RLN Wealth is a tax-focused financial planning and investment management firm for late-career professionals with equity compensation. How we help - ✔️Equity Compensation & Concentrated Position Planning ✔️Tax Planning ✔️Investment Management ✔️Financial Independence / Retirement Planning ✔️Risk Management ✔️Estate Planning About Ryan Nelson - Lead Wealth Advisor Professional Experience - Former Lead advisor at two national fee-only RIAs for clients with $3M–$15M in assets - Former tax advisor at a national public accounting firm, focused on HNW individuals and business owners - Specialized experience in equity compensation, tax strategy, and long-term financial planning Credentials & Education - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Certified Financial Planner (CFP) - Bachelor’s in Accounting, MBA, and Master’s in Accounting Personal - Born and raised in Green Bay, WI (Lifelong Packer fan and shareholder) - Married to Jen and proud dad of two young daughters (8,6) - Passionate about travel, experiences, and making memories with family - Other Interests – Hosting at the family cabin, drinking great coffee, enjoying Italian food, and maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle

Kari Polasek is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Adaptive Financial Design LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2023. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at Advisornet Financial and Wealth Enhancement Group. Adaptive Financial Design LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm employs a primarily passive, index-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and combines ongoing subscription planning with fixed-fee project engagements.

My mission is simple. To help my clients make smart financial decisions so they can be in the position to live the life they want. Every client is different and everyone has different dreams. Your unique combination of family, education, health, life experiences, and interests help shape you and what you want out of life. 7th Street Financial will help you on your unique path with custom advice and plans. As an advisor, I have several primary roles I need to perform for my clients. 1. Listen. My first objective is to truly listen to clients and hear what is important to them so we can work towards the correct objectives. 2. Be knowledgable. This is what you pay me for. To know the things you don't that will improve your financial position. 3. Be flexible. Throughout the course of our relationship, life will inevitably throw you a few curve balls. We have to be flexible and adapt to your new life circumstances and new goals. 4. Be accountable. One of the main things people want out of an advisor is someone to keep them on task forgetting the things done they need to do. The firm's tagline is Financial Planning for the 99%. I say this because I believe financial planning is not just for those that have over $5 million in assets. Many financial advisors require you to build up $500,000 before they will talk to you. I believe people need help to get to that mark and beyond. We all want to be able to do the things that bring joy to our lives. That is my ultimate goal for you. To help you make the financial moves that will put you in the position to do the things that bring

Keith Tufte is the president of Longview Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Orono, MN. He holds the CFA® designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Tufte also leads the investment strategy and advisory team at Cherry Tree Wealth Management, LLC, dedicating time to both firms. Longview Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and business-owner retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a global strategic asset allocation approach focused on diversified, long-term portfolios primarily using low-cost ETFs and mutual funds.

Frederick Quirsfeld Jr. is a financial advisor with Frontenac Partners, L.L.C. in Deephaven, Minnesota, holding a Series 66 designation and over 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Frontenac Partners since 2003 and has a concurrent longstanding affiliation with IDS Life Insurance Company dating back to 1985. Frontenac Partners provides discretionary portfolio management for high-net-worth individual clients, focusing on balanced portfolios that include stocks, bonds, cash, and commodities. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and flexible asset allocation strategies, including the use of inflation-sensitive instruments and derivatives within managed accounts, and manages approximately $27.5 million in discretionary assets.

Shane Segner is a financial advisor at Wellencourt Wealth Management LLC in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Wellencourt, he worked at Gradient Advisors LLC for three years and concurrently maintains a role as an engineer at Lockheed Martin. Wellencourt Wealth Management is a state-registered independent advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis combined with passive investing through index funds and ETFs, offering customized plans and regular account reviews.

I work with people who are building something their parents couldn't and who've never quite felt like financial planning was built for them. My clients are navigating student debt, supporting family, building wealth for the first time, and trying to make decisions that reflect their values and not just their spreadsheet. They're intentional, they're capable, and they deserve an advisor who meets them where they are. I know that feeling personally. I'm the daughter of Hmong refugees from Laos. My parents came to the U.S. with little more than hope. They worked incredibly hard for our family but never had access to the financial knowledge that makes building wealth possible. That's why I founded Heartworth Financial. Over the past decade, I've built deep experience working with physicians at every stage — residents managing six-figure debt on a training salary, attendings navigating peak earning years, and physicians planning their exit from medicine — alongside first-generation wealth builders, immigrant families, and anyone who has ever walked into a financial conversation feeling like they didn't quite belong there.

