Joshua Lester is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Carlson Capital Management for three years and has experience connected to Montana State University. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Jacob Larsen is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Blaze Credit Union. Larsen also provides investment services and advisor support at Blaze Federal Credit Union. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements and access to alternative investments. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status.

Richard Ramsay is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors in 2017, he spent over four decades with Sii Investments, Inc./Ramsay Financial Advisers, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Ramsay serves as treasurer and board member of a Christian Science church and participates on the Rotary District Grant Committee. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions, employing discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by fundamental and technical analysis as well as digital advice platforms.

Joseph Marrs is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Advised Assets Groups, GWFS Equities, Alight Financial Advisors, and LPL Financial. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, featuring proprietary planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Mark Haukedahl is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Minneapolis, MN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Capital Management Securities Inc. and operating his own firm, Haukedahl Financial Services, for over three decades. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in oil well operations and leasing mineral rights. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing affiliated advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside access to model portfolios developed by the firm’s Investment Management and Research team.

Ryan Utecht is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Promus Financial Group, LLC since 2021 and has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 2018 and 2009, respectively. He also owns Utecht LLC, an investment-related business. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Adam Heathcote is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Valmark Securities, Inc. and BerganKDV Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, Heathcote officiates high school and college football and basketball games. 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 process with low-cost indexing and supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Ian O'Brien is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at BerganKDV Wealth Management and Hays Companies. He is based in Bloomington, MN. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Amir Abdelwahed is a CFP® professional at &Partners with 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 15 years before joining &Partners in 2024. &Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including non-wealth and high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, ERISA 3(21) consulting, retirement plan participant management, and investment banking activities, employing a range of analytical approaches and both proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Tyler Roper is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, with prior roles at LPL Financial, Cetera, and AdvisorNet Financial. Outside of advising, he has worked in marketing and agricultural products for ten years. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides access to multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Ellan Howley is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2025. Prior to this, she worked at PrairieView Partners for nine years and Fure Financial for three years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a freelance French horn player, an activity she has pursued since 2007. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, families, institutions, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Neil Frederickson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to his current role, he worked at Charles Schwab, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. He also spent several years involved with professional and amateur hockey organizations, including the American Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, and USA Hockey. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm offers annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, with client-directed trading decisions and no discretionary authority exercised by the firm.

Chanda Sour is a financial advisor with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 29 years of industry experience, including roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Sunset Financial Services. Sour also serves as president of Ludwig Financial Group, a marketing entity based in Minneapolis. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base through independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm manages roughly $12.77 billion in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and utilizes a variety of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs to implement client strategies.

Michael Paone is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at RBC Wealth Management and Piper Jaffray & Co., as well as running a custom woodworking business. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and select external clients. The firm delivers research and model guidance across specialized divisions without exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Larry Mathison is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones, Merrill, Bank of America, and Integrity Funds Distributor. He is a co-owner of inherited farmland in western Minnesota, managing property-related duties outside of trading hours. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and supports corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed portfolio models and operating with a large advisor network.

Rick Peterson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities since 2016 and has additional experience with Atlas Wealth & Retirement and CSP & Associates. He is involved in outside insurance activities related to long-term care, disability, fixed life and annuities, health, and supplemental medical insurance. 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 U.S. military personnel overseas. 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.

Michael Bailey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2014 and Transamerica Retirement Management since 2011. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm uses proprietary portfolio construction tools developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management to provide personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance.

Cameron Strobel is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1997 and is also associated with Agia, where he offers non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts supported by centralized technology and third-party model managers.

Aaron Fulton is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2020. Prior to Mariner, he worked at Proequities, Inc. and Honkamp Krueger Financial Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm utilizes customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services uncommon for an enterprise of its size.

Lars Engman is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at One Source Virtual and Ceridian. Engman is also a partner at New Horizons BFS LLC, where he provides investment advice and financial planning. J. W. Cole Advisors serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to various managed account solutions, implementing investment decisions on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.