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Mitchell Thompson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group, Inc. Prior to founding MJT & Associates in 2014, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he provides consulting focused on the financial aspects of divorce through CDFA Bridge Consulting Group LLC. MJT & Associates offers investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory and technical analysis, managing diversified portfolios with ongoing monitoring and formal annual reviews.

Mark Jensen is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 66. Jensen has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for several local organizations including the Yellow Medicine East scholarship fund, Yellow Medicine Community Education, and Avera-Granite Falls Hospital and Manor, and assists clients with health insurance coverage through the MNsure exchange. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, offering holistic, goal-based financial planning that covers a wide range of topics but does not include implementation of recommendations. The firm emphasizes ongoing client engagement through planning and managed-account programs while maintaining separate service arrangements.

Aaron Jaenisch is a financial advisor at Cetera with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Avantax Investment Services and Avantax Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, he contributes to his family farm by assisting with livestock, crop harvesting, and equipment maintenance. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a nationwide network of advisors, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across multiple program structures.

James Bulman is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Montevideo, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Mayor of Montevideo and holds board memberships with the City of Montevideo Housing and Redevelopment Authority, the City of Montevideo Economic Development Authority, and CCM Health Hospital. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory strategies and related investment products, supported by a nationwide network of approximately 23,700 advisors and over 15,000 branch offices.

Harold Goedgedrag is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently working at Thrivent Investment Management. His prior experience includes eight years at ING Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Secretary for the Kiwanis Club of Granite Falls, where he takes meeting notes and communicates with members. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, focusing on comprehensive, goal-based financial planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm offers a range of planning topics and combines these services with managed-account options under a consolidated billing system called WealthPlan.

Shelly Bednar is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Edward Jones, bringing a total of four years of industry experience, including prior tenure at Ameriprise. She serves on a local board of directors and is involved with LFP Consulting LLC in a non-investment-related capacity. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with over $1 trillion in assets under management and a large nationwide network of advisors and branch offices. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.