Denise Alemayehu is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors who holds a Series 63 designation and has 39 years of industry experience. She has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2009 and has worked in the financial services industry since 1991, including operating her own advisory firm. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services through a large network of independent financial professionals.

Martim Quayat is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is the principal of Minnewashta Rio, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Shorewood, MN. Prior to founding Minnewashta Rio, he held positions at Cornerstone Private Asset Trust Co. LLC and Itau International Securities, Inc., and currently serves as a senior investment analyst for the City of Minneapolis. Minnewashta Rio provides fee-based investment advisory services to institutional clients, corporations, trusts, non-profits, and individuals, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth investors. The firm employs portfolio construction grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing in-house and third-party research and managing a range of investment vehicles in accordance with clients’ written Investment Policy Statements.

Richard Miller is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 18 years at Compass Private Wealth Consulting, LLC and over 26 years of experience including his tenure at RSM McGladrey, Inc. He maintains an active CPA practice focused on individual tax return preparation during tax season. Compass Private Wealth Consulting is an independent, fee-only firm managing approximately $18.2 million for about 35 clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities with both fundamental and technical analysis.

Charles Bolognino is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of experience in financial planning. He is the sole advisor at Side-By-Side Financial Planning, LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2014. Side-By-Side Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and offers educational workshops for colleges, universities, and employer groups. The firm focuses on financial planning and investment consultation, emphasizing diversified, low-cost index-based strategies and delivering written plans for clients to implement through their chosen custodians.

William Patterson III is the sole advisor at Second Avenue Capital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Patterson has been with Second Avenue Capital since 2006. Second Avenue Capital provides discretionary investment management to institutional and individual clients, focusing on a value-oriented, research-driven approach targeting undervalued companies. The firm manages a limited number of accounts with a preferred minimum account size and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualifying high-net-worth clients.

I didn't stumble into financial planning. I was drawn to it by a small inheritance, a paperboy route, and a widow who needed help balancing her checkbook. After two decades across multiple firms — seeing the conflicts, the minimums, the overlooked clients — I knew there was a better way. So, I built it. I started Your Path because I believe every generation deserves access to real, honest, planning-first financial guidance — not just those who already have wealth. Your Path exists because I believe planning should come first, not products. Because the best advice is given by someone who is legally and ethically on your side.

Anghel Stoian is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Efficient Market Investments, LLC in Apple Valley, MN, where he has worked since 2011. In addition to advisory services, he also provides tax preparation services through the firm. Efficient Market Investments, LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and charting analysis to tailor discretionary asset management strategies and employs derivatives and option-writing techniques in client portfolios.

Richard Hoyt is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of experience at Analytics Investment Advisors, an independent firm based in Excelsior, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has focused on portfolio management since 2008. Analytics Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using ETFs as the main investment vehicle while also recommending other securities as appropriate. The firm offers customized portfolios based on risk tolerance and employs a range of analytical methods, serving clients with both retirement and non-retirement accounts under fiduciary standards.

Jonathan Duval is the sole advisor at Duval Investment Group in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 65 credential with 12 years of industry experience. He has led Duval Investment Group since its founding in 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in McDonald's franchises through CeeJay and McDuvie. Duval Investment Group provides fee-only financial planning and personalized investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis supported by market-sentiment and thematic research, managing client assets on a discretionary basis while also offering specialized services for executive compensation arrangements.

Jeremy Graff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Graff Financial LLC since 2010, based in Edina, MN. Graff Financial, LLC is a boutique advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides asset management and financial planning services, utilizing model asset-allocation portfolios primarily with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis to maintain a collaborative investment process.

Amber Fitzrysler is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Rising Financial, LLC since 2022 and previously spent seven years at The Planning Center, Inc. Rising Financial provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on values-based or ESG-informed portfolio construction using primarily passive, asset-class-based strategies, and offers a fee-only model with formula-based ongoing fees, fixed project packages, and hourly options.

Matthew Dorn is a financial advisor with Dorn & Co., Inc. in Fergus Falls, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Dorn & Co., Inc. since 2012. Dorn & Co., Inc. provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses model portfolios, overlay managers, and third-party investment managers to deliver portfolio management, with most accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis and client risk profiles reviewed regularly.

Matthew Cookson is the principal advisor at Cookson Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in Excelsior, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 8 years of industry experience. Cookson has managed his firm since 2006, with a background that includes broker-dealer and hedge fund management. Cookson Financial provides discretionary asset management and hourly financial consulting to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks, and corporations. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation using fundamental analysis and low-cost investment instruments, serving a diverse client base that includes charitable organizations and pension consulting.