Connor Schaefbauer is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience with Legacy Wealth Group, 3M, Wells Fargo, and Gemini Medical. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Scott Hoyles is a Series 65-certified advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 12 years of industry experience. He is also a tax principal at Olsen Thielen & Co. Ltd, a public accounting firm where he manages personnel taxes, oversees return compliance reviews, and leads a small business accounting niche focused on cloud-based back office accounting and payroll. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm provides integrated services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning solutions through affiliated providers.

Patrick Regan is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Cresset, he spent 16 years at Meristem Family Wealth LLC. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party manager allocations, and a structured due diligence process across multiple asset classes.

Steven Schoenberger is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther. He has previously worked at Open Door Financial and Affiance Financial. Schoenberger holds the Series 66 designation. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke or algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Alex Adair is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2018 and previously held a position at Sabic Polymershapes from 2014 to 2018. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice and investment education services, utilizing proprietary portfolio models from Morningstar Investment Management tailored to client-specific retirement goals.

Connor Gaarder is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Investors Financial Group, LLC. Gaarder’s background also includes roles outside finance, such as positions with professional hockey teams. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm’s fiduciary-based advisory model combines client goal assessments with a range of investment strategies implemented through third-party managers and technology platforms.

Scott Wolf is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work history includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Timothy Schumacher is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial and The Leaders Group Inc. He is currently associated with Madison Avenue Securities and Advisors Excel in compliance advertising specialist roles. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Nicholas Lawton is an advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Pilot Capital Management Corp and MWA Financial Services Inc. before joining his current firm. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm supports a decentralized advisory model with multiple investment approaches and is noted for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Luke Murray is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2025 and previously spent four years at Prairieview Partners and 21 years at Fiduciary Counselling Inc. He is based in St Paul, MN. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation alongside actively managed strategies, supported by a range of affiliated entities offering accounting, legal, and trust services.

Jeffrey Doom is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Investors Financial Group, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in managing a family partnership that owns farmland in Minnesota. Private Advisor Group, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizes various investment strategies, and offers proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Andrea Debevec is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2017. Her practice is based in Plymouth, MN. 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 employs a diversified, risk-class based investment process that blends passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Bryan Bohlman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 18 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and TRANSAMERICA Retirement Solutions since 2013. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice programs and investment education services focused on asset allocation, contribution guidance, and retirement planning. The firm’s advice utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s portfolio models and serves a large client base primarily through non-discretionary asset management.

Jon Crow is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cresset and its related entities since 2019, including serving as president of Cresset Trust Company. Prior to that, he spent 17 years at Meristem Family Wealth LLC. Cresset Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, wealth planning, and private fund advisory with a focus on diversified, asset-allocation-driven strategies.

Anna Osborn is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, MML Investors Services, and MetLife Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she is a registered Notary Public in Minnesota. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a variety of financial planning, brokerage, and investment advisory programs.

Alexander Simpson is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent five years with The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm tailors strategies using proprietary models and integrates capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to offer comprehensive wealth management solutions.

Dustin Smith is a Certified Financial Planner® with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and affiliated firms since 2011 and previously was affiliated with LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is a self-employed musician and teaches CFP courses to candidates. 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 assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers, overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Clayton Benway is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alerus and TD Ameritrade. Clayton is currently based in Shoreview, MN. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan support, wrap programs, access to alternative investments, and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model.

Jon Marker is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Marker serves as a board member for both the Braemar Golf Association and the Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Jake Foldenaur is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Transamerica’s affiliated entities. He also worked with Spin the Planet Enterprises and Froggy Hops earlier in his career. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice and investment education services. The firm uses proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management and operates primarily with a large client base and a high client-to-advisor ratio.