Jacob Abbott is a financial advisor at Element Squared Private Wealth in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with the firm since 2025 and has prior experience working in the hospitality and social gaming sectors, as well as attending the University of Minnesota Duluth. Element Squared Private Wealth provides discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. Financial planning services are included as part of the advisory relationship, and the firm emphasizes structured “buffer” ETFs and technical methods in its investment approach.

Kimberly Hamlin is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently with Allodium Investment Consultants, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Prowealth Financial, Cetera, and Voya Financial Advisors. Allodium Investment Consultants serves individuals, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and fiduciary consulting. The firm emphasizes low-cost, tax-advantaged, passively oriented investments tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, with a process that includes ongoing monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Rebekah Peterson is a financial advisor at Affiance Financial LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. from 2015 to 2025. Affiance Financial LLC serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a top-down macroeconomic and fundamental analysis approach to tailor asset allocation and provides a range of model strategies, including ESG and alternatives portfolios.

Keller Lampert is a financial advisor at Stevens Foster Financial Advisors in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stevens Foster in 2022, he worked at the University of St Thomas and Rosemount High School. Stevens Foster Financial Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, corporate officers, small business owners, and family trusts with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and integrated tax services. The firm uses a dedicated investment team and committee to create tax-aware, diversified portfolios and provides year-round tax strategies alongside investment advice.

Julie Grey is a CFA® charterholder with over two decades of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Tradition Wealth Management LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Tradition, she worked at Columbia Threadneedle Investments for 24 years. She is also involved in her own advisory entity, Julie Grey Wealth Management LLC. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized services such as 1031 exchange consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process utilizing model portfolios, ETFs, mutual funds, and third-party manager programs.

Heidi Hukriede is a CFA® charterholder with Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC, where she has worked since 1997. She is based in St. Paul, MN, and is part of a three-advisor team. Stonebridge Capital Advisors manages over $2.5 billion in client assets, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and private wealth services to more than 1,600 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm employs customized investment strategies based on fundamental analysis and long-term objectives, managing diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios and utilizing options strategies where appropriate.

Nicholas Hohn is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and has been with Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2012. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Edina, MN. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member owner of an LLC that manages an office building leased to Cahill Financial Advisors. Cahill Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, foundations, and retirement plans with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, emphasizing asset allocation and long-term holdings, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Paul Dwyer is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Blue Clay Capital from 2013 to 2016. Punch & Associates serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and various types of funds. The firm employs a multi-cap investment approach focused on bottoms-up fundamental research, managing both discretionary portfolios and private micro- and nano-cap funds.

Lauren Naze is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as an advisor at Pine Grove Financial Group with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC and has experience in both financial services and hospitality. Pine Grove Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a team of 14 advisors managing approximately $1.5 billion across 1,400 client relationships. The firm focuses on value-oriented, long-term investing combined with strategic asset allocation, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and fiduciary services.

Bridget Wiltse is a financial advisor at Petros Family Wealth, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Petros Family Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family entities, foundations, and businesses with investment and wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a team approach to managing approximately $274 million in regulatory assets and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations that combine active and passive strategies.

Benjamin Olson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Guardian Wealth Strategies, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, bringing nine years of experience at the firm and eight years in related roles. His background includes positions with University Investment Advisors and Guardian Tax L.L.C., as well as involvement in Guardian Insurance Solutions, LLC, where he acts as an insurance agent. Outside of his advisory work, he previously managed Cimarron Rock Enterprises for a decade. Guardian Wealth Strategies provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and qualified plans. The firm employs a two-tiered asset management approach and serves over 1,100 clients with approximately $944 million in assets under management.

Sara Schreiber is a financial advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms including Thrivent Investment Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent providing insurance services to clients. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners manages approximately $455 million in assets across over 2,000 accounts and offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a blend of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and ESG considerations, delivering services that include ongoing portfolio management, estate planning coordination, and a proprietary wrap fee program.

Merissa Perkins is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Caissa Wealth Strategies since 2016 and previously worked at Investment Centers of America and Fintegra, LLC. Perkins is part of a six-advisor team based in Bloomington, MN. Caissa Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain profit and pension plans, managing approximately $297 million across about 153 client relationships. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios and offers financial planning and access to private and alternative investments.

Michael Babicz is a CFP® at Pine Grove Financial Group with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Pine Grove, he worked at Capital Strategies Investment Group and JP Morgan. He also has a background in media from his time at Wave Media Company. Pine Grove Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a team of 14 advisors managing approximately $1.5 billion. The firm emphasizes value-oriented, long-term investing combined with strategic asset allocation and offers fiduciary consulting, discretionary asset management, and educational seminars.

Klair Reese is a financial advisor at DSG Capital Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Hightower Advisors, Hightower Securities, LLC, and Family Partners LTD. DSG Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $780 million for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, typically with a $5 million relationship threshold. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services using customized, primarily long-term portfolios constructed with a combination of individual securities and alternative investments.

Carl Lymangood is a financial advisor at Petros Family Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Lymangood also served in the Minnesota Army National Guard for nine years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a container storage leasing business. Petros Family Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family entities, foundations, and businesses with investment and wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a team approach and manages approximately $274 million in assets, offering risk-adjusted, tax-aware portfolios through both active and passive strategies, and maintains an affiliated accounting practice to facilitate integrated advisory and tax services.

Sharon Bloodworth is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at White Oaks Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN. She has been with White Oaks Wealth Advisors since 2011 and White Oaks Investment Management since 2014. White Oaks Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension, profit-sharing, and charitable organizations, providing family office services, wealth management, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs proprietary model-based strategies, actively monitors client accounts, and maintains distinctive organizational relationships including proprietary pooled funds and a referral path to a federally chartered trust company.

Jeffrey Stier is a financial advisor with RIA Advisory Group, LLC in Apple Valley, MN, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with RIA Advisory Group since 2014 and also operates Stier Law Offices, where he serves as attorney and president advising clients on estate planning and legal matters. RIA Advisory Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis, using both long-term and short-term trading strategies, and maintains formal affiliations with accounting and legal professionals to offer integrated services.

Sabrina Fay is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Fay serves on multiple nonprofit boards, including a role as Immediate Past Chair, and advises the Women Certificate Program at Minnesota State University. Bond & Devick Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses with asset management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, cyclical, and ESG research to create customized portfolios and is recognized as a Certified B Corporation.

Rachel Infante is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. since 2018 and previously at Fure Financial Corporation and Commonwealth Financial Network. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation, manager selection, and aligning portfolios with client risk profiles.