Joshua Nokes is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and is also an agent with Agia. Outside of his advisory role, Nokes serves as a coordinator for the Farmington Youth Football Association, where he assists with coaching assignments and practice planning. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Evan Laleman is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Bloomington, MN. Prior to joining Sequoia, he held roles at Carlson Capital Management, Avantax, and Summit Wealth Advocates, and has experience working at the University of St. Thomas and Canterbury Park. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of model and custom portfolio management strategies, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and conducting research through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supplemented by third-party due diligence.

Cambria Monson is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant, Monson held roles at Beacon Pointe Advisors, the University of Denver, Northwestern Mutual, IPS Strategic Capital, and Home Depot. Monson also has experience working in plumbing and heating as well as at a golf course. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Jon Rusten is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Woodbury, Minnesota, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2014. Rusten volunteers with the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development, assisting in the development of financial literacy programs for young adults across various education levels. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring solutions to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Joseph Wienke is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with a Series 66 credential and no prior industry experience. Before joining NewEdge Advisors and LPL Financial in 2025, he worked in the medical technology sector at Foundation Medical, Gemini Medical, and Wright Medical Technologies. Wienke also provides administrative support to NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, employing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular portfolio reviews.

Spencer Larsen is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Oppenheimer in 2025 and has no prior industry experience. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program and advisor, encompassing strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection across multiple asset classes.

Aaron Hurley is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Edina, MN, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and US Bank. Outside of financial advising, he serves as adjunct faculty at Drexel University Kline School of Law, teaching courses in financial compliance, and is a member of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Minnesota. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm serves individual clients by offering investment recommendations and annual financial reviews, with final trading decisions made by clients.

Nicholas Flatness is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member of the Parachute Foundation and coaches youth soccer for the Mahtomedi Soccer Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Scott Ekholm is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial for 22 years before joining OSAIC Institutions and Blaze Credit Union. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a successor trustee for a family trust. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a variety of advisory and brokerage services, including customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer and adviser status.

Matthew Hadley is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. He has previously worked at Great Point Capital, LLC, West Coast Wealth Strategies, and eMoney Advisor, LLC. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Ian Greer is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles outside finance, such as operating Triple C Car Detailing and positions with University of Iowa Recreational Services. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through multiple advisory channels.

Christopher Paulson is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Orgel Wealth Management, CRI Securities, and Securian Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance wholesaling and marketing through Advisors Resource and acts as an independent insurance agent. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, providing investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. Its investment approach combines fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with a direct-to-consumer platform, Starlight Portfolios, that uses risk questionnaires to tailor client portfolios.

Colton Higgins is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at NorthRock Partners and Carlson Capital Management. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach with low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management techniques, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Courtney Ruiz is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with seven years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and also operates Veritas Financial Strategies, LLC, where she sells New York Life products and services. Outside of her advisory role, Ruiz serves as an election judge in Washington County, Minnesota. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Lauren Koschmeder is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and Twin Pines Financial, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Akamai Investment Advisors and The University Club - Madison. She is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. offers investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a mix of model portfolios and manager-driven sleeves, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Timothy Ronning is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning, LLC since 2023 and previously spent 10 years at BerganKDV Wealth Management LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent for various companies. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and offers a financial planning–led investment process with a range of portfolio management and retirement plan fiduciary services supported by a large advisory team and centralized infrastructure.

Bryce Bockin is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Minneapolis, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2022 and previously at Cetera Advisor Networks and Voya Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a soccer referee with the United States Soccer Federation and is on the Board of Directors at Sigma Chi (University of Minnesota). Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates resources from across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem, providing strategic allocation models, specialized wealth programs, and a broad range of investment solutions.

Nicholas Johnson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Carson Wealth, Northwestern Mutual, and SFM Insurance. Outside of advisory work, he assists with coaching and technology support at an indoor golf facility. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a focus on retirement plans, institutional services, and transparent fee practices.

Annette Baltes is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Prudential Life Distributors. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a paid cantor and soloist at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Brendle Corpman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Corpman is involved in administrative consulting through Corpman Contracting LLC. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by offering managed advice, advisor-managed advice, and investment education services. The firm utilizes proprietary software and model portfolios developed with Morningstar Investment Management to provide personalized allocation guidance and operates with a large client base focused primarily on non-discretionary assets.