James Gaskins is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in the industry and concurrently operates United Financial Services, where he provides financial planning and advisory services. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm works primarily through third‑party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model and various analytical tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Douglas Ollila is a financial advisor with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. in Golden Valley, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group since 2016. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, serving both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm offers managed accounts and access to third-party portfolio managers, with accounts typically managed on a non-discretionary basis and custody and trade execution conducted through RBC Clearing & Custody.

Patrick Hall is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd., a full-service certified public accounting firm, since 1989, where he serves as vice president, treasurer, and an equity shareholder. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies with discretionary portfolio management and offers tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading through designated custodians.

Rex Kohl is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 50 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC for 19 years and has been with Financial Resource Management Group, Inc. for over 26 years. Outside of finance, he owns KLR Farms, where he raises sweet corn sold locally, and Kohl Development, operating a business called Piggy Back Ladder Rack. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through a nationwide network. The firm combines portfolio management and third-party sub-advisors with various investment programs and platform support to address client needs.

David Beise is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in ELMOBE LLC, an entity established to manage business expenses for his affiliated firms. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach with customized asset allocations that include low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, supported by a structure integrated with the broader Thrivent group.

Joshua Canniff is a financial advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Canniff is also a financial advisor at Rice Creek Wealth Management, where he provides investment advice, insurance, and financial planning. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and sub-advisors, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

William Haider is a financial advisor with Focus Financial Network, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Focus Financial Network and Osaic Wealth since 2001. Outside of advising, he is licensed to sell fixed annuities, fixed life insurance, and long-term care insurance. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Travis Busch is a financial advisor at Balefire, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial, Mutual of Omaha, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant varsity basketball coach at Providence Academy. Balefire, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment approach with oversight from an Investment Committee and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA corporate solutions across a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $2 billion in assets.

Nathaniel Wisely is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Storyline, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Chair of the Search Committee for the Director of Youth Ministries at Valley Evangelical Free Church. Thrivent Advisor Network serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of advisory representatives managing approximately $6.8 billion in assets. The firm offers customized asset allocation and long-term investment strategies, emphasizing low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs, along with access to independent managers, fee-based annuities, and 529 accounts.

Sean Huntley is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at CliftonLarsonAllen since 2005 and previously spent 15 years at Valmark Securities, Inc. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients, offering wealth advisory, asset management, financial and estate planning, and business succession consulting. The firm combines RIA fiduciary services with broker-dealer and insurance activities, emphasizing strategic asset allocation through model portfolios and multidisciplinary planning integrated with tax, estate, and risk professionals.

David Hynes is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been associated with OSAIC since 2001. He serves as co-trustee for a family trust, managing assets and trust administration alongside his sister. Focus Financial Network, Inc. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Jed Magstadt is a financial advisor at Northrock Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Pacific Point Advisors, LLC for one year before joining Northrock Partners in 2017. He maintains an active Minnesota insurance license for Accident & Health, Life, and Variable Contracts. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, often utilizing Independent Managers and integrating private market allocations into client portfolios.

Peter King is a financial advisor with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Colliers Securities LLC for 14 years before joining Oak Ridge in 2022. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering managed accounts and access to third-party portfolio managers. The firm emphasizes client involvement in portfolio decisions and conducts custody and trade execution through RBC Clearing & Custody.

Mark Hennings is a financial advisor at Lanark Financial, Inc. in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with NBC Securities, Inc. for 11 years since 2015. Lanark Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, municipalities, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.78 billion in assets across multiple advisor teams and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through a variety of program-based platforms.

Andrew Wixon is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Berger Financial Group and has previous experience at Gardner Financial Services Inc and Wixon Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director of Finance for Bookstore Movers. Berger Financial Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses proprietary, fundamental analysis-based investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside tax and succession planning services.

Tyler Loch is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, bringing 8 years of industry experience. Prior to joining CliftonLarsonAllen in 2018, he held roles at Alerus and Bremer Bank. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors provides wealth advisory and asset management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach through model portfolios and combines fiduciary advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance activities.

Jeffrey Thorup is a financial advisor with Focus Financial Network in Minneapolis, MN, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Osaic Wealth (formerly OSAIC) and Focus Financial Network since 1995. Thorup is also president of Thorup Financial Services, Inc., an S-Corp he established for business purposes. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed account services, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning.

John Bina is a financial advisor with Focus Financial who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Osaic and Focus Financial Network since 1994. Focus Financial Network, Inc. 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 managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services with a diverse range of investment strategies and products.

Amy Wolff is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. She is affiliated with AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and has held roles at several firms including Cetera and Collaborative Associates. Wolff is involved in nonprofit work as a board member of Daisy Camp, which provides divorce resources and education focused on women, and she participates in business ventures supporting divorce financial planning and fintech tools for divorce professionals. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to a broad range of clients including individuals, trusts, and qualified plans. The firm employs diversified portfolios incorporating equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and may utilize sub-advisors or internal models to implement client strategies.

Matthew O'Connell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, based in Minneapolis, MN, and has two years of industry experience. He has held positions at Thrivent Investment Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and CHS Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Storyline, LLC, a non-investment-related business. Thrivent Advisor Network provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term, customized asset allocations using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, and operates as a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans with integrated investment and insurance product options.