Douglas King is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in financial services. He is the President and CEO of Oakwood Capital, Inc., and has held leadership roles across multiple Oakwood-affiliated entities since 2018. King serves on the Board of Directors for the Northern Star Council, Scouts USA, a nonprofit organization focused on governance. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small-business retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $260 million in client assets and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio solutions through a combination of in-house and third-party models.

Michelle Kpissay is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Bond & Devick Wealth Partners. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, she worked at Royal Credit Union and Minnesota Bank & Trust. Bond & Devick Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $705 million through a nine-advisor team. The firm uses a goals-based, fiduciary approach with a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, incorporating ESG research and offering both long-term and tactical investment strategies.

Scott Hartzell is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He has been with The Advocate Group, LLC since 2021 and previously worked at GreatAmerica Financial Services and Smith Accounting. Hartzell studied full time at the University of Iowa from 2015 to 2019. The Advocate Group provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, high net worth clients, pension and retirement plans, trusts, and business entities, including senior officers of large companies. The firm manages over $800 million in client assets and emphasizes comprehensive financial plans centered on aligned risk and return objectives, with a focus on concentrated-wealth management and transition planning.

Andrew Bowman is a financial advisor at Dougherty & Associates Financial Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC, Annandale School District, and Hoffman Construction. Outside of advising, he has served as an administrative assistant. Dougherty & Associates Financial Advisors, Inc. is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $354 million across more than 1,000 client accounts. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside fixed-fee financial consulting services.

Katherine Forrester is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at High Note Wealth, LLC since 2019 and previously spent over two decades at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Outside of advising, she serves as a bank director at EntreBank and holds an independent insurance license. High Note Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and incorporates third-party ratings and less common practices such as trading leveraged instruments.

James Erdmann is a financial advisor at Vantage Point Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Thomson Reuters. Erdmann also serves as a notary public. Vantage Point Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of in-house advice, third-party managers, and multiple LPL Financial platforms, employing both fundamental and technical investment analysis.

Joel Mccann is a financial advisor at BlueStem Wealth Partners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Kiwanis Club of Litchfield and is Vice Chair of the Zion Lutheran Church Endowment Committee. BlueStem Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to construct long-term portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, combining direct advisory services with recommendations of external managers.

Michael Forrester is a financial advisor with High Note Wealth, LLC, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® designations and over 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining High Note Wealth in 2019, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent licensed insurance agent in Minnesota. High Note Wealth is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a variety of analytical methods and offers financial planning, consulting, and referrals to independent third-party managers.

Nicole Wilken is a financial advisor with Financial Perspectives in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013 and has been with Financial Perspectives since 2010. Outside of advisory work, she is also a licensed insurance agent for life, health, and variable insurance products and serves as a notary public in Minnesota. Financial Perspectives offers investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, businesses, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1 billion in assets and employs a multi-team advisory model, utilizing third-party managers and technology platforms while also providing an affiliated accounting practice for tax preparation and accounting services.

Jeffrey Schuur is a financial advisor with Oakwood Capital, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Oakwood Capital since 2014 and affiliated with Oakwood Capital Securities, Inc. since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he owns JRS LLC, providing personal tax and financial planning services. Oakwood Capital serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small business retirement plans, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm primarily manages portfolios on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Robert Britton Jr. is a financial advisor with Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2011. Mr. Britton has served as President of CFA Society Minnesota since September 2023. Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group provides discretionary portfolio management focused on an All‑Cap Value equity strategy for a range of clients, including individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement and pension plans, government entities, insurance companies, and institutions. The firm emphasizes valuation metrics, balance‑sheet strength, growth prospects, and macroeconomic analysis in its investment process.

Meghan Bohlke is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at FPNavigators. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. She holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Maple Grove, MN. FPNavigators provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, and it offers services including wrap fee programs and multiple ERISA roles for retirement plans.

Ryan Leidle is a financial advisor with Fiat Wealth Management in Wayzata, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and began his advisory career with Fiat Wealth Management in 2026. Prior to this role, he served in the Florida Army National Guard and has experience in various positions including work at Florida Gulf Coast University and Safety Signs. Fiat Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $517 million in assets with a team of 14 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering services such as financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, estate-planning access, and tax-related analysis.

Steven Lear is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Client Services since 2017 and previously at Cetera Advisor Networks and Affiance Financial LLC, where he also serves as CEO of the holding company. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several nonprofit and community organizations focused on financial literacy, education, disaster response, and Jewish community services, and he founded Stevelear.org, a platform for leadership and financial literacy content. Private Client Services is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop investment strategies and offers multiple implementation platforms, including discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Gregory Gassert is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience, currently serving at Guardian Wealth Strategies, LLC in Minneapolis, MN. He has been with Guardian Wealth Strategies since 2013 and is also involved with Guardian Tax L.L.C. and Guardian Insurance Solutions, LLC. Guardian Wealth Strategies provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and qualified plans. The firm employs a two-tiered asset management approach and serves over 1,100 clients with a team of five advisors.

Brandon King is a financial advisor with Oakwood Capital, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple affiliated Oakwood entities since 2020 and previously held roles with Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Financial Services LLC from 2016 to 2020. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Oakwood Capital Accounting & Tax Advisors, LLC. Oakwood Capital provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small business retirement plans. The firm manages primarily non-discretionary portfolios, utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios, and conducts at least annual reviews and reporting for client accounts.

Jason Roeske is a financial advisor at Oakwood Capital, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Encore Group, Lake Street Capital Markets, and Ehlers. In addition to his advisory work, he provides compliance and regulatory consulting through Encore Group. Oakwood Capital offers investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and small business retirement plans. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management and utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios to serve its clients.

Michael Rogers is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2013 and is also affiliated with Rapacki + Co. and 360 Financial, Inc., where he has been involved since 1995. Outside of advisory roles, he is the owner of Live with Purpose LLC, which organizes the Lake Minnetonka Triathlon. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by in-house research and flexible delivery options tailored to client needs.

Jason Hetland is a financial advisor at FPNavigators with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bleakley Financial Group, LPL Financial, and Northwestern Mutual Insurance Services. FPNavigators provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory, fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to clients' risk tolerances and goals, and offers services including wrap fee programs and multiple ERISA fiduciary roles.

Stephen Garvin is a financial advisor with Sandhill Investment Management in Buffalo, MN, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Sandhill since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Garvin is involved in several business ventures, including ownership of a family apple orchard and participation as a limited partner in a restaurant. Sandhill Investment Management serves individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, retirement plans, and trusts, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model delivery for UMA programs, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a research-driven investment process focused on fundamental analysis and valuation, generally pursuing long-term equity positions and cyclical entry points.