Patrick Scherven is a financial advisor at Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Advanced Advisor Group LLC since 2006 and EFS Advisors since 2003. Scherven Financial LLC is a pass-through entity established for tax purposes related to his services with EFS Advisors. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers across various platforms.

Theodore Kaminski is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Kaminski has been with Mutual of Omaha since 2009. Outside of advising, he competes in fishing tournaments for prize money and serves as a taste tester for Food Perspectives, a program that donates part of its proceeds to charity. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning and managed account programs through platforms like Envestnet. The firm operates within the Mutual of Omaha group alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses, serving a diverse client base with various investment and consulting solutions.

Walter Pickup is a financial advisor with Focus Financial Network, Inc. in Burnsville, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Focus Financial since 1997 and owns a partial interest in the firm, serving on various committees and participating in special projects. Outside of his advisory role, he is named as a Successor Trustee for a family trust. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services with a comprehensive, individualized investment approach.

Lucas Traxler is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with JNBA Financial Advisors, LLC since 2013, including its predecessor entity, and currently works at the Bloomington, MN office. JNBA Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high net worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a team-based approach with specialized family office services and business consulting, utilizing a range of investment strategies and technology platforms to support portfolio management.

Thomas Stoltman is a financial advisor with Brookwood Investment Group and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience and has worked at several firms, including Redwood Private Wealth LLC and Regal Investment Advisors. In addition to his advisory roles, he is the managing director of Redwood Tax Specialists and works as an independent insurance agent. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion for more than 3,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and supporting negotiable advisor-level fee arrangements.

Gerson Diaz is a Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Boulay Wealth and has prior experience at Ameriprise Financial and Boulay Financial Advisors. Before entering the financial industry, he worked at Twin Town Pedicabs. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach focused on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, supported by affiliations with an accounting firm and insurance agency.

Ross Middleton is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with The O.N. Equity Sales Company since 2002 and Woodmen Acc & Life since 1996. Outside of investment advising, Middleton is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, disability, and fixed annuity products. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management options and utilizes a dual-registration model integrating broker-dealer activities.

Elizabeth Odegaard is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member-owner of Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, a local brewery in Minneapolis. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to corporations, offering services such as financial planning, investment management, and fractional family office solutions. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and oversees a multi-team advisory staff managing approximately $1.4 billion in assets.

Richard Bjorklund is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at VisionPoint Advisory Group, LPL Financial, and Principal Life Insurance Company. He is also a partner at Fuse Partners, LLC, which operates as VisionPoint Advisory Group. Balefire, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment strategy with oversight from an Investment Committee, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and sub-advisors to tailor portfolios to client goals.

Anthony Gruba is a financial advisor with Associated Investment Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, CUNA Brokerage Services, Wings Financial Credit Union, and he was involved with Hockey iQ Academy, LLC. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services primarily to individual investors, as well as to small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm uses a range of model portfolio and separately managed account programs through third-party managers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, delivering services mainly on a non-discretionary basis.

Douglas Goodmundson is a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Great Waters Financial, Bethany International, and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services. Outside of advising, he serves as treasurer for Faith Homes and works as a Medicare agent helping clients assess and enroll in Medicare plans. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a systematic, quantitative investment approach using ETFs and mutual funds, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Mark Reichow is a financial advisor with Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Advisers' Pride, Inc. and LPL Financial. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser providing financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and qualified employee benefit plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and Independent Managers when appropriate.

Elizabeth Fagerlind is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with a Series 65 credential. She joined the firm in 2025 and has less than one year of industry experience. Prior to her advisory role, she was a full-time student for over two decades. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, employer retirement plans, institutions, mutual funds, private funds, and family offices, employing a long-term, fundamental investment approach with a mix of proprietary strategies and third-party managers.

Samuel Rouman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with KDV Wealth Management since 2014. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of St. Thomas. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental stock selection and quantitative tools to manage diversified model portfolios across various asset classes and offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Alexander Chan is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. based in Saint Paul, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and over 20 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Cetera-affiliated firms, H-Beck, CRI Securities, and Securian Financial Services. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily operates through a network of CPA firms and registered advisors, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets across about 164 advisors and 7,500 clients as of the end of 2025.

Frank Rezack is a financial advisor with BFC PLANNING, Inc. in Rosemount, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. since 2012. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, and trusts through approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various third-party managers, employing a range of investment strategies with an emphasis on client-specific fee structures and operational practices.

Liddy Achter is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Counselling Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at BMO Harris Financial Advisors, Inc. for eight years before joining her current firm in 2020. Fiduciary Counselling Inc. serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and family-related entities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside accounting, tax, estate planning, and administrative support. The firm utilizes written investment policy statements and model portfolios based on asset allocation and capital market assumptions, and it maintains unique relationships with affiliated trust and investment management companies.

David Sloan is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Geneos Wealth Management and Sonnenfeld Financial, and currently operates Sloan Financial Solutions LLC. Outside of advising, he is an independent representative for fixed insurance sales and a notary public. Geneos Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and access to third-party money managers through various programs, managing over $5.5 billion in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Andrew Lang is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fiduciary Counselling Inc. in St. Paul, MN. He has been with Fiduciary Counselling Inc. since 2010. Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and family-related entities. The firm uses written investment policy statements and model portfolios based on asset allocation and capital market assumptions, integrating modern portfolio theory with a mix of registered and private investment vehicles.

Christian Nielsen is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Fiduciary Counselling Inc. since 2011. The firm advises individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and related entities, offering investment advisory services alongside accounting, tax, estate planning, and administrative support. Fiduciary Counselling implements client portfolios based on asset allocation and capital market assumptions, conducting manager due diligence and portfolio administration while maintaining close relationships with affiliated trust and investment companies.