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.

Benjamin Ollila is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strategic Wealth Group. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Investment Management and LPL Financial. He is also involved with the Edgewater Team, LLC, an entity he has been associated with since 2011. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to develop client strategies, offering fiduciary advice alongside options for non-discretionary control.

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.

Eric Overvig is a financial advisor with Feltl Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Feltl and Company since 2019, following previous roles at The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, INC. Feltl Advisors provides investment advisory services primarily to individual investors and various entities, managing approximately $132 million in client assets through non-discretionary advisory programs. The firm offers tailored investment advice and maintains a clearing relationship with RBC, emphasizing client approval on portfolio decisions.

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 holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Brooklyn FI, LLC since 2023 and previously spent six years at Heritage Wealth Architects, LLC. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients with household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm primarily uses passive investment strategies supplemented by specialized external managers and aggregates held-away assets to include in client portfolios.

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.

Corey Pederson is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. since 2015. Corey is based in St. Paul, MN, and holds a Series 63 license. Oakwood Capital, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $260 million in client assets across 591 relationships, using a combination of non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio options along with third-party manager solutions.

Timothy Fahey is a financial advisor at Nicollet Investment Management, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Nicollet Investment Management since 2016 and previously worked at Northland Securities, Inc. from 2007 to 2016. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Nicollet Investment Management serves individuals, families, and institutional clients including corporate retirement plans, charities, trusts, estates, and business accounts. The firm manages internally built growth equity strategies alongside customized fixed-income approaches and emphasizes participant education and group enrollment meetings for retirement plans.

Mallory Kretman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently part of the six-advisor team at Laurel Wealth Planning in Edina, MN, where she has worked for over a decade. Laurel Wealth Planning serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers tailored wealth management and financial planning services, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, derivatives, and option-writing strategies as part of its investment approach.

Anthony Johnson is a financial advisor at Kusske Financial, Inc. in Burnsville, MN, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including OSAIC and Triad Advisors. Kusske Financial provides personalized financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary financial planning through fixed-fee and hourly engagements, delivering detailed written evaluations while leaving implementation decisions to clients.

Daniel Colich is a financial advisor at Oakwood Capital, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. since 2008. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $260 million in client assets and typically constructs portfolios on a non-discretionary basis while providing discretionary options and third-party manager solutions.

Anthony Perala is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. since 2021 and previously worked at Securian Asset Management for five years. Punch & Associates provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to a range of private and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, and government entities. The firm follows a multi-cap, fundamentally driven, and contrarian investment approach, managing portfolios on a team-based basis across various market capitalizations and offering specialized micro- and nano-cap strategies.

Mitchell Dickie is a financial advisor at BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously with Ameriprise Financial and FedEx, among other roles. Mitchell also spent time at the University of St. Thomas during his early career. BlueStem Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a long-term oriented investment approach that incorporates fundamental analysis and a broad range of asset types, managing over $1.1 billion with a team of 18 advisors.

Coresa Cass is a CFP® professional with five years of experience, currently with Cornerstone Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Edina, MN. She has worked at Cornerstone since 2015. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing comprehensive financial planning, wealth management, and retirement planning. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation process and quantitative analysis to construct long-term portfolios, conducts frequent portfolio reviews, and offers customized billing arrangements for select clients.