David Buck is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 credential and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Bank of America, Fisher Investments, and Morgan Stanley. In addition to his advisory work, he serves in the Army National Guard and owns a business that manufactures and sells outdoor equipment. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations.

Jennifer Conneran is a financial advisor at Cetera with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and ProEquities, Inc. Outside of investment advising, she also manages strategic sourcing activities in a non-investment related role. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individual, corporate, retirement plan, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of independent advisors and provides access to multiple investment managers and program structures.

Jennifer Machtemes is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in New Brighton, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she works as an ice skating instructor at White Bear Lake Sports Center. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with at least $1 million in net investable assets and $500,000 in Ameriprise-managed accounts, delivering tailored Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis with a centralized consulting team to support clients approaching or in retirement.

Kristopher Wiege is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Service, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameriprise since 2002, including 15 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in business management at InnerBeauty Med Spa, Inc., which offers spa services and retail sales. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, delivering comprehensive written recommendations on income sources, Social Security, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines algorithmic automation and research-based modeling to create tailored retirement income plans and offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Austin Knapp is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise since 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Imola Motorsports since 2016. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large institutional advisory firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Miles D Alessandro is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with three years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Sidoti & Company, LLC, Cetera Financial Services, and Goff Investment Group. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and offers a variety of advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services. The firm customizes investment strategies to clients’ risk profiles using a combination of in-house and third-party managers and provides access to alternative investments and integrated capital-markets capabilities.

Adam Solon is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in White Bear Township, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise, he worked at Diversified Real Estate Services and has a background in education at Gustavus Adolphus College and Nova Classical Academy. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals approaching or in retirement, focusing on clients with significant investable assets. The firm provides a combination of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions, using a centralized consulting team and algorithmic tools to deliver tailored retirement-income recommendations.

Jacob Breitbach is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with about one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Ascend Financial, and MML Investors Services, as well as various engagements in both educational and municipal organizations. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with a range of portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services tailored to clients’ risk profiles and investment preferences.

Vincent Altstaetter is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and US Bank. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies and affiliated financial services. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Rhett Dunn Sperling is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Chase Bank, US Bank, and Stone and Vine. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various wrap fee advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services, tailoring strategies to each client’s Advisory Risk Profile.

Ethan Allone is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors and Bank of America, N.A. Outside of finance, he was previously involved in music distribution as the owner of the BK KINGS record label, which is currently inactive. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients, using model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Richard Knowlton is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 44 years of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC Capital Markets in 2018, he worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He serves on the board of a non-profit youth theater company, where he is involved with budgeting, policy review, and fundraising. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering a variety of advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services tailored to clients’ risk profiles.

Joshua Mancell is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2020. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 20 years. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm employs a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver written, non-discretionary recommendation reports, supported by a centralized consulting team and a structured oversight process.

Terry Moen is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2008, including its corporate predecessor. RBC Wealth Management serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and offers a variety of advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through both in-house and third-party managers.

Jacqueline Mjolhus is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2011 to 2016. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as treasurer for the Northern Starz Theater Company and the Anoka High School Tennis Booster Club, and is a distributor for Young Living Essential Oils. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Amy Burg is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Arden Hills, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, Axa Advisors, LLC, since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, she is a 50% owner and chief manager of Falcon Properties, LLC, which owns her office space, and a 50% owner and managing partner of Falcon Financial Group LLC. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and various third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance services tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Aaron Swartz is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Ameriprise in Coon Rapids, MN, with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliates since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in a non-investment real estate business, D&S Swartz LLLP. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, using a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to develop tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. As a large institutional firm, it offers a wide range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

James Lebahn is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2020. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner and owner of Arden Rose Group, LLC, a consulting firm focused on organizational structure. Ameriprise is an institutional firm offering retirement-income planning services primarily to individuals with significant investable assets. Its approach includes algorithm-driven, non-discretionary recommendations developed in partnership with advisors, emphasizing tax-efficient withdrawal strategies and the use of Ameriprise-managed accounts.

Christopher Jandro is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with RBC Capital Markets LLC since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Jandro is involved in real estate and property management businesses and has worked as a personal care provider. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs with tailored portfolio management strategies implemented through a mix of in-house and third-party managers.

Benjamin Stucker is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at SPS Commerce and Sampair CPA and spent ten years in full-time education. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutional clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients' risk profiles, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party investment managers and model providers.