Michael Nelson is a financial advisor with Leverty Financial Group, LLC in Hudson, WI, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. He is also involved in a seasonal tree business, Leverty's Traditional Trees, assisting with preparing trees for sale. Leverty Financial Group, LLC serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, and non-profits, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm customizes advice based on client objectives and utilizes model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and separately managed account strategies.

Jerod Gustafson is a financial advisor at Highmark Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Highmark and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2014. Highmark Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to manage portfolios primarily consisting of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers.

Mark Kuhne is a financial advisor with Horter Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including Stirton Consulting, LLC, Kingdom Defense Solutions, LLC, and Guardian Wealth Strategies, LLC. Kuhne is also involved in insurance sales as an agent with Croix River Wealth Management. Horter Investment Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs an Investment Committee–driven multi-manager approach that includes tactical and passive portfolios, custom solutions, and affiliated proprietary mutual funds.

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.

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.

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.

Andrew Aumann is a financial advisor at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a home-based business called AK Amazon Finds. The Strategic Financial Alliance serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a combination of in-house and third-party asset managers, utilizing a range of investment products and strategies.

Linda Skoglund is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience. She is currently with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Ja Counter. Skoglund serves on the board of Alera Group and is president of 2LMK, LLC, a family limited partnership managing investment accounts and rental properties including farmland and a rental property in Costa Rica. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis-driven investment approach and integrates its advisory services with insurance and pension consulting platforms.

Todd Kockelman is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Stillwater, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Packerland since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an on-call firefighter and engineer with the Stillwater Fire Department. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors through financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory programs. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, managing over $900 million in client assets and utilizing a range of account management options including discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Harrison Falteisek is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an Investment Adviser Representative at CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, and has held roles at firms including Woodbury Financial Services and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of HSF Financial LLC. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and other RIAs. The firm primarily manages discretionary accounts using a combination of proprietary models and third-party managers, employing diverse strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and options.

John Ladick is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Associated Investment Services, Inc. and previously worked at LPL Financial, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Woodbury Financial. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services primarily to individual investors as well as small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm uses model portfolios and separately managed accounts from third-party providers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, delivering services mainly through the Envestnet/NFS platform.

Matthew Steiger is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Stillwater Investment Management, LLC. Dakota Wealth, LLC serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises with customized wealth management and investment services. The firm focuses on primarily long-term portfolios built with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, and is notable for its active management of private funds and its role as a sub-adviser to a registered ETF.

James Tonrey is a financial advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Stillwater Investment Management, LLC for 19 years before joining Dakota Wealth in 2023. Dakota Wealth Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, charitable organizations, and business enterprises. The firm constructs customized portfolios using diversified allocations and employs a research process combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, serving a broad range of clients including registered investment companies.

Nicole Andrews is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has previously worked at LPL Financial, Swan Financial, and Drazan, Henke, and Associates. Andrews also provides administrative support to Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc., an independent investment advisor firm. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team 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 various platforms.

Brandon Rud is a financial advisor with Stephens in Bayport, MN, holding a Series 66 license and five years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Stephens Inc. and Tigress Financial Partners, as well as teaching at the University of Minnesota and working in public education for over a decade. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs both bottom-up security selection and top-down fixed-income management through multiple sponsored programs and investment committees, supported by an integrated broker-dealer and investment banking platform.

Joseph Altman is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management in Hudson, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of advising, he is an agent with Principal Preservation Services, LLC, where he dedicates time to insurance-related activities. AlphaStar Capital Management manages approximately $1.84 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other advisers. The firm employs both model and custom strategies using strategic asset allocation combined with quantitative and momentum analysis, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Matthew Cosgriff is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Apella Wealth and has previously worked at Creative Planning, LLC, SageView Advisory Group, LLC, and KDV Wealth Management, LLC. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with a range of strategies and integrates various third-party technologies to implement and monitor client solutions.

Andrew Rineck is a financial advisor with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cambridge Investment Research and its affiliates. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a captain and firefighter for the City of River Falls and works as a tax preparer. Alera Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using a combination of internal management, affiliate platforms, and independent managers, serving both retail investors and plan sponsors.

Amy Enderlein is a financial advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Dakota Wealth since 2023 and previously spent 19 years at Stillwater Investment Management, LLC. Amy holds a Series 65 designation. Dakota Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises. The firm provides wealth management and investment services through customized, primarily long-term portfolios that incorporate mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, with an emphasis on ongoing oversight and due diligence.

Brian Limborg is a CFP® professional at Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with EFS Advisors and Advanced Advisor Group, LLC since 2009. Outside of advising, he is involved in local community activities, including serving as President of the Sigma Nu Holding Association and co-owning several businesses in Stillwater, MN, such as the Little Whitefish Cafe and Little Whitefish Resort, which he operates with his spouse. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction using both in-house strategies and third-party managers, and provides financial planning and retirement consulting through various platforms.