Thomas Schneider is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ausdal since 2020 and previously held roles at SSN Advisory, Securities Service Network, and Voya Financial Advisors. Schneider is also the owner of Schneider Consulting, where he provides insurance plans to individuals and small employee groups. Additionally, he serves as a chapter champion for the Free Enterprise Alliance, an advocacy group focused on limited government and fair competition. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, combining advisory, brokerage, and insurance services.

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.

Chad Olson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cetera Advisor Networks, Sageview Advisory Group, and RBC Capital Markets. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells fixed life insurance. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by selective private market exposure and tax-loss harvesting.

Jeffrey Foster is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 63 credential and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2014 and has worked in the Osseo area since 1995. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in organizing an annual fundraising event for Ducks Unlimited and serves on the board of the Orono Youth Hockey Association. Guardian Life, through its Park Avenue® Wealth Management subsidiary, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored financial planning and discretionary management using both proprietary and third-party platforms, integrating insurance products and alternative investments.

Peter Nelson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and having 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 2006 and is currently also affiliated with Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored client solutions through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party platforms.

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 at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of her advisory work, she creates and sells art pieces through a personal venture named Kraft Bazzar. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice and investment education focused on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to support its advisory 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.

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.

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.

David Peterson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Lockton Investment Advisors. David’s career background includes roles at multiple Lockton entities and BerganKDV Wealth Management. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies combined with tax-loss harvesting, selective private market exposure, and sub-advisory arrangements.

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.

Anna Osborn is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at MML Investors Services and MetLife Securities. She is also a registered Notary Public in Minnesota. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers both advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, combining proprietary programs and third-party platforms to serve a wide range of client needs.

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.