Sonya Hansmeyer is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with OSAIC and Focus Financial Network since 2003. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee overseeing a family trust, managing insurance premiums and trust assets. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and corporate entities, offering managed account services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides personalized investment advice tailored to client profiles and emphasizes coordination with other professionals for estate planning and legal or tax implementation.

Gavin Burnham is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. based in St. Paul, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Honkamp Krueger Financial Services and Olsen Thielen & Co. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning services primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies, discretionary portfolio management, and offers tax-intelligent overlays, managing client accounts with centralized trading and reporting.

Matthew Benson is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Focus Financial Network and OSAIC, having previously worked at United Planners Financial Services of America, Lee Stoerzinger Inc., SII Investments, Inc., and Royal Alliance Associates. Outside of advisory roles, he serves as Vice President and Secretary of Hecla Land Company, an LLC owning farmland, where he manages administrative functions. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, third-party manager access, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Brian Wagener is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles with Focus Financial since 2018 and involvement with Osaic since 2019. Outside of his advisory work, he spent two years working at Frank and Andreas Pizza. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, offering managed account services, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes personalized investment advice tailored to investor profiles and coordinates closely with other professionals for estate planning and related legal or tax services.

Casey Leanna is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cannaday Bloom Wealth and Insurance Solutions and AnchorPoint Assurance. Her other business activities include sales and service of various insurance products such as life, annuities, disability, and group health insurance. 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 financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under advisory and promoter arrangements.

Kathryne Stuempert is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Equity Services since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she has operated an Amway distributorship since 1984 and participates in a local business networking group. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms and frequently employs third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Kurt Mazur is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Shamrock Wealth Management since 2015. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers a platform with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Brenda Aslyn is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses, and has 24 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and Securities America, among others. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Philip Anderson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Investors Financial Group, LPL Financial Corporation, and Mutual Service Corporation. Anderson also sells fixed insurance products on occasion. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Bjorn Nesvold is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Landmark Wealth Management Group, and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of Windstrip LLC, a company that develops combined vertical wind turbine and solar energy units for telecom towers in remote locations, and is a board member of Operation HELP, a nonprofit providing financial assistance and community support in St. Croix County. Beacon Pointe Advisors offers investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach utilizing proprietary due diligence and allocates primarily through third-party independent managers, while also sponsoring proprietary investment vehicles and serving as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.

Anthony Hamburge is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Lake Elmo, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 6 years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life and Eagle Strategies before joining Principal and Green Guardian Wealth Management, where he offers financial planning and insurance solutions including life insurance and annuities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Murray Johnston Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. Since 2012, he has been associated with Feltl and Company. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory and brokerage services, including customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments through platforms like CAIS. The firm’s approach includes both advisory and brokerage solutions delivered primarily through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Robert Regenfuss is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in Cottage Grove, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has worked with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2014 and Transamerica Retirement Management since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a real estate renovation business where he participates in project coordination and labor. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm uses proprietary software and model portfolios provided by Morningstar Investment Management to offer asset allocation and retirement guidance to a large client base.

Jillian Hoffman is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing prior to joining &PARTNERS. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns two print-on-demand merchandise businesses. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides both investment advisory and brokerage services, offering a range of portfolio management solutions that utilize fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, including alternative and proprietary investment strategies.

Mitchell Schommer is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Landmark Wealth Management Group and in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at Papa Tronnoio's and the City of Prescott. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a mix of third-party independent managers through a structured due-diligence process and offering solutions such as discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO services.

William Ryder is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with various Transamerica entities since 2014. Outside of advising, he co-manages a small residential rental business with his wife. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through multiple advice programs, utilizing proprietary software and oversight from Morningstar Investment Management to provide asset allocation and retirement guidance. The firm operates at scale with over 300 advisors and emphasizes managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations rather than standalone financial planning.

Leonard Larson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Integrated Equity Management. His prior work includes roles at Dallas Baptist University, DoorDash, LifeTime Fitness, Level Up Soccer Coaching, and St. Paul Academy & Summit School. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options.

Lihua He is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with Tri-Eagle Inc., which she uses to advertise her mortgage business. Additionally, she sells insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through a variety of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Nicholas Ovshak is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently advising at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services, Ameriprise Financial Services, and FPS Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while acting as a back-office and platform provider for affiliated advisors.

Stephen Sawyer is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in White Bear Lake, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 32 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Financial Services and related entities since 2026 and previously worked at OSAIC and Securities America. Outside of his advisory role, he operates The Sawyer Group, which involves the sale of non-registered insurance products and client outreach through a dedicated website. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.