Matthew Brandeen is a CFA® charterholder currently with Freedom Financial Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Freedom Financial Partners, he was with Wealth Enhancement Group and AgriBank. He has professional experience in financial services starting in 2021. Freedom Financial Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and insurance advisory services. The firm uses a combination of active and passive investment strategies guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and customized investment policy statements.

Ellen Osthus is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Truman Wealth Advisors, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Equita Financial Network, Feathered Paddle Wealth Partners, Access Financial Services, and BGM Wealth Partners. Truman Wealth Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and incorporates third-party tools to support risk profiling, account management, financial planning, and reporting.

Stefan Liiste is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lions Gate Sovereign Capital, LLC. He has worked at Context Financial Group since 2005. Lions Gate Sovereign Capital is a small advisory firm serving individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and a multi-format web-based education program called Rapid Transformation Wealth, emphasizing cyclical and technical analysis with primarily non-discretionary portfolio management.

Taylor Floren is a financial advisor with Winter & Associates, Inc. in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at North Star Consultants, Minnesota Life Insurance Co., and Van Clemens & Co., Inc. Additionally, he has experience working in family business operations at Floren Farms. Winter & Associates provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $180 million in client assets and employs a strategic asset allocation approach using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Andi Long is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pitzl Financial since 2023. Prior to joining Pitzl Financial, Long worked at Cornerstone Wealth Advisors and Centier Bank and also spent time at Purdue University. Pitzl Financial provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, diversified investment approach using primarily passively managed mutual funds, supported by portfolio modeling and Monte Carlo analysis, and offers customized financial planning through its "Financial Playbook."

Nicole Tietel is a financial advisor with Winter & Associates, Inc. in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Her prior career includes long-term roles at CRI Securities Inc, North Star Consultants, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Outside her advisory work, she is an author and serves as a trustee for a family trust, along with involvement in local land and river watershed preservation as a finance and investment committee member. Winter & Associates provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses, managing approximately $180 million in client assets. The firm employs fundamental analysis within a strategic asset allocation framework, using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with tailored portfolio discretion and oversight of unaffiliated sub-advisors.

Kathleen Liiste is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lions Gate Sovereign Capital, LLC. She has worked at Context Financial Group since 2005. Lions Gate Sovereign Capital is a small advisory firm that serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, ongoing asset management, and a multi-format web-based education program called Rapid Transformation Wealth, which is available to clients and non-clients. Its investment approach emphasizes cyclical and technical analysis, focusing on concentrated exposure to asset classes in long-term uptrends, with primarily non-discretionary trade implementation.

Amy Artiga is a CFP® with four years of experience and has been with Guide Financial Planning since 2019. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at Indigo Marketing Agency and spent several years as a homemaker. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Pastor's Wallet, where she writes blog posts, publishes books, and conducts webinars. Guide Financial Planning provides comprehensive and project-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses into client-specific investment policies and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Richard Hall is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pitzl Financial since 2018. Before joining Pitzl Financial, he worked for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for nine years. Pitzl Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans, serving both standard and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios, and integrates accounting and advisory services through its affiliation with an accounting firm.

Marin Mc Cann is a CFP® professional at Quarry Hill Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Quarry Hill Advisors, Marin has been associated with Yes&, LLC since 2018. Quarry Hill Advisors provides investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis when appropriate.

Calvin Treichler is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Guide Financial Planning since 2017, with a three-year period at Fure Financial Corporation from 2018 to 2021. Prior to his advisory roles, he spent seven years at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Guide Financial Planning provides comprehensive and project-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses to tailor investment policies and manages accounts on a discretionary basis, requiring ongoing planning engagements for investment management services.

Brian Lahr is a financial advisor at One Life Financial Group, Inc. in White Bear Lake, MN, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 registrations and has previously worked at Clover Financial Technologies, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with the Lahr Family Farm. One Life Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial life planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Michael Koob is a financial advisor with Koob Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Koob Wealth Management since 2013 and has also maintained a relationship with LPL Financial since 2010. Koob Wealth Management provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolios and written investment policy statements, using fundamental analysis and a mix of long-term and short-term strategies, and sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program through LPL Financial.

Heath Jensen is a financial advisor at Azure Wealth Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Andersen Corporation since 2017, serving as Director of Audit. In addition to his advisory role, Jensen provides accounting services as a Certified Public Accountant. Azure Wealth Management serves individual clients and small businesses, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a Core + Satellite and Modern Portfolio Theory approach to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios and oversees third-party investment managers while maintaining client portfolio oversight.

Samuel Emmer is a financial advisor at Endurance Financial Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Bunker Hills Golf Club and Carbones Pizzeria. Endurance Financial Group serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients by providing ongoing investment management and comprehensive financial planning on a fee-only basis. The firm’s investment approach combines quantitative ranking models and fundamental analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and is notable for incorporating held-away accounts into household asset calculations.

Sarah Kang is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience currently advising at UAK Diversified Wealth Advisors. Her prior work includes two years at James Andre LLC. Outside of financial advising, she teaches piano at the MacPhail Center for Music and operates a small private piano studio. UAK Diversified Wealth Advisors serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, offering discretionary asset management, tiered financial planning, and consulting. The firm focuses on evidence-based, low-expense ETF and mutual fund portfolios managed with quantitative and fundamental analysis, and provides specialized planning services for high-net-worth households.

Ujae Kang is a financial advisor at UAK Diversified Wealth Advisors in Minnetonka, MN, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at UnitedHealth Group and James Andre LLC prior to his current position. He also spent five years at the Department of Human Services. UAK Diversified Wealth Advisors serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, offering discretionary asset management and tiered financial planning services. The firm uses evidence-based, low-expense ETF and mutual fund strategies with quantitative and fundamental analysis, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with tax-aware trading and periodic reviews.

Eloisa Robison is a financial advisor with Paladin Financial in Arden Hills, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Paladin Services, Paladin Tax Services, Paladin Legal Services, Gradient Securities, and Paladin Wealth. She also provides administrative support for estate planning through Paladin Legal Services. Paladin Wealth, LLC offers fee-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and engages third-party managers to tailor portfolios according to client objectives.

Andrew Sweere is a financial advisor at Bright Angel Advisors LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bright Angel Advisors in 2022, he worked at Deloitte Tax LLP from 2017 to 2021. He is also associated with M J Barrett & Company PLLC, a CPA firm providing accounting and tax services. Bright Angel Advisors LLC offers discretionary portfolio management tailored to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term trading approach using fundamental and technical analysis and manages portfolios across mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Jeremy Kromer is a financial advisor with RK Retirement Solutions LLC in Saint Paul, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience, including prior work at North American Banking Company. RK Retirement Solutions provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals and small businesses. The firm’s investment process incorporates a combination of analytical methods and documents each client’s strategy through formal agreements, typically managing accounts under discretionary authority.