Amelia Kinch is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Great Waters Financial, she held roles at Minnesota Wire & Cable, Olu's Home, Inc., Robert Half, USPS, American Specialty Health, Faustian Nonsense, LLC, and Kalpan Test Prep. Her background also includes two years at the University of Colorado Boulder Law School. Great Waters Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1.2 billion across more than 1,600 client relationships and offers tiered portfolio management and financial planning services that incorporate both fundamental and technical analysis.

Anthony Ressie is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with Gambit Capital Management, LLC in Woodbury, MN, where he has worked since 2025. He has 15 years of experience at the Department of Veteran Affairs, where he oversees a team involved in loan servicing and provides training and counseling related to veteran borrower assistance. Gambit Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including accredited investors and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning, coaching, tax preparation, and CIO consulting. The firm applies a long-term investment philosophy using fundamental and cyclical analysis with strategies that include derivatives and options tailored to each client's needs.

Skip Johnson is a financial advisor at Tailwinds Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Gratus Funds and Advisornet Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he serves as a director of the nonprofit Riverbend Refuge and manages short-term rentals at Historic Riverbend Farm. Tailwinds Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and customized Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using multiple analysis techniques and often utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios.

Logan Taft is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2013, including a period at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a consultative, team-based approach with tailored strategies and uses a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and direct indexing, alongside proprietary model portfolios and derivative strategies.

Alex Carlson is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Before joining Great Waters Financial in 2022, he worked at Ascentis Human Capital Management and HelpSystems. Carlson is also a licensed insurance agent. Great Waters Financial provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes and offers a range of services including standalone financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Marissa Klaers is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Concord Wealth Partners. Her prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Personal Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, and H. Beck, Inc. She also holds a notary public commission. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.07 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, employing a tailored investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and complex strategies as appropriate to client objectives.

Matthew Mattheisen is a financial advisor at Gambit Capital Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Focus Financial Network, Inc., Osaic Wealth, Inc., and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Outside of advising, he is the author of a book on career growth and mentoring and is the founder of Decoder Universe, a platform he maintains related to code and apps. Gambit Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including accredited investors and employer-sponsored retirement plans, by providing discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning, coaching, tax preparation, and outsourced CIO consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental and cyclical analysis, asset allocation, and options strategies tailored to each client, with portfolios potentially including derivatives and private placements.

Claire Orcutt is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has held positions at several firms, including Retire Smart and BankVista, as well as various self-employed roles. Orcutt has also worked in academic settings at Arkansas Tech University and Creighton University. 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 along with financial planning through tiered service programs that integrate asset allocation, tax strategy, income and distribution planning, and specialized long-term care and children's planning.

Parker Balstad is a financial advisor with Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc, holding a Series 65 license and four years of industry experience. He also works as a commercial pilot for Delta Airlines. Mountain Capital Investment Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary wealth management, investment management, and financial planning with a long-term, diversified investment approach.

Matthew Gulbransen is a financial advisor at Pine Grove Financial Group with 21 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. He has held roles at Three Bridges Private Capital, Pine Grove Financial Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advisory work, he is the author of the book "Stress-Test Your Retirement: Creating a Plan for an Ever-Changing Economy." Pine Grove Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a team of 14 advisors managing approximately $1.5 billion across 1,400 client relationships. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and fiduciary consulting services, with an investment approach focused on value-oriented, long-term investing combined with strategic asset allocation and quarterly rebalancing.

Michelle Campbell is a financial advisor with Pine Grove Financial Group in Woodbury, MN, holding CFP® certification and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 34 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers with Union Gospel Mission and participates in endurance events supporting disabled individuals through My Team Triumph - Minnesota. Pine Grove Financial Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm focuses on value investing combined with strategic asset allocation and employs third-party managers and model providers to implement client portfolios.

Joshua Hawkins is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Leverty Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following prior roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Leverty and Associates. Hawkins is also co-owner of LFG Tax, LLC, a tax preparation and filing service, and associate co-owner of LFG Risk Services, LLC, an affiliated insurance agency. Leverty Financial Group is a SEC-registered advisory firm with a six-advisor team managing approximately $567 million for over 600 clients. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, and non-profits, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services tailored to clients’ objectives.

Emmett Gustafson is a financial advisor at HighMark Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience at HighMark Wealth Management and Harrington Langer & Associates. Gustafson’s prior work includes roles in education and local government. HighMark Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s four-advisor team manages approximately $611.7 million in client assets through portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers.

Justin Halverson is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Great Waters Financial and its affiliated firms since 2012, including Advisornet Wealth Management from 2015 to 2022. Halverson also provides financial education through seminars as a trainer. Great Waters Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and provides additional services such as tax preparation and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Richard Juckel is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ballast Advisors, LLC since 2017. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO and performs bookkeeping duties for a hair salon owned by his spouse. Ballast Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm employs asset-allocation and modern portfolio theory principles, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerance and objectives while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Matthew Brocker is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Legacy Wealth Asset Management since 2020 and M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Brocker serves on the board of Five Oaks Community Church and participates in the finance committee at New Life Academy. Legacy Wealth is a four-advisor team providing investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $475 million in discretionary assets and employs a multi-faceted investment process that includes Biblically Responsible Investing and the use of individually managed wrap accounts.

Patrick Sullivan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with HighMark Wealth Management LLC since 2012 and also has experience with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of a commercial real estate company. HighMark Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and separate account managers, and provides services on a wrap-fee basis with access to independent managers.

Anders Haugen is a financial advisor at Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 credentials. Haugen previously worked at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and Cetera Advisor Networks. He serves on the finance committee of the Center for Victims of Torture, where he is involved in risk assumption monitoring, investment review, and budget planning. Lifelong Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a consultative, team-based approach to tailor asset allocation and portfolio construction according to each client’s risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Maxwell Nygren is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Tailwinds Wealth, LLC, based in Vadnais Heights, MN. He has been with Tailwinds Wealth since 2026 and spent ten years at Substance Church prior to joining the firm. Tailwinds Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management, individualized Investment Policy Statements, and stand-alone financial planning and consulting services. The firm uses a combination of analysis techniques and implements strategies across various asset classes, often employing third-party managers and model portfolios.

Donald Phillips is a Certified Financial Planner® with over 40 years of industry experience. He serves as CEO and lead advisor at Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held advisory roles at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services for over a decade. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in real estate ownership and partnership ventures. Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $589 million in assets for 678 clients and employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach overseen by an internal committee, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers.