Sean Grote is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining Paradigm, he held positions at U.S. Bancorp, Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and Piggly Wiggly Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally participates in secret shopping activities without compensation. Paradigm provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining active and passive strategies, uses third-party research and technology tools, and emphasizes held-away account aggregation to manage a substantial asset base.

Samuel Ross is a financial advisor at RossJohnson & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RossJohnson & Associates, he worked at FMS Solutions LLC for five years and held positions at CliftonLarsonAllen and Retail Financial Services. He also spent four years at the University of St. Thomas. RossJohnson & Associates provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a long-term, low-turnover investment approach that integrates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods. The firm offers discretionary account management along with optional insurance and tax preparation services under separate agreements.

Drew Erickson is a financial advisor with 8 years of industry experience, currently with 5 Stone Financial Group, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has prior experience with firms including Penn Mutual Insurance Company, Ohio National Insurance Company, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, Erickson is a co-head coach for youth hockey in Thief River Falls. 5 Stone Financial Group, LLC is a Minnesota-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to client objectives and involves asset allocation, technical analysis, and regular account reviews.

Scott Moller is a financial advisor with Heritage Capital Advisors, LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He is also a managing partner and 33% owner of Moller, Lee & Barrett, PLLC, a certified public accounting firm providing tax, business, and estate planning services. Additionally, Moller controls Heritage Ventures, LLC, a holding company with interests in equipment leasing, beef cattle operations, and farmland investments. Heritage Capital Advisors manages personalized investment portfolios for individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, serving primarily individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a core buy-and-hold investment philosophy with a multi-year time horizon, supplemented by short-term trades, covered-call option strategies, and the use of derivatives and borrowing in some accounts.

Michael Mccool is a financial advisor at Jones Kertz & Associates, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Capital Management Associates, Capital Management Securities, VSR Financial Services, and First Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the HighGrove Condominium Association. Jones Kertz & Associates provides personalized portfolio management and wealth-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages its own wrap fee program and performs all portfolio management internally, using a combination of fundamental stock selection and technical analysis alongside bonds and mutual funds for diversification.

Patrick Ross is a financial advisor at RossJohnson & Associates, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Guardian and Park Avenue Securities since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental cabin in Minnesota and is a beneficial owner of inherited land through the Estate of Charles M Ross. RossJohnson & Associates, LLC provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods within a long-term investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Terrence Hassanally is a financial advisor with Jeffrey A. Drayton Financial Group, Inc. in Maple Grove, MN, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials with seven years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Veta Financial, LLC, providing accounting and bookkeeping services to non-profit organizations, and serves as Financial Administrator for St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Additionally, Hassanally is Operations Director for Minnesota Soccer, managing referee certification and mentoring programs. Jeffrey A. Drayton Financial Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and tax preparation, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach that emphasizes asset allocation and diversification primarily through low-cost ETFs and no-load mutual funds.

Anthony Rush is a financial advisor at FFP Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with FFP Wealth Management since 2013. FFP Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management, employing a strategic asset allocation and a core-and-satellite approach focused primarily on income with secondary growth objectives.

Joshua Jenson is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at One Life Financial Group, Inc. He also owns Jenson Consulting, which provides accounting, project management, and technology systems consulting for small businesses. His work history includes roles at Protiviti and involvement with nonprofit organizations such as Meals on Wheels and Brooklyn Center Fire. One Life Financial Group offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial life planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $118 million in discretionary assets and customizes investment strategies using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Justin Gabriel is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Pitzl Financial, LLC since 2018. His prior work includes roles at Whiskey Jacks Saloon, The Wisconsin Athletic Department, Community First Credit Union, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and The Sullivan Group, LLP. Pitzl Financial, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans, serving both standard and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios, and integrates advisory services with accounting and third-party partnerships.

Patrick Schmitz is a financial advisor at Triton Investments, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in real estate brokerage since 2022 while also owning and managing Atlas Rental LLC, a real estate investment company. Prior to his current roles, he was employed at Xcel Energy and Dakota Gasification Company. Triton Investments, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a long-term investment approach centered on passively managed index ETFs and active rebalancing. The firm manages approximately $17 million in assets and customizes portfolios based on client objectives documented in Investment Policy Statements.

Franklin Strobeck is a financial advisor at One Life Financial Group, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at U.S. Bank, Abbot Downing, M.A. Mortenson, and the University of Northwestern. One Life Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial life planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $118 million in discretionary assets and customizes investment programs based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance.

James Clark is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Stone Fortress Wealth Strategies in Plymouth, MN. His prior roles include positions at Nuveen Securities, LLC and FactRight. Stone Fortress Wealth Strategies provides fiduciary investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, utilizing low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and derivatives within customized portfolios.

Brandon Wood is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Solidity Financial LLC since 2011. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Solidity Tax, LLC, a tax preparation service, though he is not actively involved in day-to-day operations. Solidity Financial LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and small businesses. The firm follows a low-cost, passive core investment approach supplemented by tactical asset management and serves about 250 clients with a two-advisor team.

Amelia Kinch is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Great Waters Financial, she held roles at Minnesota Wire & Cable, Olu's Home, Inc., Robert Half, USPS, American Specialty Health, Faustian Nonsense, LLC, and Kalpan Test Prep. Her background also includes two years at the University of Colorado Boulder Law School. Great Waters Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $1.2 billion across more than 1,600 client relationships and offers tiered portfolio management and financial planning services that incorporate both fundamental and technical analysis.

Robert Bruner is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He is a principal at Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning, where he has worked since 2018, and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services from 2005 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he sells traditional life insurance, disability insurance, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation through mean-variance optimization.

Joseph Bertilson is a financial advisor at Cedrus Wealth Group with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Edward Jones and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Bertilson is a partner in 360 Security Services LLC and Rooted Tax Group, LLC. Cedrus Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and donor-advised fund advisory services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and tactical strategies, integrates AI-enabled estate and tax planning tools, and maintains a formal affiliation with an accounting firm for potential cross-referral opportunities.

Skip Johnson is a financial advisor at Tailwinds Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Gratus Funds and Advisornet Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he serves as a director of the nonprofit Riverbend Refuge and manages short-term rentals at Historic Riverbend Farm. Tailwinds Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and customized Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using multiple analysis techniques and often utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios.

Varaphone Potter is a financial advisor at CSP Financial Group LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Champion Brokerage Group, WealthVest, Questar Capital Corporation, and Allianz Life. CSP Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes portfolio construction and monitoring aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, asset allocation, and ongoing rebalancing, often employing third-party managers such as Matson Money.

Logan Taft is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2013, including a period at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a consultative, team-based approach with tailored strategies and uses a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and direct indexing, alongside proprietary model portfolios and derivative strategies.