Daniel Mulheran Jr. is a financial advisor at Abbey Street with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Kestra Financial Services and The KNW Group. Mulheran serves on the board of Hazeltine National Golf Club and has been its president since 2022. Abbey Street serves corporate retirement plans and private family and multigenerational wealth clients, offering retirement plan consulting, wealth planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary oversight through an independent, fiduciary-oriented investment process focused on diversification and strategic asset allocation.

Tristen Pieti is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial and holds a Series 65 designation. Pieti has been with the firm since 2025 and has no prior industry experience. His previous work experience includes roles at Minnesota State University, Carlson Capital Management, and several other organizations. MD Financial Advisors advises individual clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and businesses, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm follows a long-term investment approach focused on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizes tax-aware asset allocation and rebalancing, and provides ongoing reviews based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Kelly is a financial advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cedar Cove in 2025, he worked at Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, and Thrivent Financial in various advisory roles. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, providing insurance services to clients as part of his practice. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $455 million in assets for individual and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a blend of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, options, alternative investments, and ESG considerations, with an emphasis on client communication and estate-planning coordination.

Ian Schneider is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial in Watertown, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including four years at the University of Minnesota Duluth and seven years at his current firm. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial provides financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and follows a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Mary Bridget Handke is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. since 2014. She contributes to financial literacy by responding to student questions on finance and investments through the BESTPREP program and also operates a small floral arrangement business. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans, with an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory emphasizing asset allocation and risk profile alignment.

Jonah Pellegrom is a financial advisor at MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Blaze Credit Union, St. Paul Saints LLC, and Gustavus Adolphus College. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a food delivery driver for DoorDash. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial offers financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost funds.

Grant Bennett is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at The Wealth Group – Austin B. Colby & Associates with experience spanning several educational and retail roles. His work history includes positions at Target, Crown College, Maranatha Christian Academy, and Parnassus Preparatory School prior to joining his current firm. The Wealth Group – Austin B. Colby & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and managed-account services. The firm employs tailored investment strategies that include asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis, with accounts reviewed at least semi-annually.

Nathan Knoll is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners. He has previously worked at Thrivent Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Advisor Network. Outside of his advisory role, Knoll directs a community choir in Minneapolis. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners serves individual and institutional clients, managing over $455 million in assets with a team of 10 advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a mix of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments, while coordinating estate planning services.

Ross Gobel is a CFP® professional affiliated with BGM Wealth Management in Bloomington, MN. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at BGM Wealth Partners and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. BGM Wealth Partners is a team-based wealth management firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes integrated planning across investment, tax, and estate matters, supported by a multidisciplinary staff with CFP and CPA/PFS credentials and formal affiliations that enhance access to trust administration and tax coordination.

Damian Winther is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. in Bloomington, MN. He has been with Birchwood since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Damian contributes to BESTPREP, a financial literacy program for young people, where he responds to student questions about finance, investments, and money. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation, manager selection, and aligning portfolios with client risk profiles.

Christopher Hamilton is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MSI Financial Services, Inc. He also operates several business entities related to investment and insurance services. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA retirement plan advisory, and wrap fee programs for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and uses fundamental and technical analysis to guide asset allocation and investment selection, offering both fiduciary advice and non-discretionary control options.

Douglas Dirks is a financial advisor at Bearing Point Capital in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include extensive tenure at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Wells Fargo in various capacities over nearly two decades. Bearing Point Capital provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a comprehensive, client-specific approach emphasizing fundamental analysis to construct customized portfolios across a broad range of securities and alternative investments.

Frederick Semmer is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Caissa Wealth Strategies in Bloomington, MN, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent six years at Accredited Investors Inc. and took a year for extended travel. Caissa Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain profit and pension plans, managing approximately $297 million across about 153 client relationships with a six-advisor team. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build and monitor portfolios, provides financial planning on fixed-fee or hourly bases, and offers access to private and alternative investments for qualified clients.

William Stevens is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Stevens Foster Financial Advisors since 1998 and also has a background with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. Stevens serves on the board of Penumbra Theatre in an unpaid capacity and pursues buying and selling old books as a hobby. Stevens Foster Financial Advisors serves high net worth individuals, corporate officers, small business owners, family trusts, and foundations with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm integrates investment management with year-round tax planning and focuses on executive benefits and stock-based compensation within clients’ financial plans.

Gregg Huberty is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bearing Point Capital. Prior to joining Bearing Point Capital, he worked at Morgan Stanley in various roles from 2015 to 2024. He also serves as a trustee and co-trustee for a trust in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Bearing Point Capital offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a client-specific approach that considers financial condition, risk profile, tax factors, and goals, using fundamental and technical analysis to build customized portfolios across a diverse range of securities and investment vehicles.

Craig Mc Pherson is a financial advisor at DSG Capital Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hightower Advisors. Outside of finance, Mc Pherson is a Flight Officer with United Airlines, a role he has held alongside his advisory career. DSG Capital Advisors manages approximately $780 million for high-net-worth clients, providing customized long-term investment portfolios, financial planning, and family office services.

Denver Gilliand is a financial advisor at DSG Capital Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at HighTower Advisors, LLC and HighTower Securities, LLC from 2016 to 2024. He is involved as a co-trustee and investment advisor for several family trusts and serves as managing partner and advisor for a client family trust through Stone Arch LLC. DSG Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $780 million for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, typically with relationships starting at $5 million. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services, employing a research approach that combines quantitative and qualitative analysis with ongoing client communication.

Ross Dahlof is a financial advisor with Christensen Group Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and having 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Christensen Group Financial since 2009 and previously spent six years at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. He is also an independent insurance agent. Christensen Group Financial serves individual investors, including high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a focus on tailored investment strategies and model portfolios.

Patrick Smith is a financial advisor at Bearing Point Capital with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. for nine years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a musical group called Surreal McCoys, which recently produced a CD generating royalties. Bearing Point Capital provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a comprehensive client assessment and primarily fundamental analysis to construct customized portfolios, offering a broad range of securities and alternative investments.

Gregory Paine is a financial advisor with Capital Management Associates Inc in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. and 1st United Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in family-owned rental properties and a commercial building enterprise. Capital Management Associates, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with various investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as financial planning and a manager-of-managers program.