Daniel Dugan is a financial advisor at Financial Perspectives with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013, alongside his long tenure at Financial Perspectives starting in 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 33% owner of FP Tax & Accounting, LLC, an affiliated tax preparation and accounting practice. Financial Perspectives serves individuals, trusts, businesses, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a multi-team advisory model. The firm offers tailored portfolio management incorporating third-party managers and technology platforms, alongside an affiliated accounting practice that provides tax services separate from advisory agreements.

Kelly Sullivan Noah is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Cordis Financial, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 19 years at Thomas L. Sullivan. She is based in Minneapolis, MN. Cordis Financial serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with participant education, managing approximately $318 million across around 284 client relationships.

Deanna Rens is a financial advisor at Petros Family Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2009 to 2025. Petros Family Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family entities, foundations, and businesses with investment and wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $274 million in regulatory assets for about 405 clients, employing risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations that combine active and passive strategies and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Herbert Richardson III is a financial advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with Capital Management Securities, Inc. and Capital Management Associates since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with AMWAY in a non-investment capacity. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a range of analytical approaches and employs third-party asset managers within its Managed Accounts Program.

Shaun Westphal is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at High Note Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management from 2011 to 2019. High Note Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and may engage third-party managers under solicitor arrangements.

Jonathan Bellm is a financial advisor with DSG Capital Advisors, LLC in Edina, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining DSG Capital Advisors, he worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Cambridge Trust, and Fidelity Investments among other roles. DSG Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $780 million for about 115 clients. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, typically with relationships of $5 million or more. DSG constructs customized portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and combines quantitative and qualitative research methods with continuous client communication and periodic reviews.

William Friederichs is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at BGM Wealth Management since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Foresters Financial Services, Inc., and a period of independent practice. BGM Wealth Partners is a team-based wealth management firm comprising six advisors, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm is noted for its integrated approach to investment, tax, and estate planning, supported by credentialed professionals and formal affiliations with a private asset trust company and an accounting practice.

Jeremy Ballmann is a financial advisor at Stevens Foster Financial Advisors in Bloomington, MN, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Focus Financial and MRK Financial Solutions. Stevens Foster serves high-net-worth individuals, corporate officers, small business owners, and family trusts with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines investment management with tax planning and preparation, employing an in-house investment team and committee to create diversified, tax-aware portfolios focused on risk management.

Joshua Legband is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at AdvisorNet Wealth Management and Great Waters Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as board president of Hand in Hand Christian Montessori Academy, a private education institution. Great Waters Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $1.235 billion across 1,627 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with financial planning and consulting, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple asset classes.

Jesse Karich is a financial advisor at Salus Financial Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at CorePath Insurance Services, CorePath Wealth Partners, North Star Consultants, CRI Securities, and Securian Financial Services. Salus Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes customized, fiduciary-driven portfolio construction with a long-term investment orientation and utilizes a range of investment strategies including ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, options, structured products, and alternative investments.

Matthew Johnson is a financial advisor at Financial Perspectives with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013 while also serving at Financial Perspectives since 2011. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved as a fundraiser and treasurer for RHS Back Court Club, where he reviews financials and manages budgeting. Financial Perspectives provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, businesses, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1 billion in regulatory assets through a multi-team model, offering tailored portfolio solutions with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Wendy Peichel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as a senior wealth planner at Strong Tower Advisory Services and Strong Tower Wealth Management in Minneapolis, MN. Her prior experience includes roles at DFPG Investments, Cetera Advisor Networks, and HD Vest Investment Services. Strong Tower Advisory Services serves individual clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm primarily uses ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and options to implement customized or model-based investment strategies with ongoing monitoring and risk management.

Kristin Baker is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Cordis Financial, LLC, having previously held roles at Pine Grove Financial Group, White Oaks Wealth Advisors, and Wells Fargo Bank. Cordis Financial serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with participant education. The firm manages approximately $318 million across roughly 284 client relationships, using customized portfolios based on mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party model portfolios.

Katherine Then is a Series 65 credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience. She has been with Laurel Wealth Planning since 2021 and previously worked at Stevens Foster Financial Advisors from 2004 to 2021. Laurel Wealth Planning serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, quantitative modeling, and an Investment Committee to guide strategy, including the use of derivatives and option-writing strategies in separately managed accounts.

Robert Braun is a financial advisor at Convergence Financial in Eagan, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 20 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Waddell & Reed, Inc. He has been involved with the Apple Valley Rotary since 2015. Convergence Financial provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis approach to build tailored portfolios and offers services including retirement plan consulting and access to third-party managers.

Michelle Klisanich is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Navista Wealth Management, Inc., where she also offers specialized divorce financial planning services under the Financial Wise Divorce brand. Klisanich is a paid speaker at industry events and provides professional coaching and training related to practice management and niche development through her firm, MK Financial Services, LLC. Navista Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, financial coaching, and dedicated divorce-planning consulting. The firm uses model portfolios spanning conservative to aggressive allocations and primarily recommends mutual funds and ETFs, managing over $630 million with a small advisory team.

John Wade is a financial advisor at Kure Advisory, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Income Planning Group, LLC since 2019. Outside of advising, he previously had ownership in Birch's Brewhouse LLC from 2018 to 2020. Kure Advisory serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services. The firm offers tailored portfolio management with a range of investment options and coordinates with tax and estate specialists as part of its client service.

Scott Marquardt is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years. Marquardt is a board member of the Kiwanis Club of Litchfield. BlueStem Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct long-term portfolios and offers a combination of discretionary management, external manager oversight, and insurance products through a platform partner.

David Anderson is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Concourse Financial Group Securities for 12 years and has been involved with Tradition Wealth Management since 2008. Anderson also serves as an agent for Tradition Wealth Management Insurance Agency, focusing on analyzing and writing term life insurance. Tradition Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $2.55 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, consulting, and specialized services such as IPO participation guidance and ERISA fiduciary retirement plan services, using a model portfolio approach with ongoing portfolio management.

Emily Dolan is a financial advisor at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group since 2024, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and PLT Inc. She also spent several years as a stay-at-home mom. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.07 billion for 441 clients through a ten-advisor team. The firm offers personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and retirement plans, emphasizing long-term fundamental analysis alongside shorter-term trading strategies.