John Carraux is a CFA® and CIC credentialed financial advisor at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Punch & Associates since 2004. Punch & Associates serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and various types of funds, managing approximately $2.09 billion in discretionary assets as of December 2024. The firm employs a multi-cap investment approach focused on fundamental research and behavioral analysis, offering customized discretionary portfolio management and Wealth Advisory services.

Samantha Beavens is a financial advisor with Summit Investment Advisory Services in Roseville, MN. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Summit and LPL Financial in 2020, she worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and also has experience outside finance in the hospitality industry. In addition to her advisory role, Ms. Beavens is a licensed insurance agent. Summit Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a range of analytical approaches and investment strategies. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management and participates in multiple LPL Financial-sponsored advisory programs.

Daniel Aronson is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Epiq Partners, LLC since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Minneapolis, MN. Epiq Partners, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser that provides investment consulting and portfolio management to individuals, families, and related entities, including trusts and charitable organizations. The firm employs proprietary, concentrated investment models combined with tactical use of derivatives and private investments, managed by a four-advisor team overseeing approximately $287 million in discretionary assets.

Bradford Aylin is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Stiles Financial Services, Inc. He has worked previously at Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC, and US Bank. Aylin also maintains an independent insurance agent role focused on accident and health and life insurance. Stiles Financial Services serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations with tailored financial planning and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm combines pension-consultant–style retirement plan services with a discretionary wrap-fee portfolio management program that emphasizes diversification, asset allocation, and risk management.

Joseph Sessions is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) at The Planning Center, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN, with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with The Planning Center since 2014. The Planning Center, Inc. is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm uses a multi-meeting planning process and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and third-party separately managed accounts, also incorporating proprietary software and AI tools under human oversight.

Ryan Key is a financial advisor at Pine Grove Financial Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Edward Jones and LPL Financial, before joining Pine Grove Financial Group. Pine Grove Financial Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm focuses on value investing combined with strategic and tactical asset allocation, implementing client portfolios through third-party managers and model providers.

James Heimler is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Ballast Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he was with Gradient Advisors, LLC for six years and Case Central for six years. Ballast Advisors manages approximately $674 million in client assets, serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of strategies including modern portfolio theory and tactical asset allocation.

Katherine Frazier is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at BGM Wealth Management in Bloomington, MN. Her prior experience includes roles at Securities America Inc and Everest Financial Group. She is part of a six-advisor team at BGM Wealth Management. BGM Wealth Partners manages approximately $517 million in client assets for about 213 households, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes integrated planning across investment, tax, and estate matters, supported by a multidisciplinary team including CFP and CPA/PFS professionals.

Kevin Worms Lynch is a financial advisor at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Punch & Associates since 2012. Punch & Associates serves private and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, foundations, pension plans, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-cap investment approach focused on bottoms-up fundamental research and offers discretionary portfolio management along with Wealth Advisory services.

Joseph Michelizzi is a financial advisor at Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding the Series 66 designation. He has less than one year of industry experience and previously worked in various roles outside the financial industry, including at Grand Canyon University, Minnesota Valley Country Club, and Southwest Christian High School. 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. The firm employs model portfolios and continuous portfolio management, utilizing exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and third-party managed account platforms.

Christopher Miller is a financial advisor at Boyum Wealth Architects LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Strategic Wealth Group Registered Investment Advisor, and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of finance, he was involved with Legends Global Merchandise for five years. Boyum Wealth Architects LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of technical and tactical allocation strategies alongside fundamental and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Robert Phillips is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently a vice president and financial advisor at Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and has also been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services for over a decade. Phillips is a partner in a real estate venture, JB Financial. Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process that integrates multiple analysis techniques and is overseen by an internal investment committee, managing approximately $589 million in assets for 678 clients through a team of eight advisors.

Bradley Barinsky is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cahill Financial Advisors, Inc., having joined in 2024, following prior roles at OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Barinsky also maintains an active law license in Minnesota and occasionally provides legal services on a limited basis outside of his advisory work. Cahill Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, businesses, foundations, and retirement plans with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, focusing on asset allocation and long-term holdings, and integrates specialized credentials such as CPA and attorney services into its advisory platform.

John Zevnick is a financial advisor at Tealwood Asset Management in Minneapolis, MN, with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Tealwood since 2010. Tealwood Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and advisory consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, qualified retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a valuation-oriented investment approach across equity and fixed-income strategies and uses a proprietary strategic risk management framework to adjust asset allocation at long-cycle inflection points.

Daniel Molenaar is a financial advisor with Great Waters Financial, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Great Waters Financial since 2018 and previously held roles at AdvisorNet Wealth Management, Punch & Associates, and the University of Minnesota Duluth. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant hockey coach for Eden Prairie Schools. Great Waters Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing over $1.2 billion across more than 1,600 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management combined with financial planning and consulting, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis and a broad range of investment vehicles.

John Stone is a financial advisor with Stiles Financial Services, Inc. in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at U.S. Bancorp, Bremer Bank, Ameriprise Financial Services, and American Enterprise Investment Services. Stiles Financial Services serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations by providing tailored financial planning and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm offers portfolio management through its own wrap-fee program, emphasizing an analytical investment approach with diversification, asset allocation, risk management, and long-term strategies.

Brayden Kelly is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc., having previously worked at OSAIC, FSC Securities Corporation, and Ameriprise. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation, manager selection, and aligning portfolios with client risk profiles.

Rachel Nault is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at Nystrom & Associates for four years. Stonebridge Capital Advisors manages over $2.5 billion in client assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, endowments, foundations, pension plans, insurance companies, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized investment strategies across diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios and coordinates broader advisory services including estate, tax, and retirement planning.

Susan Stiles is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. She is a principal at Stiles Financial Services, Inc., where she has worked since 2009. Prior to that, she held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and LaSalle St Securities LLC. She serves on the board of the Minnesota Spay and Neuter Assistance Program and is a director of the Edina Rotary Club Foundation. Stiles Financial Services serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations with tailored financial planning and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm offers portfolio management through a wrap-fee program and combines analytical investment strategies with comprehensive planning covering net worth, retirement, tax, and estate planning.

Khalil Harris is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Thrivent Financial and Ameriprise, as well as various positions outside finance, including work in management and service industries. Punch & Associates provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to a range of private and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-cap, fundamentally driven, and contrarian investment philosophy, managing portfolios on a discretionary, team-based basis with an emphasis on bottom-up research and behavioral analysis.