John Rudi is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group in Minneapolis, MN, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.07 billion for around 441 clients. The firm offers personalized financial planning and investment management, primarily serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and retirement plans through a team of ten advisors.

Cade Johnson is a financial advisor at Petros Family Wealth, LLC in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Thrivent. 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 manages approximately $274 million in assets, employing a team-based approach that combines active and passive strategies with tax-aware asset allocations and offers services including discretionary portfolio management and supervision of held-away assets.

Brian Carlson is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Summit Investment Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2020, and has prior experience at Guzek Asset Management and LPL Financial. He also spends part of his time in insurance sales. Summit Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through its own managed accounts and participation in LPL Financial-sponsored advisory programs. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and strategies, including fundamental and quantitative analysis, and operates under fiduciary standards.

Nancy Mc Carrell is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC. She has worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Prestige Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of WDN Inc. and FMJ Partnership LLC, both entities involved in managing mineral rights and royalty income. USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm with 14 investment professionals managing approximately $488 million in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, employing advisor-directed portfolio management combined with model-portfolio strategies and comprehensive financial planning services.

Elizabeth Alward is a financial advisor at Compass Capital Management Inc with seven years of experience in the industry. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Varde Partners for six years. Compass Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and tailored advisory services to institutional clients and individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm manages approximately $2.54 billion in assets and employs a fundamental research approach with a focus on mid-to-large-cap growth equities, intermediate-term fixed income, and selective external fund managers.

Joe Enzler is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group, bringing two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Northwestern Mutual and has a background that includes roles outside finance, such as with Pro-Tree Outdoor Services and Edina Public Schools. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm serving individuals, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.07 billion through a ten-advisor team, focusing on personalized financial planning and investment management that emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis combined with shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Denise Rich is a financial advisor with USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Prestige Wealth Management. Denise is a member of the Minneapolis Women’s Rotary, where she volunteers in fundraising efforts benefiting women and children in Minnesota. USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a combination of asset-allocation model portfolios, fundamental security selection, and both long- and short-term strategies, sourcing model solutions from multiple institutional providers.

William Velgersdyk is a financial advisor with Strong Tower Advisory Services in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial advisory field, he worked in various roles including at Agiliti and Twin City Filter Service, and spent four years affiliated with the University of St. Thomas. Strong Tower Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary, and financial consulting services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $759 million in client assets and employs a total-return investment approach that combines capital appreciation and dividend income with risk management strategies including the use of derivatives and leverage.

Jacob Taylor is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and Concourse Financial Group Securities. Outside of advising, Taylor serves as the head hockey coach at Lakeville North High School and owns a health and wellness business focused on fitness events and apparel. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $2.55 billion in discretionary assets. The firm employs model portfolios and continuous portfolio management using a variety of investment vehicles, with an investment committee that meets monthly and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Mindy Prow is a financial advisor at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Merrill. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm’s approach combines long-term fundamental analysis with tactical trading, offering personalized financial planning and investment management across a range of asset types.

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.

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.

Jacob Kogler is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC since 2023. He has worked with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC for over a decade. Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $589 million in assets for 678 clients through a team of eight advisors, employing an investment process that integrates multiple analytical approaches and utilizes a range of investment vehicles under oversight from an internal investment committee.

Dori Petroff is a financial advisor at Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Gradient Securities, Paladin Capital, Paladin Insurance, Paladin Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, JRA Financial, and AdvisorNet Financial. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans with financial planning, discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and related wealth management services. The firm employs a consultative, team-based approach and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, direct indexing, and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

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.

Jacob Mc Cue is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC in St. Louis Park, MN, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Thrivent Financial, LPL Financial LLC, and US Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an independent insurance agent with Secured Retirement Associates, LLC. Secured Retirement Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans with financial planning, portfolio management, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and uses a mix of long- and short-term strategies, including options and structured products, with discretionary assets over $228 million as of December 2024.

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.