Andrew Tate is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2020 and previously worked at C.R.I. Securities, Inc., North Star Consultants, Securian Financial Services, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company for 19 years. He serves as a volunteer board member for BESTPREP. Cahill Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, businesses, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm designs investment policies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, implementing diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and select sub-advised strategies.

John Feste is a financial advisor with Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. Feste has been with Marks Group Wealth Management since 2008, and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2008 to 2021. Marks Group Wealth Management primarily advises high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as private foundations, endowments, non-profit boards, and corporate retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management through a combination of actively managed strategies and oversight of independent subadvisers.

Kelly Pedersen is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and has been with Caissa Wealth Strategies since 2009. She is a member of the Crescent Cove Investment Committee, a nonprofit organization where she advises on investments. Caissa Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as profit and pension plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private investments through a six-advisor team. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios and conducts educational seminars and workshops for clients and prospects.

Gregory Blenkush is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2018 and previously spent nine years at Feltl and Company. 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, focusing on asset allocation and long-term holdings, and integrates specialized credentials such as CPA and attorney expertise within its advisory platform.

Casey Hayden is a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at several firms, including Nicollet Investment Management Inc. and Guncheon Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of multiple nonprofit organizations focused on supporting victims of trafficking and domestic violence, and he is involved in entrepreneurial ventures related to outdoor recreation and legal planning consulting. Mutual Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, trusts, retirement plan participants, and institutional clients. The firm manages portfolios using a blend of active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives and is notable for its institutional work and diverse service offerings.

Ross Levin is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Accredited Investors Wealth Management in Edina, MN. He has been associated with Accredited Investors Inc. since 1985, spanning over 40 years in total with the firm. Accredited Investors Wealth Management is a fee-only firm providing wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm follows a mean-reversion investment approach managed by an Investment Committee, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and emphasizes a collaborative, values-driven process with dedicated client teams.

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.

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.

Boniface Coelho is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 18 years of experience. He has worked at Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2008 and was previously with Employer Solutions Group from 2017 to 2023. Coelho is also the owner of Iluma Financial Partners, where he sells insurance products. Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach and supports multi-generational wealth needs, separately managed accounts, and educational seminars.

Christina Clemons is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at ICMA-RC since 2016. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, utilizing model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management and a multi-team advisory structure supporting over 40,000 participants.

Carin Viertel is a financial advisor at JNBA Financial Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with JNBA Financial Advisors since 2006. JNBA Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm also offers retirement plan consulting, bespoke family office services, and business consulting engagements, including work with professional athletes.

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.

Paul Meyer is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, Meyer serves as a director of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association, a charitable organization supporting turf-grass internships at country clubs. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options and access to managed account programs through RBC and AXOS platforms.

Jay Brown is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth with 24 years of experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations along with a Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at Securian Financial Services, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and CRI Securities, LLC. Brown is also an agent with Boulay Insurance Solutions, where he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach emphasizing diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering integrated advisory, tax/accounting, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

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.

Matthew Smith is a financial advisor with Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC in Eden Prairie, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Priority Wealth Management, Blueprint Wealth Management (Parady Wealth Management), Parady Financial Group, and Allianz Life Financial Services. Gibbs Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through advisor-directed model management programs that utilize third-party platforms and strategists. The firm focuses on selecting and monitoring third-party model portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance rather than constructing proprietary portfolios.

T Shives is a financial advisor at Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Elevation Point Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser managing approximately $8.29 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, focusing on model portfolios that utilize tactical asset allocation across various investment vehicles and incorporates insurance and annuity servicing within its advisory services.

Zachariah Haire is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise and in educational roles at the University of St. Thomas and Breckenridge School District. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm uses a model-portfolio approach focused on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering integrated advisory, tax, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Jacki Kolkman is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC in St. Louis Park, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Balefire, she worked at VisionPoint Group LLC and spent ten years with Accounting Resource Group. She is also a partner and investment adviser representative at Fuse Partners, LLC. Balefire, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment approach and offers discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and ERISA corporate solutions across a platform managing approximately $2 billion in regulatory assets.