John Michael Sarabia is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2022. His prior work includes roles at Marquette Wealth Management, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach that combines active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and private-fund management across multiple asset classes.

Chris Elhardt is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. His other business activities include brokering insurance products such as long-term care, group, annuities, life, and disability insurance. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base with transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, offering proprietary advisory programs and third-party manager platforms. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and external investment strategies and provides various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Douglas Flink is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006 and is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities. Flink is also involved with Foster Klima & Company, Inc., a general agency for Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Kendall Kozikowski is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cresset, he worked at Bravo Capital for three years and Greystone for three years. He has held roles at Boston College and Oak Ridge Country Club. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, employing a disciplined, risk-aware approach that includes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and a combination of active and passive investment strategies across public equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Timothy Thoele is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and Principal Securities since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, Thoele serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Gull Chain of Lakes Association, the YMCA of Collier County, Florida, and Habitat for Humanity of Collier County, where he participates in financial oversight. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Ronald Lamberton is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services and holds roles with Bridge Street Wealth Strategies and J.J. Swanson Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for AAA Minneapolis, the local affiliate of the American Automobile Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, 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.

Andrew Scalia is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Investments for 17 years and Lockton Investment Advisors from 2017 to 2021. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through more than 1,100 advisors.

Justin Piprude is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 2011 and Principal Securities since 2016, as well as experience with Union Financial, Inc. and co-ownership of Piprude Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life and health insurance sales and co-owns an entity focused on succession planning. 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, and access to third-party money managers, implementing investments primarily on a discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Allen is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Plymouth, MN, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. He has 25 years of industry experience and has been a partner and 24.5% owner of The Rein Group, a securities and insurance business, since 2006. Additionally, he is involved with Beyond Medicare, providing Medicare and health insurance classes and consulting services, and is a senior partner in EducateU LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who typically provide advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Stephen Shealy is a Certified Financial Planner® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2012. Outside of finance, he performs music periodically in various venues. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory services, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Gary Gullo is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and has been associated with Olympus Financial Advisors since 2002, where he serves as co-president. Gullo also engages in fixed, long-term care, and health insurance sales. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple program structures and incorporating technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Phillip Strohm is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Meristem Family Wealth LLC for 16 years before joining Cresset in 2022. Cresset Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and multiple affiliated entities.

Paul Neri is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a substitute teacher for Wayzata Public Schools. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, employing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

David Seidelmann is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His career includes long-term roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in educating the public on federal student loan forgiveness programs. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various investment advisory programs.

Benjamin Macgowan is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. His prior roles include positions at Piprude Financial and various entities within Principal, as well as a background in full-time education and interior design. Macgowan holds a Series 66 license and is based in Minnetonka, MN. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, 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.

Nathan Moen is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. and has worked previously at Alerus, Moen Insurance Group, The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc., and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a notable focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

Aaron Rein is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Plymouth, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and The Rein Group, as well as earlier positions at Blue Ops and the University of St. Thomas. 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 managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Heather Bantle is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she holds an agent appointment with an insurance company. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Mack Farley is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2018, following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Advisors and Northwestern Mutual. He is involved in financial planning, client reviews, and due diligence through his position as a Registered Field Assistant. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving notable clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

James Sioris is a financial advisor with Cresset Asset Management, LLC in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Meristem Family Wealth LLC for 15 years before joining Cresset in 2022. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles with services including wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. Its investment approach combines strategic asset allocation, active and passive management across multiple asset classes, and the use of third-party managers alongside tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.