Olivia Plagge is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Advisors, Inc. She has worked at Cornerstone since 2020 and previously held positions at Vine & Fig Tree Wealth Planning and Creative Planning, LLC. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors is a five-advisor team managing approximately $609 million for around 336 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management, using a strategic asset-allocation process and regularly reviewing client accounts.

Jessi & the team at Penobscot Financial Advisors serve clients of all ages and situations with the expectation of working with you for a lifetime. After all, life continually presents new challenges and opportunities – from changing jobs and handling inheritances, to preparing for retirement and enjoying retirement. PFA works as a team to learn your unique situation and guide you down a path tailored to you. Our goal is for you to reach yours through a painless, accessible process that’s proactive and personalized. We offer both Financial Planning + Asset Management or stand-alone Financial Planning. PFA is also the independent planning group providing the most TIAA retirement plan participants with asset management in New England, so we know the ins and outs of the education sector. We can help you understand TIAA, Fidelity, and other plans and products thoroughly. As Fee-Only Fiduciary Advisors, PFA does not receive or accept compensation from any source other than our clients. Our investment and planning decisions are only motivated by your best interests and goals.

David Christianson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Nepsis, Inc. since 2020 and previously worked for CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC from 2016 to 2020. Nepsis, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, charities, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm also provides research and educational offerings to other financial advisors, utilizing a wrap-fee investment management approach with continuous supervision and periodic re-optimization.

Joshua Anderson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pine Grove Financial Group. Prior to joining Pine Grove Financial Group in 2022, he held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Crossroads Financial Group. Pine Grove Financial Group manages approximately $1.5 billion across about 1,400 client relationships, providing services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes value-oriented, long-term investing combined with strategic asset allocation and offers fiduciary consulting, discretionary asset management, and educational seminars.

Walter Fleak is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Primerica Advisors and AXA Distributors. Outside of financial advising, he owns Fleak Consulting Inc., which provides marketing and IT consulting to non-financial services clients. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts and financial planning services with a diversified investment approach.

John Sniadajewski is a Series 66 registered advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Principal Advised Services. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors from 2013 to 2021 and has been associated with various Principal entities since 2021. His role includes providing one-on-one investment advice to retirement plan participants. Principal Advised Services offers investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients. The firm utilizes a combination of third-party tools and proprietary models to deliver both non-discretionary recommendations and discretionary investment management through its SimpleInvest program, leveraging its affiliation with Principal Financial Group and related entities.

Jina Penn Tracy is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Vanderbilt Advisory Services since 2017, following seven years at Financial West Group. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in electrical grid integration technology as a business strategy advisor and board member for Renew Power Systems Inc and serves on the board of Fresh Energy. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis tailored to client objectives, supported by a formal integration with retirement-plan and benefits firms that provides advisory, pension consulting, and plan administration services.

Jack Henschel is a financial advisor at Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Financial since 2020 and has prior experience at Royal Alliance and RBC Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he is also a notary, providing notarization of legal documents as needed. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, offering managed account services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes personalized investment advice, coordination with other professionals for estate planning, and provides detailed disclosures on operational practices and conflicts.

Steven Schoeder is a financial advisor at Associated Investment Services, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior experience includes roles at United Planners Financial Services, Personal Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Hornor Townsend & Kent. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services mainly to individual investors, as well as small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm offers model portfolio and separately managed account programs through third-party managers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, delivering services via the Envestnet/NFS platform with assets managed predominantly on a non-discretionary basis.

Dylan Mc Garthwaite is a CFP® certificant with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021. His prior work includes roles at the Minnesota 4th Judicial District and various positions in corporate and legal settings. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors provides wealth advisory and asset management services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans, using a combination of strategic asset allocation, firm-constructed model portfolios, and multidisciplinary planning through its parent firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.

Gregory Breheim is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at Wells Fargo and High Ticket Trainer LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with the St Croix Swim Club for three years. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, managing a platform with approximately $1.39 billion in assets under administration.

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.

Patrick Osmonson is a financial advisor with Focus Financial Network, Inc. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Focus Financial since 2002 and serves as a partner at Edwards & Osmonson LLC, a firm providing accounting and tax services for small businesses and individuals. Outside of his advisory role, he acts as a financial guardian for his elderly father, overseeing his finances and brokerage accounts. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of investment advisory services and portfolio management strategies tailored to client needs.

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.

Rebecca Lantzer is a financial advisor at Berger Financial Group with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Independent Financial Group LLC. Outside of advising, she is a certified notary public and owns a tax preparation business. Berger Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, corporate executives, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial and retirement planning, tax planning and preparation, succession planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing proprietary long-term investment strategies managed primarily on a discretionary basis.

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.