John Oberg is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fiduciary Counselling Inc. in St. Paul, MN. He has been with Fiduciary Counselling Inc. since 1992. Fiduciary Counselling Inc. advises individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and related entities, providing investment advisory services alongside accounting, tax, estate planning, trust and charitable administration, and various administrative offerings. The firm employs a structured investment approach based on written policy statements, asset allocation, and capital market assumptions, and operates in conjunction with affiliated trust and investment management companies.

Casey Arends is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2026 and has prior work experience at Fairview Health Services beginning in 2015. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, multi-generational families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines traditional investment management with digital-asset advisory services and offers specialized services such as outsourced CFO engagements and trustee roles through a South Dakota-chartered trust company.

Yuejiao Wang is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions holding a Series 65 designation and beginning professional advisory work in 2026. Prior to joining Integrity Advisory Solutions, Yuejiao worked at Pro and Trust/Partners Life and National Agents Alliance, accumulating several years of experience in related roles. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of independent advisors, managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services using various investment approaches and third-party platforms.

Joan Carroll is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors since 2014 and is also involved in managing Carroll Property Management, a business she owns jointly with her husband. Additionally, she serves as a board member for the Wisconsin Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors provides wealth advisory and asset management services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach supported by firm-constructed model portfolios and integrates multidisciplinary planning through collaboration with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.

David Serposs is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Company, Securian Asset Management, and Bridge Street Wealth Strategies. Outside of his advisory work, he leads sponsorship efforts for a local fair in Woodbury, Minnesota. Balefire, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment strategy, providing discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning through a platform overseen by an Investment Committee.

Kyle Danner is a CFP® professional with 9 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Larson Financial Group, LLC since 2018. He also has a Series 66 license and has been involved with Larson Financial Securities, LLC since 2016. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a particular focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs that incorporate both strategic and tactical approaches, and employs tools such as option overlays and separately managed accounts while using AI-assisted methods to support research and documentation.

Jeffrey Mc Ginley is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securian Financial Services, Inc. and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. He operates out of Minneapolis, MN, and divides his time between serving as an investment advisor representative and a registered representative. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term, customized asset allocation using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, supported by its integration within the broader Thrivent group.

Samuel Wilczek is a financial advisor at Focus Financial in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2026. Prior to joining Focus Financial, he worked briefly at Ameriprise - Alacrity Wealth Advisors and has experience working outside the industry. Focus Financial Network serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and corporate entities. The firm provides managed account services and financial planning, emphasizing personalized investment advice and coordination with other professionals for estate planning and related legal or tax matters.

Mark Lindstrom is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. He is the sole owner of Mark T. Lindstrom CPA LLC, a tax and financial planning practice he has operated since 2011. His prior experience includes work with Honkamp Krueger Financial Services. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and related planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based investment approach overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers tax-intelligent overlays and discretionary portfolio management with centralized trading and reporting.

Cameron Rosenow is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Curi Wealth Management LLC and SharpVue Capital, LLC. Rosenow is based in Minneapolis, MN. NorthRock Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach that includes broad asset allocation, diversification, and the use of independent managers, integrating private market allocations and AI-supported tools for portfolio management and oversight.

Alexandra Joas is a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Piper Sandler & Co., RBC Wealth Management, and Curi RMB Capital. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and family offices. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach using proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Melissa Webb is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, North Oaks Financial Group, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Webb also serves as a Client Coordination Manager, focusing on client coordination and process development. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a network of advisors. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach, offering customized asset allocations using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, while working closely with clients to monitor accounts and achieve financial goals.

Eric Christofferson is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Thrivent Advisor Network serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of advisory representatives managing approximately $6.8 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized asset allocation and long-term investment strategies, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services.

Jesse Bergland is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Minneapolis, MN, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2002 to 2026. Outside of advisory work, he is the sole owner of JBWI Holdings, LLC, a non-investment related business entity. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary investment models, third-party managers, and custodian programs, with a majority of assets managed on a discretionary basis.

Dylan Aeikens is a financial advisor with Focus Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Financial Network since 2017 and previously held roles at Royal Alliance Associates and HD Vest. Outside of his advisory work, he owns WEP Inc., an S-Corp established for his financial planning practice. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, third-party manager access, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Michael Dales is a financial advisor with Focus Financial who holds a Series 63 designation and has 39 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Focus Financial Network, Inc. since 1993 and Osaic Wealth since 1995. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, third-party manager access, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Tristan Kelly is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at Avior Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining Avior, he worked at Thrivent Financial and has a background including roles outside the industry. Avior Wealth Management is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing over $5 billion in client assets across approximately 120 financial professionals. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and business consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and banking institutions, employing a fundamental analysis-driven investment process with both long- and short-term strategies.

Brian Mckibban is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP and an advisor at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC. He has been with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors since 2016 and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP since 2019. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors provides wealth advisory and asset management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm integrates fiduciary RIA services with broker-dealer and insurance activities and offers multidisciplinary planning through its parent company, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.

Loren Van Patten is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Ernst & Andrew, LLC, where he serves as president. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in agricultural operations through Paradise Farms, LLC, participating in strategic planning and day-to-day farming activities. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach using low-cost funds, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, supported by its integration within the broader Thrivent group.

Michael Bilotta is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with JNBA Financial Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at the same firm from 1997 to 2016. JNBA Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s offerings include retirement plan consulting, family office services, and business consulting for professional athletes, employing a team-based approach and utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party platforms.