Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New Era Financial Advisors, Inc., J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations with approximately $2.55 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and specialized consulting services, implementing model portfolios and using a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and third-party managed accounts.

Thomas Barten is a financial advisor with United Advisors America and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including eight years at U.S. Bancorp Investments and five years at both United Advisors America and Alliance America. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering life, fixed annuity, health, and long-term care insurance products. United Advisors America provides investment management services primarily to individuals near retirement and to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, focusing on customized asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, and select exchange-traded products, including those investing in digital currencies.

Jon Spahn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. He has one year of industry experience and previously held roles at Pathway Ventures LLC and North Dakota State University. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a fundamental, bottom-up research process combined with a top-down allocation view and employs derivatives and leveraged ETFs within its risk-managed investment strategies.

Thomas Jensen is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Kusske Financial, Inc. with two years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Southview Country Club, Petros Family Wealth, and Bethel University. Outside of his financial career, he has been involved with Wear Out the Net for seven years. Kusske Financial, Inc. is a small, state-registered advisory firm that provides personalized financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on financial planning rather than discretionary portfolio management, offering services such as cash-flow and tax planning, retirement and estate reviews, and education-funding advice.

Jerod Gustafson is a financial advisor at Highmark Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Highmark and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2014. Highmark Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to manage portfolios primarily consisting of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers.

Maxwell Fox is a financial advisor with Scarecrow Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He also serves as a project manager for Scarecrow Trading, LLC, where he oversees marketing and data sourcing projects. Scarecrow Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and institutional clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation to align portfolios with client goals and risk tolerances. The firm manages approximately $74 million in discretionary assets and employs a variety of trading strategies as appropriate.

James Knapp is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Boyum Wealth Architects LLC since 2012, working within a team of five advisors in Bloomington, MN. Boyum Wealth Architects LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a customized investment approach combining technical, tactical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis, using a broad range of instruments to address client risk and return objectives.

Samuel Broback is a financial advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in 2025, he worked within the Thrivent Advisor Network and its affiliated entities from 2018 to 2025. He is also an insurance agent providing insurance sales services to clients. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments. The firm oversees approximately $455 million in assets across more than 2,000 accounts, managing most portfolios on a discretionary basis and integrating estate planning services with an emphasis on client communication and education.

Eric Gardner is a CFA® charterholder based in Minneapolis, MN, with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at firms including Sequoia Financial Group, Kowalski Financial, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Gardner currently operates as the sole advisor at All Star Financial. All Star Financial offers personalized financial planning, in-house tax preparation by certified public accountants, and discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a broad client base that includes individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tactical portfolio adjustments informed by macroeconomic indicators.

Daniel Plagens is a financial advisor at Stevens Foster Financial Advisors in Bloomington, MN, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2011. He maintains a Minnesota life and health insurance license for service purposes only and does not receive commissions. Stevens Foster serves high-net-worth individuals, corporate officers, small business owners, family trusts, and foundations with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates investment management with tax planning and preparation, offering customized, tax-aware strategies overseen by an internal investment team and committee.

Carter Springer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN. His prior experience includes roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Strapped LLC. 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 through model portfolios and a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and third-party managed accounts.

Stephen Dygos is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC since 2008. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $643 million in client assets and employs a range of strategies including the use of derivatives and leverage, with a focus on tailored asset allocation and regular portfolio monitoring.

Jonathan London is a financial advisor with Oakwood Capital, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Oakwood Capital since 2014 and has prior experience with Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. outside that period. In addition to his advisory role, London serves as a city council member in New Hope, MN. Oakwood Capital provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and small business retirement plans. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios, and conducts annual reviews and reporting for client accounts.

Walter Albitz is a financial advisor at Contego Capital Group, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and experience spanning roles at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Integrated Wealth Advisors. He has also worked in entrepreneurial and insurance capacities and served as a youth soccer official. Contego Capital Group is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan advisory roles, employing asset allocation and security selection based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Brian Heijerman is a financial advisor at Colliers Securities LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Colliers Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an elected official on the St Andrew Lutheran Church Council and advises on the church’s endowment funds. Colliers Securities LLC provides brokerage, custody, execution, and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers both non-discretionary fee-based advisory programs and discretionary wrap programs managed by unaffiliated sub-advisers, utilizing third-party platforms and manager relationships to implement investment strategies.

Anthony Gray is a financial advisor at Empirical Asset Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Merrill, and Bank of America. Empirical Asset Management provides discretionary investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a rules-based, long-term investment approach using proprietary methodology and a range of model strategies built from low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and select securities.

Felix Kopycinski is a financial advisor at Laurel Wealth Planning with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Northwestern Mutual and Intentional Enterprises, LLC, among other firms. Laurel Wealth Planning serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, quantitative modeling, and a committee-based approach to tailor investment programs and employs distinctive practices such as derivatives and option-writing strategies.

Ryan Punch is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. since 2021. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial from 2017 to 2020 and has a background that includes a position at the University of Wisconsin. Punch & Associates Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-cap, fundamentally driven, and contrarian investment philosophy, managing portfolios on a discretionary, team-based basis across various market capitalizations and specialized strategies.

Brent Hoppe is a financial advisor with Guardian Wealth Strategies, LLC in Minneapolis, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Brent is also involved in Guardian Tax L.L.C., a tax company, dedicating approximately 10% of his time to this non-investment related business. 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 a team of five advisors.

Matthew Berhow is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 24 years of experience in financial advisory. He has worked at firms including CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and Affiance Financial LLC before joining All Star Financial, where he currently serves as the sole advisor. He also holds a role as an insurance agent selling fixed life, health, disability, annuities, long-term care, and life settlements. All Star Financial offers personalized financial planning, tax preparation by in-house CPAs, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a broad client base. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with strategic asset allocation and global diversification across risk-based model portfolios.