Jeffrey Kase is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Diversified Investors Securities Corp. since 2013 and Transamerica Retirement Management since 2012. 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 software and model asset allocations from Morningstar Investment Management to provide personalized asset allocation and retirement planning guidance.

Benjamin Osborn is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2015 and previously was associated with LPL Financial. Osborn also provides administrative services to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning and asset management solutions.

Bo Strecker is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2024. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Northwestern Mutual for one year. Outside of financial services, he has been involved with USA Hockey and the City of Inver Grove. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm primarily operates through non-discretionary advisory relationships and provides multiple program structures including wrap programs and third-party money manager access.

Scott Kottke is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and Eagle Strategies. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as the head coach for a local youth hockey team in Rogers, Minnesota. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, providing managed advice and investment education through various programs that emphasize asset allocation and retirement planning. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management tools for portfolio construction and oversight, operating at scale with a large client base and a focus on non-discretionary assets.

Shawn Leigh Lemp is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and over 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2006 and is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities. In addition to his advisory work, he is contracted to sell insurance policies through an insurance services arrangement. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Whitley Mott is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 44 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates a pension administration business providing services to employers. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm provides multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and blending long-term strategies with shorter-term options.

Steven Blandino is a CFP® professional affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network, with 30 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at The Rein Group, LLC, an entity focused on securities and insurance business, since 2006. Additionally, he is involved with EducateU LLC, which provides investment-related services, and offers Medicare and health insurance classes and consultations through Beyond Medicare. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to discretionary model portfolios.

Sarah Guibert is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wealth Enhancement Group, LPL Financial, LLC, SCF Securities, Inc., and Kestra Financial, Inc. She is based in Minneapolis, MN. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, offering a range of investment programs with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Islam Elkaffas is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at firms including Ameriprise, Cetera Investment Services, BMO Harris Financial Advisors, and Allianz Life Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, Elkaffas is involved in sports officiating and owns a fantasy football service that provides rankings and trade calculators. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple wrap-fee programs that combine third-party sub-managers, proprietary Private Bank models, and Envestnet overlay services.

Brian Williamson is a financial advisor based in Plymouth, MN, affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC and University of St Thomas. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers 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 network of advisors and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Roedl is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. He is based in Minneapolis, MN. Wells Fargo Investment Institute is an SEC-registered, bank-affiliate advisory and research organization that provides manager due diligence, securities research, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses, delivering impersonal, model-based investment advice integrated with banking fiduciary and trust services.

Sarah Leitzke is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously held positions at Story Capital and M&E Catalyst Group. Outside of finance, she has experience at Rogers School of Music and was involved with Jacob's Well Church for several years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s advisory model focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles.

Steven Hegarty is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, working since 2004 with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Co. He also operates Hegarty Consulting Group LLC, an employee benefits firm serving small businesses, and provides identity theft and prepaid legal services. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting through proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Keith Stommes is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2015, and has been associated with Wells Fargo since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Stommes co-manages a rental property in Annandale, Minnesota. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm uses model asset allocations and portfolio oversight from Morningstar Investment Management, focusing on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance through both managed and non-discretionary advisory services.

Brent Cook is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Ameriprise Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Cook has served as an election judge in his local precinct. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within an integrated platform tied to its recordkeeping and administrative services.

Benjamin Schaefer is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and has held roles at affiliated firms including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services and LPL Financial. Schaefer is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling traditional insurance products and fixed annuities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a mix of passive and active investment strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Jonathan Henderson is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Fidelity. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting services.

Katie Scalia is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services based in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. She has experience at several firms including Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, 1834 Investment Advisors, Bremer Bank, and Wells Fargo, totaling over 30 years in the financial industry. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. 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.

Camille Vukodinovich is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Meristem Family Wealth LLC, CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC, Hewins Financial Advisors, LLC, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, active and passive management, and alternatives across various asset classes, while using tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning for research and analysis.

Madeline Longo is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She previously worked at Waypoint Capital Advisors and Ameriprise Financial, and held a position at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, employing a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.