Kelly Smith is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with over 30 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Ameriprise Financial and Ids Life Insurance Company. Since 2024, Kelly has operated Smith & Associates Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm, and is involved with Jelly Bean Investment Group, LLC. Kelly also performs occasional non-investment consulting for organizations. Smith & Associates Financial Services is a single-advisor independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and various institutional clients. The firm offers customized financial planning, separately managed account portfolio management, and advises a privately offered pooled vehicle employing an opportunistic, actively managed trading program.

Hi, I’m Scott, the founder of Renovate Financial Planning, where we specialize in working with Real Estate Investors. I get to wake up every day excited to get to work because I combined the career I love (financial planning) with my hobby, side-gig of real estate investing! It’s hard as a Real Estate Investor to find an advisor who understands real estate or who won’t advise you against it! As a Real Estate Investor myself and an avid researcher on all things real estate and financial planning, I am here to help you reach all your financial and real estate goals. Our comprehensive financial planning includes real estate consulting, investment management, long-term tax planning, insurance and risk management, estate planning, and retirement planning. We’re here to make sure you have everything you need to live your best life now and into retirement. When I’m not meeting with clients, nerding out on real estate or researching tax strategies for financial planning, I can be found adventuring outside with my wife and three daughters or by the fireplace drinking coffee. If you would like to know more about Renovate Financial Planning and how we could help you, please reach out! We would love to have a free phone consultation with you to see if we would be a good fit!

Daniel Wilson is an advisor at Lodestone Fiduciary LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 designations and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Security Bank & Trust Co. and US Bancorp Wealth Management. Lodestone Fiduciary LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate entities, municipal agencies, and charitable foundations. The firm’s investment approach integrates asset allocation, quantitative modeling, and fundamental analysis, emphasizing tax efficiency and diversification within a framework that incorporates human oversight of AI-driven research and operations.

Bradley Horn is a financial advisor at Saffron Capital, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Saffron Capital & Technology LLC, where he serves as President, he worked at Qatar Petroleum for eight years. In addition to his advisory role, he manages commodity futures accounts through his registered Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator business. Saffron Capital provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to professionals in engineering, technology, science, medicine, and education. The firm employs a quantitative, data-science driven approach that includes tactical allocations based on daily market risk regimes, systematic security selection, and risk-parity optimized portfolios, supported by backtesting and automated trading signals.

Matthew Mohning is the principal of MSM Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at CRI Securities, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, North Star Resource Group, and Securian Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is also the owner and principal of a CPA firm and serves as campaign treasurer for Neighbors for Jamie Long. MSM Financial serves individual and business clients by combining financial planning, tax planning and preparation, and investment management. The firm manages approximately $14 million in assets, employing a discretionary investment approach with tailored asset allocations primarily focused on long-term, passive strategies through a sub-advisor relationship.

Located in the Minneapolis area and serving clients nationwide, Anne Ward offers wealth management services to individuals and couples who want to live life to the fullest, as well as those navigating the journey of rebuilding after the loss of a spouse. She partners with you at every stage of life - strategizing, proactively advising, and helping execute sound recommendations - so you can live abundantly in both your finances and your life. She is passionate about helping you achieve your definition of success. Advisory services are offered through Wisdom Wealth Management, LLC, an investment adviser registered in Minnesota. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Wisdom Wealth Management, LLC and its representatives are properly registered or exempt from registration.

Michael Mahalich is a financial professional at Swan Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cetera Investment Advisers, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Jackson National. Mahalich is also involved as co-owner of MM-AS, LLC, a real estate-related business. Swan Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm integrates in-house portfolio management with third-party sub-advisors and model strategies, employing various analytical approaches to set allocations and monitor accounts.

Robert Neuman is a financial advisor with FIDERE Advisors in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Before joining FIDERE, he worked at Boulevard Wealth Management and spent over two decades at Koch Petroleum Group and Marathon Petroleum Co. FIDERE Advisors provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic portfolio allocation, primarily recommending mutual funds and ETFs, and offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, family-office and business advisory, insurance advisory, and research and valuation projects.

