Paul Dwyer is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Blue Clay Capital from 2013 to 2016. Punch & Associates serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and various types of funds. The firm employs a multi-cap investment approach focused on bottoms-up fundamental research, managing both discretionary portfolios and private micro- and nano-cap funds.

Sara Schreiber is a financial advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms including Thrivent Investment Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent providing insurance services to clients. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners manages approximately $455 million in assets across over 2,000 accounts and offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a blend of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and ESG considerations, delivering services that include ongoing portfolio management, estate planning coordination, and a proprietary wrap fee program.

Klair Reese is a financial advisor at DSG Capital Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Hightower Advisors, Hightower Securities, LLC, and Family Partners LTD. DSG Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $780 million for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, typically with a $5 million relationship threshold. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services using customized, primarily long-term portfolios constructed with a combination of individual securities and alternative investments.

Jeffrey Stier is a financial advisor with RIA Advisory Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He also operates Stier Law Offices, where he serves as attorney and president, advising clients on estate planning and other legal matters. RIA Advisory Group, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes and integrates legal and accounting professionals within its service model.

Kathleen Nelson is a CFP® and PFS™ with 8 years of industry experience. She has been with SilverOak Wealth Management LLC since 2015. She is also a partner of an inactive accounting firm, Moquist Thorvilson & Kaufmann. SilverOak Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and tax-related services, emphasizing individualized investment policy development and ongoing portfolio supervision.

Gregory Nelson is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Star Capital Inc. He has held roles at Strategic Asset Management, Peak Brokerage Services, and Strategic Retirement Solutions Inc. Nelson also owns and operates several related businesses, including an insurance agency and tax preparation services. Star Capital Inc. is a five-advisor team providing investment management and consulting to retail and high-net-worth individuals, retirement accounts, small businesses, and other advisers. The firm combines fundamental analysis, quantitative screening, and macroeconomic assessment in a process-driven approach, offering model portfolios and the actively managed Lyra Adaptive AI Strategy focused on clients with above-average risk tolerance.

Dominique Villaume is a financial advisor at Contego Capital Group, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial, Secured Retirement Advisors, The Ordway for Performing Arts, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Cavalier Tax Support, LLC, a tax preparation and accounting business. Contego Capital Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan advisory roles, employing asset allocation and security selection based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Daniel Boeckermann is a financial advisor at BGM Wealth Management with 28 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His work history includes roles at EntreBank, Venture Bank, and a long-standing association with Cornerstone Private Asset Trust Company and Boeckermann, Grafstrom & Mayer. He is involved in leadership positions with Cornerstone Private Asset Trust Company as well as the accounting firm Boeckermann, Grafstrom, Mayer. BGM Wealth Partners is a team-based wealth management firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes integrated planning across investment, tax, and estate matters, supported by professionals with CFP and CPA/PFS credentials, and benefits from formal affiliations that provide direct access to trust administration and tax coordination.

Samuel Johnson is a CFP® and ChFC® with five years of experience in financial advisory. He has worked at Boyum Wealth Architects LLC since 2023 and previously was with Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC from 2017 to 2023. His background also includes roles at Village Bank and the University of Minnesota. Boyum Wealth Architects LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of technical and tactical allocation strategies alongside fundamental and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios aligned with client goals and risk tolerance.

Alexander Dunne is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with SilverOak Wealth Management LLC since 2015. The firm is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. SilverOak offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, financial education workshops, and implementation support, emphasizing individualized investment policies and ongoing portfolio supervision.

Kevin Distad is a financial advisor at Nepsis, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Nepsis since 2015. Nepsis, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, charities, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm also offers research and educational products to other financial advisors, including portfolio analytics and speaking engagements.

Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New Era Financial Advisors, Inc., J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations with approximately $2.55 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and specialized consulting services, implementing model portfolios and using a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and third-party managed accounts.

Thomas Barten is a financial advisor with United Advisors America and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including eight years at U.S. Bancorp Investments and five years at both United Advisors America and Alliance America. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering life, fixed annuity, health, and long-term care insurance products. United Advisors America provides investment management services primarily to individuals near retirement and to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, focusing on customized asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, and select exchange-traded products, including those investing in digital currencies.

Jon Spahn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. He has one year of industry experience and previously held roles at Pathway Ventures LLC and North Dakota State University. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a fundamental, bottom-up research process combined with a top-down allocation view and employs derivatives and leveraged ETFs within its risk-managed investment strategies.

Thomas Jensen is a financial advisor at Kusske Financial, Inc. in Burnsville, MN, with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at several firms including Petros Family Wealth and Investment Rarities, Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved with Wear Out the Net, an activity he has participated in since 2019. Kusske Financial provides personalized financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm focuses on non-discretionary financial planning, offering detailed recommendations and periodic reviews while leaving implementation decisions to clients.

James Knapp is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Boyum Wealth Architects LLC since 2012, working within a team of five advisors in Bloomington, MN. Boyum Wealth Architects LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a customized investment approach combining technical, tactical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis, using a broad range of instruments to address client risk and return objectives.

Samuel Broback is a financial advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in 2025, he worked within the Thrivent Advisor Network and its affiliated entities from 2018 to 2025. He is also an insurance agent providing insurance sales services to clients. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments. The firm oversees approximately $455 million in assets across more than 2,000 accounts, managing most portfolios on a discretionary basis and integrating estate planning services with an emphasis on client communication and education.

Eric Gardner is a CFA® charterholder based in Minneapolis, MN, with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at firms including Sequoia Financial Group, Kowalski Financial, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Gardner currently operates as the sole advisor at All Star Financial. All Star Financial offers personalized financial planning, in-house tax preparation by certified public accountants, and discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a broad client base that includes individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tactical portfolio adjustments informed by macroeconomic indicators.

Daniel Plagens is a financial advisor at Stevens Foster Financial Advisors in Bloomington, MN, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2011. He maintains a Minnesota life and health insurance license for service purposes only and does not receive commissions. Stevens Foster serves high-net-worth individuals, corporate officers, small business owners, family trusts, and foundations with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates investment management with tax planning and preparation, offering customized, tax-aware strategies overseen by an internal investment team and committee.

Carter Springer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN. His prior experience includes roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Strapped LLC. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $2.55 billion in discretionary assets through model portfolios and a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and third-party managed accounts.