Matthew Peterson is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group, holding a Series 63 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, Salt Property & Casualty, and LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory work, he operates as a sole proprietor and has involvement in fixed life and disability insurance representation. Strategic Wealth Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets without imposing account minimums.

Benjamin Ollila is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strategic Wealth Group. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Investment Management and LPL Financial. He is also involved with the Edgewater Team, LLC, an entity he has been associated with since 2011. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to develop client strategies, offering fiduciary advice alongside options for non-discretionary control.

Joshua Lantz is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in consulting by completing online surveys related to financial services. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial provides financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and follows a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Andrew Beilke is a financial advisor at USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Securities America, Inc. and Osaic Wealth, Inc. Beilke also serves as COO of USAdvisors Network, coordinating operations for the firm's advisors. USAdvisors Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and fundamental security selection across a range of investment strategies, sourcing solutions from multiple institutional providers.

Joshua Zajicek is a financial advisor at Abbey Street with a CFA® designation and Series 63 license. He has eight years of industry experience, including roles at Mercer and Waycross, Inc. prior to joining Abbey Street in 2025. Abbey Street provides fiduciary advisory and consulting services to corporate retirement plans and private family and multi-generational wealth clients. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, focusing on diversification, strategic asset allocation, and blending active and passive strategies with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation.

Robert Cron Jr. is a financial advisor at Abbey Street with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including U.S. Bancorp Investments, US Bank, BELR Capital, LLC, and Bronfman E.L. Roschild LP. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as director and treasurer for the Folds of Honor Foundation in Minnesota, where he reviews financial reports, solicits donors, and manages the endowment. Abbey Street provides fiduciary advisory and consulting services to corporate retirement plans and private family and multi-generational wealth clients. The firm employs an independent, research-driven investment approach that blends active and passive strategies, focusing on diversification and strategic asset allocation, and offers specialized services such as participant engagement and corporate M&A consulting.

Debra Pladsen is a financial advisor at Fortress Financial Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for eight years before joining Fortress Financial Group in 2021. Fortress Financial Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm managing approximately $352 million for around 330 clients through an eight-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses, using a fiduciary, long-term investment approach supported by both fundamental and technical analysis.

Kyle Smith is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial, bringing two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and has a background that includes roles at the University of Minnesota Duluth and Litchfield High School. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors with financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach focused on diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Jesse Sills is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial. He has three years of industry experience, including time at the University of Minnesota Duluth and roles with MD Financial Advisors. MD Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, market-efficient investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on asset allocation, rebalancing, and tax-aware decisions.

Matthew Fossen is a financial advisor at Colliers Securities LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Colliers Securities since 2005. Colliers Securities LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing brokerage, custody, execution, and investment advisory services. The firm offers both non-discretionary fee-based advisory through its Colliers Director program and discretionary wrap programs managed by unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Ben Clymer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Abbey Street with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Abbey Street since 2019 and has also been a hockey analyst for Fox Sports North since 2014. Ben contributes to hockey television analysis alongside his advisory role. Abbey Street serves corporate retirement plans and private wealth clients, offering retirement plan consulting, fiduciary oversight, and wealth management for individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an independent, fiduciary-focused investment process that integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis with ongoing due diligence.

Christina Clemons is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at ICMA-RC since 2016. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, utilizing model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management and a multi-team advisory structure supporting over 40,000 participants.

David Heine is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with ValMark Advisers, Inc. He has held roles at Valmark Securities, Avantax, and Prudential Advisors-Twin Cities Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Heine is a partner at SLS, Inc., a tax preparation and financial services firm. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm offers diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and supports its advisors with due diligence, back-office services, and specialized product platforms.

Jay Brown is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth with 24 years of experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations along with a Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at Securian Financial Services, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and CRI Securities, LLC. Brown is also an agent with Boulay Insurance Solutions, where he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach emphasizing diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering integrated advisory, tax/accounting, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Zachariah Haire is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise and in educational roles at the University of St. Thomas and Breckenridge School District. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm uses a model-portfolio approach focused on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering integrated advisory, tax, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Michael Johnson is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Boulay Financial Advisors since 2018 and previously held positions at Colgate-Palmolive and SportsEngine. Michael also spent time at St. Thomas University between 2015 and 2019. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach focused on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement-plan consulting, supported by integration with affiliated accounting and insurance firms.

Kelli Hill is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third, she worked at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and she has a law license in Minnesota. Hill also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, teaching a taxation of fiduciaries course, and holds board roles including with The Pfister Foundation and the Minneapolis Golf Club finance committee. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, separately managed accounts, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored strategic asset allocation frameworks and commonly delegates to third-party managers, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with shared resources and oversight.

William Schleicher is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth in Eden Prairie, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Boulay Wealth since 2025. Prior to joining Boulay Wealth, he spent time working in educational roles at the University of Minnesota, North High School, and St. Peter Catholic School. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm uses a model-portfolio approach with emphasis on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, offering integrated advisory, tax, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Michael Binstock is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Securities, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Client One Securities, LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Binstock serves as Director of the Minneapolis Area for the F3E Foundation for Financial Education. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines project-based financial planning and ongoing asset management using a mix of fundamental and cyclical security analysis, proprietary model allocations, and access to external money managers.

Mary Bauman is a financial advisor at Boulay Wealth with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked for Midwest Pension & Profit Sharing Services for seven years. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm uses a model-portfolio approach focused on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, integrating advisory, tax, and insurance services through affiliated entities.