Matthew Benson is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Focus Financial Network and OSAIC, having previously worked at United Planners Financial Services of America, Lee Stoerzinger Inc., SII Investments, Inc., and Royal Alliance Associates. Outside of advisory roles, he serves as Vice President and Secretary of Hecla Land Company, an LLC owning farmland, where he manages administrative functions. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, third-party manager access, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Charlie Huskisson is a financial advisor at Berger Financial Group in Plymouth, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined Berger Financial Group in 2025 and has prior work experience in the hospitality and retail sectors. Berger Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, corporate executives, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial and retirement planning, income tax planning, succession planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing proprietary long-term investment strategies with fundamental analysis.

Brent Field is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 license. He has been with Northrock Partners, LLC since 2006. 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 that includes broad asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing across public and private market strategies.

Brian Wagener is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles with Focus Financial since 2018 and involvement with Osaic since 2019. Outside of his advisory work, he spent two years working at Frank and Andreas Pizza. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, offering managed account services, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes personalized investment advice tailored to investor profiles and coordinates closely with other professionals for estate planning and related legal or tax services.

Casey Leanna is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cannaday Bloom Wealth and Insurance Solutions and AnchorPoint Assurance. Her other business activities include sales and service of various insurance products such as life, annuities, disability, and group health insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mark Pletts is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Waypoint Capital Advisors, LLC for nine years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board and executive committee member for Matter NGO, a nonprofit focused on community improvement. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Jerod Ewing is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, TIAA-CREF, and Scottrade. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active management, utilizing quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Kathryne Stuempert is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Equity Services since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she has operated an Amway distributorship since 1984 and participates in a local business networking group. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms and frequently employs third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Kurt Mazur is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Shamrock Wealth Management since 2015. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers a platform with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Jon Kennedy is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked for nine years at Waypoint Capital Advisors, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Kathryn Hauck is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. She has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, State Farm, and Wealth Enhancement Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is a yoga instructor. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and offers various program options including wrap, ETF-focused, and model-based solutions.

Philip Anderson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Investors Financial Group, LPL Financial Corporation, and Mutual Service Corporation. Anderson also sells fixed insurance products on occasion. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Hailey Melander is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Winter & Associates, Inc., Advisornet Wealth Management, Great Waters Financial, Moses, and Rosen's Diversified. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research that incorporates quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Alek Van Valkenburg is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2022 and previously worked at Gradient Advisors and Case Central. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and follows a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Anthony Hamburge is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Lake Elmo, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 6 years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life and Eagle Strategies before joining Principal and Green Guardian Wealth Management, where he offers financial planning and insurance solutions including life insurance and annuities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Erik Bohn is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a power of attorney for a family member. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering a range of investment programs and financial planning solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Robert Burley is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and was affiliated with LPL Financial from 2007 to 2025. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with Wealth Enhancement Group, LLC, which includes sales of fixed insurance products and annuities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Murray Johnston Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. Since 2012, he has been associated with Feltl and Company. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory and brokerage services, including customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments through platforms like CAIS. The firm’s approach includes both advisory and brokerage solutions delivered primarily through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Ronald Bickford is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial Corporation for over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed annuity and long-term care insurance products. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Kyle Larson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently practicing at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Green Bay, WI. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and various entities within the Wealth Enhancement Group. Larson also holds an associate financial advisor position focused on fixed insurance. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services.