Julieann Schroeder is a CFP® professional with 36 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Everest Financial Group and has previously worked at Securities America, Inc. and Usadvisors Wealth Management, LLC. Schroeder is president of Sincere Financial, Ltd., a non-investment-related entity, and serves as president of the Kingswood Farm Homeowners Association board. Everest Financial Group serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services using a variety of analysis techniques and model asset allocation programs, managing accounts custodied at Charles Schwab.

Mark Rosenkranz is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Bearing360 Wealth and previously worked at JNBA Financial Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, and Craig-Hallum Capital Group. 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 diverse range of securities and investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes a client-centered approach with comprehensive fact-finding, written financial plans, and ongoing reviews.

John Witcraft is an advisor at Legacies Wealth LLC in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Legacies Wealth, he worked at Colliers Mortgage and has experience at the University of St. Thomas and Chanhassen High School. Legacies Wealth LLC provides wealth-management services to individuals, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning, tax and consulting services alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm constructs portfolios using asset-allocation models based on capital-market assumptions and client-specific time horizons, typically investing in mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, REITs, and privately placed vehicles.

Douglas King is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in financial services. He is the President and CEO of Oakwood Capital, Inc., and has held leadership roles across multiple Oakwood-affiliated entities since 2018. King serves on the Board of Directors for the Northern Star Council, Scouts USA, a nonprofit organization focused on governance. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $260 million in client assets and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio solutions through a combination of in-house and third-party models.

Fong Her is a financial advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc in Minneapolis, MN, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Edward Jones. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a variety of investment approaches, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, as well as options strategies and both long- and short-term trading, and it employs third-party asset managers within its Managed Accounts Program.

Amelia Kinch is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Great Waters Financial, she held roles at Minnesota Wire & Cable, Olu's Home, Inc., Robert Half, USPS, American Specialty Health, Faustian Nonsense, LLC, and Kalpan Test Prep. Her background also includes two years at the University of Colorado Boulder Law School. Great Waters Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1.2 billion across more than 1,600 client relationships and offers tiered portfolio management and financial planning services that incorporate both fundamental and technical analysis.

Robert Bruner is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He is a principal at Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning, where he has worked since 2018, and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services from 2005 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he sells traditional life insurance, disability insurance, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation through mean-variance optimization.

John Mackimm is an investment advisor with Everest Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Everest Financial Group since 2005 and has been involved with The Mackimm Company since 1993. Outside of advising, he serves as an arbitrator for FINRA panels. Everest Financial Group serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical techniques and model asset allocation programs to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, supported by scalable processes that enable a high client-to-advisor ratio.

Michelle Kpissay is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, she worked at Royal Credit Union and Minnesota Bank & Trust. Bond & Devick Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $705 million through a nine-advisor team. The firm uses a goals-based, fiduciary approach with a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, incorporating ESG research and offering both long-term and tactical investment strategies.

Shannon King is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Silveroak Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN. She has been with Silveroak since 2002, contributing over two decades to the firm’s advisory team. Silveroak Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, portfolio management, and additional services such as pension consulting and financial education workshops, managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios that include a variety of investment vehicles.

Ryan Haag is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes 20 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors and roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Private Client Services. Haag also assists clients with fixed life insurance and life settlements through his separate financial LLC. Tradition Wealth Management serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and third-party managers, with specialized services including 1031 exchange consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles.

Scott Hartzell is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He has been with The Advocate Group, LLC since 2021 and previously worked at GreatAmerica Financial Services and Smith Accounting. Hartzell studied full time at the University of Iowa from 2015 to 2019. The Advocate Group provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, high net worth clients, pension and retirement plans, trusts, and business entities, including senior officers of large companies. The firm manages over $800 million in client assets and emphasizes comprehensive financial plans centered on aligned risk and return objectives, with a focus on concentrated-wealth management and transition planning.

Eitel Dannenfels is a financial advisor at Global Wealth Strategies and Associates, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Global Wealth Strategies and Associates in 2026, he was associated with Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2018 to 2026. Global Wealth Strategies and Associates, LLC offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, foundations, retirement plans, and estates. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental approach to tactical asset allocation and integrates multiple investment strategies, including direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

John Truckenbrod is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc. He has been with Capital Management Associates and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2016 and previously worked at First Advisors for 28 years. Capital Management Associates provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, a manager-of-managers program, and financial planning, using an investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with asset allocation tailored to client objectives and tax considerations.

George Mulwee is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Wealth Group and LPL Financial since 2017, and previously worked at Cetera Advisors from 2014 to 2017. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and uses fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party manager programs to build and monitor client strategies.

Skip Johnson is a financial advisor at Tailwinds Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Gratus Funds and Advisornet Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he serves as a director of the nonprofit Riverbend Refuge and manages short-term rentals at Historic Riverbend Farm. Tailwinds Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and customized Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using multiple analysis techniques and often utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios.

Christopher Kelley is a financial advisor with Compass Capital Management Inc in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Compass Capital Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Compass Advisors, LLC, where he researches tax-lien auctions and investment opportunities in internet startups, and serves as an advisory board member for Crown Infrastructure Solutions, focusing on technology and infrastructure. Compass Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and tailored advisory services to institutional clients and individual high-net-worth investors. The firm manages approximately $2.54 billion in assets and employs a fundamental research and valuation-based investment approach across equity and fixed income portfolios.

Jeffrey Broders is a financial advisor at Running Oak Capital LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. and Principal Financial Group. Running Oak Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and a range of institutional clients. The firm employs an equity-focused investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage mid- and large-cap stock portfolios, and serves in multiple roles including ETF adviser and sub-advisor to wrap programs.

Siddharth Sinha is a financial advisor at Neil Jesani Wealth Management with CFA® and Series 63 credentials. He has 11 years of industry experience, including ten years at Thrivent Asset Management and a sabbatical before joining his current firm. Neil Jesani Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with fee-based discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to make modest tactical adjustments to risk and opportunities.

Varaphone Potter is a financial advisor at CSP Financial Group LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Champion Brokerage Group, WealthVest, Questar Capital Corporation, and Allianz Life. CSP Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes portfolio construction and monitoring aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, asset allocation, and ongoing rebalancing, often employing third-party managers such as Matson Money.