Ryan Ash is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Level Four Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to this, he spent 18 years at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Ash serves as the volunteer treasurer for Admirals of Prior Lake, a nonprofit organization supporting a local baseball team. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across more than 13,000 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a range of affiliated and third-party sub-advisers.

Ian Schrup is a financial advisor at Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. Outside of finance, he is involved with H&B Specialized Products, where he assembles and installs school lockers, athletic equipment, and stadium seating. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional advisers, and retirement plans. The firm uses third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios to implement client strategies and offers alternative and private investment options to eligible clients.

Peter Nelson is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 23 years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial and retirement planning. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Matthew Hand is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at GWM Advisors, LLC (GSH Asset Management), LPL Financial, and Investment Centers of America, Inc. Hand provides investment advisory services through NewEdge Advisors, an independent registered investment adviser. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, with a focus on centralized due diligence, ongoing manager monitoring, and the use of technology to support advisors and clients.

Upasana Khandelwal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA before joining Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she creates and sells art pieces through a personal business. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed and non-discretionary advice focused on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary tools for portfolio construction and oversight and operates at scale with a large client base primarily serviced through non-discretionary programs.

Paul Lagrange is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Merrill and TIAA-CREF. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Brett Rodenberg is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at North Shore Bank of Commerce, Paycom, Northwestern Mutual, and the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an Etsy shop where he creates and posts crafts for sale. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Christopher Rouse is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has been involved with Kestra Investment Services and The KNW Group since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Rouse Executive Solutions and president of Rouse & Company, entities focused on consulting, insurance, and executive benefits planning. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, serving large institutional investors and maintaining approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

David Peterson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Lockton Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Brent Romenesko is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at NewEdge Advisors. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors, he worked at Tempo Investment Advisors, Inc. for 19 years and GWM Advisors LLC for 5 years. He also provides insurance solutions as part of client financial planning through a separate insurance sales business. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment advisor that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers, with an emphasis on centralized due diligence and the use of technology to support advisors and clients.

James Roberts is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Intera Capital Partners LLC and CenterPoint Capital Management. Roberts serves on investment committees for the Children's Home Society and Gustavus Adolphus College endowments and advises iBorrow on insurance investor access to real estate loan assets. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified portfolios managed by independent advisors and sub-advisors, along with a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Geoffrey Hansen is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Investment Centers of America and LPL Financial prior to joining NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is a large registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through independent advisers. The firm provides a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support both advisors and clients.

Rebekah Johnson is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Tempo Investment Advisors, and Eide Bailly LLP. Johnson is involved with the Lions Club of Victoria and the Reach For Me Network in outside employment roles. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support clients and advisors.

Erin Kerber is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at LPL Financial and Investment Centers of America, Inc., and serves as a fitness instructor for the City of Chaska. She also holds a political role as a 1st Alternate Commissioner for the City of Chaska. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a variety of program structures including advisor-managed accounts, model-based strategies, and manager-of-managers platforms.

Rawia Maamoun is a CFP® with four years of industry experience currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. She has held positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Bridgewater Bank, among others. Maamoun serves as a volunteer for Sukoon Healing of the Minds and holds board roles with the Twin Cities Estate Planning Council and the Tonka Talkers Toastmaster club. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically carried out on a discretionary basis by those managers.

Matthew Costello is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone since 2020 and also operates Milestone Retirement Planning Service, where he provides insurance sales and retirement planning. Costello is the founder and president of Milestone Insurance Marketing, LLC, which runs a social media annuity lead generation program for insurance agents and advisors. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, providing investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Dasha Kwakenat is a financial advisor with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA, holding 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Wippman & Associates, Grove Point Advisors, H. Beck Inc., and Wippman, Davis Sassociates. In addition to her advisory role, Kwakenat is the CEO of Wippman & Associates and is licensed as an insurance agent and notary. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and corporations to institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Benjamin Milbrath is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 33 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Milbrath is involved in various real estate development and management activities across several locations, including land development and property management. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Jayne Christian is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Chanhassen, MN. Her prior roles include positions at Robinhood Markets, TradePMR, Capital Wealth Advisors, SkyView Partners, and Kestra Financial. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s standard asset allocation models and research tools.

David Gottesman is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Excelsior, MN, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Aegis Consulting, Innovation Partners LLC, Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC, and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.