Thomas Hoffman is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in New Brighton, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Edward Jones, Waddell & Reed, LPL Financial, and Green Guardian Wealth Management before joining Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he has a rental arrangement for a condominium bedroom in New Brighton. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Benjamin Meyers is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and teaching positions at the University of Minnesota - Duluth and Elk River High School. Creative Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad advisory team and integrated private market investment options.

Jeffrey Tiber is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. His prior career includes long tenures at New Century Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial, and Rmi. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of New Century Group, LLC, a real estate management entity, and participates in real estate consulting and property management activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan design, compliance testing, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base, including large institutional investors, and supports a range of investment platforms and third-party solutions.

Steven Carlson is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. since 2016. He also maintains roles with Securities America Advisors, Securities America Inc, and Spire dating back to 2013. Outside of advisory work, Carlson is CFO and a 24% owner of Lockleed International, LLC, a placement agency supporting veterans and military spouses. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering customized financial planning, consulting, and ERISA plan services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model and emphasizes a diverse service platform including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, alternative investments, and a lending marketplace.

Bruce Carlson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2017 and previously worked for WFG Investments, Inc., WFG Advisors, LP, and Williams Financial Group from 2003 to 2017. He also serves with the Lake Johanna Fire Department. Carlson is president of Carlson Asset Management and provides investment advisory services while managing client portfolios. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Jeffrey Brannon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and FPS Financial in 2024, he worked at Equitable Advisors from 2020 to 2024 and held various roles in other organizations including Pure Hockey. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting advisors in developing personalized investment solutions.

Brandon Hanson is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (New York Life). He operates Gateway Financial Strategies, LLC, through which he brokers insurance products independent of his primary role. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, often emphasizing tailored solutions and a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Todd Hedtke is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TLG Advisors, he worked with Simplicity Investments, Integroz US LLC, Winning Abillities, and Allianz, where he spent 23 years. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and retirement plans, and other institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach focuses on manager selection and ongoing monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with many client accounts managed through sub‑advisors and program platforms.

Timothy Schumacher is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial and The Leaders Group Inc. He is currently associated with Madison Avenue Securities and Advisors Excel in compliance advertising specialist roles. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Clayton Benway is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Shoreview, MN, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alerus and TD Ameritrade. 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 and financial planning, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Cheryl Grochowski is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. She was previously with Commonwealth Financial Network for nine years before joining Kestra in 2025. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Treowth Wealth Advisors, where she prepares tax returns during tax season. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors and institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving a range of clients from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Challe is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Securities LLC, LPL Financial, and Priebe Wealth Holdings, LLC, where he continues to maintain an affiliation. Based in Maple Grove, MN, he is involved in advisory services through Kestra Advisory and manages wealth management business operations under Magnetic North Advisors. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a range of clients from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Todd Burgess is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Otsego, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Prudential Customer Solutions, and Prudential Investment Management Services. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a greenskeeper at Cedar Creek Golf Course. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivering point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.

Michael Gerberding is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at JD Mellberg Financial and Wealth Planners Of America. In addition to his advisory role, he is a fixed indexed annuity and life insurance producer, meeting with clients to analyze and recommend insurance solutions based on their individual needs. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides 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 registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through various model portfolios and managed account strategies.

James Rose is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs, Fisher Investments, and J.P. Morgan. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios constructed with low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Ricky Mahlum is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering various insurance products and is the owner of a marketing DBA called Lighthouse Investor Services. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a variety of advisory programs and third-party managers through its AccessPoint platform.

Harold Kim is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience before joining the firm. He worked previously at The Huntington National Bank and BMO Financial Group. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform through an open-architecture model that includes third-party sub-managers and affiliate private bank strategies.

Jeffrey Kotsmith is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2015. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative analyses.

David Soczek is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TLG Advisors in 2025, he worked at Concourse Financial Group Securities for 19 years. He also serves as Vice President at National Benefits Group, LLC, where he oversees marketing and implementation of non-qualified plans and related funding strategies. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Joep Hogervorst is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, LGM Wealth Management, LPL Financial, and Wells Fargo in various capacities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a ski instructor for children. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment model combining third-party managers and proprietary Private Bank offerings, with advisory arrangements typically structured as wrap-fee programs.