state-registered, and 21 exempt reporting advisers. Firms may request removal, so the count can differ slightly from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

**How many fee-only financial advisors are in Milwaukee, WI?**
50 of the 160 firms meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test: paid only by a percentage of assets, hourly charges, fixed fees, or subscription fees on Form ADV Item 5.E (no commissions, performance-based fees, or other compensation), with no sales-related compensation ties in the same filing: no employee registered with a broker-dealer or licensed as an insurance agent (Item 5.B), no brokerage, insurance, real estate, or other product sales business (Item 6.A), no related broker-dealer, insurance company, real estate broker, or futures commission merchant (Item 7.A), and no referral fees from others or other sales interest (Item 8). Form ADV has no fee-only box, so this is derived from the filing; it is not a fee-only certification, and a firm's own page lists its compensation arrangements as filed.

**How many financial advisors in Milwaukee, WI offer financial planning?**
77 of the 139 firms in Milwaukee, WI that answer Form ADV Item 5.G, which asks what advisory services a firm provides, report financial planning services, as of October 2026. Exempt reporting advisers do not answer Item 5.G. Each firm page lists every advisory service the firm reports.

**Are the financial advisors in Milwaukee, WI fiduciaries?**
Every firm on this page is an investment adviser that files Form ADV, and an investment adviser owes its clients a fiduciary duty under federal law, made up of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty: it must act in the client's best interest and not put its own interests ahead of the client's, and must eliminate its conflicts of interest or disclose them fully and fairly. Form ADV has no fiduciary box because the duty comes with being an investment adviser. The duty covers the firm's advice; a firm or its people may also sell securities through a broker-dealer or insurance as licensed agents, roles held to other standards. The 50 firms that meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test report none of those sales ties.

**How do I check whether a financial advisor has disciplinary disclosures?**
Each firm page shows how many Form ADV Item 11 disciplinary questions the firm answered yes and links to the firm's record on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site (adviserinfo.sec.gov), where the detail of each disclosure is public. Individual advisers' records are on the same site and on FINRA BrokerCheck.

**Does AdvisorCensus rate, verify, or recommend these firms?**
No. The directory shows what each firm filed, in alphabetical order unless you choose another sort, and no firm's position depends on payment. Firms that claim their page can add a description and links, marked as provided by the firm; the filed facts are never changed by that content.

**What does regulatory assets under management mean?**
Regulatory assets under management (RAUM) is the figure a firm reports on Form ADV Item 5.F: the securities portfolios it provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services for, at market value, including assets managed without discretion. It measures scale, not performance or quality.

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Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Flat-fee financial advisors in Milwaukee, WI: 69 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.