Kathryne Stuempert is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Equity Services since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she has operated an Amway distributorship since 1984 and participates in a local business networking group. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms and frequently employs third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Philip Anderson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Investors Financial Group, LPL Financial Corporation, and Mutual Service Corporation. Anderson also sells fixed insurance products on occasion. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Alek Van Valkenburg is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2022 and previously worked at Gradient Advisors and Case Central. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and follows a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Bjorn Nesvold is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Landmark Wealth Management Group, and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of Windstrip LLC, a company that develops combined vertical wind turbine and solar energy units for telecom towers in remote locations, and is a board member of Operation HELP, a nonprofit providing financial assistance and community support in St. Croix County. Beacon Pointe Advisors offers investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach utilizing proprietary due diligence and allocates primarily through third-party independent managers, while also sponsoring proprietary investment vehicles and serving as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.

Anthony Hamburge is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Lake Elmo, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 6 years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life and Eagle Strategies before joining Principal and Green Guardian Wealth Management, where he offers financial planning and insurance solutions including life insurance and annuities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Mitchell Schommer is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Landmark Wealth Management Group and in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at Papa Tronnoio's and the City of Prescott. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a mix of third-party independent managers through a structured due-diligence process and offering solutions such as discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO services.

William Ryder is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with various Transamerica entities since 2014. Outside of advising, he co-manages a small residential rental business with his wife. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through multiple advice programs, utilizing proprietary software and oversight from Morningstar Investment Management to provide asset allocation and retirement guidance. The firm operates at scale with over 300 advisors and emphasizes managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations rather than standalone financial planning.

Stephen Sawyer is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in White Bear Lake, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 32 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Financial Services and related entities since 2026 and previously worked at OSAIC and Securities America. Outside of his advisory role, he operates The Sawyer Group, which involves the sale of non-registered insurance products and client outreach through a dedicated website. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Cambria Monson is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant, Monson held roles at Beacon Pointe Advisors, the University of Denver, Northwestern Mutual, IPS Strategic Capital, and Home Depot. Monson also has experience working in plumbing and heating as well as at a golf course. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Jon Rusten is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Woodbury, Minnesota, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2014. Rusten volunteers with the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development, assisting in the development of financial literacy programs for young adults across various education levels. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring solutions to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Joseph Wienke is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Woodbury, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Foundation Medical, Gemini Medical, and Wright Medical Technologies. Wienke also provides administrative support to NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools, along with centralized due diligence and ongoing monitoring of managers and strategies.

Nicholas Flatness is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member of the Parachute Foundation and coaches youth soccer for the Mahtomedi Soccer Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Scott Ekholm is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 22 years before joining Osaic and Blaze Credit Union. He serves as a successor trustee for a family trust. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

Ian Greer is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles outside finance, such as operating Triple C Car Detailing and positions with University of Iowa Recreational Services. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through multiple advisory channels.

Ethan Anderson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Hudson, Wisconsin, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Veritas Financial Strategies, LLC since 2019 and has worked with Eagle Strategies and New York Life-affiliated entities since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of the Hudson Daybreak Rotary and is the owner of Landry’s Smile, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

James Hillemeier is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2013 and previously was with Northstar Financial Partners, LLC for six years. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales through Zenith Wealth Management, LLC. 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 around $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody/clearing services.

Brent Carlson is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory. He has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, and WFG Investments. In addition to his advisory role, he is a public notary. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan design and compliance, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

John Levi is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Beacon Pointe Insurance Services. He is a silent partner in an assisted living investment property through River Falls QOZB, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-focused investment approach using both active and passive strategies and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles while serving as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.

Adam Laberda is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with The Huntington Investment Company. His career includes roles at Ameriprise and Allianz Life Financial Services among others. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a carpet cleaning business through Life in Place LLC. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations with advisory and brokerage services, offering a range of wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that incorporates third-party managers and proprietary Private Bank strategies.

John Severy Hoven is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with United Planners Financial Services of America, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to that, he spent over two decades at Cambridge Investment Research in various capacities. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed notary and owns Oracle Financial Planners LLC, a marketing entity. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and a notable majority of non-discretionary assets under management.