Courtney Dent is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Mariner since 2020 and has prior experience at firms including Boyum Barenscheer, LLP and AgCountry Farm Credit Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers, alongside specialized tax and administrative financial services.

Haley Hausman is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. She has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, TD Ameritrade, and Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she has worked part-time selling tacos at the Minnesota State Fair through the Taco King food booth. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, delivering recommendations through standardized asset allocation models and Schwab research tools while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Bryant Stein is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Huntington, he worked at Merrill and Wells Fargo in various capacities. His background also includes service in the Army National Guard and involvement with businesses such as Reverse Box L Ranch and Glacier Zip Lines. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach combining third-party sub-managers, affiliate models, and overlay services, primarily offering wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Samuel Andrews is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at BerganKDV Wealth Management, Secured Retirement Advisors, and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Jeannine Lillard is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise, Morgan Stanley, and Abott Downing. Outside of financial advising, she owns a small business assisting individuals with organizing their homes. The Huntington Investment Company provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering multiple wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet platform. The firm uses an open-architecture model combining third-party and proprietary portfolio management strategies.

Scott Rohne is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Parkland Securities, LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member and co-owner of Rohne Farms, LLC, where he is involved in the management and operation of a family farm. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisers. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, offering both discretionary and nondiscretionary management options.

Kyle Luebeck is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mutual of Omaha and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. He is also a panelist for Roi/Emporium/Business Insider, providing insights on software and best practices. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to various managed account solutions, with investment decisions made on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Chad Lindell is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2016 and previously at LPL Financial from 2012 to 2019. Chad is also associated with Landmark Advisors, an investment-related business. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model, allowing advisors to set their own investment strategies while supporting a formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capability.

Whitley Mott is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 44 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates a pension administration business providing services to employers. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm provides multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and blending long-term strategies with shorter-term options.

Daniel Geisler is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and Scottrade. Geisler is also the founder and owner of Luebeck Geisler Hamm Wealth Management, Inc., focusing on financial planning, investments, and insurance. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors and provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party manager platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, and utilizes digital advice providers and multiple custodial platforms.

Susan Gloe is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2000 and is also an agent with Agia, where she is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Shady Mansour is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Charles Schwab and US Bank, as well as running Honest Brokerage and Book Keeping for ten years. Mansour is based in Minneapolis, MN. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm offers annual financial reviews, retirement planning discussions, and investment recommendations, with final trading decisions made by clients.

Michael Nelson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, E*Trade from Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, Sandvold Financial Group, Wells Fargo Bank, and Scottrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies to produce point-in-time financial plans and offers managed account solutions within a model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Hannah Tesch is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently working at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. She has held roles at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab, Farmers Financial Solutions, Farmers Insurance, and Ameriprise Financial. Her career includes a variety of financial services positions in the Minneapolis area. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm serves individual investors through a consultative process that includes annual financial reviews and investment recommendations, without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Brian Hanson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at TLG Advisors since 2012. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in mortgage lending, including reverse mortgages, and sells life insurance. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, employing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory along with a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Stacy Johnson is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF. Her prior experience includes roles at RBC Global Asset Management and RBC Capital Markets. She is a partial owner of SJS Advisory Services, LLC, a tax services firm founded by her husband, though she does not participate in its operations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Edward Davies is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Paychex Securities Corporation and Paychex Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, employee education, and pooled plan solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

John Dewey Jr. is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Bloomington, MN, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and having 48 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and AIG American General Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with Tentmakers to help Christians deepen their financial stewardship and also coaches youth football. Independent Financial Group is a large, integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services, delivering advice through a range of models and third-party managers while operating as both a registered investment adviser and an active broker-dealer.

Steven Bentley is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and engagements as a test administrator and agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes technology and model-driven solutions to serve a broad client base and operates within a combined adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Bradley Reiling is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. He previously worked at BerganKDV Wealth Management and has experience in roles at Minnesota State-Mankato and Canterbury Park. Outside of finance, he operates Swag Guys, a merchandise business selling products at concerts. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.