Joseph Peterson is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience with Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he has worked in various positions related to athletics and golf, including at Saint John's University Athletic Department and Braemar Golf Course. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving a client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.

Peter Hunter Hanson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Hanson has worked with Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in OneFaceBeauty LLC, a retail product sales business. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services, utilizing portfolio strategies developed by Morningstar Investment Management. The firm operates at a large scale with a focus on non-discretionary asset management rather than high-net-worth or standalone financial planning clients.

Thomas Landreville is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2023, he worked at BerganKDV Wealth Management, Ameriprise Financial Services, Northwestern Mutual, and Walmart Distribution Center. He also spent four years at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and was involved with Number 4 American Bar and Grill during that time. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that integrates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering a range of institutional and retirement plan services.

Julio Paredes Calva is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Alerus Financial. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines active and passive management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Ryan Trabant is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Landmark Wealth Management Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., and several other firms. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Sydney Stabio is a CFP® professional at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Minneapolis, with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a director on the board of Trailwest Bank Corp., participating on its audit committee. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides ERISA retirement plan advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Stephen Varley is an advisor with Kestra Advisory in Vadnais Heights, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory and related entities since 1999 and is the owner of an insurance business specializing in non-variable products. Varley also serves on the board of the Hill Murray School Foundation, a private Catholic school foundation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and various managed solutions. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports a broad range of investment platforms and third-party relationships.

Agim Deva is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 13 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Wealth Enhancement firms since 2020 and previously worked at LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, and TCF National Bank. Deva is also a commissioned notary public in Minnesota. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers 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 approach combining passive and active managers with oversight from an internal Investment Committee.

Ryan Winter is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors. 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 through a large advisor network and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active management with ongoing oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Lauren Griggs is a Certified Financial Planner® with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and has previously worked at U.S. Bancorp Advisors, Charles Schwab, and Ameriprise Financial Services among other firms. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients by providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and point-in-time wealth management consultations based on standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools.

Connor Thielfoldt is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Midwest Money Management Inc., and SPC. He serves on the board of directors for the Elko New Market Chamber of Commerce. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors and provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party managers for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and integrates digital advice providers across multiple custodial platforms.

Corey Sullivan is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at RBC Capital Markets for 15 years before joining Wealth Enhancement in 2019. 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 focuses on strategic asset allocation using both passive and active managers, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Alexander Theisen is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Focus Forward and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance brokerage, assisting with insurance sales and service for Penn Mutual Life products through a related business. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

William Berigan is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. Prior to this, he worked at UBS Financial Services for two years. Berigan is also the CEO and owner of Shamrock Wealth Management, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, enabling advisors to implement customized portfolios through a combination of internally managed models and outsourced solutions.

Tucker Rohde is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cannaday Wealth Management DBA and Cannaday Bloom Wealth and Insurance Solutions. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in a small business venture related to real estate short-term rentals. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation generally managed on a discretionary basis by TPMMs.

Nicholas Halvorson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he has modeled men's clothing for J Hilburn Clothing Company on a limited basis. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jonathan North is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc., based in Minneapolis, MN. He has been with Wells Fargo Investment Institute since 2021 and has a total of four years of industry experience. Prior to that, he has worked with Wells Fargo Bank since 2013. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses as well as select external clients. The firm’s work is divided across specialized divisions that support affiliated and non-affiliated advisers through research and model portfolio guidance.

Andrea Addo is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked concurrently at HK Financial Services, Inc. and Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd., where she is a Principal and accountant at a regional CPA firm. Andrea serves as a Finance Committee Member for the nonprofit organization True Friends. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm integrates tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate-planning services into its offerings and operates within a larger Cetera network, leveraging affiliated custodial and broker-dealer resources.

Jason Lynch is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having worked previously at CSP & Associates, Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities, Inc., and Northwestern Mutual. Prior to his advisory career, he spent two years managing a bar and grill. 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.

Brian Grabinski is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2018. Prior to that, he was with Securian Financial Services, Inc. and Minnesota Life Insurance Company from 2015 to 2018 and attended William Mitchell College of Law from 2014 to 2017. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client solutions combining discretionary management and model-based strategies, with access to proprietary programs, third-party advisory platforms, insurance products, and alternative investments.