Kristin Garrett is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor at Financial Empowerment LLC with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Financial Empowerment since 2015, where she currently serves as one of two advisors at the firm. Financial Empowerment LLC provides financial planning, investment supervisory services, and consulting primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm combines comprehensive written financial plans with ongoing portfolio management through both customized discretionary portfolios and a model-driven ETF program, managing approximately $104 million for about 90 clients.

Michael Bischoff is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Webb Financial Group in Bloomington, MN, since 1997. Webb Financial Group serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and corporate executives with wealth management, investment advisory, and standalone financial planning services. The firm manages over $371 million in assets and employs a client-centered process that includes goal setting, risk assessment, and portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles.

Stephen Kairies is a financial advisor at Access Financial Services, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding the ChFC® designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Access Financial Services since 2010 and also maintains a long-standing affiliation with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company dating back to 1991. Access Financial Services, Inc. provides portfolio management, ERISA plan services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a top-down, global multi-asset investment approach and is notable for incorporating ETNs and margin accounts into client portfolios.

David Denniston is a CFA® charterholder based in Bloomington, MN, with 22 years of industry experience. He is principal of Centurion Financial Strategies LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Denniston has held roles at various financial and advisory firms, including United Planners Financial Services and Capital Advisory Group. He is also an author and leads multiple real estate ventures and a networking event called Land UnConference. Centurion Financial Strategies LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations. The firm employs customized investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and occasional options strategies, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing reviews and financial planning services.

Anthony Daffer is a financial advisor at Provenire Capital LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Provenire Capital since 2012. Daffer serves on the Board of Directors for Sestra Systems, a private company based in Virginia. Provenire Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors using fundamental research and risk/reward analysis across long-short and long-biased strategies.

Laura Biermann is a CFP® professional with 21 years at Legacy Financial Advisors Corporation and nine years of industry experience. She is based in Bloomington, MN, and is also licensed as an insurance agent, dedicating part of her time to the sale of various insurance products. Legacy Financial Advisors Corporation, founded in 1996, provides portfolio and wealth management, private money manager selection, and financial, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, family trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis, managing most client assets on a discretionary basis.

Paul Mccoy is a financial advisor at Total Wealth Advisors, LLC in Hopkins, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Total Wealth Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a direct support professional providing care for a handicapped person. Total Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs asset allocation and fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios, managing approximately $102 million in client assets.

Max Mataya is a Series 65-registered advisor at Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. in Rosemount, MN, with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Gradient Advisors, Case Central, LLC, and U.S. Bank. Vermillion Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional accounts. The firm manages approximately $460 million in discretionary assets and employs a multi-strategy investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with recent participation in initial public offerings.

Steven Carlson is a financial advisor at Keystone Wealth Advisors, Incorporated with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with Keystone since 2010. Keystone Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and ERISA plan advisory services, managing approximately $201 million in client assets with a predominantly non-discretionary approach.

Taylor Harwood is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crane Capital Management LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Minnesota Bank & Trust. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director on the boards of Pillsbury United Communities and the Montessori Center of Minnesota, both nonprofit organizations. Crane Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser managing discretionary assets for a small client base. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, and portfolio management services, utilizing fundamental and technical research to construct long-term, balanced portfolios tailored to client-specific investment policy statements.

Jayden Shultz is a financial advisor at Flourish Wealth Management Inc. with experience at Northwestern Mutual and a background that includes roles at the University of St. Thomas and Hill Murray. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2022. Flourish Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with comprehensive wealth and investment management services. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates client-specific strategies such as SRI/ESG on request.

William Robertson is a financial advisor at Wealth Planning Systems, LLC in Bloomington, MN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Wealth Planning Systems since 2010 and also operates Combined Benefits Corp, an independent insurance agency, where he has worked since 1983. Wealth Planning Systems serves individual and high-net-worth clients with personalized financial planning and investment management, primarily providing non-discretionary asset management alongside comprehensive planning in areas such as cash flow, tax, insurance, retirement, and estate matters.

Barbara Mahr is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kingdom Legacy Advisors since 2026. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years and BlueStem Wealth Partners for two years. Kingdom Legacy Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations, tailoring investment advice to client objectives and performing at least quarterly account reviews.

Howard Pakola is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience. He is currently with PSC Financial LLC, where he has worked since 2014, and has concurrently been associated with LPL Financial since 1995. Pakola is also involved in selling non-variable insurance products, including fixed life, disability, and long-term care insurance. PSC Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional and fiduciary clients such as retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Stephanie Wright is a financial advisor at Wold Financial Group with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates Inc and Advisornet Wealth Management. Wold Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis within strategic and tactical asset allocation frameworks and manages approximately $182 million in client assets across about 72 relationships.

Gary Webb is a financial advisor with Webb Financial Group in Bloomington, MN, where he has worked for 28 years. He has 12 years of industry experience and is part of a four-advisor team. Webb Financial Group provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and corporate executives. The firm uses a client-centered process to develop portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and other vehicles, and manages over $371 million in assets.

Grant Meyer is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with TruMix Advisors in Bloomington, MN, and has previously worked at GTS Financial, Fure Financial Corporation, and Commonwealth Financial Network. TruMix Advisors provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive and project-based financial planning, and employee benefit plan services to individuals and corporate plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, combining passive and active funds while incorporating ESG considerations and individualized risk tolerances.

Lisa Guzek Montagne is a financial advisor with Guzek Asset Management in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 40 years of industry experience. She has worked with LPL Financial since 1993 and founded Guzek Asset Management in 2002. In addition to advisory services, she is involved in tax preparation through her firm. Guzek Asset Management provides personal financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients, focusing on written plans addressing cash flow, income protection, tax, estate, and retirement planning. The firm offers tailored recommendations using various analytical methods and updates plans regularly, operating on hourly or fixed fees without asset-based pricing or discretionary portfolio management.

Ronald Besonen is a financial advisor at Cohesion Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and Epiqwest Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is also an insurance producer specializing in fixed, life, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. Cohesion Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, foundations, and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment process focuses on aligning portfolios with client values and risk tolerances, employing both in-house and third-party managers, and offering institutional pension consulting capabilities.

Walid Elkhoury is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Elevation Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Merrill. Outside of financial advising, he holds leadership positions as President and Vice President of Abington Auto Sales Inc. and Abington Gas Inc. Elevation Wealth Management advises individuals, high-net-worth households, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, while also overseeing third-party managers and utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis.