Adam Swanson is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial in St. Louis Park, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining MD Financial, he worked at BHS Financial and spent time at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Outside of his advisory role, he works seasonally as a tax preparer for a CPA tax firm. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial provides financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and follows a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, and tax strategies.

John Mackimm is an investment advisor with Everest Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Everest Financial Group since 2005 and has been involved with The Mackimm Company since 1993. Outside of advising, he serves as an arbitrator for FINRA panels. Everest Financial Group serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical techniques and model asset allocation programs to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, supported by scalable processes that enable a high client-to-advisor ratio.

Shannon King is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Silveroak Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN. She has been with Silveroak since 2002, contributing over two decades to the firm’s advisory team. Silveroak Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, portfolio management, and additional services such as pension consulting and financial education workshops, managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios that include a variety of investment vehicles.

Ryan Haag is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes 20 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors and roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Private Client Services. Haag also assists clients with fixed life insurance and life settlements through his separate financial LLC. 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 third-party managers, with specialized services including 1031 exchange consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles.

Scott Hartzell is a CFP® professional at The Advocate Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. Before joining The Advocate Group in 2021, he worked at GreatAmerica Financial Services and Smith Accounting. He studied full-time at the University of Iowa from 2015 to 2019. The Advocate Group provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth households, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm operates as a multi-advisor team managing institutional-scale assets, emphasizing comprehensive financial planning driven by a discovery process focused on a client’s desired risk, with customized portfolio management and specialized handling of concentrated equity positions.

John Truckenbrod is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc. He has been with Capital Management Associates and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2016 and previously worked at First Advisors for 28 years. Capital Management Associates provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, a manager-of-managers program, and financial planning, using an investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with asset allocation tailored to client objectives and tax considerations.

George Mulwee is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Wealth Group and LPL Financial since 2017, and previously worked at Cetera Advisors from 2014 to 2017. 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 uses fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party manager programs to build and monitor client strategies.

Varaphone Potter is a financial advisor at CSP Financial Group LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Champion Brokerage Group, WealthVest, Questar Capital Corporation, and Allianz Life. CSP Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes portfolio construction and monitoring aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, asset allocation, and ongoing rebalancing, often employing third-party managers such as Matson Money.

Katherine Forrester is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at High Note Wealth, LLC since 2019 and previously spent over two decades at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Outside of advising, she serves as a bank director at EntreBank and holds an independent insurance license. High Note Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and incorporates third-party ratings and less common practices such as trading leveraged instruments.

James Erdmann is a financial advisor at Vantage Point Wealth Management in Plymouth, MN, holding a Series 66 credential with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at VPWM Advisors LLC and LPL Financial, LLC, as well as a year with Thomson Reuters and involvement with All Safe Global, Inc. He is also commissioned as a Notary Public. Vantage Point Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of in-house advice, third-party managers, and various LPL Financial advisory platforms, incorporating both fundamental and technical investment analysis with regular portfolio reviews and monitoring.

Jon Michelizzi is a CFP® with 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Tradition Wealth Management LLC, a team-based firm located in Edina, MN. His prior roles include positions at Voya Financial and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. Tradition Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.3 billion in assets. The firm serves individual clients, employer retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, third-party manager analysis, and specialized services such as 1031 exchange consulting.

Joel Mccann is a financial advisor at BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Kiwanis Club of Litchfield and is Vice Chair of the Zion Lutheran Church Endowment Committee. BlueStem Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to construct long-term portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, combining direct advisory services with recommendations of external managers.

Benjamin Prchal is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. Before joining Strategic Wealth Group and LPL Financial in 2025, he worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Thrivent Financial from 2021 to 2025 and has experience as a sole proprietor. He also worked for the City of Lake Elmo and Cedar Corporation earlier in his career. 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 uses fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment strategies and manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2025.

Michael Forrester is a financial advisor with High Note Wealth, LLC, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® designations and over 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining High Note Wealth in 2019, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent licensed insurance agent in Minnesota. High Note Wealth is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and offers financial planning, consulting, and referrals to independent third-party managers.

Nicole Wilken is a financial advisor with Financial Perspectives in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013 and has been with Financial Perspectives since 2010. Outside of advisory work, she is also a licensed insurance agent for life, health, and variable insurance products and serves as a notary public in Minnesota. Financial Perspectives offers investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, businesses, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1 billion in assets and employs a multi-team advisory model, utilizing third-party managers and technology platforms while also providing an affiliated accounting practice for tax preparation and accounting services.

Laura Kuntz is a financial advisor at Laurel Wealth Planning with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Kuntz serves as Vice President and board member of the Father Wasson Legacy Endowment Fund, Inc. in Chicago. Laurel Wealth Planning is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $395–396 million in client assets. The firm provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, employing a range of strategies including derivatives and option-writing within a disciplined investment committee process.

Jeffrey Schuur is a financial advisor with Oakwood Capital, Inc. in St Louis Park, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Oakwood Capital since 2014 and has worked with its affiliated Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he owns JRS LLC, which provides personal tax and financial planning services. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $260 million in client assets and typically constructs portfolios on a non-discretionary basis while providing discretionary Oakwood-managed options and third-party manager solutions.

Jill Vilkama is a financial advisor at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Fure Financial and Cahill Financial Advisors before joining Birchwood Financial Partners. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing asset allocation, manager selection, and aligning target allocations with client risk profiles.

Robert Britton Jr. is a financial advisor with Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2011. Mr. Britton has served as President of CFA Society Minnesota since September 2023. Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group provides discretionary portfolio management focused on an All‑Cap Value equity strategy for a range of clients, including individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement and pension plans, government entities, insurance companies, and institutions. The firm emphasizes valuation metrics, balance‑sheet strength, growth prospects, and macroeconomic analysis in its investment process.

Meghan Bohlke is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at FPNavigators. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. She holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Maple Grove, MN. FPNavigators provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, and it offers services including wrap fee programs and multiple ERISA roles for retirement plans.