Christopher Johnson is a financial advisor at Affiance Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial and Wealth Enhancement Group. Johnson also maintains a role as an independent insurance agent specializing in Accident & Health, Variable Life & Variable Annuities, and Life insurance. Affiance Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and sponsors of employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused retirement plan services. The firm employs a top-down macroeconomic framework combined with fundamental analysis to tailor asset allocations and offers a variety of model strategies with both passive and active elements.

Derek Swedberg is a financial advisor with Fiat Wealth Management in Wayzata, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience, previously working at RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Pack Private Wealth, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he consults on business expansion opportunities for a senior care provider. Fiat Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $517 million in assets, serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and tax-related services, typically using third-party model portfolios and tax-sensitive tools such as Holistiplan.

Alexander Dunne is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with SilverOak Wealth Management LLC since 2015. The firm is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. SilverOak offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, financial education workshops, and implementation support, emphasizing individualized investment policies and ongoing portfolio supervision.

Kevin Distad is a financial advisor at Nepsis, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Nepsis since 2015. 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, including portfolio analytics and speaking engagements.

Brendan Halleron is a financial advisor at Affiance Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Affiance Financial and Private Client Services since 2017. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed by Cargill Inc for three years. He serves as a board member of Achieving Cures Together, a nonprofit focused on microbiome research and microbial disease cures. Affiance Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and sponsors employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused retirement plan services. The firm uses a top-down macroeconomic framework combined with fundamental analysis to tailor asset allocations and offers a range of model strategies with blended passive and active investments.

Ross Brouwer is a financial advisor with BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining BlueStem in 2023, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years. He is also an investment specialist with LM Partners, LLC. 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 emphasizes fundamental analysis to build long-term portfolios and offers a combination of advisory services, including portfolio management and assistance with external money managers.

Robert Lawson is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Palisade Asset Management, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Sns Financial Group, LLC (D/B/A Vector Wealth Management) and Vector Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his financial advisory role, he is a musician performing guitar and vocals in two rock bands, POPBANG! and The Soul Trustees. Palisade Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as nonprofits, corporations, and ERISA company retirement plans. The firm’s approach focuses on long-term holdings in high-quality growth equities and conservative fixed-income management, tailoring portfolios to client needs and incorporating diverse investment strategies.

Benjamin Fox is a financial advisor with Scarecrow Advisors, LLC who holds a Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Scarecrow Advisors since 2020 and previously at Strategic Income Advisors and as an insurance agent. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Fox serves as Vice President of Scarecrow Trading Inc., a business that provides trading signals to registered investment advisers and representatives. Scarecrow Advisors, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients with discretionary investment supervisory services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and uses both strategic and tactical asset allocation to align portfolios with client goals and risk tolerance.

Jon Otterness is a financial advisor at Vantage Point Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He has also operated as a sole proprietor since 2006. Vantage Point Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with model-based and manager-access strategies, utilizing LPL Financial’s platforms and programs.

Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New Era Financial Advisors, Inc., J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations with approximately $2.55 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and specialized consulting services, implementing model portfolios and using a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and third-party managed accounts.

Scott Airey is a financial advisor at Fiat Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Airey serves as Vice-President of Networking for BNI. Fiat Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $517 million in assets with a team of 13 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and tax-related services.

Thomas Barten is a financial advisor with United Advisors America and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including eight years at U.S. Bancorp Investments and five years at both United Advisors America and Alliance America. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering life, fixed annuity, health, and long-term care insurance products. United Advisors America provides investment management services primarily to individuals near retirement and to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, focusing on customized asset allocations with mutual funds, ETFs, and select exchange-traded products, including those investing in digital currencies.

Thomas Jensen is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Kusske Financial, Inc. with two years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Southview Country Club, Petros Family Wealth, and Bethel University. Outside of his financial career, he has been involved with Wear Out the Net for seven years. Kusske Financial, Inc. is a small, state-registered advisory firm that provides personalized financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on financial planning rather than discretionary portfolio management, offering services such as cash-flow and tax planning, retirement and estate reviews, and education-funding advice.

Maxwell Fox is a financial advisor with Scarecrow Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He also serves as a project manager for Scarecrow Trading, LLC, where he oversees marketing and data sourcing projects. Scarecrow Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and institutional clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation to align portfolios with client goals and risk tolerances. The firm manages approximately $74 million in discretionary assets and employs a variety of trading strategies as appropriate.

Mary Jo Kohman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience. She is currently a financial advisor at BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC, where she has worked since 2023. Her previous roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc., and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, Kohman serves as Secretary on the Finance Committee of St. Michael Catholic Church and is the COO and financial advisor at LM Partners, LLC. 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 emphasizes a fundamental analysis approach to long-term portfolio construction, offering a range of investment options and ongoing portfolio management tailored to client objectives.

Jack Garrison is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strategic Wealth Group. His background includes roles at The Advisory Realty Group and ongoing employment with Kwik Trip. He also works as an assistant coach at Chanhassen High School. Strategic Wealth Group serves individuals, retirement plans, and trusts by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets.

Samuel Broback is a financial advisor with Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in 2025, he worked at Thrivent Advisor Network and Thrivent Financial from 2018 to 2025. He is also a licensed insurance agent, providing insurance sales and client service as part of his professional activities. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners manages approximately $455 million in assets, serving individual and institutional clients with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm uses a mix of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments, and offers services including ongoing portfolio management, estate planning coordination, and client education through newsletters and workshops.

Dana Buska is a financial advisor with Feltl Advisors in Plymouth, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Feltl & Company since 2006. Outside of her advisory work, Buska serves as a director on the church foundation board of the United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. Feltl Advisors provides investment advisory services primarily to individual investors who are not high-net-worth, as well as to corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $132 million in client assets and offers wrap-fee advisory programs through its relationship with RBC, delivering advice on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Arnold is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc. since 2015 and was previously with LPL Financial, LLC. Matthew is based in Minnetonka, MN. Marks Group Wealth Management serves high-net-worth families, individuals, private foundations, endowments, non-profit boards, and corporate retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and wealth management services using multiple actively managed strategies and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Eric Gardner is a CFA® charterholder based in Minneapolis, MN, with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at firms including Sequoia Financial Group, Kowalski Financial, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Gardner currently operates as the sole advisor at All Star Financial. All Star Financial offers personalized financial planning, in-house tax preparation by certified public accountants, and discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a broad client base that includes individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tactical portfolio adjustments informed by macroeconomic indicators.