Savant Capital Management Recognized by Barron’s and Forbes

Ranked among America’s top independent wealth management firms

Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, IL, with 11 additional offices in three states, including Madison and Park Falls, has been recognized by Barron’s as one of the top independent advisory firms in the nation and by Forbes, naming the firm’s CEO as one of America’s top wealth advisors.

Barron’s, an American weekly newspaper that reports on current financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics, has named Savant #22 on its list of the Top 30 Registered Investment Advisory Firms. The list is based on several factors that speak to the firms’ ability to provide broad and consistent services to clients. All the firms’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission were used to cross-check the data provided to Barron’s. Click here to view the complete list of honorees.

American business magazine, Forbes, ranked Savant CEO Brent Brodeski #40 on its 2017 list of America’s Top Wealth Advisors. Brodeski earned the #50 spot in 2016. The ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is designed to fairly compare the business practices of a large group of advisors from the financial services industry including registered investment advisors like Savant, along with banks, brokerages, custodians, insurance companies, and others. More than 19,000 nominations were received, with 200 advisors chosen. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK received a fee in exchange for rankings. Click here to view the complete list of America’s Top Wealth Advisors.

Savant manages more than $5 billion in assets and employs more than 150 team members. Headquartered in Rockford, IL, Savant also has 11 offices in Chicago, Freeport, Geneva, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Peoria, Sterling, and Wilmette, IL; McLean, VA; and Madison and Park Falls, WI.

About Savant Capital Management
Savant Capital Management is a leading independent, nationally-recognized, fee-only firm, serving clients for 30 years with more than $5 billion in assets under management. As a trusted advisor, Savant Capital Management offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan and family office services to financially established individuals and institutions. Savant also offers corporate accounting, tax preparation, payroll and consulting through its affiliate, Savant Tax & Consulting.

Savant is regularly recognized among the top wealth managers in the United States. Savant was the recipient of the 2015 Best-in-Business IMPACT Award™, part of Schwab’s IMPACT Awards® program to recognize excellence in the business of independent financial advice. Savant has consistently received other industry recognitions including recently being included on the Forbes top 200 financial advisors list, the Barron’s top 20 independent advisory firms list, being named the #9 rated RIA firm by Financial Planning magazine, and included in additional top advisors lists by Financial Advisor magazine and InvestmentNews.

Savant Capital Management is a Registered Investment Advisor. Savant’s marketing material should not be construed by any existing or prospective client as a guarantee that they will experience a certain level of results if they engage Savant’s services and may include lists or rankings published by magazines and other sources which are generally based exclusively on information prepared and submitted by the recognized advisor. Click here for more information about Savant or to view our Important Disclosures.

Savant Capital Management and its employees are independent of and are not employees or agents of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Schwab does not prepare, verify or endorse information distributed by Savant Capital Management. The Best-in-Business IMPACT Award™ is not an endorsement, testimonial endorsement, recommendation or referral to Savant Capital Management

Honkamp Krueger to host two complimentary events

Madison, Wis. (October 11, 2017) – Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. (HK) will be hosting two complimentary events for businesses in November including a business transition webinar and a manufacturing CFO forum.

The business transition webinar titled “Selling Your Business: Transaction or Transformation,” will be hosted by HK’s partner and business transition strategies leader, Martha Sullivan CPA, CVA/ABV, CM&AA, CEPA, and CornerStone Business Services, Inc.’s president, Scott Bushkie, CBI, M&AMI. This webinar will cover the art of the transfer of business ownership and will discuss ways to achieve the greatest return on investment, financially and personally from your business transition process. Forbes.com recently shared HK’s article on this very topic. The webinar will be held on two days for attendees to choose from: Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 9 from 10 – 11 a.m. Visit http://www.honkamp.com/selling-your-business/, call 888.556.0123 or email seminar@honkamp.com.

The professionals at HK will also be hosting a Manufacturing CFO Forum series with the first installments to be held in Dubuque and Davenport, Iowa. HKP partner and HR consulting practice leader, Lori Stewart, SPHR®, SHRM-SCP, HCS, will lead this forum with discussion on the challenges and solutions related to workforce and HR management in the manufacturing industry. The session in Dubuque at Best Western Plus, 3100 Dodge St., will be held Friday, Nov. 10 and the session in Davenport at Rhythm City Casino Resort, 7077 Elmore Ave., will be held Friday, Nov. 17. Both dates will start at 7 a.m. with registration and follow up with the session from 7:30 – 9 a.m. To register, visit http://go.hk-hkp.com/forum1117, call 888.556.0123 or email seminar@honkamp.com.

About Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.

Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. (HK) is a Top 100 CPA and business consulting firm in the U.S. and the 3rd fastest-growing Midwest-based firm (Accounting Today, 2017). HK has also been recognized as one of only 50 Best of the Best Accounting Firms in the U.S. (INSIDE Public Accounting, 2015). The largest Iowa-based CPA firm, HK is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, with additional locations in Cedar Rapids and Davenport, Iowa, Geneseo, Ill., and Madison and Platteville, Wis. In addition to the CPA practice, HK includes HK Financial Services (HKFS), HK Payroll Services (HKP) and the HK Alliance, which consists of CPA and business consulting firms throughout the U.S. sharing resources and best practices.

For more information, please visit www.honkamp.com.

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MSCR Receives a National Award for Services for People who have Disabilities

October 6, 2017

For Immediate Release

Contact: Nicole Graper at 608-204-3017 or ngraper@madison.k12.wi.us

MSCR Receives National Award for Serving People who Have Disabilities

Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR), Madison’s public recreation provider, was presented the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) 2017 Excellence in Inclusion Award.

