Troy Gourde is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2013 and also serves as a seminar instructor at Normandale Community College and Hennepin Technical College. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model using various strategies and technology platforms, providing clients access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Nuvia Solorzano Zambrano is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at BMO Harris Bank, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. Its investment programs use an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers with proprietary offerings and provide wrap-fee arrangements covering portfolio management, trade execution, and manager fees.

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, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 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 family-run freight and medical transportation business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party investment models, with assets under management of approximately $2.1 billion as of late 2025.

Anita Kalafut is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Cetera Planning Partners. Her prior roles include positions at Avantax Planning Partners, Avantax Investment Services, Summit Wealth Advocates, Paradigm Strategies in Wealth Management, and Financial Strategies Inc. She is based in Coon Rapids, MN. 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 a third-party provider, with an investment process focused on diversified allocations 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 Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Echo Wealth Management, LLC, and Trust Point Inc. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors nationwide. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and a combination of proprietary quantitative screens and third-party managers to build client programs, and it offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative investments.

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.

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 based in Roseville, MN, holding a Series 63 credential and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2022 and has concurrently worked with Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC since 2013. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies 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 previously worked at Echo Wealth Management, LLC, and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and private-market investment options through a combination of proprietary quantitative screening and external managers.

Steven Carlson is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. Prior to this, he held roles at Securities America Advisors, Securities America Inc, Spire, and Nationwide Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is CFO and a partial owner of Lockleed International, LLC, a placement agency serving veterans and military spouses. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

Daven Kirubakeren is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Gistel Advisors, LLC, a private entity established to facilitate securities, advisory, and insurance business. Kirubakeren has previous experience at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Bruce Carlson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2017 and previously worked for WFG Investments, Inc., WFG Advisors, LP, and Williams Financial Group from 2003 to 2017. He also serves with the Lake Johanna Fire Department. Carlson is president of Carlson Asset Management and provides investment advisory services while managing client portfolios. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Jeffrey Brannon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and FPS Financial in 2024, he worked at Equitable Advisors from 2020 to 2024 and held various roles in other organizations including Pure Hockey. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting advisors in developing personalized investment solutions.