Rose Hammes Nestor is a financial advisor with Focus Financial who holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Focus Financial and its affiliated firms since 2016. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering managed account services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on coordinated estate and tax planning.

Lucas Van is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Principal Financial Services, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Wells Fargo. Outside of finance, he works part-time as a customer service associate at Lowe's, assisting customers in the tools and hardware department. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm combines third-party methodologies with proprietary models and operates within the Principal Financial Group family, providing access to affiliated products and integrated services.

Matthew Quinn is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial for over 16 years and Personal Wealth Partners, LLC for six years. Outside of advisory roles, he maintains a small farm operation and serves as a notary. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm combines individualized portfolio construction with ongoing oversight, utilizing a mix of in-house strategies, third-party managers, and sponsored platforms to provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Todd Morris is a financial advisor at Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been involved in various business activities including tax preparation and serving as president of Morris Financial Services. From 2018 to 2021, he also engaged in land flipping. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers.

Alexis Perron is affiliated with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Alexis has experience working at LPL Financial since 2026 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services from 2015 to 2017, as well as a long tenure at Salo, a Korn Ferry Company. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing both in-house strategies and third-party managers, with ongoing due diligence and portfolio oversight.

James Tonrey is a financial advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Stillwater Investment Management, LLC for 19 years before joining Dakota Wealth in 2023. Dakota Wealth Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, charitable organizations, and business enterprises. The firm constructs customized portfolios using diversified allocations and employs a research process combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, serving a broad range of clients including registered investment companies.

Roger Peterson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Peterson Financial Planning since 2018 and previously spent 24 years at Thomson Reuters. He is affiliated with CGN Advisors, LLC, a multi-team firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. CGN Advisors offers financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services using a variety of asset-allocation strategies and tax-aware investment vehicles, and it maintains unique governance and service arrangements compared to similar-sized firms.

Reginald Rasmussen is a financial advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Rasmussen serves as a board member at large for a chemical dependency treatment program. International Assets Investment Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporations through a network of independent representatives. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolio construction using a variety of investment vehicles and also offers retirement plan advisory and financial planning services.

Thomas Carlson is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wedbush in 2022, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in various activities including providing entertainment and printed materials to senior living communities and assisting with local theatre publicity. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions, offering brokerage and SEC-registered advisory services across multiple asset classes. The firm combines broker-dealer functions with capital markets, custody, clearing, and prime services, managing approximately $5.68 billion in regulatory assets.

Nicole Andrews is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has previously worked at LPL Financial, Swan Financial, and Drazan, Henke, and Associates. Andrews also provides administrative support to Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc., an independent investment advisor firm. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, using a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers across various platforms.

Brandon Rud is a financial advisor with Stephens, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Tigress Financial Partners and a long tenure in education with Annoka-Hennepin Public Schools. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and institutional equity research. The firm combines broker-dealer and investment banking activities alongside advisory services and emphasizes tailored portfolio programs with committee-based oversight.

Joseph Altman is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management in Hudson, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of advising, he is an agent with Principal Preservation Services, LLC, where he dedicates time to insurance-related activities. AlphaStar Capital Management manages approximately $1.84 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other advisers. The firm employs both model and custom strategies using strategic asset allocation combined with quantitative and momentum analysis, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Michael Poor is a financial advisor with Focus Financial and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 34 years of industry experience and has been with Focus Financial Network since 1999. He also serves as an insurance agent, receiving trail commissions from long-term care policies. 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.

Benjamin Schmidling is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management in Woodbury, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Principal Wealth Services, LLC, All Star Financial, and Financial Planning and Information Services. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, participant account management for 401(k) and pension plans, and subadvisory services, employing a range of investment strategies and third-party technologies.

Amy Enderlein is a Series 65-registered advisor with Dakota Wealth, LLC, based in Stillwater, MN. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Stillwater Investment Management, LLC for 19 years. Dakota Wealth Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, charitable organizations, business enterprises, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with customized portfolios and also serves as an investment manager to a registered mutual fund and sub-adviser to an ETF.

Sarah Johnson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and has been with the related entity S Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of approximately 190 advisors, emphasizing individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight across various platforms and strategies.

Scott Bantz is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2011 to 2023 before joining LPL Financial in 2023. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing a mix of in-house strategies and third-party managers, with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor at Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. Before joining the financial sector, he worked for seven years with the Minneapolis Police Department and has maintained ownership of Heritage Embroidery since 2004. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers.

Paula Reynolds is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with firms including BrightPath Financial, Regulus Advisors, Questar Capital Corporation, and Strategic Asset Preservation. Outside of her financial career, Reynolds is an ordained minister who officiates wedding ceremonies occasionally and volunteers actively with the Woodbury Days Council and Eagle Brook Church. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, alongside model portfolios that are regularly monitored and rebalanced, and offers technology and operational services to other advisers through its managed account platform.

Michael Laatsch is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Great Valley Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in coaching through NextGen Leadership. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a blend of in-house strategies and third-party managers across various platforms.