Alex Grausnick is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans from 2013 to 2020. Outside of advising, he is involved with May, Inc. as a paraplanner supporting his Ameriprise practice. Ameriprise is an institutional firm serving clients, particularly those approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, through its Premier Retirement Income service. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide personalized retirement-income planning and offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Sarah Coffey is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked in education for over 17 years, including a role at Hopkins Public Schools. Outside of advising, she has coached educational transition programs and works as a restaurant server. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, focusing on comprehensive, goal-based financial planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm offers an optional managed-account program combined with planning under a consolidated billing arrangement called WealthPlan.

Kathryn Rodgers is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Nepsis. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Partners in Community Service in St. Paul, MN, where she provides care to mentally handicapped adults. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, providing tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery and planning tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services through both direct relationships and corporate financial planning agreements.

Aaron Venasky is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a scout and helps with roster construction for the Austin Bruins Hockey Club, a junior hockey team. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tailoring strategies to clients’ risk profiles and using a combination of in-house and third-party investment managers.

Joanne Basile is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following a seven-year tenure at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services tailored to clients meeting a net-worth threshold, utilizing proprietary research and planning tools.

Jonathan Halvorson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at OSAIC since 2024. He previously worked for Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc for 10 years. Halvorson is also president of Jmark Financial LLC, an entity he created to receive advisory compensation and manage office leasing. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable investors through a large network of financial advisers and advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools, risk assessments, and access to third-party managers to construct portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Heather Foley is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2011 to 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of investment and fee-based financial planning services, using proprietary research and planning tools to develop tailored client recommendations.

Nicholas Kremer is a financial advisor at Fidelity with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Robert Half International. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including fund advisory and model portfolio delivery. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative and algorithmic methods and serves as an advisor to multiple registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.

Callie Wurst is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services and MRK Financial Solutions. Her background also includes roles outside of financial advising. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement planning advice, focusing on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Cody Cullen is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation. He has prior experience at Wells Fargo and other firms, and he volunteers as a home technology consultant teaching digital literacy to senior citizens through Senior Community Services. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and maintains a large nationwide network of advisors and branches.

Connor Murphy is a financial advisor at Merrill in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Merrill in 2026 after an 11-year tenure with South St. Paul Public Schools. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Mark Strangis is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 52 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Linsco Private Ledger since 2007 and operates under the DBA Strangis Wealth Management. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement consulting services.

Matthew Tuttle is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2005. He is co-owner of Great Service Model LLC and Excellent Management Model LLC, both involved in managing his Ameriprise business. Additionally, he is a co-founder and board member of Farcical Fertility, a nonprofit organization. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with substantial investable assets, combining research and modeling with tax-efficient strategies. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated companies.

Joseph Kaufman is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Bremer Bank. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework to support its recommendations.

Michael Farley is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and its predecessor firms since 2007 and is the owner and president of Farley Financial Partners, Inc., where he has been involved since 1999. He volunteers with St. Thomas Academy, a nonprofit organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers, with over $256 billion in assets under management and more than 10,000 advisors nationwide.

Brett Koopman is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Golden Valley, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial For Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Trustees for Mount Carmel Ministries and is a director and owner of a family farm corporation, Chedna, Ltd. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based planning addressing a wide range of topics, providing ongoing or one-time planning relationships without discretionary portfolio management for institutional clients.

David Follett is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He is also a partner in Triple Divide Investments, LLC, an entity focused on commercial real estate investments unrelated to his advisory role. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice and customized performance reporting supported by a centralized due-diligence framework.

Kevin Rollwagen is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Edina, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2018 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Kevin is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department serving individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, with an investment approach that includes manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and ongoing manager selection supported by internal research and advanced tools.

Elizabeth Mccarty is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Board of Directors and as Unit Treasurer for Pack 9561 Committee at Capitol Hill School in St. Paul, MN. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement income planning through written Recommendation Reports and ongoing advice.

Norman Gaskins is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Securian Financial Services, Quasar Distributor LLC, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement planning advice focused on income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.