Kimberly Johnson is a financial advisor with Gradient Investments, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked with Gradient Investments since 2021 and serves as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at RIA Registrar LLC, a role she has held since 2019. Gradient Investments, LLC provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a proprietary Wright Investment Strategies framework and offers a variety of model and custom portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Nils Egge is a financial advisor with Harbour Investments, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience and previously worked at Rita Wilczek Inc. and Westside Financial Services, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is also an independent insurance agent. Harbour Investments, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension and 401(k) plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services with investment approaches that vary by adviser and approved third-party managers.

Michael Gustafson is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Financial Network since 1997. He is based in Minneapolis, MN, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he acts as power of attorney for his mother in managing his late father’s estate. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services tailored to client needs.

Aaron Peloquin is a CFP® professional based in Minneapolis, MN, with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Savvy and has prior experience with firms including DFPG Investments, Strong Tower Advisory Services, and Cetera Advisor Networks. Peloquin serves as treasurer for Fishing with Vets and is a board member of the American Cancer Society of Minnesota. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily index-based, long-term investment approach supplemented by active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party fintech tools and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Patrick Kulzer is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at CRI Securities and Minnesota Life Insurance Company for 24 years, as well as at Cetera and Cetera Advisor Networks. He also owns Growth Consulting, LLC, which provides management consulting services. Gradient Securities, LLC, operating as Gradient Wealth Management, offers financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary model and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often utilizing third-party managers to support client portfolios.

David Finch is a financial advisor with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. in Golden Valley, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience, including 16 years at Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise Advisor Services. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers portfolio management, written financial plans, and access to third-party managers and platform solutions.

Jeffery Bird is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Winged Keel Group, LLC and NBW Insurance Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Hope Farm School, an inner-city ministry focused on supporting underprivileged youth. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a national network of independent firms and professionals. The firm provides a variety of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, using platform providers and sub-advisory arrangements to support its offerings.

Mark Fenlon is a CFA charterholder with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Schenck Investment Solutions, Cleary Gull Advisors, Johnson Bank, BMO Asset Management, M&I Investment Management, and Morgan Dempsey Capital Management. Fenlon also serves as a director of Collidion, Inc., a healthcare company, providing non-investment-related management advice. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans with wealth advisory, asset management, financial and estate planning, and business succession consulting. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach through model portfolios and integrates multidisciplinary planning services from its parent firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.

Peter Hoff is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 credential with nine years of industry experience. He has been with NorthRock Partners since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Hoff serves as a director for Park Region Telephone Cooperative. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and the integration of private market investments, supported by both technology and human oversight.

Randy Birkinbine is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ausdal since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and financial planning through his ownership of B & N Financial, LLC. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a wide range of investment and planning services tailored to client objectives, combining proprietary strategies with third-party money managers and maintaining dual registration as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Bruce Ensrud is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Ensrud serves on the boards of several nonprofits, including Every Meal, The Collegeville Institute, and Mount Olivet Rolling Acres, providing advice on governance and organizational strategy. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC delivers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to independent managers, typically constructing diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Renata Krieger is a financial advisor at Berger Financial Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Berger Financial Group, she held roles at Bethel University, Life Time Inc., Northwestern Mutual, North Central University, Western Racquet Club, and Pewaukee High School. Berger Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, corporate executives, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning using long-term investment strategies developed by its Investment Committee.

Alissa Tinklenberg is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Cargill Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is affiliated with the Hopkins Hurricanes. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charities, offering personalized investment advice and coordinating with other professionals for estate and tax planning.

Paul Stein is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners. He has worked at Advisornet Financial, Inc. since 1992 and was previously with CETERA Advisor Networks LLC from 2013 to 2019. Stein also sells fixed life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance and refers clients to an online banking service. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan and participant consulting, and related advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Jay Dworsky is a financial advisor at ON Investment Management Co. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at ONIMCO since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Fraser, a nonprofit organization. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive and modular financial plans and access to various third-party investment programs, managing client accounts through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Steven Klane is a financial advisor at Berger Financial Group with 12 years of industry experience. He previously operated Klane Wealth Management, LLC for 18 years before joining Berger Financial Group in 2024. Berger Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, corporate executives, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, comprehensive financial and retirement planning, income tax planning, succession planning, and retirement-plan consulting through its affiliate Quorom, employing proprietary, long-term investment strategies primarily managed on a discretionary basis.

Steven Kittay is a financial advisor with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 45 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oak Ridge in 2022, he worked at UBS Financial Services from 1995 to 2022. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers portfolio management, written financial plans, and access to third-party managers and platform solutions.

Kevin Welu is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Lion Street Advisors, LPL Financial, and Wealth Management Center. Outside of his advisory work, he owns KJ Welu Enterprises Inc., an S corporation established for tax purposes. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans, providing wealth advisory, asset management, financial and estate planning, and business succession consulting. The firm uses a combination of strategic asset allocation through model portfolios, third-party managed programs, and integrates multidisciplinary planning via its parent company to tailor investment and planning solutions.

Emily Soltvedt is a financial advisor at Riverbridge with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Riverbridge Partners since 2009, including a current tenure beginning in 2017. Prior to her current role, she was with IMST Distributors, LLC for five years. Riverbridge Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and investment companies. The firm emphasizes a growth equity investment process and serves a diverse client base, including sovereign wealth funds, banks, and insurance companies.

Richard Vasterling is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Larson Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes firms such as Larson Wealth Partners, Comprehensive Asset Management & Servicing, Inc., and Counsel Wealth Management. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with an emphasis on serving doctors and related businesses. The firm employs both strategic and tactical investment approaches and uses a blend of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs.