Bryan Halicki is a financial advisor at Aspire Capital Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Aspire Capital Advisors, he worked at multiple firms, including Securities America Advisors and Highland Capital Brokerage. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in Toastmasters to develop public speaking skills. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, charities, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also using independent managers and conducting regular portfolio reviews.

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® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. since 2024. He previously worked at OSAIC, FSC Securities Corporation, and Ameriprise. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management mainly to individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and institutional entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with diversified strategies and a range of investment instruments, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Rachel Nault is a financial advisor with Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC in St. Paul, MN. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been working in the industry since 2015, including four years at Nystrom & Associates before joining Stonebridge Capital Advisors in 2019. Stonebridge Capital Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients across a broad asset range, including non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm’s investment process is committee-driven and emphasizes active, research-based portfolio management supported by specialized staff with institutional asset management backgrounds.

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 six years of industry experience, currently serving at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. He has previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Ameriprise, and has held roles outside finance including positions at DoorDash, Clemson University, and Pelican’s Snoballs. Punch & Associates provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to private and institutional clients, employing a multi-cap, fundamentally driven, and contrarian investment approach that emphasizes bottoms-up research and behavioral analysis. The firm manages portfolios on a team basis and offers specialized micro- and nano-cap strategies through private funds and sub-advisory relationships.

Alyssa Craggs is a financial advisor at Compass Capital Management Inc in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She has been with Compass Capital Management since 2018 and previously worked at Cottrell Law Firm, Simple Energy Testing, and Residential Science Resources. Compass Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and tailored advisory services to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm manages approximately $2.54 billion in assets, employing fundamental research and valuation disciplines with a focus on mid-to-large-cap growth equities and laddered fixed income strategies.

Mark Pearson is a financial advisor with Nepsis, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Nepsis Advisor Services since 2014 and has been associated with Nepsis, Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Nepsis Insurance Services, LLC, an insurance agency. Nepsis, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, charities, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm also offers research and educational products to other financial advisors, utilizing a wrap-fee program with continuous supervision and a mix of investment vehicles in client portfolios.

Bradley Klitzke is a financial advisor with Colliers Securities LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Colliers Securities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in farming in McLeod County, MN. Colliers Securities LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering brokerage, custody, execution, and investment advisory services. The firm operates both non-discretionary fee-based advisory programs and discretionary wrap programs managed by unaffiliated sub-advisers, utilizing third-party platforms and client profiling tools to support investment decisions.

Thomas Luing is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving at Capital Management Associates Inc since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has additional roles including business consulting through Luing Holdings, LLC, tax preparation during tax season, and serving as a board member of the Worthington Duck Club. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as a manager-of-managers program.

Robert Branton is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Contego Capital Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Aloe Care International, a company that manufactures and sells sun care products, and is a partner in Leidang Capital LLC. Contego Capital Group is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, pooled investment vehicles, and charities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan advisory roles, employing a strategy focused on asset allocation and security selection using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Ryan Woitalla is a CFP® and CFA® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Palisade Asset Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Sam Linden. He played men's hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth during his college years. Palisade Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as nonprofit organizations, corporations, and ERISA company retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term holdings in high-quality growth equities and conservative fixed-income management, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and incorporating diverse investment vehicles.

Curtis Myran is a financial advisor with Element Squared Private Wealth in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Securities. He has also operated as a sole proprietor since 2013. Element Squared Private Wealth provides discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. Financial planning is routinely offered as part of the advisory relationship without additional charge.

Cole Billings is a financial advisor at Strong Tower Advisory Services in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and DFPG Investments, LLC. Strong Tower Advisory Services serves individual clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm primarily uses ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and options in customized or model-based strategies, with a focus on risk management through hedging and tactical rebalancing.

Andrew Feterl is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Saint Louis Park, MN. Bond & Devick Wealth Partners is a nine-advisor team managing approximately $705 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a goals-based fiduciary approach, utilizing fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, and offers ESG research as part of its investment planning.

Kody Sherlund is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Brooklyn FI, LLC since 2023 and was previously with Heritage Wealth Architects, LLC for six years. Brooklyn FI, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm emphasizes passive investment management while incorporating specialized external strategies and aggregates held-away accounts for comprehensive portfolio oversight.

Benjamin Bjork is a financial advisor at Navista Wealth Management, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Acrew Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with Bjork Financial Services, Inc., a non-investment related business. Navista Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized divorce-planning consulting. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party managers to tailor advice based on clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances, managing a large asset base with a small advisory team.

Eric Unger is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC in St. Louis Park, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Client Services since 2017 and previously was with Cetera Advisor Networks from 2013 to 2017. Unger is also an investment advisory representative at Affiance Financial, LLC, where he provides investment management and financial planning services. Private Client Services is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop investment strategies and offers multiple implementation platforms, managing approximately $1.05 billion across more than 3,200 client accounts.

Justin Frys is a financial advisor with Cherry Tree Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cherry Tree in 2019, he worked at E*TRADE Capital Management LLC and E*TRADE Securities LLC from 2016 to 2019. Cherry Tree Wealth Management is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $593 million for individuals, retirement plans, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using primarily passively managed mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary portfolio management and periodic fundamental analysis.

Heather Fears is a financial advisor with BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC in Litchfield, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2021 and returned to Ameriprise from 2021 to 2023 before joining BlueStem in 2023. BlueStem Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct long-term portfolios and offers a range of investment options, including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and alternative investments, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and regular client reviews.