John Bina is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Financial Inc., SNS Financial Group, LLC, and Vector Wealth Management. Vector Wealth Management serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary and limited non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a customized investment policy process supported by its proprietary Sojourn™ application and provides specialized strategies such as custom option overlays and hedging for concentrated positions.

Joseph Grochowski is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Sns Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a Vector Wealth Management), Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Vector Wealth Management, LLC. Vector Wealth Management serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. Their investment approach includes a customized policy developed with clients using a proprietary application, combining various investment vehicles and offering specialized strategies such as option overlays and hedging for concentrated positions.

Scott Thiel is a financial advisor with Belpointe Asset Management LLC in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Resources, Cetera, Advisornet Brokerage, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, he is an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives.

Matthew Svendsen is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing and has been with Focus Financial Network since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in an entertainment company and participates as a band member in shows and booking activities. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm offers personalized investment advice and financial planning, emphasizing coordination with other professionals for estate planning and providing detailed disclosures on operational practices and potential conflicts.

Christopher Geist is a financial advisor with Simplicity Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Simplicity Wealth since 2021 and previously at Financial & Tax Architects, Inc. in 2019, as well as First Income Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Geist is involved in managing consultants and recruiting advisors in an insurance marketing organization. Simplicity Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, alongside discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services and technology solutions for other advisers.

Eric Kautzman is a financial advisor with Berger Financial Group in Plymouth, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Berger Financial Group in 2022, he worked at VisionPoint Advisory Group and spent a decade with Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an administrator for the Russell B Hagen Foundation. Berger Financial Group provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes proprietary, long-term investment strategies and manages many accounts on a discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

Mark Chamoun is an investment advisor representative with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC and a registered representative with Thrivent Investment Management Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to entering the financial services field, Mr. Chamoun attended Creighton University from 2021 to 2025. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a network of advisory persons. The firm focuses on long-term investment strategies using customized asset allocations with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, individual fixed-income securities, and alternative investments where appropriate, while operating as a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Jay Higgins is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a client relationship manager and principal at Riverbridge Partners, LLC. He has been with Riverbridge since 2005 and is also a registered representative of IMST Distributors, LLC. Riverbridge Partners, LLC provides discretionary equity and income portfolio management to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a growth-equity investment process focused on sound management and conservative accounting, and it offers a range of services including sub-advisory mandates and management of pooled investment vehicles.

James Shafer is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2005 to 2026. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth strategy, financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and institutional consulting, emphasizing asset allocation and investor behavior while integrating third-party model platforms and AI-assisted analytics alongside adviser oversight.

Shawn Jacobson is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations and has worked at NorthRock Partners since 2017 following a long tenure at Legacy Financial Advisors Corporation. NorthRock Partners is a full-service wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, private funds, and other business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management as well as access to alternative and private-market strategies.

Andrew Walker is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He currently serves as Chief Investment Officer at Parable Wealth Partners, a DBA of Thrivent Advisor Network, and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Walker is involved in educational and community activities, including serving as a professional director for Bethel University’s Student Investment Fund experiential learning program and participating on several nonprofit boards. Thrivent Advisor Network serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $6.8 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized investment strategies that typically emphasize low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs, alongside a range of portfolio management and financial planning services delivered through a network of advisory representatives.

James Komoszewski is a financial advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Cetera and AdvisorNet Financial since 2019. Outside of finance, he is a singer and songwriter involved in music publishing through his sole proprietorship, Jim Anthony Music. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan and participant consulting, and related advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Corinne Bedford is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 13 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2019 and previously spent eight years at Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. Brighton Jones LLC provides comprehensive wealth-management services to individuals, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Personal CFO model focused on whole-balance-sheet planning and offers family office services, discretionary investment management, and private-investment opportunities through its subsidiary Lenora Capital.

John Webster is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with one year of experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Reserve Financial Group for 29 years. Outside of his advisory role, he provides financial business consulting through Exemplar Wealth Protection and offers financial planning and insurance services as an independent insurance agent through Exemplar Business Solutions. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for about 3,700 clients with a team of 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services through a mix of strategic and tactical approaches and a variety of model portfolios.

Chad Carlson is a financial advisor with Boulay Wealth in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valmark Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2019 and has been associated with Boulay Financial Advisors since 2001 and Boulay, P.L.L.P. from 2000 to 2021. Boulay Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations. The firm uses a model-portfolio approach with an emphasis on diversification, cost control, and after-tax outcomes, integrating advisory, tax/accounting, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

William Adamson is a financial advisor at The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, RBC Capital Markets, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a junior varsity boys hockey coach at Westonka High School. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering both advisor-managed portfolios and access to third-party portfolio managers through RBC Capital Markets. The firm primarily manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis with regular client involvement.

Timothy Clarkson is a financial advisor with Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has worked with Van Clemens and Co. Incorporated since 2002 and currently serves on the board of directors for Recombinetics, a non-public gene editing company. Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm integrates modern portfolio theory with fundamental and technical analysis, offering customized investment strategies through in-house and third-party management.

Craig Keisling is a financial advisor with Associated Investment Services, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at U.S. Bank and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. He has been with Associated Investment Services and Associated Bank since 2026 and 2025, respectively. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services primarily to individual investors as well as small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm offers various model portfolio and separately managed account programs through third-party managers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, operating on a predominately non-discretionary basis.

Brody Johnson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC in Minneapolis, MN. He has been with CliftonLarsonAllen in various roles since 2017, including positions at both the wealth advisory and broader LLP levels. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm combines RIA fiduciary services with broker-dealer and insurance capabilities and offers investment implementation through strategic asset allocation, model portfolios, and coordinated multidisciplinary planning.

David Hoelke is a CFP® professional affiliated with OSAIC in Minneapolis, MN, with 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Focus Financial Network and OSAIC since 2003. Hoelke is a licensed CPA and is involved in limited tax return preparation and advice, including supporting select clients through an LLC with his wife, who is also a tax preparer. OSAIC is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a technology-supported investment process and offers a wide range of advisory programs and custodial options.