Helen Johnson is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked with Wealth Enhancement and LPL Financial, LLC since 2018, as well as Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Ann Senne is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and RBC Capital Markets. She serves on the board of a nonprofit organization, providing advice to its leadership. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets using a risk-class based investment process that blends passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee and multiple implementation tools.

Mark Sanda is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. His work history includes roles at Piprude Financial, Roy Jenks and Associates, and Principal Life Insurance Company. He is a partner in Power Corner LLC, an entity formed to provide operational support and business partnering among Principal advisors. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs with both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Taylor Willox is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016 and has been involved with The KNW Group since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable trust, managing decisions related to the financial care of young beneficiaries. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Joseph Swanson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. since the early 2000s and currently leads the J.J. Swanson Advisory Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Swanson is involved in various business ventures including ownership of real estate and vacation rental properties. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions, typically implementing investment decisions on a discretionary basis through these managers.

Jean Hegarty is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation, bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has been with Guardian Life in various capacities since 2007 and currently also operates Hegarty Consulting Group, an employee benefits firm serving small businesses. In addition, she offers identity theft protection and prepaid legal services through a separate business activity. Jean is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients using a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Justin Kuitu is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Cannaday Wealth Management, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and his own firms, Justin Kuitu Financial Services and Kuitu Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a sponsorship coordinator for the Westonka Youth Baseball Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

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.

Alexander Hachiya is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Investment Services, Kestra Advisory, and The KNW Group since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a Wealth Transfer Associate reviewing life insurance policies and as a Senior Analyst in Advanced Sales designing life insurance options. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and has expertise with pooled employer plan arrangements and various management platforms.

Alexander Wallerich is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2017, he worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2014 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with The Railhouse Grill since 2011. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Timothy Gaarder is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously with Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model and utilizes proprietary technology platforms alongside third-party managers to implement a range of investment strategies.

Elvis Ndahibeshe is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Avantax Investment Services, Bank of America N.A., Merrill, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through a third-party provider, with an investment approach centered on diversified mutual fund and ETF allocations tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Brent Meyer is a CFP® professional at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Meristem Family Wealth LLC from 2013 to 2022 before joining Cresset. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles through a disciplined, risk-aware approach that includes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive implementation across various asset classes.

Andrea Bevanda is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Plymouth, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2016. Bevanda is also a notary public for the state of Minnesota. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Brenna Ihli is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and RBC Wealth Management. Brenna is based in Plymouth, MN. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach blending passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and multiple implementation tools and services.

Jason Priebe is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. He previously worked at LPL Financial and has operated several wealth management and advisory firms, including Priebe Wealth, LLC and Magnetic North Advisors. Outside of investment advisory, he manages a tax and accounting firm and an insurance practice. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Marty Nanne is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Kestra since 2016 and previously worked at UBS Paine Webber. Nanne also serves as a managing director at The KNW Group, where he is involved in insurance-related activities, and holds a board position with Partners Financial. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including sovereign wealth funds.

Anne Novak is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Novak has worked at Cresset Asset Management since 2022 and has been Vice President at Cresset Trust Company since 2015, where she oversees operations, business development, and vendor relations. Prior to joining Cresset, she spent 17 years with Meristem Family Wealth, LLC. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, using diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction with both active and passive strategies.

Jared Johnson is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Echo Wealth Management, LLC, and Trust Point Inc. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors nationwide. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and a combination of proprietary quantitative screens and third-party managers to build client programs, and it offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative investments.

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.