Brett Kusske is a financial advisor with Kusske Financial, Inc., holding a CFP® designation and Series 66 license, and has 18 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Triad Advisors, Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of advisory services, he is a partner in a tax business, KB Accounting and Tax LLP. Kusske Financial, Inc. is a small, state-registered advisory firm that provides personalized financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on financial planning rather than discretionary portfolio management, delivering written evaluations and periodic reviews while clients retain custody and final decision-making authority.

Devon Johnson is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Great Waters Wealth Management since 2022. Prior to that, he was with Advisornet Wealth Management and has experience in insurance sales as an agent. Great Waters Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tiered service model and integrates both fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Bruce Langer is a CFA charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Epiq Partners, LLC since 2012, based in Minneapolis, MN. Epiq Partners is a state-registered investment adviser that provides investment consulting and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses proprietary models featuring concentrated holdings and employs a tactical approach including derivatives and private investments, managed by a four-advisor team overseeing approximately $287 million in discretionary assets.

Jeremy Lipinski is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and currently serves at Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. He has worked at Lifelong Wealth Advisors since 2006, with prior experience at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and Cetera Advisor Networks. In addition to his advisory role, he is a representative involved in selling fixed life insurance, annuities, and long-term care products. Lifelong Wealth Advisors offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a team-based, consultative approach that customizes asset allocation and portfolio construction based on client-specific factors, utilizing model portfolios, independent managers, and discretionary trading authority.

Gregory Molle is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as CEO and managing partner at Strong Tower Advisory Services in Minneapolis, MN. He has held advisory roles at DFPG Investments, Advisor Financing LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Advisornet Wealth Management. Molle is also involved as a silent partner in a startup bar and restaurant business. Strong Tower Advisory Services works with individual clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and broader financial consulting. The firm primarily uses ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and options in customized or model-based strategies, with a focus on downside risk management and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Lawrence Chan is a financial advisor at Running Oak Capital LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for 12 years. Running Oak Capital provides discretionary portfolio management mainly for high-net-worth individuals and various institutional clients. The firm employs an equity-focused investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage mid- and large-cap stock portfolios, and it serves in multiple roles including ETF advisement and sub-advisory services.

Shawn Eells is a CFA® charterholder with seven years at Palisade Asset Management, LLC and over 12 years of prior experience at UnitedHealth Group. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Minneapolis, MN. Palisade Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as nonprofit organizations, corporations, and ERISA retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term holdings in high-quality growth equities and conservative fixed-income strategies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and utilizing third-party managers and diversified investment vehicles.

Nicholas Harrel is a financial advisor at Colliers Securities LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at DICKS SPORTING GOODS. Colliers Securities LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing brokerage, custody, execution, and investment advisory services. The firm offers both non-discretionary fee-based advisory through its Colliers Director program and discretionary wrap programs managed by unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Travis Buck is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kusske Financial, Inc. in Burnsville, MN. His prior experience includes roles at Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC, Triad Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Buck Financial Consulting and KB Accounting & Tax, providing services unrelated to investment management. Kusske Financial, Inc. is a small, state-registered advisory firm offering personalized financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on comprehensive financial planning services rather than discretionary investment management, with clients maintaining custody and decision-making authority.

Benjamin Frey is a financial advisor at Epiq Partners, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Epiq Partners since 2016. Epiq Partners is a wealth advisory firm serving individuals, families, and related entities by providing investment consulting, portfolio management, and solution-driven advice. The firm is noted for its customized asset-allocation roadmaps and proprietary model strategies, which incorporate individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investments, with a distinctive use of equity options in separately managed accounts.

Kurt Obermiller is a financial advisor with Nepsis, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Heritage Wealth Management, Elite Investment Team, and Princor Financial Services Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products such as traditional insurance, group benefits, health, medical supplement, long-term care, and disability insurance through various carriers. Nepsis, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, charities, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm offers subscription-based research and educational products to other financial advisors and employs a wrap-fee investment management approach with continuous supervision and periodic re-optimization.

Daniel Swedin is a financial advisor at Boyum Wealth Architects LLC with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having previously worked at RBC Capital Markets, North Star Resource Group, and other organizations in various roles. 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 offers discretionary portfolio management and consulting services, employing a combination of technical, tactical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis to customize portfolios according to client goals and risk tolerance.

Luann Neuman is a financial advisor with Kusske Financial, Inc. in Burnsville, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at OSAIC, Triad Advisors, Independent Financial Group, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of advising, she also serves as a notary, notarizing documents for clients. Kusske Financial, Inc. is a small, state-registered advisory firm that provides personalized financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on financial planning rather than discretionary portfolio management, offering detailed written plans and ongoing reviews while clients retain control over their investment decisions.

Steven Huff is a financial advisor at Colliers Securities LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Colliers Securities twice, first from 2014 to 2016 and again since 2021, with a five-year tenure at Amazon in between. Colliers Securities LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers brokerage, custody, and advisory services through both non-discretionary and discretionary account programs, utilizing third-party portfolio managers for day-to-day management in discretionary wrap accounts.

Paul Parnell is a financial advisor at Ballast Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ballast Advisors since 2017, following a long tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He is also involved in several business ventures outside of advisory work, including ownership roles in commercial real estate and tax services, and serves as president of the Commons Showroom 1 Association board. Ballast Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerance and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and regularly monitoring accounts with an emphasis on asset allocation and modern portfolio theory.

Dylan Knutson is a financial advisor at Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Arden Hills, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience with multiple firms since 2022 and served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from 2017 to 2023. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services. The firm uses a team-based consultative process to tailor asset allocation and portfolio construction, employing model portfolios, independent managers, and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

David Stefl is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Cambridge Investment Research and Ameriprise Financial Services. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, typically with a $200,000 account minimum. The firm manages approximately $643 million in client assets and employs investment strategies that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and derivatives, with daily monitoring and quarterly formal reviews.

Michelle White is a financial advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including First Advisors and GS Capital Management, LLC. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches, including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and a manager-of-managers managed accounts program.

Jeanna Fifer is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Cordis Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously spent six years at Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc. Jeanna is based in Minneapolis, MN. Cordis Financial, LLC is a five-advisor team serving individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with participant education, managing approximately $318 million across about 284 client relationships.

Cammack Byers is a financial advisor at Compass Capital Management Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Compass Capital Management, he worked at Road Machinery & Supplies Co. for two years. Compass Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment approach centers on fundamental research, with core equity portfolios focused on mid-to-large-cap growth companies and fixed income portfolios composed of A-rated or higher bonds arranged in laddered maturities.