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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 services industry. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has a background that includes roles with Calhoun Financial Services and American Investors Company dating back to the early 1990s. Outside of her advisory work, she is also involved in real estate brokerage and serves as a probate executor and trustee. The firm provides financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and corporations, delivering comprehensive or segmented written plans and consultations tailored to client objectives. It focuses on financial planning rather than ongoing portfolio management and does not maintain discretionary authority or assets under management.

Kathryn Vukonich is a financial advisor at SPC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with Parkland Securities since 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she co-owns Forest Lodge Kennels, which breeds and sells AKC registered Bernese Mountain Dog puppies. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and delivers tailored, discretionary investment advice through multiple account programs.

Timothy Nanson is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Fortress Retirement, Inc. and Womack Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he is the pit master and operator of Bossy Babes BBQ, a food truck based in Fergus Falls, MN. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individuals, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm applies a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using proprietary models and AI-supported rebalancing, focusing on exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

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 designations and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2006. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm provides holistic, goal-based financial planning that covers various topics such as retirement, tax, estate, and special needs planning, with the option to combine planning services with managed accounts under a consolidated billing arrangement called “WealthPlan.”