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.

Noah Johnson is a financial advisor at Ballast Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and the Mayo Clinic. His background also includes roles in education and various short-term positions outside finance. Ballast Advisors manages approximately $674 million in assets for individual investors, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, employing strategies like modern portfolio theory and strategic asset allocation.

Aaron Dally is a financial advisor at Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. and Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning in various capacities since 2013. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation using mean-variance optimization, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with a range of strategies including options and margin.

Matthew Mattheisen is a financial advisor with Gambit Capital Management, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Focus Financial Network, Osaic Wealth, Charles Schwab & Co., and TIAA-CREF. Outside of advising, he has authored a book on career growth and mentoring. Gambit Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and other advisory services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental and cyclical analysis with strategies that include derivatives and options tailored to client needs.

Russell Rogers is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is associated with Summit Investment Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2015. Rogers also has a history with LPL Financial starting in 2011. Summit Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and manages accounts through its own programs as well as various LPL Financial-sponsored advisory programs.

Robert Kincade is a financial advisor with Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Stonebridge Capital Advisors since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, Kincade serves as a director of Respirtech, Inc., a company that researches and produces solutions for respiratory complications. Stonebridge Capital Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and wealth advisory services. The firm employs a team-based, research-driven investment process supported by an in-house economist and dedicated analytics professionals, managing over $2.2 billion in assets across 13 advisors.

Brandon Valtinson is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with six years of experience, currently serving at Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning. His prior roles include seven years at Wells Fargo and ongoing work as an independent insurance agent. He also operates Valtinson Tax Services, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, focusing on asset allocation with mean-variance optimization and portfolio management on a discretionary basis.

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.

Thomas Limborg is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Quarry Hill Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Financial Compass and United Parcel Service. Quarry Hill Advisors provides investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis when appropriate.

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.

John Schonberg is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC in St. Paul, MN, where he has worked since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is part of a three-advisor team. Stonebridge Capital Advisors manages over $2.5 billion in client assets, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and private wealth services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies grounded in fundamental analysis and long-term objectives, offering diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios along with options strategies and coordinated advisory services.

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.

Bjorn Amundson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Quarry Hill Advisors since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of Compass Ministries and is a CFP instructor at Kaplan Financial Education. Quarry Hill Advisors offers investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis when appropriate.

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® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ballast Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO for a family-owned hair salon, handling bookkeeping duties. Ballast Advisors manages approximately $674 million in client assets, serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing strategies such as modern portfolio theory and tactical asset allocation across various securities and independent managers.