Robert Cron Jr. is a financial advisor at Abbey Street with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including U.S. Bancorp Investments, US Bank, BELR Capital, LLC, and Bronfman E.L. Roschild LP. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as director and treasurer for the Folds of Honor Foundation in Minnesota, where he reviews financial reports, solicits donors, and manages the endowment. Abbey Street provides fiduciary advisory and consulting services to corporate retirement plans and private family and multi-generational wealth clients. The firm employs an independent, research-driven investment approach that blends active and passive strategies, focusing on diversification and strategic asset allocation, and offers specialized services such as participant engagement and corporate M&A consulting.

Jill Lawrence is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience. She has been with BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC since 2023, following a 25-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Lawrence serves on the boards of the Westonka Food Shelf and Hamline University School of Business. BlueStem Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans, as well as institutional plan sponsors. The firm employs a customized financial planning process with a long-term investment orientation and manages over $1.1 billion with an 18-advisor team.

Allison Dugan is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience and is currently with Financial Perspectives in Minneapolis, MN. She has been with the firm since 2017, including prior roles at Bean Partners and the University of Minnesota. In addition to her advisory work, she assists with seasonal tax preparation through a separate affiliated accounting practice. Financial Perspectives provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes account aggregation tools and may incorporate independent managers, cryptocurrency exposure, or ESG factors based on client preferences.

Laura Bereiter is a CFP® and PFS™ professional at White Oaks Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, with nine years of industry experience. She has been with White Oaks Wealth Advisors since 2015. White Oaks Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension, profit-sharing, and charitable organizations by offering family office services, wealth management, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs proprietary model-based approaches and a combination of active and passive investment strategies, with a notable organizational structure that includes affiliated investment advisers and a referral relationship with a federally chartered trust company.

Joseph Lucey is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC. He has been with Secured Retirement Associates, LLC and Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC since 2007. Outside of advisory services, he manages an insurance agency through which he sells insurance products. Secured Retirement Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that offers personalized financial planning, portfolio management, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, including options strategies and structured products, to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Todd Zipfel is a financial advisor with Feltl Advisors in Edwardsville, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. since 2013. Feltl Advisors provides investment advisory services primarily to individual investors who are mostly non–high-net-worth, as well as corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $132 million in client assets, offering non-discretionary advice through wrap-fee advisory programs and maintains an affiliation with a broker-dealer.

Andrew Campbell is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Caissa Wealth Strategies since 2021 and previously spent 15 years at Wells Fargo and Company. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in academic tutoring and education counseling, focusing on standardized test preparation and advanced math for high school students. Caissa Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as profit and pension plans, managing approximately $297 million across about 153 client relationships with a six-advisor team. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios and offers financial planning along with access to private and alternative investments.

Connor Lantz is a Series 65-licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with E-Wealth Partners and also has experience at SBI Wealth Management, AdvisorNet Wealth Management, Minnetonka, and RBC Capital Markets. E-Wealth Partners provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach that emphasizes diversified portfolios with low internal expenses, tax efficiency, and periodic account reviews. The firm also offers financial planning and portfolio management services to corporations, municipal entities, and other advisers.

Rachel Engel is a financial advisor at Stiles Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Stiles Financial Services since 2025. Prior to this, she held roles at Thrivent and Cov, and spent five years at Starbucks. 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 employs an analytical investment approach with a qualitative overlay, emphasizing diversification, asset allocation, risk management, and long-term buy-and-hold strategies.

Debra Pladsen is a financial advisor at Fortress Financial Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for eight years before joining Fortress Financial Group in 2021. Fortress Financial Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm managing approximately $352 million for around 330 clients through an eight-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses, using a fiduciary, long-term investment approach supported by both fundamental and technical analysis.

Dana Brewer is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. in Bloomington, MN. Brewer has been with Birchwood since 2014, contributing to the firm’s advisory team. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation, manager selection, and aligning portfolios with client risk profiles.

Bruce Bouta is a ChFC® with 48 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SB Advisory, LLC. He has held roles at firms including Cabot Lodge Securities, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Great Lakes Advisory Network. In addition to his financial advisory work, Bouta operates as an attorney and consultant specializing in business continuation planning, estate planning, and probate. SB Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm with 34 advisors managing approximately $1.1 billion for individuals, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm predominantly provides non-discretionary investment advice, using a combination of mutual fund and ETF allocation, individual equities, and third-party managers supported by fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis.

Kyle Smith is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial, bringing two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and has a background that includes roles at the University of Minnesota Duluth and Litchfield High School. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors with financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach focused on diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Turner Storm is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc. and has previously worked at Carlson Capital Management and Thrivent Financial. Marks Group Wealth Management serves high-net-worth families, individuals, private foundations, endowments, non-profit boards, and corporate retirement plans. The firm employs a range of actively managed strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and utilizes both in-house and independent subadvisers to manage nearly $2 billion in client assets.

Brittany Metzig is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Bond & Devick since 2016. Outside of her financial advisory role, she is involved in direct sales as a stylist for Farmasi, focusing on skincare, makeup, and hair care products. Bond & Devick Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $705 million. The firm employs a goals-based, fiduciary approach with a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, offering services that include portfolio management, financial planning, and ESG research.

Andrea Barkley is a financial advisor at Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Punch & Associates since 2016. Barkley holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Punch & Associates provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to private and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension plans, corporations, and government entities. The firm follows a multi-cap, fundamentally driven, and contrarian investment philosophy, managing portfolios on a discretionary, team-based basis and offering specialized micro- and nano-cap strategies through private funds and sub-advisory relationships.

James Quinn is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 licensee based in Minneapolis, MN, with four years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at EPIQ Partners, LLC and has previously worked at US Bank Private Wealth, Rock & Co LLC, Rockefeller Financial LLC, Bank of America, and The Ayco Company, L.P. EPIQ Partners is a state-registered investment adviser that provides investment consulting and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs proprietary models focusing on concentrated, high-conviction portfolios combined with tactical use of derivatives and private investments, managed by a four-advisor team overseeing approximately $287 million in discretionary assets.

Nicholas Fahrendorff is a CFP® professional with three years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pine Grove Financial Group since 2023. His prior work includes roles at Solutran, Dominos Pizza, Great Waters Financial, and Royal Tire. Pine Grove Financial Group manages approximately $1.5 billion across about 1,400 client relationships, serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and retirement plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes value-oriented, long-term investing with strategic asset allocation and offers discretionary management, financial planning, fiduciary consulting, and educational seminars.

Nicholas Johnson is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and FFP Wealth Management. Bond & Devick Wealth Partners is a nine-advisor team managing approximately $705 million for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a goals-based fiduciary approach, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning with strategies including individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and select private investments.

Olivia Plagge is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Advisors, Inc. She has worked at Cornerstone since 2020 and previously held positions at Vine & Fig Tree Wealth Planning and Creative Planning, LLC. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors is a five-advisor team managing approximately $609 million for around 336 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management, using a strategic asset-allocation process and regularly reviewing client accounts.