William Waterbury is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2018, following 12 years with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as power of attorney for family members. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting, implementing investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform.

Kendra Kotilinek is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has worked with Valic and AGIA since 2024 and has prior experience in education with several school districts. Outside of finance, she is involved with Up the Creek Bar & Grill. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes unified managed accounts with discretionary management and emphasizes technology and model solutions across its extensive client base.

Marissa Landin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Plymouth, MN. She has been with Kestra and its affiliates since 2025 and has prior experience including roles at Compass Capital Management and First Property Management. Outside of financial services, her background includes work in education and hospitality. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Logan Schwegler is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he held roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, and several companies outside the financial services industry, including C.H. Robinson and Banner Engineering. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Jeffrey Tegeler is a CFP® and ChFC® with over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently an advisor at Kestra Advisory and a principal of Garrity, Tegeler & Varley Wealth Strategies, LLP, where he focuses on life insurance products. His background includes long-term associations with firms such as Minnesota Mutual and Strommen and Associates. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs a due diligence process to support its investment recommendations.

Ross Miller is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Bloomington, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience, including over 11 years with TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard within its vertically integrated advisory model.

Annette Van Horn is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. Since 2017. Prior to her advisory career, she was involved with House of Q BBQ and Brew and attended Colorado State University. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants. The firm’s services include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions delivered through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nathan Williams is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and various positions outside finance such as the Minneapolis Park Board and Old National Bank. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services that include fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Mark Anderson is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, Inc., Alerus, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and U.S. Bank. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements, financial planning, ERISA plan services, wrap fee programs, and access to alternative investments via the CAIS platform. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status, which supports a variety of investment and lending solutions.

Emily Miller is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Voya since 2024. Prior to joining Voya, she held roles in various other industries, including fitness and education. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience in the home care and retail sectors. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients through financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage product distribution. The firm delivers advice using model portfolios, affiliated strategies, and third-party managers, with a focus on non-discretionary asset management and a combination of advisory and brokerage services.

Christopher Fernandez is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 21 years of industry experience, including 22 years with Principal Life Insurance and Principal Securities. Outside of finance, he is involved with Uptown Brewing Company, where he has participated since 2001. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel overseas. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Matthew Griffin is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Principal Financial Services and has previously worked with JJ Swanson Advisory Group and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he supports administrative operations at JJ Swanson Advisory Group. Principal Securities, where Matthew works, offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm provides financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs implemented mainly on a discretionary basis.

Michael Creazzo is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 12 years of industry experience, having worked at several firms including Ameriprise, LPL Financial LLC, BMO Harris Bank, and Wells Fargo in various capacities. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that includes third-party sub-managers, proprietary Private Bank models, and overlay services, with custodial services provided via National Financial Services.

Todd Loudenslager is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors in 2020, he worked at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. He is also president of the West Point Society of Minnesota. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to various investment platforms for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients.

Andre Lanka is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns Twin Pines Financial and works as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of adviser-led and third-party money manager programs, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Gregory Hanson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012 and has operated APD Financial Services, LLC since 2002. Hanson is also a licensed insurance agent, selling long-term care, term life insurance, and fixed annuities, and serves as a notary public. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple investment strategies and platforms, and is noted for its extensive industry affiliations and use of third-party asset management programs.

Austin Thielen is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, AGP/Alliance Global Partners, International Assets Advisory, and Raymond James Financial Services. 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 and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Charles Schwinck is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Gravie, the University of St. Thomas, and Vista Outdoor. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management.

Noah Williams is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, he worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors and has experience in educational roles at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and White Bear Lake High School. 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 that combines low-cost indexing with supplemental strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses such as an affiliated law firm, trust company, and recordkeeping services.

Isaac Barthelmess is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active managers overseen by an internal Investment Committee.