Robert Hanten is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Plymouth, MN, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pilot Capital Management Corp since 2010 and at Solidarity Financial Inc. since 2002. Independent Financial Partners delivers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving tens of thousands of clients and offers both decentralized investment strategies and centralized asset management options, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Brandon Hanson is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (New York Life). He operates Gateway Financial Strategies, LLC, through which he brokers insurance products independent of his primary role. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, often emphasizing tailored solutions and a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Scott Hoyles is a Series 65-certified advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 12 years of industry experience. He is also a tax principal at Olsen Thielen & Co. Ltd, a public accounting firm where he manages personnel taxes, oversees return compliance reviews, and leads a small business accounting niche focused on cloud-based back office accounting and payroll. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm provides integrated services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning solutions through affiliated providers.

Timothy Schumacher is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial and The Leaders Group Inc. He is currently associated with Madison Avenue Securities and Advisors Excel in compliance advertising specialist roles. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Nicholas Lawton is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Pilot Capital Management Corp and MWA Financial Services Inc., and he has been associated with Solidarity Financial, Inc. for over 20 years. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving a broad client base and offers both centralized and individualized investment strategies, with notable capabilities in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Clayton Benway is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alerus and TD Ameritrade. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Cheryl Grochowski is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. She was previously with Commonwealth Financial Network for nine years before joining Kestra in 2025. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Treowth Wealth Advisors, where she prepares tax returns during tax season. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors and institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving a range of clients from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Challe is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Securities LLC, LPL Financial, and Priebe Wealth Holdings, LLC, where he continues to maintain an affiliation. Based in Maple Grove, MN, he is involved in advisory services through Kestra Advisory and manages wealth management business operations under Magnetic North Advisors. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a range of clients from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Joseph Sullivan is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at BerganKDV Wealth Management, Principal Financial Group, and Wells Fargo. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a centralized investment infrastructure.

Stephen Varley is an advisor with Kestra Advisory in Vadnais Heights, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and related entities since 1999 and is the owner of an insurance business specializing in non-variable products. Varley also serves on the board of the Hill Murray School Foundation, a private Catholic school foundation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and various managed solutions. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports a broad range of investment platforms and third-party relationships.

Andrea Addo is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked concurrently at HK Financial Services, Inc. and Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd., where she is a Principal and accountant at a regional CPA firm. Andrea serves as a Finance Committee Member for the nonprofit organization True Friends. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm integrates tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate-planning services into its offerings and operates within a larger Cetera network, leveraging affiliated custodial and broker-dealer resources.

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.

Mitchell Johnson is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Citizens, he worked for over a decade at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, using a client process focused on financial needs and risk tolerance assessments combined with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm offers portfolio management, wrap programs, model portfolios, and tax-aware services, managing over $2.6 billion in client assets as of December 2025.

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 in Plymouth, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Mahlum operates as a licensed insurance agent offering various insurance products and is the sole owner of a marketing DBA, Lighthouse Investor Services. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of firm- and third-party models for portfolio management, blending passive and active strategies across a range of risk profiles.

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.

Eric Fowler is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2013 and TransAmerica Retirement Solutions since 2010. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs, utilizing proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management. The firm focuses on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning primarily through non-discretionary, view-only recommendations.

Jeffrey Kotsmith is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2015. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative analyses.

David Soczek is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TLG Advisors in 2025, he worked at Concourse Financial Group Securities for 19 years. He also serves as Vice President at National Benefits Group, LLC, where he oversees marketing and implementation of non-qualified plans and related funding strategies. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Nicholas Mueller is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Advisor Group, and OSAIC. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, equity research, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.