Kenneth Edwards is a financial advisor with Focus Financial and holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. He has 24 years of industry experience and has worked with Focus Financial Network, Inc. since 2002. Edwards is also a partner in Edwards & Osmonson, LLC, which provides tax and accounting services. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and corporate entities. The firm offers managed account services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a personalized investment approach tailored to clients’ Investor Profiles.

Joseph Bloodgood is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Boulay Wealth in Eden Prairie, MN. His prior work includes roles at Boulay Financial Advisors, ValMark Advisers, Inc., and Bfa Holdings, LLC. He is also involved as a manager in Boulay Insurance Solutions, a fixed insurance business. Boulay Wealth is a multi-advisor firm providing wealth management services to individuals, corporate retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm employs defined Target Portfolio Allocation models focused on diversification, cost management, and after-tax outcomes, with a structure that integrates accounting, insurance, and legal services through formal affiliations.

Erika Wood is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Balefire, LLC. She has held roles at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Principal Financial Group. In addition to her advisory work, Wood coaches a high school girls' swim team. Balefire, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment approach with discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning across a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $2 billion in regulatory assets.

Jacob Mathews is a CFP® certified financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, previously known as Bleakley Financial Group, and has held several advisory roles since 2023. His background includes work with multiple teams within the firm and prior experience at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies, including proprietary models and third-party managers, and integrates technology and operational outsourcing into its service delivery.

Chad Steeves is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Focus Financial since 2008. Steeves also serves as president of SWMG LLC and is a partner in Bergstrom Financial Group LLC, entities involved in financial business operations. Focus Financial Network, Inc. manages approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning, employing diverse investment strategies and coordinating with clients’ tax and legal advisors.

Brian Thorkelson is a financial advisor with Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at DAI Securities, AdvisorNet Wealth Management, Cetera Advisor Networks, Triad Advisors, and Lurie Wealth Advisors. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-team approach with about 63 advisors managing roughly $5 billion in assets, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification while utilizing third-party managers and technology platforms.

Westyn Bodell is a financial advisor at JNBA Financial Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at JNBA since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for three years and also spent two years at the Minneapolis Club. JNBA Financial Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and some family office clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and non-investment business consulting, employing multi-asset portfolios with a range of strategies and incorporating AI tools alongside human review.

Annie Paul is a financial advisor at Riverbridge Partners, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Riverbridge since 2019. Prior to joining Riverbridge, she was employed at UnitedHealth Group and TripleTree LLC. Riverbridge Partners provides discretionary equity and income portfolio management to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm follows a growth-equity investment process centered on five key factors and offers services including sub-advisory mandates and management of pooled investment vehicles.

Shauna Bednar is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at NorthRock Partners and a total of ten years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining NorthRock Partners, she worked at U.S. Bank and UMB Private Wealth Management. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach focused on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, often incorporating independent managers and private market allocations into client portfolios.

Cory Zafke is a financial advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Clearpath Wealth Advisors and Allianz Life Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Zafke serves as chapter president and instructor for the American Financial Education Alliance, providing financial educational workshops. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Ximena Silva Avila is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Perennial Financial Services with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Edward Jones, as well as consulting work at O'Rourke Strategic Consulting. Perennial Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individual, trust, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies tailored to client goals and incorporates new technology, including AI tools, to enhance portfolio analysis and client services.

William Bergstrom is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Focus Financial Network since 1995 and serves in executive and board roles within the firm, including as a 401k Trustee and compensation committee member. Bergstrom is also involved in managing a family testamentary trust and has established entities as part of his succession planning. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and corporate entities. The firm offers personalized advisory services that incorporate portfolio management, asset allocation, and coordinated planning with other professionals to address legal and tax considerations.

Joseph Godfrey is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with firms including LPL Financial, Waddell and Reed, and various insurance carriers. He serves as board chair and treasurer of Good Soil Ministries, a non-profit organization, and is a board member of the Financial Advisor Training Institute. Van Clemens Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm customizes portfolios using discretionary and non-discretionary management, incorporating modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and employs third-party managers alongside an in-house Growth Opportunities model focused on micro- and small-cap equities.

John Watkins is a CFP® professional with 41 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Focus Financial and OSAIC, where he has worked since the early 1990s. Watkins serves as Board Chairman and Executive Committee Chair for Focus Financial Network, participating in board governance and business continuity planning. He also acts as co-trustee on his parents' revocable living trust. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing a range of investment management and financial planning services tailored to client needs.

Thomas Kirihara is a financial advisor at The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households, offering managed accounts, access to third-party portfolio managers through RBC Capital Markets, and comprehensive or segmented financial plans.

Korey Koob is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Momentum Independent Network Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Wells Fargo Bank, and TCF Bank. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering investment advisory and broker-dealer services with an open-architecture platform that includes third-party and firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and sponsors municipal bond strategies co-advised by leading asset managers.

Robert Burns is a financial advisor with Advisory Solutions Group in Plymouth, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Advisory Solutions Group, he worked at CS Planning Corp. and has managed several personal business entities, including serving as president of Pillars of Success LLC, which operates two accounting firms. Advisory Solutions Group serves retail clients through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives, offering financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios and provides turnkey business and back-office services to other registered investment advisory firms.

Andrew Koskie is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Saint Paul, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services, CRI Securities, and Securian Financial Services. Outside of finance, he owns a landscaping and lawn mowing business. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services primarily through a network of CPA firms and advisor representatives, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses.

Jacqueline Fursman is a financial advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Clear Path Financial Services and Lifestyle Financial & Tax Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, she provides Medicare education and enrollment services as an insurance agent. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using various asset classes and employs multiple management approaches to meet client objectives.

Thomas Rozman is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Simplicity Wealth since 2022 and previously at Simplicity Solutions, LLC and Sawtooth Solutions, LLC. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors, offering advisory services from financial planning to managed account platforms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, combining advisory services with technology and operational offerings for other advisers.