Nicholas Sarasin Fuller

Thomas Ottman is a financial advisor with Aquinas Capital Advisors LLC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has managed his own practice and worked with firms including Advanced Advisory Group, LLC and EFS Advisors. Aquinas Capital Advisors provides non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and limited-scope ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services primarily to individuals and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers public educational seminars as part of its service model.

Carter Michaelson is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at illumiFI Wealth, an independent firm based in Blaine, MN. His prior experience includes roles at Thrivent Investment Management, Thrivent Advisor Network, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. illumiFI Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning services such as tax, business, retirement, student loan, and estate planning. The firm's investment approach integrates Modern Portfolio Theory with a blend of passive and active strategies, focusing on tax efficiency and regular portfolio reviews.

David Johnson is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Right Path Financial LLC, an independent advisory firm he founded in 2020. Johnson also directs Case Central, LLC, a financial planning business, and operates as a sole proprietor offering fixed insurance products. Right Path Financial LLC provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to individual clients, utilizing third-party model portfolios through the Orion Portfolio Solutions Strategist program. The firm maintains a non-discretionary advisory relationship and offers services without an account minimum.

Thomas Hallberg is the sole advisor at Wealth Transitions in Forest Lake, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. for 25 years before founding Wealth Transitions. Outside of financial advisory, he is active as a life and spiritual coach and public speaker. Wealth Transitions provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services for individuals and retirement plan sponsors. The firm also offers public educational seminars and ERISA 3(21) limited-scope fiduciary services, employing a strategic investment approach that includes Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo analysis.

Steven Drost is the principal advisor at Drost Financial in Ham Lake, MN, holding the CFP® and CFA® designations, with eight years of industry experience. Before founding Drost Financial in 2021, he worked at Private Client Services LLC and Affiance Financial from 2017 to 2021, and Echo Wealth Management from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Drost is the co-founder and CEO of Quivr CRM, LLC, a technology firm partnered with Salesforce. Drost Financial is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth households, young families, and corporate executives. The firm provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, employing a blend of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with a subscription-style ongoing planning service in addition to traditional asset management.

Hi, I’m Scott, the founder of Renovate Financial Planning, where we specialize in working with Real Estate Investors. I get to wake up every day excited to get to work because I combined the career I love (financial planning) with my hobby, side-gig of real estate investing! It’s hard as a Real Estate Investor to find an advisor who understands real estate or who won’t advise you against it! As a Real Estate Investor myself and an avid researcher on all things real estate and financial planning, I am here to help you reach all your financial and real estate goals. Our comprehensive financial planning includes real estate consulting, investment management, long-term tax planning, insurance and risk management, estate planning, and retirement planning. We’re here to make sure you have everything you need to live your best life now and into retirement. When I’m not meeting with clients, nerding out on real estate or researching tax strategies for financial planning, I can be found adventuring outside with my wife and three daughters or by the fireplace drinking coffee. If you would like to know more about Renovate Financial Planning and how we could help you, please reach out! We would love to have a free phone consultation with you to see if we would be a good fit!