Samantha Walker is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work experience includes roles at Nfp and Kestra Investment Services LLC, as well as positions outside finance such as at Medina Golf & Country Club and the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, vendor searches, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Cody Polzin is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and State Farm, along with six years of service in the Armed Forces. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services, managing approximately $12.77 billion in assets through a largely non-discretionary investment approach.

Shane Wolden is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He has previously worked at NFP Retirement, Inc. for six years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant junior varsity hockey coach for Osseo Area Schools. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a variety of financial planning, consulting, and education services tailored to client needs.

Jennifer Boeckmann is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, SilverOak Wealth Management, and Raymond James Financial Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Rebecca Joseph is a financial advisor at United Planners' Financial Services of America with one year of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining United Planners in 2025, she was Director of Finance at Hemingway Wealth Management for ten years. Outside of advisory work, she has been an ACT/SAT/PSAT tutor since 2008. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers both advisory and brokerage services through multiple custodians and third-party managers.

Joseph Carwardine is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked in various roles including at Bridge Street Wealth Strategies and J.J. Swanson Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in business operations through a co-ownership in Carwardine, Tighe, and Swanson, LLC, which focuses on operational support and practice succession planning. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty U.S. military personnel internationally. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Helen Johnson is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wealth Enhancement and its affiliated entities since 2018 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and emphasizes diversified, risk-class based allocations combining passive and active managers through an internal Investment Committee.

Ann Senne is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and RBC Capital Markets. She serves on the board of a nonprofit organization, providing advice to its leadership. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets using a risk-class based investment process that blends passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee and multiple implementation tools.

Mark Sanda is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. His prior work includes roles at Piprude Financial and Roy Jenks and Associates. He is a partner at Power Corner LLC, which provides operational support and practice succession planning for Principal advisors. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Taylor Willox is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016 and has been involved with The KNW Group since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable trust, managing decisions related to the financial care of young beneficiaries. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Joseph Swanson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. since the early 2000s and currently leads the J.J. Swanson Advisory Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Swanson is involved in various business ventures including ownership of real estate and vacation rental properties. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions, typically implementing investment decisions on a discretionary basis through these managers.

Lawrence Whipple III is a financial advisor with Corient, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Merrill, and Bank of America. He has been with Corient since 2026. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs continuous portfolio monitoring with advanced risk management tools.

Kristin Chim is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. She is currently with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. and has held positions at South Metro Federal Credit Union and CUSO Financial Services, LP. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a distinctive service and distribution model.

Jean Hegarty is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 63 designation and 35 years of industry experience. She has worked at Guardian Life and its affiliates since 2007 and currently operates Hegarty Consulting Group, an employee benefits firm serving small businesses. Hegarty also offers identity theft and prepaid legal services outside of her advisory role. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and digital advisory solutions, with access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Justin Kuitu is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Cannaday Wealth Management, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and his own firms, Justin Kuitu Financial Services and Kuitu Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a sponsorship coordinator for the Westonka Youth Baseball Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Christopher Rouse is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Excelsior, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has over 20 years affiliated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and The KNW Group. Outside of his advisory role, Rouse is CEO of Rouse Executive Solutions and president of Rouse & Company, through which he engages in consulting, insurance, and executive benefits services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets, serving notable clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Alexander Hachiya is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Investment Services, Kestra Advisory, and The KNW Group since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a Wealth Transfer Associate reviewing life insurance policies and as a Senior Analyst in Advanced Sales designing life insurance options. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and has expertise with pooled employer plan arrangements and various management platforms.

Alexander Wallerich is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2017, he worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2014 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with The Railhouse Grill since 2011. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Timothy Gaarder is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. He provides investment advisory services primarily through Private Advisor Group, an independent investment advisor firm. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms.

Brent Meyer is a CFP® professional at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Meristem Family Wealth LLC from 2013 to 2022 before joining Cresset. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles through a disciplined, risk-aware approach that includes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive implementation across various asset classes.