James Lunde is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with various Fidelity divisions since 2012, including Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including fund advisory and management for registered investment companies. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to develop model portfolios, and is noted for its use of systematic methodologies, formal advisory roles to multiple funds, and integration of AI technologies in its processes.

Sonja Bjork is a financial advisor at Cetera with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Highview Advisors and Voya Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a co-leader for a local Girl Scouts troop and is active in community and networking organizations. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various investment programs and third-party managers.

Benjamin Birk is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors since 2025. He has spent most of his career with Wells Fargo entities, including Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Birk is a 50% owner of Birk and Lee Wealth Management Inc., a separate practice based in Bloomington, MN. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and integrates advisory offerings with other financial products and referral channels.

Kevin Kraemer is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns a horseback riding lesson business in Minnesota. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and maintains a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Karen Wehner is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations, and has 40 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Investacorp, Inc. for 19 years and more recently at Securities America Advisors and Royal Alliance. Outside of her advisory work, she has served as president of the National Organization for Women and is involved with Penn Mutual for fixed life insurance business. OSAIC serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to multiple advisory platforms and third-party money managers. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles.

Barbara Webster is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience. She is currently with LPL Financial and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for over three decades, as well as Focus Financial Network, Inc. and OSAIC. Webster is also involved with Double Bungalow, a real estate rental business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing research, model portfolios, and various management approaches across its offerings.

Mark Ohlmann is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, where he has worked since 2006. He has 20 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several rental properties with family members. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers comprehensive, goal-based planning focused on topics such as retirement, tax, estate, and special needs planning, separate from portfolio management or institutional advisory services.

Michelle Sedlacek is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked in various roles at Charles Schwab, Waddell & Reed/LPL Financial, and UBS Financial Services. Michelle serves on the advisory board for the Women in Leadership certificate program at Minnesota State University - Mankato. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers both non-discretionary advisory guidance and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, combining a large-scale, integrated operational structure with multi-asset model portfolios and alternative investment options.

James Tabery is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Edina, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate firms since 2010. Tabery provides pro bono financial planning services to cancer patients through the Angel Foundation’s Financial Cancer Care Program. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on income planning and tax-aware withdrawal strategies, with recommendations supported by proprietary research and third-party data.

Kelly Contreras is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Lakeville, MN, and has 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2013. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets across a nationwide network of over 23,700 advisors and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Darin Mastroianni is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked with reMASTROed LLC and spent a year with the Minnesota Twins. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in baseball coaching with several local organizations, including Edina High School and the Edina Baseball Association. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branches.

Jeffrey Hammer is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at U.S. Bank from 2017 to 2021 and had an earlier tenure at Ameriprise from 2015 to 2017. Outside of advising, he is involved as a paraplanner with WDA, Inc., assisting with financial planning and practice operations. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning services that emphasize dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary research, third-party data, and algorithmic tools, with a focus on clients meeting specific investable asset criteria.

Evelyn Rhines is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at firms including City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and Scottrade. Outside of finance, she owns several sole proprietorships focused on health, wellness, and motorcycle riding. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC, where she is based, offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a process that combines fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm serves a diverse client base and manages multiple registered investment companies and model portfolios.

Derek Steele is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Ameriprise, based in Lakeville, MN, and has 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2015. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning services that focus on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Jamie Lexvold is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years at the firm and five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as an independent contractor shopper for Instacart. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, including separately managed accounts and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Carson Jones is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2010. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay strategies.

Brian Benz is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Edina, MN, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 credentials and has been with Edward Jones since 2007. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and operates a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Julio Castillo is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. RBC Wealth Management serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party investment managers tailored to clients' risk profiles.

Michael Nakashima is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cetera in Bloomington, MN. He previously worked for Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. for nine years and has operated Innovate Financial Inc. since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Nakashima works as an educator and trainer for the Federal Executive Board of Minnesota, providing federal benefits education to state agencies. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves individual, employer-sponsored retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services across multiple program structures, utilizing both affiliated and third-party investment managers.

David Hiatt is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab since 2011, including a role at Charles Schwab Bank since 2013. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and related managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers both non-discretionary advisory guidance and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and alternative investment due diligence.