Ryan Hartneck is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Bank of America, Merrill, and Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Outside of his advisory role, Hartneck is involved in youth sports, serving as an assistant coach for the Orono High School Varsity Softball team and volunteering as the Player Development and Equipment Director for the Minnesota Renegades Softball Program. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized retirement income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing annual advice focused on income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies. The firm’s approach includes proprietary investment research and works within a defined product ecosystem.

Brandon Walters is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Buffalo, MN, holding ChFC® and Series 66 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Walters serves as a board member of Impact Christian Academy in Buffalo, MN. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients nationwide. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, investment solutions, and affiliated services under a fiduciary standard.

Thomas Geissler is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Geissler also operates Geissler Financial, a business aligned with his LPL activities. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via its integrated platform.

John Volden Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Annandale, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2020, he worked at Cetera from 2014 to 2020 and has been associated with Lake Central Bank since 2011. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting.

Bobby Swoboda is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2006. He also manages his advisory business through Swoboda Management LLC. Ameriprise is an institutional firm offering a retirement-income planning service designed for clients approaching or in retirement, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficient strategies to deliver personalized recommendation reports.

Michael Gagnon is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently advising at Ameriprise since 2020. He previously worked within Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, Gagnon serves on the finance committee of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waverly, MN, and participates in local community baseball team activities. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for clients with significant investable assets, combining research and modeling with tax-efficient strategies. As a large institutional firm, it offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

James Becker is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2018 and has worked at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2012. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm employs an IPS-driven advisory process grounded in modern portfolio theory and includes insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Stefanie Swanson is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience in education and small business operations. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large national network of advisors and branch offices.

Jessica Larson is a Series 66 registered financial advisor with Edward Jones in Delano, MN, where she has worked since 2020. She has five years of experience in the financial industry and previously worked for 15 years at Park Nicollet Health Services. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary advisory strategies and a range of affiliated investment products. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and supports its advisory services with a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Cole Gagnon is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with one year of industry experience. Before joining Ameriprise, he worked in education-related roles across various school districts and universities. He holds a Series 66 designation. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized retirement income service focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies. The firm’s approach involves collaboration between a centralized service team and financial advisors, with recommendations based on proprietary research and third-party data.

Matthew Feuling is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Monticello, MN, holding CFP® and Series 66 designations with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2018, he worked briefly at Country Financial and has been the owner of K&M Pallet LLC, a sales business, since 2013. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and investment options, managing over $1 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of advisors and branch offices.

Desiree Campbell is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has been with Wells Fargo Bank, nA since 2021 and joined Wells Fargo Clearing in 2025. Prior to her financial services career, she held various roles in retail and food service industries. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Jordan Kretsch is a financial advisor at OSAIC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses. Prior to joining OSAIC in 2024, he worked at Securities America Advisors and AIS Planning. He also operates a separate business under the name Riverstone Financial Group & Insurance Services. OSAIC serves a broad range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and investment advisory services utilizing multiple advisory platforms and asset-allocation tools.

Lynn Gilbertson is a Series 63-registered advisor with Primerica Advisors in Saint Michael, MN, with 39 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Primerica Advisors since 1986 and Primerica Financial Services since 1984. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in sales of home security and automation products through affiliated companies and owns LCG, Inc., an entity formed for Primerica business purposes. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed account options. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure for its services.

Deveshwar Persaud is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo in various capacities since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a handyman services business in Monticello, MN. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Justin Bettinger is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Albertville, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 12 years of industry experience, all spent with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management since 2014. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based financial planning that covers a broad range of topics and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan.”

Leo Schlangen is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LPL Financial since 2017. Prior to joining LPL Financial, he worked at Investment Centers of America. Outside of his advisory role, he is a business owner of H&R Block franchises and Common Cents Tax in Minnesota. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by research from internal and third-party sources.

Todd Songstad is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in St Michael, MN. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 26 years of industry experience, including over 21 years with LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is employed as a package handler at FedEx. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, advisory programs, retirement consulting, and brokerage services through a national network of representatives, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Nicholas Chihak is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Monticello, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2024, he worked at Abbott Laboratories from 2021 to 2024 and Boston Scientific Corporation from 2014 to 2020. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Michael Cich is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with RBC Capital Markets Corporation since 2008 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services, tailoring strategies to each client's risk profile.