Kurt Micheal Haugen

I'm the founder of SCM Investment Services in Lake Elmo, MN — a fee-only, fiduciary advisory firm built on one belief: everyone deserves honest financial advice from someone legally required to put their interests first. My path here started on the trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade, where I transacted over $1 billion in US Treasury Notes daily and later served as VP and Director of Discretionary Trading Operations. With degrees in Computer Science and Chemistry, I've always approached investing as a hard science — not a sales pitch. I earned my MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the epicenter of evidence-based investing. No commissions. No exceptions. I've been quoted as a financial expert in CNN Money, Fortune, the Chicago Tribune, US News, and Investment News.

Jesse Sell is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Prevail Financial Partners, LLC since 2019. Prior to founding Prevail, he spent 11 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He serves as Treasurer and Secretary for his local homeowners association in West Lakeland, Minnesota. Prevail Financial Partners, LLC is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients through managed accounts and financial planning. The firm employs a client-driven investment process that integrates asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term trading, typically managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jay Radke is a financial advisor with Investors Choice in Stillwater, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Investors Choice from 1999 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Radke has been a licensed life insurance agent since 1984, providing insurance products to clients as needed. Investors Choice is an independent firm offering financial planning, investment advisory, and portfolio management services to individual clients. The firm manages approximately $1.41 million across a limited number of accounts, using a customized investment approach that incorporates various analysis techniques and a range of instruments, including mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, options, CDs, and annuities. The firm also sells insurance products and offers fixed and variable annuities, combining fee-based advisory and insurance services.

Michael Heflin is a financial advisor at YES Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at BMO Capital Markets Corp., GMB Capital Partners, and S Capital Wealth Advisors. He is the founder and CEO of Class Action Connection, a business that assists individuals and businesses in recovering compensation from class action settlements. YES Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, risk-managed asset allocation approach using fundamental analysis and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, with an investment program that notably includes derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Kyle Playford is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Freedom Financial Partners LLC in Oakdale, MN. He has worked at multiple firms, including AdvisorNet Wealth Management and Pine Grove Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent with FFP Insurance LLC. Freedom Financial Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and insurance advisory services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive strategies guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and customized investment policies.

Angela Tille is a financial advisor at Portfolio Design Services, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Portfolio Design Services since 2019, prior to which she worked in the family business for 13 years. Portfolio Design Services provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, as well as qualified retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in constructing tailored portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers specialized ERISA 3(38) plan-management services for plan sponsors.