Thomas Paske is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Van Clemens Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Cherry Tree Wealth Management, LLC for seven years and operated Numbers by Tom Paske & Diane Kramer, Inc. for over three decades. Van Clemens Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and estate-planning support. The firm incorporates a range of advisory products and combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies.

Devon Sandhu is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Fiduciary Counselling, Inc., where he has worked since 2023, following a seven-year tenure at Advanced Capital Group. Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and related entities, providing investment advisory, accounting, tax, estate planning, and administrative services. The firm employs asset allocation and modern portfolio theory to build model portfolios and conducts manager due diligence, with a notable structure that includes common ownership with a private trust company and subadvisory roles for registered investment companies and private funds.

Jack Madryga is a financial advisor with Focus Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Halo Investing, T. Rowe Price, and Windham Capital Management. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent, providing clients with information on life insurance options. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers personalized financial planning and managed account services, coordinating with outside professionals for estate planning and providing a range of advisory and investment management solutions.

Brian Samec is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 26 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Northwestern Mutual and LPL Financial, working extensively in wealth management and investment services. Samec provides investment advisory services through Great Valley Advisor Group, an independent investment advisor firm. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, using a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers across multiple platforms.

Gail Wangen is a financial advisor with CL Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at CL Wealth Management since 2011 and also has roles at Lawrence Cumpston & Associates, a CPA firm, and 10,000 Reasons MN, a maker and seller of handmade crafts. CL Wealth Management LLC is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers personalized investment strategies combining fundamental and technical analysis, financial planning, and client education through workshops and seminars.

Michael Kojonen is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Principal Wealth Services, LLC and Principal Preservation Services, LLC, managing both investment-related and non-investment businesses concurrently. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches across diverse asset types and supports ERISA-related plan services.

Robert Heck is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates Inc. and the Minneapolis Police Department. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering personalized investment advisory services that incorporate portfolio management, alternative investments, and coordination with other professionals for estate planning and related legal or tax matters.

Charles Benziger is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Parkside Advisors LLC and Parkside Capital Advisors, LLC. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, and integrates private market allocations and AI-supported tools within client portfolios.

David Heitkamp is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Focus Financial Network, Inc. and Osaic since 1995. He serves as an executive officer at Focus Financial Network and holds a power of attorney for his father. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering managed account services and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes personalized investment advice, coordination with other professionals for estate planning, and transparency in operational practices.

John Campbell is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with The O.N. Equity Sales Company since 2006 and has prior experience at Ohio National Financial Services and New England Securities dating back to 1990. Outside of his advisory role, Campbell is also active as a career agent in insurance, providing sales and counsel on life insurance, annuities, disability, and long-term care insurance. ON Investment Management Company is a multi-team, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various third-party investment programs, managing assets through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Ian Stelter is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has experience working at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Brian Eder. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a youth hockey referee for Minnesota Hockey and occasionally works as a caddie at Oak Ridge Country Club. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary and third-party investment models with formal monitoring and rebalancing processes, managing most client assets on a discretionary basis.

Elizabeth Neyens is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and also operates Neyens Law PLLC, where she has practiced estate planning law since 2014. Outside of advisory and legal work, she is developing a social media application through her ownership of Circle by Kindred. Integrity Advisory Solutions is a multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing around $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and third-party platforms.

Patricia Keehr is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to independent managers and model portfolios. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while also incorporating other investment vehicles as appropriate.

Parker Burshem is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Kingsview Wealth Management is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.7 billion and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led financial planning with model-based and separately managed strategies, offering a broad range of investment instruments and access to alternative investments and third-party managers.

Thomas Urdahl is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work history that includes positions at Valmark Securities, Towne Park, and the University of Minnesota. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm’s approach focuses on diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, supported by ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

Michael Michlitsch is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with ValMark Securities, Inc. since 2016. In addition to his advisory roles, Michlitsch is involved in life insurance and annuities as a licensed agent and owns MA Management Group, LLC, which manages rental properties. ValMark Advisers, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm employs diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation strategies, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, supported by ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Adam Johnson is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been affiliated with National Agents Alliance since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he oversees and manages sober living houses through Ascend Recovery Partners and Ascend Recovery Residence. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing about $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services, utilizing a range of asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms.

Ryan Baumbach is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to joining CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors in 2024, Baumbach worked at Ameriprise and Commonwealth, among other firms. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, providing a range of wealth advisory, asset management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using model portfolios, third-party managed programs, and integrates multidisciplinary planning through its Private Client Services model.

Luke Schneider is a CFP® certificant with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC and has held prior roles at Thrivent Investment Management Inc., Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Outside of advising, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products and managing vacation rental properties. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified portfolios using a range of investments and delivers continuous account monitoring supported by both internal and independent portfolio management options.

Ellen Welsh is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently works at Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and has previously held roles at LPL Financial and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with IPG Risk Management, focusing on non-variable insurance and risk services. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services, combining proprietary strategies with third-party managers across various platforms.