Tiffany Brynteson Johnson is a financial advisor at FFP Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with FFP Wealth Management in various capacities since 2006. 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 using a strategic asset allocation and core-and-satellite approach focused primarily on income and secondarily on growth.

Aaron Kolkman is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at FIDERE Advisors since 2021. He previously worked at Boulevard Wealth Management, Inc. for eight years. He is also the sole owner of Fidere Media, LLC, which produces financial education materials and media content unrelated to his advisory work. FIDERE Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, insurance advisory, and business advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic allocation with a focus on mutual funds and ETFs, managing approximately $25.7 million in discretionary assets.

Bryan Vancura is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and has been with GEN Financial Management Inc. since 2015. He holds a Series 63 license and works out of Plymouth, MN. GEN Financial Management provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, estate planning, and retirement planning services to executives, business owners, families, and individuals, including high-net-worth clients and company retirement plans. The firm uses model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and emphasizes long-term holding, tax efficiency, and the use of independent managers or index funds.

Joshua Kampbell is a financial advisor with Guzek Asset Management in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His previous work includes roles at LPL Financial, Cetera, Cetera Wealth Services, Girard Securities, and Savanna Financial Group. Guzek Asset Management provides personal financial planning for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, focusing on written plans rather than discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of analytical methods and updates plans at least every three years.

Kingston Hollman is a financial advisor at Remloe Capital LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Just Compliance, XY Planning Network, the Minnesota Departments of Commerce and Revenue, Just Capital Advisors, and PNC Bank. Remloe Capital is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with a single proprietary discretionary portfolio strategy. The firm’s approach actively manages a diversified mix of U.S. and non-U.S. securities, ETFs, and exchange-listed derivatives, including the use of margin and both hedging and risk-taking positions.

Nathan Bartell is a financial advisor at FFP Wealth Management, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining FFP Wealth Management, he worked for the City of Farmington and was a full-time student for nine years. 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 employs a strategic asset allocation and core-and-satellite approach focused primarily on income, investing mainly in no-load mutual funds and ETFs while tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Asneth Omare is a financial advisor at Veritas Financial Services, LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Veritas Financial Services since 2021 and previously held roles at the State of Minnesota and Rainbow Health Minnesota. Outside of her advisory work, Omare is the principal consultant for Omare Consulting, a nonprofit consulting firm that assists organizations with program development and grant writing. Veritas Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and advisory services to individual and institutional clients, recommending third-party money managers rather than directly managing assets. The firm employs a passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers educational outreach through newsletters and seminars.

Arlene Kielley is a financial advisor at Somerset Group LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Somerset Group since 2011. Somerset Group serves individual clients, families, and select institutions by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through customized separately managed accounts and discrete investment strategies. The firm’s investment approach combines security-specific research and technical analysis across multiple strategies, supported by a small advisory team and employee ownership.

Anthony Brinda is a financial advisor at Underdog Wealth Management, LLC in Maple Grove, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Paradigm, Strategies in Wealth Management, LLC from 2017 to 2019. Underdog Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning and wealth-management services to individuals, families, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach based on historical return and risk metrics and primarily manages client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Linda Wilke is a financial advisor with Jones Kertz & Associates, Inc. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 31 years of industry experience. Wilke has worked at Whittlinger Investment Corporation since 1994. Outside of her advisory role, she is employed as an accountant at WCM Inc., an investment advisory firm in Minneapolis. 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, combining fundamental stock selection and technical analysis with diversified bond and mutual fund investments.

Todd Steger is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has worked at Acumen Financial Advisors, LLC since 2000 and is also associated with Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and Osaic Wealth, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Edina, MN. Acumen Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable institutions, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, strategic buy-and-hold approach with periodic rebalancing and tactical adjustments, operating mainly on a non-discretionary basis.

Margaret Jones is a financial advisor with Jones Kertz & Associates, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has worked at Whittlinger Investment Corporation for 36 years. 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 operates its own wrap fee program with all portfolio management functions conducted internally, using a combination of fundamental stock selection and technical analysis alongside diversified bond and mutual fund investments.