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Adam Duchon is a CFP® professional with over five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at PairOne Private Wealth. Outside of his financial advisory work, Adam coaches hockey at Lakeville North High School. PairOne Private Wealth is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to families, small business owners, and young professionals.

Michael Bins is a CFP® professional currently affiliated with LPL Financial. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Aimee Hatlestad is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at The Hatlestad Group. She previously worked at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners and Bgm Trunorth Wealth Partners, Llc. She serves as Treasurer for the Ripley Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization. The Hatlestad Group provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and fiduciary entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Bradley Hesselberg is an investment advisor with Sword and Shield Solutions LLC in Savage, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Gradient Investments, LLC and Gradient Wealth Management, among other firms. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent. Sword and Shield Solutions is a single-advisor independent firm offering non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm employs client-approved strategies including fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, and may recommend and monitor third-party managers for portions of client portfolios.

Joseph De Ziel is a financial advisor at TrustMerit Capital with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Edward Jones and Ameriprise Financial Services. De Ziel has managed his own firm, TrustMerit Capital, since 2021. TrustMerit Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, creating tailored Investment Policy Statements based on clients’ income, tax considerations, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory to guide long-term allocation decisions and implements portfolios under discretionary authority.

Kevin Boyd is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years before founding KMB Wealth Management, LLC in 2020. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses through a wrap fee investment program that combines financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage transactional services. KMB Wealth Management employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, blending indexed funds with actively managed positions, and integrates comprehensive financial planning tailored to client objectives.