Chris Elhardt is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. His other business activities include brokering insurance products such as long-term care, group, annuities, life, and disability insurance. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base with transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, offering proprietary advisory programs and third-party manager platforms. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and external investment strategies and provides various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Douglas Flink is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006 and is currently associated with Park Avenue Securities. Flink is also involved with Foster Klima & Company, Inc., a general agency for Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Brendan O'Sullivan is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Investment Institute since 2021 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Wealth Management from 2010 to 2021. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses, as well as select external clients. The firm focuses on delivering research and model guidance rather than exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Timothy Thoele is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and Principal Securities since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, Thoele serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Gull Chain of Lakes Association, the YMCA of Collier County, Florida, and Habitat for Humanity of Collier County, where he participates in financial oversight. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Ronald Lamberton is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services and holds roles with Bridge Street Wealth Strategies and J.J. Swanson Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for AAA Minneapolis, the local affiliate of the American Automobile Association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Adam Elliott is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, J.W. Cole Financial, New Era Financial Advisors, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. 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 manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active managers, overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Brian Vnak is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with Wealth Enhancement since 2014 and also operates a tax preparation and accounting service for friends and family through his own LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning and asset management services.

Nathan Stancek is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 24 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and Retirement Advisory Group/SII Investments. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Richard Ramsay is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors and J.W. Cole Financial since 2017, following an 11-year tenure at SII Investments, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Ramsay is involved in real estate development and management through several ventures including Lexington Development and Apres All Day. J.W. Cole Advisors is a national SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Joep Hogervorst is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, LGM Wealth Management, LPL Financial, and Wells Fargo in various capacities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a ski instructor for children. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment model combining third-party managers and proprietary Private Bank offerings, with advisory arrangements typically structured as wrap-fee programs.

Erich Hartwig is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Tiedemann Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously spent 13 years at Envoi, LLC. Tiedemann Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services primarily to high-net-worth families and individuals, as well as to trusts, foundations, endowments, charitable organizations, and other pooled or institutional investment vehicles. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach and uses a proprietary risk-optimization tool to guide asset allocation across various asset classes.

Daniel Dziekciowski is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Duck Duck Gray Duck, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

James Ehrenkrook is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Independent Financial Group since 2013 and also has longstanding ties to Heritage Financial Group Inc and Unum/Paul Revere Life Insurance Company. Ehrenkrook serves as an officer and director of Heritage Financial Group and is a board member of Birchwood Office Park of White Bear Lake Association, Inc. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of advisors and employs multiple advisory programs, including AccessPoint, with custody and execution services provided by Pershing or Schwab.

Mark Kutzke is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Rochester, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Zenith Wealth Management, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. His prior work includes roles at Pratt Kutzke & Associates and Northstar Financial Partners, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering various advisory programs and services along with back-office support in operations, trading, compliance, and practice management.

Collin Brown is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Creative Planning and previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisers and the University of Minnesota - Duluth. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Justin Piprude is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 2011 and Principal Securities since 2016, as well as experience with Union Financial, Inc. and co-ownership of Piprude Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life and health insurance sales and co-owns an entity focused on succession planning. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers, implementing investments primarily on a discretionary basis.

Mark Parrish is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and held prior roles at Linsco/Private Ledger Corp and Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products through Wealth Enhancement Group LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and consulting services.

Sydney Wilson is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe Advisors in 2024, Wilson worked at Landmark Wealth Management Group and held various roles including at Java Dock Cafe. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Michael Lewis is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC and has been associated with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2015. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rate, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary tools for portfolio construction and oversight, supporting a large client base primarily with non-discretionary investment services.

Stephen Shealy is a Certified Financial Planner® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2012. Outside of finance, he performs music periodically in various venues. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory services, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.