David Denniston is a CFA® charterholder based in Bloomington, MN, with 22 years of industry experience. He is principal of Centurion Financial Strategies LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Denniston has held roles at various financial and advisory firms, including United Planners Financial Services and Capital Advisory Group. He is also an author and leads multiple real estate ventures and a networking event called Land UnConference. Centurion Financial Strategies LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations. The firm employs customized investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and occasional options strategies, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing reviews and financial planning services.

Taylor Moran is a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked with Portfolio Advisory Council and served in the U.S. Navy. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and nonprofit clients, managing approximately $267 million. The firm employs a long-term, low-turnover investment approach and offers wealth advisory, asset management, and financial planning services.

Phillip Christenson is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Phillip James Financial Co. and has worked at Phillip James Consulting Co. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a residential rental real estate business. Phillip James Financial serves individuals and families, particularly those who are retired or approaching retirement within ten to fifteen years. The firm offers integrated financial planning and investment management services, employing a long-term, academically grounded approach focused on diversified, tax-efficient portfolios.

Anthony Daffer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Provenire Capital LLC since 2012. Daffer serves on the Board of Directors for Sestra Systems, a private company based in Virginia. Provenire Capital provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors through private pooled funds and separately managed accounts. The firm focuses on technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, employing long-short and long-only equity strategies with options and derivatives for portfolio construction and risk management.

Laura Biermann is a CFP® professional with 21 years at Legacy Financial Advisors Corporation and nine years of industry experience. She is based in Bloomington, MN, and is also licensed as an insurance agent, dedicating part of her time to the sale of various insurance products. Legacy Financial Advisors Corporation, founded in 1996, provides portfolio and wealth management, private money manager selection, and financial, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, family trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis, managing most client assets on a discretionary basis.

Paul Mccoy is a financial advisor at Total Wealth Advisors, LLC in Hopkins, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Total Wealth Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a direct support professional providing care for a handicapped person. Total Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs asset allocation and fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios, managing approximately $102 million in client assets.

Eric Becker is a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and the Walt Disney Company. Guardian Wealth Advisors serves individual, institutional, and nonprofit clients, managing approximately $267 million across about 239 accounts. The firm employs a long-term, low-turnover investment strategy using equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and individual bonds, and offers wealth advisory, asset management, and financial planning services.

Eric Marquardt is a financial advisor at RossJohnson & Associates, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at RossJohnson since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Penn Mutual and Farmers Financial Solutions, along with over three decades at Farmers Insurance Group. He is also a licensed agent for Penn Mutual, involved in the sale of life insurance and annuity products. RossJohnson & Associates provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a disciplined investment process that integrates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Taylor Harwood is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crane Capital Management LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Minnesota Bank & Trust. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director on the boards of Pillsbury United Communities and the Montessori Center of Minnesota, both nonprofit organizations. Crane Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser managing discretionary assets for a small client base. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, and portfolio management services, utilizing fundamental and technical research to construct long-term, balanced portfolios tailored to client-specific investment policy statements.

Jayden Shultz is a financial advisor at Flourish Wealth Management Inc. with experience at Northwestern Mutual and a background that includes roles at the University of St. Thomas and Hill Murray. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2022. Flourish Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with comprehensive wealth and investment management services. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates client-specific strategies such as SRI/ESG on request.

Barbara Mahr is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kingdom Legacy Advisors since 2026. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years and BlueStem Wealth Partners for two years. Kingdom Legacy Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations, tailoring investment advice to client objectives and performing at least quarterly account reviews.

Cynthia Hansen is a financial advisor at Somerset Group LLC in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. She works alongside a small advisory team at the firm, which is employee-owned. Somerset Group serves individual clients, families, and select institutions by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through customized separately managed accounts. The firm’s investment approach combines security-specific research and technical analysis, employing strategies such as blended total-return core portfolios, ETF tactical asset allocation, dividend-growth equity, and structured fixed-income management.

David Hust is a financial advisor at Bannerstone Capital Management in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Bannerstone Capital since 2011. Bannerstone Capital Management advises primarily affluent individuals and their affiliates, providing fee-only, discretionary portfolio management and related advisory services. The firm uses proprietary equity strategies combined with fundamental and technical analysis and behavioral economics insights, serving a small, employee-owned team of three advisors.

Thomas Sherman is a financial advisor at S3, Inc. based in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has operated Sherman Consulting, Ltd since 1997. S3, Inc. serves individual investors and trustees by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and personal financial planning focused on asset retitling, charitable gifts, and employment transitions. The firm manages approximately $75.5 million across about 101 client accounts, using a long-term investment approach centered on dividend-paying common stocks selected through a multi-step screening process and primarily investment-grade corporate bonds.

Gary Webb is a financial advisor with Webb Financial Group in Bloomington, MN, where he has worked for 28 years. He has 12 years of industry experience and is part of a four-advisor team. Webb Financial Group provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and corporate executives. The firm uses a client-centered process to develop portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and other vehicles, and manages over $371 million in assets.

Grant Meyer is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with TruMix Advisors in Bloomington, MN, and has previously worked at GTS Financial, Fure Financial Corporation, and Commonwealth Financial Network. TruMix Advisors provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive and project-based financial planning, and employee benefit plan services to individuals and corporate plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory approach, combining passive and active funds while incorporating ESG considerations and individualized risk tolerances.

James Sexton is a financial advisor at Phillip James Financial Co. in Plymouth, MN, with 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Phillip James Consulting Co. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a residential rental real estate business. Phillip James Financial serves individuals and families, particularly those retired or approaching retirement, offering integrated asset management, financial planning, retirement and tax planning, and management of held-away retirement accounts and 529 plans. The firm employs a long-term, academically based investment approach using globally diversified, tax-efficient portfolios primarily composed of low-cost ETFs, complemented by an in-house tax preparation and strategy service.

Lisa Guzek Montagne is a financial advisor with Guzek Asset Management in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 40 years of industry experience. She has worked with LPL Financial since 1993 and founded Guzek Asset Management in 2002. In addition to advisory services, she is involved in tax preparation through her firm. Guzek Asset Management provides personal financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients, focusing on written plans addressing cash flow, income protection, tax, estate, and retirement planning. The firm offers tailored recommendations using various analytical methods and updates plans regularly, operating on hourly or fixed fees without asset-based pricing or discretionary portfolio management.

Walid Elkhoury is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Elevation Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Merrill. Outside of financial advising, he holds leadership positions as President and Vice President of Abington Auto Sales Inc. and Abington Gas Inc. Elevation Wealth Management advises individuals, high-net-worth households, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, while also overseeing third-party managers and utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Adam Mans is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at AKM Advisory since 2014. He has also been associated with Marquette Asset Management since 2005. Mans holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. AKM Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing over $52 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, focusing on ETFs, mutual funds, and municipal bonds, and serves a diverse client base that includes institutional investors alongside individuals.