Robert Cooper is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 21 years of experience at Capital Management Associates Inc in Faribault, MN. He holds a Series 66 license and is also a licensed insurance agent authorized to sell life, accident and health, variable life, and variable annuities. Cooper has been with Capital Management Associates and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2005. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and options strategies, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as a manager-of-managers program.

Paul Burmeister is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Strategic Wealth Group and LPL Financial since 2016 and serves as a board member of the Conquering King Fellowship, a nonprofit organization. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party manager programs, and model management to build and monitor client strategies.

Paige Heltemes is a financial advisor with The Wealth Group – Austin B. Colby & Associates, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Paul A Knier, Inc. prior to joining her current team. The Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs tailored investment strategies including asset allocation, technical analysis, and managed accounts, reviewing client portfolios at least semi-annually.

Thomas Hawley is a financial advisor at Bearing Point Capital with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Bearing Point Capital in 2024, he worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2015 to 2024. Bearing Point Capital offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a comprehensive, client-specific approach using fundamental and technical analysis to construct customized portfolios across a broad range of securities and investment vehicles.

Tyler Hirth is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Strategic Wealth Group. He has held various roles in wealth management and tax services since 2007, including operating Running Tax Services, LLC and Running Wealth Management Group MN, Inc. Tyler is also a non-profit board member of NAIFA. Strategic Wealth Group is a team-based advisory firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and integrates fundamental and technical analysis with outside manager programs and brokerage services.

Michael Poissant is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC. His previous roles include positions at LPL Financial, Concord Wealth Partners, Personal Wealth Partners, and H. Beck, Inc. Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC manages approximately $255 million for about 600 clients with a four-advisor team, providing personalized financial planning, portfolio management, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and uses strategies including option writing and direct indexing, with an emphasis on transparency around performance and conflicts of interest.

Maxwel Fagan is a financial advisor at Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Catalyst Financial Group. Tradition Wealth Management serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and provides specialized services such as 1031 exchange consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles.

Michael Silva Jr. is a CFP®-credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Global Wealth Strategies and Associates, LLC. He has previously worked with Northwestern Mutual in various capacities and serves as a flight instructor for iFly Detroit. Outside of financial advising, he coaches students in indoor skydiving through his ownership of Lazyman LLC. Global Wealth Strategies and Associates, LLC is an 11-advisor team providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, retirement plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach with sector rotation, using a mix of equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income, and offers integrated planning tools and coordination with clients’ other advisors.

Gregory Stroh is a financial advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Management Associates and Capital Management Securities since 1982. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Faro Blanco homeowner association and is a director and shareholder of the Pixie Point homeowner association. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, asset allocation, options strategies, and both long- and short-term trading approaches, alongside third-party asset managers within its Managed Accounts Program.

Jonathan Scharlau is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Silveroak Wealth Management LLC since 2008. 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 a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and tax-related support, emphasizing individualized investment policies and ongoing portfolio supervision.

James Hannack is a financial advisor with Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Punch & Associates since 2021 and previously at Great Western Bank from 2018 to 2021. Punch & Associates serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, foundations, pension plans, and government entities, managing over $2 billion in discretionary assets. The firm employs a multi-cap, fundamental research-driven investment approach across various equity strategies and combines private fund management with customized portfolio and wealth advisory services.

Yat Sing Wong is a financial advisor at Running Oak Capital LLC with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to his current role, he has worked in various positions including contractor roles as an interpreter for Radio Free Asia and a brand ambassador for ITA Promotions. Running Oak Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs an equity-focused investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis and serves as investment adviser to the Running Oak Efficient Growth ETF.

Brian Adamek is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at E Wealth Partners in Minnetonka, MN. His work history includes roles at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and Advisornet Wealth Partners. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in tax and accounting management through SBI Tax & Financial Services. E Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a five-advisor team managing approximately $218.7 million for about 224 clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, corporations, and other entities, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach focused on diversified, low-cost investments and tax efficiency.

Robert Shepard is a financial advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc in Minneapolis, MN, with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Capital Management Associates since 1999, also working with Capital Management Securities since 1990. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in researching and implementing insurance coverage. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and options strategies, and offers a manager-of-managers program along with individual portfolio management.

Jeffrey Ohe is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc. in Edina, MN, with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Cahill Financial Advisors since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member-owner of Cahill Real Estate Holdings, LLC, an entity established to purchase and manage an office building for the firm. Cahill Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, foundations, and retirement plans with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, emphasizing asset allocation and long-term holdings, and integrates specialized credentials such as CPA and attorney expertise into its advisory platform.

Aimee Bauman is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of experience at Caissa Wealth Strategies in Bloomington, MN, and 20 years prior at Wells Fargo Bank. She is part of a five-advisor team at Caissa Wealth Strategies. Caissa Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain profit and pension plans, managing about $297 million across roughly 153 client relationships. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios and offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to private and alternative investments for qualified clients.

Robert Landgraf is a CFP® professional affiliated with Strategic Wealth Group, bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Strategic Wealth Group since 2022 and previously worked at RSM US Wealth Management LLC from 2016 to 2022. Landgraf serves on the board of the Lourdes Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Rochester, MN. Strategic Wealth Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services for individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets and employs a process that includes both fundamental and technical analysis, with regular account reviews and use of third-party managers.

Michelle Damon is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2018. She previously worked for 11 years at Feltl and Company. Damon is also a director and general board member of Camp Amnicon, a nonprofit wilderness camp for families and youth. Cahill Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, businesses, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm develops investment policies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, implementing portfolios across a range of asset classes including mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and select sub-advised strategies.

Shawn Van Winkle is a financial advisor at Boyum Wealth Architects LLC in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance for eight years and has a background that includes service with the Florida Department of Corrections. Boyum Wealth Architects provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary, custom basis using a combination of technical, tactical, and fundamental analysis, tailoring allocations to client risk tolerance and goals.

Ashley Klemann is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as an advisor at Boyum Wealth Architects LLC with four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Creative Planning, LLC, Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC, and American Family Insurance. Boyum Wealth Architects LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of technical and tactical allocation strategies along with fundamental and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios aligned with client goals and risk tolerance.