Jon Jandro is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with E Wealth Partners and has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC, Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc., and LoCorr Distributors. He also owns and operates VRWA LLC DBA Valley Ridge Wealth, providing investment advisory, insurance sales, and tax preparation services. E Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a five-advisor team managing approximately $218.7 million for a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach focusing on diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing asset-class allocation, tax efficiency, and regular portfolio reviews.

Mark Rosenkranz is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Bearing Point Capital, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he held positions at JNBA Financial Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, and Craig-Hallum Capital Group. Bearing Point Capital provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a comprehensive planning process and a broad mix of investment instruments tailored to client objectives, combining fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Fong Her is a financial advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc in Minneapolis, MN, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Edward Jones. Capital Management Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a variety of investment approaches, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, as well as options strategies and both long- and short-term trading, and it employs third-party asset managers within its Managed Accounts Program.

Adam Swanson is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial in St. Louis Park, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining MD Financial, he worked at BHS Financial and spent time at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Outside of his advisory role, he works seasonally as a tax preparer for a CPA tax firm. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial provides financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and follows a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, and tax strategies.

Shannon King is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Silveroak Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN. She has been with Silveroak since 2002, contributing over two decades to the firm’s advisory team. Silveroak Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, portfolio management, and additional services such as pension consulting and financial education workshops, managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios that include a variety of investment vehicles.

Ryan Haag is a financial advisor with Tradition Wealth Management LLC in Edina, MN, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes 20 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors and roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Private Client Services. Haag also assists clients with fixed life insurance and life settlements through his separate financial LLC. Tradition Wealth Management serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and third-party managers, with specialized services including 1031 exchange consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles.

John Truckenbrod is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Capital Management Associates Inc. He has been with Capital Management Associates and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2016 and previously worked at First Advisors for 28 years. Capital Management Associates provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, a manager-of-managers program, and financial planning, using an investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with asset allocation tailored to client objectives and tax considerations.

George Mulwee is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Wealth Group and LPL Financial since 2017, and previously worked at Cetera Advisors from 2014 to 2017. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets and uses fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party manager programs to build and monitor client strategies.

Jeffrey Broders is a financial advisor at Running Oak Capital LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. and Principal Financial Group. Running Oak Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and a range of institutional clients. The firm employs an equity-focused investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage mid- and large-cap stock portfolios, and serves in multiple roles including ETF adviser and sub-advisor to wrap programs.

Nathan Diercks is a financial advisor at Nepsis, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at General Mills and Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Certified Public Accountant and serves as a tax specialist at Nepsis Tax Solutions. Nepsis, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, charities, and businesses. The firm also offers research and educational products to other financial advisors and manages portfolios through a wrap-fee program with ongoing supervision and periodic re-optimization.

Jon Michelizzi is a CFP® with 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Tradition Wealth Management LLC, a team-based firm located in Edina, MN. His prior roles include positions at Voya Financial and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. Tradition Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.3 billion in assets. The firm serves individual clients, employer retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, third-party manager analysis, and specialized services such as 1031 exchange consulting.

Benjamin Prchal is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. Before joining Strategic Wealth Group and LPL Financial in 2025, he worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Thrivent Financial from 2021 to 2025 and has experience as a sole proprietor. He also worked for the City of Lake Elmo and Cedar Corporation earlier in his career. Strategic Wealth Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment strategies and manages $1.54 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2025.

Laura Kuntz is a financial advisor at Laurel Wealth Planning with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Kuntz serves as Vice President and board member of the Father Wasson Legacy Endowment Fund, Inc. in Chicago. Laurel Wealth Planning is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $395–396 million in client assets. The firm provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, employing a range of strategies including derivatives and option-writing within a disciplined investment committee process.

Jill Vilkama is a financial advisor at Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Fure Financial and Cahill Financial Advisors before joining Birchwood Financial Partners. Birchwood Financial Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily for individuals and couples, as well as high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing asset allocation, manager selection, and aligning target allocations with client risk profiles.

Daniel Mulheran Jr. is a financial advisor at Abbey Street with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Kestra Financial Services and The KNW Group. Mulheran serves on the board of Hazeltine National Golf Club and has been its president since 2022. Abbey Street serves corporate retirement plans and private family and multigenerational wealth clients, offering retirement plan consulting, wealth planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary oversight through an independent, fiduciary-oriented investment process focused on diversification and strategic asset allocation.

Tristen Pieti is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial and holds a Series 65 designation. Pieti has been with the firm since 2025 and has no prior industry experience. His previous work experience includes roles at Minnesota State University, Carlson Capital Management, and several other organizations. MD Financial Advisors advises individual clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and businesses, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm follows a long-term investment approach focused on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizes tax-aware asset allocation and rebalancing, and provides ongoing reviews based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Murphy is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience and has been with Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC for 24 years. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Eden Prairie, MN. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and certain business entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, valuation discipline, and laddered fixed-income strategies, providing tailored portfolio management integrated with planning and collaboration services.

John Kelly is a financial advisor at Cedar Cove Wealth Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cedar Cove in 2025, he worked at Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, and Thrivent Financial in various advisory roles. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, providing insurance services to clients as part of his practice. Cedar Cove Wealth Partners is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $455 million in assets for individual and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a blend of active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, options, alternative investments, and ESG considerations, with an emphasis on client communication and estate-planning coordination.

Patrick Sheldon is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. He has five years of industry experience. Punch & Associates provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension plans, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-cap, fundamentally driven, and contrarian investment approach with an emphasis on bottoms-up research and behavioral analysis, managing portfolios on a discretionary, team-based basis.

Ian Schneider is a financial advisor with MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial in Watertown, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including four years at the University of Minnesota Duluth and seven years at his current firm. MD Financial Advisors / Vestment Financial provides financial planning, customized investment advisory, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $246 million in discretionary assets and follows a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach emphasizing diversification, rebalancing, tax strategies, and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.