Jeffrey Foster is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2014 and has over three decades of experience in the Osseo area. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in annual fundraising events for Ducks Unlimited and serves on the Orono Youth Hockey Association Board. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

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 at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a variety of investment strategies.

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.

Matthew Stole is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Huntington Investment Company and Huntington National Bank. Before entering finance, he spent six years at Maynard's Restaurant. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Clint Nelson is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Prime Capital Financial and has previously worked at Private Client Services and Cambridge Investment Research Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chair of the Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association golf committee. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services, including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan services, and family office solutions, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary account management with diverse investment strategies.

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.

Dustin Peltier is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. He has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over the past two decades. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Well-Being Wealth Strategies, LLC, a business he established to provide investment-related services. 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 mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Derek Strong is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner. He has worked at firms including Thrivent Financial and Hemingway Wealth Management, where he continues to serve as a financial planner. Strong is also licensed as a non-variable insurance agent in St. Louis Park, MN. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and manages approximately $12.77 billion in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Kerry Matthews is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Lakeville, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2015. Matthews is also the owner of North Range Financial LLC, a sole proprietorship through which he brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Colton Higgins is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at NorthRock Partners and Carlson Capital Management. 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 approach with low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management techniques, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Lucas Anderson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and currently has overlapping roles at Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s advisory model is fiduciary-based, utilizing a combination of technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a range of investment strategies.

Courtney Ruiz is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with seven years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and also operates Veritas Financial Strategies, LLC, where she sells New York Life products and services. Outside of her advisory role, Ruiz serves as an election judge in Washington County, Minnesota. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Nancy Hughes is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2024. Her prior roles include positions at Waypoint Capital Advisors and Be Financial Wealth Management. She serves as Chair of the Board for Interfaith Outreach Community Partners, a nonprofit focused on community support and stability. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options and affiliated service lines.

Eric Norman is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Investors Financial Group, LPL Financial, and Ameriprise. He is based in Plymouth, MN. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, using technology platforms and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and model portfolios from well-known strategists.

William Sukup is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has worked with related firms since 2002, including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services and LPL Financial. His other business activities include serving as an agent selling traditional insurance products, fixed annuities, disability, and long-term care insurance. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an 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 plan consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Frank Macgowan is an investment advisor representative with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has longstanding affiliations with Kestra Investment Services LLC, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, and CG IRI. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of PFM Solutions, LLC, which provides cash flow management software with identity theft protection in the employee benefit marketplace. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including very large institutional investors. The firm provides fiduciary services, plan design, benchmarking, and investment due diligence, supporting multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Lauren Koschmeder is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2018 and also maintains a role with Twin Pines Financial. In addition to her advisory work, Koschmeder is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals and institutions such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides diversified services including financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary arrangements and multiple program structures.

Anton Deden is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Piper Jaffray & Co. for 14 years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2022. He holds the Series 66 designation. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to clients including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory services, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, serving clients under the Advisers Act fiduciary standard.