Jolene Rizk is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo and Ameriprise Financial. 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 financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Richlieu Berkley is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on multiple nonprofit boards, mentors high school students, coaches high school basketball, and hosts a podcast featuring local business owners. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed accounts.

Connor Mckeen is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bridge Street Wealth Strategies, JJ Swanson Advisory Group, MML Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Northwestern Mutual. He also has experience in relationship management and administrative support at JJ Swanson Advisory Group. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Steven Heimermann is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He currently works at The Huntington Investment Company and The Huntington National Bank, having previously held roles at Midwestone Bank, LPL Financial, and Northern Trust. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture investment model that combines third-party and proprietary offerings across multiple wrap-fee programs.

Uzochukwu Anughora is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, and Principal Securities, Inc. Outside of finance, he has been involved in part-time airport ramp operations. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and various organizational entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under both advisory and promoter arrangements.

Todd Burgess is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Otsego, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Prudential Customer Solutions, and Prudential Investment Management Services. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a greenskeeper at Cedar Creek Golf Course. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivering point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.

Michael Gerberding is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at JD Mellberg Financial and Wealth Planners Of America. In addition to his advisory role, he is a fixed indexed annuity and life insurance producer, meeting with clients to analyze and recommend insurance solutions based on their individual needs. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through various model portfolios and managed account strategies.

Mark Robert Lange is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2006 and has worked at Dobson Financial Services since 1991. Outside of his advisory work, Lange serves as a co-trustee of the Lange Family Trust and holds a notary public commission in Blue Earth County. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management across diverse investment products.

Michael Schweitzer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company for 18 years and is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Schweitzer also engages in other insurance-related activities outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Brooks Allen is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Nepsis, Inc and the Johnny Tauer Championship Basketball Camp. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and a range of wealth management and advisory services.

James Rose is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs, Fisher Investments, and J.P. Morgan. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios constructed with low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Ricky Mahlum is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering various insurance products and is the owner of a marketing DBA called Lighthouse Investor Services. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a variety of advisory programs and third-party managers through its AccessPoint platform.

Kristin Larson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services for nine years before joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2025. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple investment approaches and acting as a fiduciary when a written advisory agreement is in place.

Harold Kim is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience before joining the firm. He worked previously at The Huntington National Bank and BMO Financial Group. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform through an open-architecture model that includes third-party sub-managers and affiliate private bank strategies.

Tyler Hanson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Plymouth, MN. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2023, with prior experience including roles at Affiance Financial and Brown & Brown Insurance. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through various advisory programs and third-party asset managers. The firm supports customized investment approaches and offers multiple platform and account management services.

Laura Hoffman is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Pinnacle Wealth Partners and Principal Life Insurance Company. Prior to her financial services career, she was employed by Independent School District #196 and has experience in the food and beverage industry. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Jason Heckler is a financial advisor with Cresset Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cresset since 2019 and previously spent nine years at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Cresset Asset Management is a multidisciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and active and passive strategies across public equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Daniel Mandich Jr. is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and Principal Securities Inc. since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the life and health insurance sector. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Julz Schwingler is a CFP® and CFA® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving with RBC Rochdale, LLC. She has been with City National Rochdale since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a committee member on the Rollins College Parent and Family Council. RBC Rochdale provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis, using proprietary tools to tailor portfolios aligned with clients’ Investment Policy Statements.

John Sitarz is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Financial Services since 2016, including roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998, and began working with Pinnacle Wealth Partners in 2024. Outside of his advisory work, he sells fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.