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Linda Cornish is the principal of The Cornish Group LLC dba Cornish Financial Services Group in Fergus Falls, MN, with 37 years of experience in the financial industry. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background that includes roles at Calhoun Financial Services and American Investors Company. Outside of financial advising, she is involved in real estate brokerage, probate administration, and acts as a trustee managing beneficiary expenses. The Cornish Group provides financial planning services primarily to individuals, trusts, and corporations through tailored written plans and consultations. The firm focuses on financial planning rather than discretionary portfolio management, does not maintain client assets, and employs a fee structure based on flat or hourly fees rather than asset-based billing.

Timothy Nanson is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Farther since 2025. His prior roles include nine years at Fortress Retirement, Inc. and three years at Womack Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a food truck called Bossy Babes BBQ, where he serves as Pit Master. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Kathryn Vukonich is a financial advisor at SPC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Parkland Securities since 2014 and at Security Insurance, Inc. since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns Forest Lodge Kennels, which breeds and sells AKC registered Bernese Mountain Dog puppies. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services. The firm’s approach includes discretionary management with periodic monitoring and model portfolios, and it operates with a corporate structure that integrates affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies alongside fiduciary and non-fiduciary services.

Matthew Hendricks is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Fergus Falls, MN, holding a Series 66 credential with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Isaac Vatnsdal is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and previously worked at CONCOUSRE FINANCIAL GROUP for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches youth hockey for the Fergus Falls Hockey Association. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Steven Gundersen is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2006. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a large network of financial advisors. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based planning across a broad range of topics and offers clients the option to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing approach called WealthPlan.