Trevor Skaar is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2012. He is also licensed to sell life insurance and fixed annuity products in Minnesota. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite platform, and access to third-party managers, implementing a fiduciary-based advisory model.

Jack Helmich is a financial advisor with &Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has less than one year of industry experience and has held prior roles including positions at Provision Financial Group and Virginia Tech. Outside of finance, he has worked with Doordash Inc and has experience in various other roles during his academic career. &Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment management and advisory services using both proprietary and third-party strategies, employing fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with ongoing account monitoring.

David Engler is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and previously worked at LPL Financial and Hiway FCU Investment Services for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, Engler is an independent author and writer, a coach for a local coaching clinic, and a group fitness instructor at the YMCA. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, including financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Taylor Winbush is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked with firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services, Allianz Life Financial Services, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory role, he participates as an associate in promotional tasting events for various beverage brands. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice and investment education services through programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes proprietary portfolio construction tools developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management.

Naomi Savolainen is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Outside of finance, she owns and designs jewelry through her business, Mimiomi Jewelry. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports diverse investment approaches and is notable for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Eric Fowler is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2013 and TransAmerica Retirement Solutions since 2010. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs, utilizing proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management. The firm focuses on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning primarily through non-discretionary, view-only recommendations.

Joseph Masciopinto is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at BrganKDV Wealth Management, Lockton, Kestra Financial, Gallagher Benefit Services, Global Retirement Partners, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant coach for the U10 age group at Team Gilboa Ski Club of Minnesota, focusing on alpine ski racing for children aged 8 and 9. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Paula Price is a CFP® professional based in St. Paul, MN, with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Savant Wealth Management since 2025 and previously worked at Prairieview Partners for 12 years. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and related financial services. The firm’s investment approach combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by integrated legal, accounting, and trust services.

Timothy Anderson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at various First Command entities since 2018. Anderson also serves in the Minnesota Army National Guard, where he has been active for over 20 years. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs featuring model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Leah Brooks is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Her career includes roles at Landmark Wealth Management Group and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. She also holds wealth advisor positions with CBS and DPL Financial Partners. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Craig Drake is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including Beacon Financial Group, Fathom Financial, and Incentive Compensation Alternatives. Drake is a partner in Drake Financial, LLC, which provides operational support, business partnering, and practice succession planning. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides access to third-party money manager asset allocation and managed account solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Tyler Stilp is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has held roles outside the investment industry, including as a premium seating host for the Minnesota Vikings and as an assistant varsity baseball and football coach for Chisago Lakes Athletics. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including strategic and dynamic asset allocation models and the use of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and options-enhanced strategies, while also serving as a sub-advisor to other advisory programs.

Avery Slotsve is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. Prior to joining Sequoia, Slotsve worked at Carlson Capital Management for two years and held positions at the University of Minnesota - Duluth and HINCKLEY - FINLAYSON High School. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm combines in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection with research-driven portfolio construction and oversight from an Investment Policy Committee.

Lance Huebner is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for over ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Cadlee Company, LLC. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of more than 400 independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management via multiple platforms and employs various analytical approaches, acting as a fiduciary when a written advisory agreement is in place.

Blake Peterson is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. His prior roles include 14 years at RBC Capital Markets and time at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs an open-architecture investment model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank offerings, delivering a range of wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform.

Elise Hartwig is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Integrated Equity Management since 2025, and previously spent six years at Morgan Stanley in various roles. Outside of advising, she has experience in fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch office. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, providing a comprehensive platform for portfolio implementation and client service.

Nicholas Negrini is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience, including five years with Wells Fargo Wealth Management. He is based in Minneapolis, MN. Wells Fargo Investment Institute is an SEC-registered, bank-affiliate advisory and research organization that provides manager due diligence, securities research, and asset allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses. The institute delivers impersonal, non-discretionary model portfolios and research developed through team-based qualitative and quantitative analysis for internal and limited external use.

Thomas Nowariak is a Certified Financial Planner® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and has worked at Carlson Capital Management LLC since 2016. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC serves a diverse clientele including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses a combination of model and custom portfolios supported by an Investment Policy Committee, employing a variety of investment vehicles and regular due diligence in its approach.

Brendan O'Sullivan is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Investment Institute since 2021 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Wealth Management from 2010 to 2021. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses, as well as select external clients. The firm focuses on delivering research and model guidance rather than exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Alexander Chan is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Saint Paul, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at H-Beck, CRI Securities, and Securian Financial Services, among others. Chan has been with Cetera-affiliated firms since 2023. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers ancillary services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning, and its investment process emphasizes diversified allocations tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance within a larger Cetera network.