Wendy Peichel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as a senior wealth planner at Strong Tower Advisory Services and Strong Tower Wealth Management in Minneapolis, MN. Her prior experience includes roles at DFPG Investments, Cetera Advisor Networks, and HD Vest Investment Services. Strong Tower Advisory Services serves individual clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm primarily uses ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and options to implement customized or model-based investment strategies with ongoing monitoring and risk management.

Kristin Baker is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Cordis Financial, LLC, having previously held roles at Pine Grove Financial Group, White Oaks Wealth Advisors, and Wells Fargo Bank. Cordis Financial serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with participant education. The firm manages approximately $318 million across roughly 284 client relationships, using customized portfolios based on mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party model portfolios.

Dylan Ronn is a financial advisor with Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC in Saint Paul, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience with Kestra Investment Services as well as various other roles prior to entering the financial industry. Greater Midwest Financial Group provides financial planning, investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a team-based approach and utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework to manage approximately $589 million in assets for over 600 clients.

Emily Dolan is a financial advisor at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group since 2024, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and PLT Inc. She also spent several years as a stay-at-home mom. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.07 billion for 441 clients through a ten-advisor team. The firm offers personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and retirement plans, emphasizing long-term fundamental analysis alongside shorter-term trading strategies.

Todd Stueve is a financial advisor at Gambit Capital Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Erickson PHAE and SNS Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he is employed as the general manager and controller at Erickson Plumbing, Heating & Electrical, a plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractor. Gambit Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including accredited investors and retirement plans, through discretionary portfolio management and additional services such as financial planning and outsourced CIO consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental and cyclical analysis, asset allocation, and options strategies tailored to client needs.

Samantha Beavens is a financial advisor with Summit Investment Advisory Services in Roseville, MN. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Summit and LPL Financial in 2020, she worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and also has experience outside finance in the hospitality industry. In addition to her advisory role, Ms. Beavens is a licensed insurance agent. Summit Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a range of analytical approaches and investment strategies. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management and participates in multiple LPL Financial-sponsored advisory programs.

Ryan Key is a financial advisor at Pine Grove Financial Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Edward Jones and LPL Financial, before joining Pine Grove Financial Group. 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 and tactical asset allocation, implementing client portfolios through third-party managers and model providers.

James Heimler is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Ballast Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he was with Gradient Advisors, LLC for six years and Case Central for six years. 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 a range of strategies including modern portfolio theory and tactical asset allocation.

Robert Phillips is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently a vice president and financial advisor at Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and has also been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services for over a decade. Phillips is a partner in a real estate venture, JB Financial. Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process that integrates multiple analysis techniques and is overseen by an internal investment committee, managing approximately $589 million in assets for 678 clients through a team of eight advisors.

John Zevnick is a financial advisor at Tealwood Asset Management in Minneapolis, MN, with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Tealwood since 2010. Tealwood Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and advisory consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, qualified retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a valuation-oriented investment approach across equity and fixed-income strategies and uses a proprietary strategic risk management framework to adjust asset allocation at long-cycle inflection points.

Matthew Gendreau is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at Leverty Financial Group, LLC, with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Leverty Financial Group, he worked at Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association and Proprietors Capital Holdings. Leverty Financial Group is a SEC-registered advisory firm with a six-person team managing approximately $567 million for over 600 clients. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofits, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services tailored to client objectives.

Daniel Molenaar is a financial advisor with Great Waters Financial, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Great Waters Financial since 2018 and previously held roles at AdvisorNet Wealth Management, Punch & Associates, and the University of Minnesota Duluth. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant hockey coach for Eden Prairie Schools. Great Waters Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing over $1.2 billion across more than 1,600 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management combined with financial planning and consulting, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis and a broad range of investment vehicles.

Rachel Nault is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at Nystrom & Associates for four years. Stonebridge Capital Advisors manages over $2.5 billion in client assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, endowments, foundations, pension plans, insurance companies, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized investment strategies across diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios and coordinates broader advisory services including estate, tax, and retirement planning.

Kerri Vogel is a financial advisor with Great Waters Financial in Shoreview, MN. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has been with Great Waters Financial since 2025. Prior to joining the firm, she was not employed in the financial industry for 19 years. Great Waters Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $1.235 billion across over 1,600 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting, using a tiered service model that incorporates asset allocation, tax strategy, and specialized planning areas.

Alyssa Craggs is a financial advisor at Compass Capital Management Inc in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She has been with Compass Capital Management since 2018 and previously worked at Cottrell Law Firm, Simple Energy Testing, and Residential Science Resources. Compass Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and tailored advisory services to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm manages approximately $2.54 billion in assets, employing fundamental research and valuation disciplines with a focus on mid-to-large-cap growth equities and laddered fixed income strategies.

Bradley Klitzke is a financial advisor with Colliers Securities LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Colliers Securities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in farming in McLeod County, MN. Colliers Securities LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering brokerage, custody, execution, and investment advisory services. The firm operates both non-discretionary fee-based advisory programs and discretionary wrap programs managed by unaffiliated sub-advisers, utilizing third-party platforms and client profiling tools to support investment decisions.

Ryan Woitalla is a CFP® and CFA® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Palisade Asset Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Sam Linden. He played men's hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth during his college years. Palisade Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as nonprofit organizations, corporations, and ERISA company retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term holdings in high-quality growth equities and conservative fixed-income management, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and incorporating diverse investment vehicles.

Curtis Myran is a financial advisor with Element Squared Private Wealth in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Securities. He has also operated as a sole proprietor since 2013. Element Squared Private Wealth provides discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. Financial planning is routinely offered as part of the advisory relationship without additional charge.

Cole Billings is a financial advisor at Strong Tower Advisory Services in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and DFPG Investments, LLC. Strong Tower Advisory Services serves individual clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm primarily uses ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and options in customized or model-based strategies, with a focus on risk management through hedging and tactical rebalancing.

Lauris Valtinson is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services for 16 years and is involved in related businesses including tax preparation through Valtinson Tax Services LLC. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis.