Nicholas Thunker is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Silveroak Wealth Management LLC since 2007. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other services, with a focus on individualized investment policies and ongoing portfolio supervision.

Michelle Campbell is a financial advisor with Pine Grove Financial Group in Woodbury, MN, holding CFP® certification and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 34 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers with Union Gospel Mission and participates in endurance events supporting disabled individuals through My Team Triumph - Minnesota. Pine Grove Financial Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm focuses on value investing combined with strategic asset allocation and employs third-party managers and model providers to implement client portfolios.

John Schonberg is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC in St. Paul, MN, where he has worked since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is part of a three-advisor team. Stonebridge Capital Advisors manages over $2.5 billion in client assets, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and private wealth services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies grounded in fundamental analysis and long-term objectives, offering diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios along with options strategies and coordinated advisory services.

Douglas Dirks is a financial advisor at Bearing360 Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Bank. Bearing360 Wealth serves individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities, offering personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a client-centered process that integrates comprehensive fact-finding and written financial plans, using a broad range of securities and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

David Stevenson is a financial advisor at Oakwood Capital, Inc. in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Oakwood Capital since 2012 and affiliated with Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. since 2009. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $260 million in client assets across 591 relationships and offers both non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio options using a combination of in-house and third-party models.

Frederick Semmer is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Caissa Wealth Strategies in Bloomington, MN, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent six years at Accredited Investors Inc. and took a year for extended travel. Caissa Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain profit and pension plans, managing approximately $297 million across about 153 client relationships with a six-advisor team. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build and monitor portfolios, provides financial planning on fixed-fee or hourly bases, and offers access to private and alternative investments for qualified clients.

Emily Noyes is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for five years and has experience in diverse roles including at the University of St. Thomas and in the modeling industry. Emily is based in Minneapolis, MN. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages over $1 billion for individuals, family offices, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes personalized financial planning and employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach complemented by shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Emmett Gustafson is a financial advisor at HighMark Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience at HighMark Wealth Management and Harrington Langer & Associates. Gustafson’s prior work includes roles in education and local government. HighMark Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s four-advisor team manages approximately $611.7 million in client assets through portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers.

Henry Eilefson is a financial advisor at Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC in St. Louis Park, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at W&S BROKERAGE Services, Inc. and Western Southern Life. He has also worked in educational and public health sectors, including The College of Saint Scholastica and the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC manages approximately $255 million for around 600 clients through a team of four advisors. The firm provides personalized financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting services, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, long- and short-term strategies, and option writing.

Glenn Gullickson is a financial advisor at Contego Capital Group, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Contego in 2024, he worked at Copernicus, LLC, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Blackrock Investments, and Federated Investment Counseling. Outside of advisory work, Glenn owns Copernicus LLC, a company that develops mobile phone software applications. Contego Capital Group is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, sub-advisory services, and written financial planning, utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis while offering customized investment strategies.

Bjorn Amundson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Quarry Hill Advisors since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of Compass Ministries and is a CFP instructor at Kaplan Financial Education. Quarry Hill Advisors offers investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis when appropriate.

Dyanne Ross Hanson is a CFP® and ChFC® with 44 years of industry experience. She is currently with E Wealth Partners and has previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, among other firms. Hanson is the founder and president of Exit Planning Strategies, LLC, where she provides business exit and transition consulting for business owners. 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 serves individuals, corporations, municipal entities, and other advisers, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach focused on diversified, low-cost portfolios with emphasis on asset allocation and tax efficiency.

William Stevens is a financial advisor with Stevens Foster Financial Advisors in Bloomington, MN, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 26 years of industry experience and has been with Stevens Foster since 1998. Stevens also has a long tenure with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an unpaid board member of Penumbra Theatre and pursues a hobby of buying and selling old books. Stevens Foster Financial Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, corporate officers, small business owners, family trusts, and foundations. The firm combines investment management with tax planning and preparation, advising clients on executive compensation and retirement plan integration, with a focus on customized, tax-aware portfolio management overseen by an internal investment committee.

Richard Juckel is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ballast Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO for a family-owned hair salon, handling bookkeeping duties. Ballast Advisors manages approximately $674 million in client assets, serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing strategies such as modern portfolio theory and tactical asset allocation across various securities and independent managers.

Gregg Huberty is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bearing360 Wealth in Bloomington, MN. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. He acts as a co-trustee for a private trust in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Bearing360 Wealth serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities, offering personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management across a broad array of securities and investment vehicles. The firm’s client-centered process includes comprehensive fact-finding, written financial plans, and the use of fundamental and technical analysis to align strategies with each client’s financial situation and goals.

Craig Mc Pherson is a financial advisor at DSG Capital Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hightower Advisors. Outside of finance, Mc Pherson is a Flight Officer with United Airlines, a role he has held alongside his advisory career. DSG Capital Advisors manages approximately $780 million for high-net-worth clients, providing customized long-term investment portfolios, financial planning, and family office services.

Edgar Villegas is a financial advisor at Stiles Financial Services, Inc. in Edina, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC. Stiles Financial Services serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations with tailored financial planning and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm combines pension-consultant–style retirement plan services with a discretionary wrap-fee portfolio management program, emphasizing diversification, asset allocation, risk management, and long-term investment strategies.

Matthew Brocker is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Legacy Wealth Asset Management since 2020 and M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Brocker serves on the board of Five Oaks Community Church and participates in the finance committee at New Life Academy. Legacy Wealth is a four-advisor team providing investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $475 million in discretionary assets and employs a multi-faceted investment process that includes Biblically Responsible Investing and the use of individually managed wrap accounts.

Denver Gilliand is a financial advisor at DSG Capital Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at HighTower Advisors, LLC and HighTower Securities, LLC from 2016 to 2024. He is involved as a co-trustee and investment advisor for several family trusts and serves as managing partner and advisor for a client family trust through Stone Arch LLC. DSG Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $780 million for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, typically with relationships starting at $5 million. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services, employing a research approach that combines quantitative and qualitative analysis with ongoing client communication.

Patrick Sullivan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with HighMark Wealth Management LLC since 2012 and also has experience with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of a commercial real estate company. HighMark Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and separate account managers, and provides services on a wrap-fee basis with access to independent managers.