James Bear is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J. Alan Capital Management, LLC, Global Financial Private Capital, and he has operated J. Alan Financial, Inc. since 2000. Outside of financial advisory work, he is a self-employed musician and freelance drummer. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio management and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Mark Johnson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Otsego, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Since 2015, he has operated Gateway Financial Strategies, LLC, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products alongside his advisory role. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, delivering tailored solutions across multiple program types with an emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.

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.

Troy Gourde is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Investors Financial Group, LLC and has been associated with LPL Financial for over a decade. In addition to his advisory work, he has served as a seminar instructor at Normandale Community College and Hennepin Technical College. Private Advisor Group serves a wide range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model leveraging technology platforms and offers access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Bryan Marker is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has extensive involvement in insurance and financial services through his roles at Professional Pension Services, Inc., Pinnacle Planning Group, Inc., and his independent insurance practice. Outside of investment-related work, he serves as board treasurer for Southside Services I, Inc., a nonprofit supporting adults with disabilities, and manages Life Renewal Counseling LLC, a mental health therapy business. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Ghada El Gamal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property business. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services, utilizing proprietary tools and portfolio oversight from Morningstar Investment Management.

Orobosa Ero is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Roseville, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, Ero worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo in various roles. Outside of finance, Ero is co-owner of Green Hills Transportation LLC, a freight and medical transportation business operated with a spouse, and serves as a director at SRG and Construction LLC, a sand, rock, and gravel processing company. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm manages substantial discretionary and non-discretionary assets and operates uniquely as both a registered broker-dealer and RIA, supporting plan clients through affiliated retirement and recordkeeping entities.

Anita Kalafut is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera Planning Partners. Her prior experience includes roles at Avantax Planning Partners, Summit Wealth Advocates, and Paradigm Strategies in Wealth Management. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by offering investment management, financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm distinguishes itself through ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning offerings, complemented by a diversified investment approach aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Robert Koch is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cetera Planning Partners since 2026, following a 30-year tenure at Olsen Thielen & Co., a full-service CPA firm where he is an equity shareholder. Outside of his advisory role, he continues to work extensively in audit and tax compliance through his CPA firm. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, especially pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm also provides tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services through Legacy Wealth Strategies, employing a diversified investment approach centered on mutual funds and ETFs aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jason Priebe is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. He previously worked at LPL Financial and has operated several wealth management and advisory firms, including Priebe Wealth, LLC and Magnetic North Advisors. Outside of investment advisory, he manages a tax and accounting firm and an insurance practice. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Jared Johnson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Echo Wealth Management, LLC and Trust Point Inc. from 2017 to 2026. Cerity Partners advises a diverse clientele including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework centered on client-specific profiles, quantitative screening, and asset allocation, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Donald Wilson is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes ten years at Focus Financial and Royal Alliance and Associates. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Don Wilson Inc., a separate business entity. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base through roughly 359 advisors. The firm offers a combination of advisory and brokerage services, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kathryn Cullen Huebschen is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at BlackRock Investments LLC and Charles Schwab, as well as founding Cullen Solutions, LLC. She volunteers with the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning’s Workforce Development Advisory Group and serves on the board of directors for Brighter Children, a nonprofit focused on educational philanthropy. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced CIO services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

Thomas Hoffman is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in New Brighton, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Edward Jones, Waddell & Reed, LPL Financial, and Green Guardian Wealth Management before joining Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he has a rental arrangement for a condominium bedroom in New Brighton. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Benjamin Meyers is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with five years of industry experience, currently with Creative Planning, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he was with Wipfli Financial Advisors and has experience in educational roles at the University of Minnesota - Duluth and Elk River High School. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, along with access to private market investments and comprehensive fiduciary services.

Jeffrey Tiber is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. His prior career includes long tenures at New Century Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial, and Rmi. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of New Century Group, LLC, a real estate management entity, and participates in real estate consulting and property management activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan design, compliance testing, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base, including large institutional investors, and supports a range of investment platforms and third-party solutions.

Adam Landvik is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. He is based in Roseville, Minnesota. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party investment solutions and technology platforms.

Patrick Hall is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has also worked with Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd., a certified public accounting firm where he is an equity shareholder, vice president, and treasurer. His role at Olsen Thielen involves audit, tax planning, consulting, and general business advice. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers additional services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning, with an investment approach centered on diversified allocations using mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Justin Edwards is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Echo Wealth Management, LLC, and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Cerity Partners advises a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment framework based on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection alongside access to alternative and private market solutions.

Steven Carlson is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. since 2016. He has previously worked with firms including Securities America Inc., Spire, and Nationwide Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Carlson is a co-owner and CFO of Lockleed International, LLC, a placement agency supporting veterans and military spouses. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory and financial planning services, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that includes access to alternative investments and lending solutions.