Brady Palzkill is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Hightower Advisors and has prior experience at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors and Robert W Baird & Co, Inc. Palzkill has also held roles outside of finance, including positions with University of Wisconsin-Madison and community organizations. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, alongside proprietary research and various investment vehicles.

Tyler Christenson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 27 years of industry experience, including roles at UBS Financial Services and Investors Financial Group. Christenson provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent firm he joined in 2022. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions, including proprietary and third-party platforms. The firm employs a fiduciary model, utilizing various strategies and technology to support client goals.

Joshua Nokes is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and is also an agent with Agia. Outside of his advisory role, Nokes serves as a coordinator for the Farmington Youth Football Association, where he assists with coaching assignments and practice planning. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Evan Laleman is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Bloomington, MN. Prior to joining Sequoia, he held roles at Carlson Capital Management, Avantax, and Summit Wealth Advocates, and has experience working at the University of St. Thomas and Canterbury Park. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of model and custom portfolio management strategies, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and conducting research through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supplemented by third-party due diligence.

Cambria Monson is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant, Monson held roles at Beacon Pointe Advisors, the University of Denver, Northwestern Mutual, IPS Strategic Capital, and Home Depot. Monson also has experience working in plumbing and heating as well as at a golf course. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Peter Hyjek is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Minnetonka, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 2002 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016, along with a more recent position at Piprude Financial. He is also the owner of PFH Financial LLC, which supports operational and administrative expenses, and is a partner in Power Corner LLC, an entity formed for business partnering and practice succession planning among Principal advisors. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through distinct advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jonathan Drewes is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has held roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company for over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance broker for life, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party models, supporting various account types and lending solutions.

Karl Koll is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement and its affiliated entities since 2015 and was previously associated with LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active managers guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Kyle Schrieffer is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning, where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Raymond James Financial Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Aaron Self is a CFP® affiliated with Cresset Asset Management, LLC and has been with the firm since 2024. Prior to joining Cresset, he worked in education at the University of Missouri and several schools in Missouri. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, employing a disciplined, risk-aware investment approach across a broad range of asset classes and utilizing both active and passive strategies.

Kate Maier is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2014 and has held roles at affiliated firms including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed attorney and provides legal services on a limited basis. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, guided by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Spencer Larsen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Oppenheimer in 2025 and has no prior industry experience. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of advisory programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and it maintains custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Michael Armstrong is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including roles at Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Ameritas Investment Corp., and Olympus Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Armstrong is a vocalist who performs at funerals and also offers AARP Medicare Advantage and Supplemental insurance plans. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable product subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners to align portfolios with client objectives.

Aaron Hurley is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Edina, MN, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and US Bank. Outside of financial advising, he serves as adjunct faculty at Drexel University Kline School of Law, teaching courses in financial compliance, and is a member of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Minnesota. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm serves individual clients by offering investment recommendations and annual financial reviews, with final trading decisions made by clients.

Scott Ekholm is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 22 years before joining OSAIC and Blaze Credit Union. He serves as a successor trustee in a family trust. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporations through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan support, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Jeffrey Foster is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Wayzata, MN, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2014 and has over three decades of experience in the Osseo area. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in annual fundraising events for Ducks Unlimited and serves on the Orono Youth Hockey Association Board. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Matthew Hadley is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. He has previously worked at Great Point Capital, LLC, West Coast Wealth Strategies, and eMoney Advisor, LLC. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

James Chapple is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Investors Financial Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a variety of investment strategies.

Levi Broersma is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, based in Plymouth, MN, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement, he worked at LPL Financial and CH Robinson. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Tokyo Grill Steakhouse for over ten years. 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 through diversified, risk-class based portfolios that combine passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Matthew Stole is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Huntington Investment Company and Huntington National Bank. Before entering finance, he spent six years at Maynard's Restaurant. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.