MSCR offers adaptive recreation — sports and recreation designed for people who have disabilities, and inclusion services for individuals with and without disabilities to participate together. The award was presented at the NRPA National Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana.  MSCR is a member of NRPA and shares the organization’s vision that everyone should have easy access to park and recreation opportunities in sustainable communities.

MSCR is proud of Kate Dvorak, Inclusion Services Specialist, Cheryl Dietrich, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist – Inclusion Services, Chad Thom, Community Programs Supervisor and Janet Dyer, Community Programs Supervisor for their work creating accessible public recreation programs. The department serves 4,685 participants with disabilities annually in a range of activities.

“We are honored to be nationally recognized for helping make a difference in the lives of people who have disabilities and their families,” said Jacob Tisue, MSCR Executive Director.

More information on Inclusion Services & Adaptive Recreation

MSCR is Madison’s public recreation provider serving the community since 1926.  As a department of the Madison School District, MSCR serves all ages in a wide range of activities including adventure, afterschool, arts, enrichment, fitness, sports, swimming and more. Go to www.mscr.org for more information or call 608-204-3017.

SVA Receives LEA Women’s Leadership Program Award

The SVA Companies is proud to announce that it has won the Leading Edge Alliance (LEA) 2017 Edge award for Outstanding Women’s Leadership Program. This is a new award category and it honors the most creative and productive internal and/or external firm initiative or program for women’s leadership. SVA has won this award for their Women in Business initiative.

The SVA Women in Business initiative was designed to recognize successful businesswomen by featuring three women and their success stories at the inaugural Women In Business Breakfast held in June 2017 where approximately 150 women business leaders were in attendance.  SVA partnered with WISC-TV3 and Madison Magazine for a three-month campaign to promote this initiative because of the need for increased recognition of the talented businesswomen in the Madison and Dane County markets.

“It is fantastic that SVA received the very first award for Women’s Leadership in LEA’s new category,” states Cindy Bong, Chief Operating Officer. “The hard work and dedication of our team of SVA women to launch this initiative made this award possible. From the idea, to the spark that ignited it, to the successful women’s event, we could not be more proud of this honor.”

To view more details on the SVA Women in Business campaign, visit www.sva.com/women.

About SVA

Since our inception in 1974, we have focused on developing long-standing business relationships.  As our clients’ businesses and personal interests have grown, we have increased our service offerings to meet their expanding needs.

Now over 40 years later, SVA and its affiliates are recognized leaders offering a wide range of professional services including audit and accounting, tax, business information technologies, wealth management, trust and estate administration services.

The cornerstone of SVA will always remain the same, providing service and value to help our clients achieve measurable results, while exceeding their expectations.  SVA is not only dedicated to the clients we serve, we are dedicated to the communities we serve, maintaining a long tradition of involvement and support.

SVA is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, employs over 300 staff, and has additional offices in Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois. www.sva.com

About Leading Edge Alliance

Founded in 1999, LEA Global is the second largest international association in the world, creating a high-quality alliance of 226 firms focused on accounting, financial and business advisory services. LEA Global firms operate from 620 offices in 110 countries, giving clients of LEA Global firms access to the knowledge, skills and experience of more than 2,300 experts and 23,000 staff members.

LEA Global firms’ unique alliance enables them to maintain their independence while working together to provide the ultimate in client service and providing valuable access to understand the cultural and commercial norms across the globe.

All LEA Global firms must go through rigorous due diligence before being accepted into the alliance.

Working collaboratively, LEA Global firms focus on client service, meaning the partner in the original engagement stays involved. That connection provides consistency and intimate client knowledge – a practice indicative of the value LEA Global places on the qualities of thought leadership, in-depth knowledge, expertise and proactive advisory services.

ZEBRADOG Names Mr. Eric Holmer as User Experience Leader

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Chris Moore – ZEBRADOG
608-257-8400, info@zebradog.com 
ZEBRADOG Names Mr. Eric Holmer as User Experience Leader
Company Continues Innovating, Integrating Interactive Media into Public Spaces

MADISON, WI. – ZEBRADOG (aka ZD Studios), one of the nation’s leading experiential graphic design firms (https://www.zebradog.com), today announced the promotion of Mr. Eric Holmer as their Digital User Experience Leader within its award-winning media team. Mr. Holmer joined ZEBRADOG in 2014 as the Design/Media Strategist and has continued to evolve client media installations within a multitude of environments.

“Eric’s proven abilities to translate our client’s vision into fluid interactive solutions will continue to strengthen ZEBRADOG’s position as an industry leader in experiential media design and delivery,” said Chris Moore, New Media Director and Vice President of ZEBRADOG. 

Mr. Holmer brings his experience in user experience design, content strategy, digital media design and technology integration for large-scale projects around the world for a wide variety of ZEBRADOG clients. He has assisted on the design and development strategy for several award-winning digital media projects for organizations including; The Hall Group, Duke University Athletics, Aurora Health Care, Manpower Group, Livsreise Heritage Center, Northwestern University, Saudi Aramco and MillerCoors, amongst others.

Mr. Holmer received his Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
 
About ZEBRADOG:
Located in the historic Sixth Ward Carnegie Library in Madison, Wisconsin, ZD was founded in 1992 by Creative Director Mark Schmitz. For 25 years, ZD has been thriving at the intersection of communication design and the built environment while delivering some of the most integrated, collaborative and evocative branded environments in America. The ZD staff of over 20 passionate professionals are versed in the disciplines of interior architecture, interactive media, graphic and interior design, wayfinding, construction management and technical writing all balanced to deliver modern storytelling solutions. The ZD culture thrives in collaborative environments and excels in delivering destination brand-based experiences with authenticity, grace and passion.