Chad Salzwedel is a financial professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera since 2023. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked with Minnesota Financial Services, Securian Financial Services, and Minnesota Life. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a volunteer firearms safety instructor, is a director on a local golf course board, and participates in community outreach through the St. Peter Ambassadors. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that supports a nationwide network of independent advisors serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services and operates a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party investment strategies across various program structures.

Melvin Soderlund is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Minnesota Unemployment, Lindsay Windows Inc, and Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is also engaged in outside employment as an associate financial advisor with DTK Enterprises, assisting with advisor/client meetings and discretionary trades. Ameriprise Financial Services is a diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides tailored retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Sandra Gieseke is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Ameriprise Financial Services since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with DTK Enterprises LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement planning advice focused on income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Nathan Hanson is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with LPL Enterprise and has a longstanding career including over two decades at Prudential Insurance Company of America. Hanson is also a notary public in Waseca, MN. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities. The firm’s investment approach is primarily model-driven, utilizing portfolios developed by LPL’s Research Department and third-party strategists, and offers access to various financial planning, asset management, and insurance products through its network of advisers.

Benjamin Salaba is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for 10 years and OSAIC Institutions, Inc. for one year. Salaba serves as chair of the Janesville Community Center Initiative in Janesville, MN. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, supported by a large network of advisors and advanced operational tools.

Dennis Paul is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Mankato, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement in commercial real estate management and participates passively in family farming operations. Ameriprise provides a range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions, including a specialized retirement-income planning service for clients with significant investable assets. The firm uses a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency strategies to deliver tailored, non-discretionary retirement income recommendations.

David Wittenberg is a financial advisor with Stifel in Mankato, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Wittenberg serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and asset allocation methodologies.

Jennifer Seys is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2017. Prior to joining Edward Jones, she worked in education and direct sales roles, including positions at Mankato Area Public Schools, St. Clair Public School, Monat Global, and Rodan + Fields. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices across the United States.

Eric Seavert is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 credential and has been with the firm since 2025. He is based in Mankato, MN, and has experience working at Pebble Creek Golf Course and Minnesota State University, Mankato. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, and municipalities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation, retirement, insurance, and estate planning analyses.