Ernest Draper is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Lakeville, MN. He has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over the past decade. Draper also engages in outside insurance sales involving non-Guardian life and disability policies. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Samuel Vujovich is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His work history includes positions at LPL Financial LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group. Outside of finance, he has experience in the restaurant business and has worked in education and other roles prior to his advisory career. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets across a large advisor network, utilizing a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Andrew Ohman is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cresset Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at Meristem Family Wealth, LLC from 2005 to 2022. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and private fund management across multiple asset classes.

Jillian Hoffman is a financial advisor at &Partners with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, she has co-ownership in two print-on-demand merchandise businesses. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Bruce Santjer is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and has prior experience at LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is involved with Wealth Enhancement Group as an insurance agent selling traditional insurance, fixed annuities, disability, and long-term care products. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, overseen by an internal Investment Committee, and offers various financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Karen Roehrich is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., New Era Financial Advisors, Inc., and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Ricky Thorson is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, U.S. Bancorp Investments, LPL Financial, BMO Harris Bank, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan securities. He has experience working in the Midwest Casino Company for 10 years alongside his financial services career. The Huntington Investment Company serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party and proprietary investment strategies.

Christine Heine is a financial advisor at United Planners' Financial Services of America with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Hemingway Wealth Management and several other firms since 2017. She also serves as a notary public in Minnetonka, MN. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and utilizes a variety of custodians and third-party managers, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Ryan Hegarty is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company and is also the director of employee benefits at Hegarty Consulting Group LLC. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers transaction-based brokerage, fee-based advisory relationships, and financial planning services, utilizing a mix of proprietary models and third-party strategies.

Claire Kingstad is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. She has held roles at Creative Planning, Global Organic Distro, the City of Minneapolis, VIA Actuarial Solutions, and Gallagher. Outside of advising, she is involved with Kingstad Event Technologists, a business providing event technology staffing and virtual event production. Creative Planning serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in assets. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by supplemental tactical options and integrated retirement plan services.

Kyle Kolb is a CFP® and CFA® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC, Associated Trust Company, NA, and Associated Bank, NA. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach combining active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence process and private fund management across multiple asset classes.

Nicholas Ovshak is a Certified Financial Planner™ at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Fidelity Brokerage Services and Ameriprise Financial Services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting a wide range of investment options and portfolio implementation approaches.

Brian Jenks is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 40 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 1985 and has been involved with Roy Jenks & Associates Inc. since the same year. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Power Corner LLC, an entity focused on operational support and practice succession planning for advisors. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Benjamin Daggett is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and Riversource Distributors. In addition to his advisory role, he is a commissioned notary. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and utilizes a diversified investment process combining passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Stephen Sawyer is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in White Bear Lake, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 32 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Financial Services and related entities since 2026 and previously worked at OSAIC and Securities America. Outside of his advisory role, he operates The Sawyer Group, which involves the sale of non-registered insurance products and client outreach through a dedicated website. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Dana Anderson is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. She currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a short-term vacation rental business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of implementation tools and services across a large network of advisors.

Lori Reiman is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Champlin, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Ameriprise Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients, offering integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Brady Palzkill is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Hightower Advisors and has prior experience at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors and Robert W Baird & Co, Inc. Palzkill has also held roles outside of finance, including positions with University of Wisconsin-Madison and community organizations. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, alongside proprietary research and various investment vehicles.

Tyler Christenson is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Christenson provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent advisory firm. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs and separately managed account strategies.

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.