Grace Haverkamp is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with Gradient Securities since 2013, including roles at Gradient Wealth Management and Gradient Insurance Brokerage. Outside of advising, she serves as a co-trustee for a family living revocable trust and has held a vice president of marketing position within the insurance sector. Gradient Securities, operating as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, and non-discretionary asset management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary model with an investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often utilizing third-party managers.

Rachel Sams is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of Our Hearts Align, a nonprofit focused on pregnancy loss awareness, and participates in several professional networking and community groups in Florida. Gradient Securities, LLC, operating as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA plan services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer activities and frequently utilizes third-party managers while maintaining client approval on investment decisions.

Patrick Guerin is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked with various Gradient entities since 2011 and serves as President of 45 North Wealth Group, LLC. Additionally, he holds leadership roles at Gradient Life Brokerage, LLC and Gradient Financial Group. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, employing a largely non-discretionary model that includes risk analysis tools and multiple portfolio analysis methods.

Keith Severson is a financial advisor with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC in Maple Grove, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lifeworks Advisors in 2021, Severson worked at Strategic Wealth Group Registered Investment Advisor, Fiduciary Management Group, and Griffin Capital Securities. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management, utilizing a combination of planning-based and risk-based investment approaches supported by quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Andrew Shuldheisz is a financial advisor with Larson Financial Group, LLC in Minneapolis, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and David Klein. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting primarily for doctors and related businesses. The firm employs a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs using both strategic and tactical approaches while also offering third-party manager recommendations and pension consulting services.

Ernesto De La Torre Marin is a financial advisor with Gradient Investments, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Gradient Investments since 2019. Prior to his advisory role, he was involved in entrepreneurial ventures including Clear Choice Window Washing, LLC and Summit Interior Care and Restoration, LLC. Gradient Investments, LLC provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a proprietary investment framework and offers a variety of model and custom portfolios, managing assets on a fee-only basis without acting as a custodian.

Jan Barnes is a financial advisor at Larson Financial Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Comprehensive Asset Management & Servicing, Inc. and Counsel Wealth Management, Inc. She is currently involved with Larson Wealth Partners in a client services role. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs incorporating strategic and tactical approaches, and it employs AI-assisted tools alongside human review for research and recommendations.

Richard Frith II is a financial advisor with Larson Financial Group, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Larson Financial Securities, LLC and Larson Wealth Partners and has been associated with Larson Financial Group since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a director of a nonprofit homeschool co-op and is involved in managing property ventures, including a vacation rental partnership. Larson Financial Group provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm combines strategic and tactical investment approaches and utilizes both proprietary model portfolios and external money managers in its service offerings.

Josiah Quick is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at Spire CU, Infinex Investments, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, and Waddell & Reed. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, wrap programs, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer model with significant third-party manager arrangements.

Alek Van Valkenburg is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2022 and previously worked at Gradient Advisors and Case Central. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and follows a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Garrett Groebner is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Brookstone since 2014. He also has ongoing experience with Ohio National Financial Services since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance and indexed annuities sales. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and various managed account strategies.

Jillian Hoffman is a financial advisor at &Partners with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Ameriprise, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns two print-on-demand merchandise businesses. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA 3(21) consulting using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, with portfolio management supported by the Envestnet platform.

Nicholas Ovshak is a Certified Financial Planner™ at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Fidelity Brokerage Services and Ameriprise Financial Services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting a wide range of investment options and portfolio implementation approaches.

Lori Reiman is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Champlin, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Ameriprise Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients, offering integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Thomas Langseth is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Spire Credit Union, and Infinex Investments, Inc. OSAIC Institutions, INC. is a hybrid SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member that serves individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a model that delegates investment management to its advisers while providing firm supervision.

James Bear is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J. Alan Capital Management, LLC, Global Financial Private Capital, and he has operated J. Alan Financial, Inc. since 2000. Outside of financial advisory work, he is a self-employed musician and freelance drummer. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio management and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Gregory Gorman is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Parkland Securities and Sigma Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally competes in demolition derbies at local county fairs. J. W. Cole Advisors serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives, offering portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions.

Mark Johnson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Otsego, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Since 2015, he has operated Gateway Financial Strategies, LLC, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products alongside his advisory role. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, delivering tailored solutions across multiple program types with an emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.

Brent Carlson is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory. He has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, and WFG Investments. In addition to his advisory role, he is a public notary. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan design and compliance, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Grant Shaffer is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and National Life Group. Shaffer is also an insurance agent with National Life. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, combining long-term strategies with shorter-term trading options, and frequently uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios.