Bruce Helmer is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and worked at LPL Financial from 2007 to 2025. Outside of advisory work, Helmer is an author of the books *Real Wealth* and *Money & the People You Love* and participates in a radio program affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting with an investment approach that combines passive and active strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Shelley Austin is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at firms including Quarry Hill Advisors, LPL Financial, and Summit Planning Group. Austin is also a licensed notary in Saint Paul, MN. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, using a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active managers and is overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

David Foster is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with Metropolitan Painting Co. since 1977. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base with both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms to manage accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Jeremy Roets is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 12 years of industry experience, including over a decade with Thrivent Investment Management and fifteen years with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written recommendations across various financial topics. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account programs, while maintaining separate services and avoiding discretionary trading authority for planning engagements.

James Kalina is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a board member for the Economic Development Authority in Centerville, MN, and performs part-time as a member of a musical group. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Deana Healy is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 66 designations and possessing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameriprise since 2020 and previously held roles at Randstad Technologies and Salo LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Bryan Wildes is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing one year of experience to his role. His prior work includes four years at Willis Towers Watson and multiple positions at Thrivent Financial since 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he is a singer and bass player in a post-punk electronic experimental rock band and also writes and self-publishes short and long fiction. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering holistic goal-based analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm’s services cover a wide range of topics, including retirement, tax, estate, and special needs planning, with the option to combine planning with managed accounts under a consolidated billing structure.

Le Anne Morris is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Matthew Wangler is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of advising, he owns a home improvement business and works as a food delivery driver. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored to plan objectives and risk tolerances.

Antony Fisher is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management who specializes in helping individuals and families align their current financial situation with their long-term vision for retirement. He focuses on areas such as college education planning, family wealth management strategies, employee financial health, managing new wealth, sports and entertainment, and retirement income. With experience rooted in comprehensive wealth management planning, Antony assists clients in understanding the timing and amount needed for retirement savings, spending, and Social Security benefits. He emphasizes acting with integrity and prioritizing his clients' best interests to provide clarity and confidence. Antony holds a Bachelor's Degree from Southern University and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi and The Monitors Club and is involved with the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center. Outside of his professional work, Antony enjoys adventure sports, baseball, basketball, chess, football, music, pickleball, reading, watching movies, and yoga.

Shawn Wermerskirchen is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Metlife Securities, Inc. and Massmutual Life Insurance Co. He is also the owner of Wealth Harbor Advisory, LLC, an entity related to pass-through compensation. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, focusing on collaborative planning relationships and a range of investment and event-driven planning services.

Grace Schneider is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Vector Marketing. Outside of finance, she is involved with Superior Lawn and Landscape in St. Bonifacious, Minnesota. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers a structured financial planning process utilizing firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

John Palmatier is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network since 2026 and previously at Focus Financial for six years. Outside of finance, he has a role as a night auditor and manager on duty at a downtown Minneapolis hotel. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo, providing investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition and sports & entertainment planning, using proprietary research and tools to develop tailored client recommendations.

John Khalil is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC Capital Markets in 2023, he worked at Altacent and has a diverse background including roles in the restaurant and parking industries as well as various positions in education and sports organizations. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations with tailored investment strategies implemented through a combination of in-house and third-party managers. The firm offers a range of advisory programs providing portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services.

Ian Eklin is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Wayzata, MN, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining UBS, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, leveraging proprietary capital market assumptions and research to tailor financial plans and portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Thomas Lavin is a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2024, he worked at Riversource Distributors, Inc. for five years and spent time as a full-time student for ten years. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and annual retirement-income planning focused on dependable income and tax-aware withdrawal strategies. The firm’s approach includes a centralized service team, asset allocation analysis, and criteria requiring minimum investable assets, operating within an investment universe influenced by its affiliated product ecosystem.

Emil Fleischauer is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Victoria, MN, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include leadership at Fleischauer Financial Management Inc. and tenure with Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he is also an author. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service focused on clients approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions as a large institutional provider.

Blake Wehling is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Wealth Enhancement Group, and entrepreneurial experience operating Blake's Discount Furniture LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses research-driven strategies and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions across a broad range of financial products.

Sean Carolan is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 1997. He holds a Series 63 designation. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies.

Stacy Eng is a financial advisor with Merrill in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 2016. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.