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.

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.

Peter Hyjek is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 2002 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016, along with a more recent position at Piprude Financial. He is also the owner of PFH Financial LLC, which supports operational and administrative expenses, and is a partner in Power Corner LLC, an entity formed for business partnering and practice succession planning among Principal advisors. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through distinct advisory and promoter arrangements.

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 with NewEdge Advisors in Woodbury, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Foundation Medical, Gemini Medical, and Wright Medical Technologies. Wienke also provides administrative support to NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools, along with centralized due diligence and ongoing monitoring of managers and strategies.

Jonathan Drewes is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company for over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance broker for life, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party models, supporting various account types and lending solutions.

Karl Koll is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement and its affiliated entities since 2015 and was previously associated with LPL Financial. 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, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active managers guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Kate Maier is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2014 and has held roles at affiliated firms including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed attorney and provides legal services on a limited basis. 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 process combining passive and active management, guided by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

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.

Michael Armstrong is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has longstanding affiliations with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Ameritas Investment Corp., and Olympus Financial Advisors dating back to 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a vocalist who performs at funerals. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable and corporate entities and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and customized investment strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participants.

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. with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 22 years before joining Osaic and Blaze Credit Union. He serves as a successor trustee for a family trust. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

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.

James Chapple is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes tenures at Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a broad array of asset managers and platforms to meet varied client objectives.

Levi Broersma is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, based in Plymouth, MN, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement, he worked at LPL Financial and CH Robinson. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Tokyo Grill Steakhouse for over ten years. 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 through diversified, risk-class based portfolios that combine passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Stephanie Mattson is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. She has worked with Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, LPL Financial, and Wealth Enhancement Group over the course of her career. 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 a range of financial planning and asset management services, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management across multiple programs.

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.