Aaron Beadner is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Zeutenhorst Financial Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Beadner serves as a council member for the City of Orange City, Iowa. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain individual investors. The firm employs an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Joshua Johnson is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Great Lakes Coca Cola for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of an online dietary supplement startup called GUT HABITS LLC. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based planning across various financial topics, allowing clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option.

Grant Kruckeberg is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Edward Jones, where he has worked since 2008. He has 17 years of industry experience. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Trevor Johnson is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Allied Advisory Services and First Allied Securities from 2012 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Staples Financial, Inc., focusing on non-variable insurance. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies, and supports its advisors with machine-learning and other research tools.

Morey Wade is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cetera in 2024, he spent 20 years at PNC. Wade also operates a securities and planning business under the North Star Resource Group brand. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Jeremy Raverty is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2017. Prior to his career in financial advising, he worked for fifteen years at Rolling Plains Builders, Inc. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.

Troy Dostal is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services from 2015 to 2021 before joining Fidelity. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors for Optimist International, a nonprofit focused on youth development, and is involved in restaurant and cleaning businesses. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC offers investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, employing a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, including fund advisory and model portfolio delivery.

Todd Rabell O'halloran is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Hastings, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he works in the hospitality field as a server and bartender at a local restaurant and as a cook for a food vendor at the Minnesota State Fair. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors, offering holistic, goal-based analyses and written recommendations across a broad range of financial planning topics. The firm’s services do not include implementation of recommendations and maintain separate planning and managed-account offerings under a consolidated billing option.

Carter Christensen is a Series 66 licensed advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Thrivent Investment Management. His prior work includes roles at WESTconsin Credit Union and LPL Financial. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers goal-based, holistic planning across various topics, allowing clients to combine planning with managed-account programs while keeping services separate.

Kasey Hafenbrack is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Saint Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Hafenbrack has been with Ameriprise and its related entities since 2010. Outside of advising, Hafenbrack serves as co-chief executive officer of Exeter Operational Support, LLC, overseeing office management functions, and volunteers as team treasurer for a local high school boys varsity soccer team. Ameriprise is a large institutional firm that offers retirement-income planning services designed for individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide written retirement income recommendations, delivered through a centralized consulting team in partnership with advisors.

Patrick Walsh is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Cottage Grove, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2018 and previously worked at Waddell & Reed, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Cottage Grove Athletic Association. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with substantial investable assets, combining research-driven strategies and algorithmic tools to provide tailored, non-discretionary recommendations focused on income sources, tax efficiency, and Social Security options.

Donovan Laib is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Eagan, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch from 2014 to 2018. He is the sole owner of Sunset Wealth Management, LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and integrates advisory services with other financial product offerings.

Daniel Myers is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2004. Outside of advising, he is a co-member of Bonanza Grove LLC, a commercial property management entity. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, focusing on holistic, goal-based financial planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm offers a range of planning topics and integrates planning with managed-account services through its WealthPlan consolidated billing option.

Alexander Burian is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2022. Prior to that, he was employed at Westconsin Credit Union and CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc., where he maintained active roles overlapping with his current positions. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a broad range of services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by extensive advisor tools and oversight of substantial discretionary assets.

Leah Theorin is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for 11 years. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Theorin Trautwein LLC, operating under the trade name Trivas Financial Group, and works as an independent insurance agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, by offering financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs. The firm manages a multi-billion dollar asset base and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management through various platforms while maintaining proprietary model strategies under the Founders Gate Capital brand.

Craig Pedersen is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2001 and holds the Series 63 designation. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Michael Farley is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and its predecessor firms since 2007 and is the owner and president of Farley Financial Partners, Inc., where he has been involved since 1999. He volunteers with St. Thomas Academy, a nonprofit organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers, with over $256 billion in assets under management and more than 10,000 advisors nationwide.

Sean Michaelis is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Inver Grove Heights, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Michaelis serves as an on-call firefighter with the Inver Grove Heights Fire Department and assists with payroll and tax documentation for his spouse’s online influencer business. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies and is notable for its extensive retail advisor network and affiliated financial services.

Jody Otto is a CFP® with 39 years of experience in the financial industry, currently advising at Osaic since 2024. Prior to joining Osaic, she spent 11 years at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc. She also oversees managerial activities and contract approvals for a sports training facility, the Irish Sports Dome. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including retail and institutional investors, offering a range of brokerage and advisory services with an emphasis on model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization utilizing multiple investment platforms and third-party managers.

Dana Sandborgh is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Cottage Grove, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2016. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and uses proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor investment plans to clients' goals and risk tolerances.