Imara Hixon is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she is also licensed as an insurance agent. Great Waters Financial provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.18 billion in assets across a range of investment strategies and also offers standalone financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Michael Babicz is a CFP® at Pine Grove Financial Group with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Pine Grove, he worked at Capital Strategies Investment Group and JP Morgan. He also has a background in media from his time at Wave Media Company. Pine Grove Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a team of 14 advisors managing approximately $1.5 billion. The firm emphasizes value-oriented, long-term investing combined with strategic asset allocation and offers fiduciary consulting, discretionary asset management, and educational seminars.

David Gau is a financial advisor with Great Waters Financial in Shoreview, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and TreeLine Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent with Great Waters Financial. Great Waters Financial serves individuals across wealth levels as well as business entities, trusts, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $1.235 billion across 1,627 client relationships with a 23-advisor team. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management combined with financial planning services, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis and a range of investment vehicles.

Michael Swanson is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at MetroState University, Jimmy John's, Papa Murphy's, McDonald's, and New Prague High School. Swanson is also licensed as an insurance agent through Great Waters Financial. Great Waters Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, offering a range of service tiers. The firm manages approximately $1.18 billion in assets across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, and maintains additional services such as tax preparation and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Annasia Ford Mc Collum is a financial advisor at Bernicke Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual, and Mapei Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she is a commissioned Notary Public in the state of Minnesota. Bernicke Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a macroeconomic, top-down asset-allocation approach, supplemented by an AI-driven quantitative model, and serves a diverse range of institutional and individual clients.

Alan Carlson is a financial advisor with United Advisors America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and is also an insurance agent for Alliance America, offering annuities, life insurance, and senior health products. United Advisors America provides investment management services primarily to individuals near retirement and to pension and profit-sharing plans, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with customized asset allocations and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $353.7 million in assets and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with complimentary financial planning upon request.

Eric Mccarver is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Normandy Investment Advisors since 2025. Prior to joining Normandy, he was affiliated with CommonWealth Financial Network for 27 years. He is also president and sole owner of Private Portfolio Services, Inc., an entity involved in securities and insurance business. Normandy Investment Advisors provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a strategic blend of active and passive management within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, offering diversified allocations across various asset classes and incorporating derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Jeffrey Clark is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Pine Grove Financial Group since 2020. He previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC from 2013 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as a fixed insurance agent. Pine Grove Financial Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm focuses on value investing with a long-only core, complemented by strategic and tactical asset allocation, and commonly uses third-party managers and model providers in its portfolio implementation.

Peter Wiedewitsch is a financial advisor at Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at Lifelong Wealth Advisors since 2007, with prior experience at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and Cetera Advisor Networks. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans, providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and related wealth management services. The firm uses a team-based, consultative approach and manages client assets through mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, direct indexing, and proprietary model portfolios, including strategies employing derivatives alongside traditional instruments.

Jerod Gustafson is a financial advisor at Highmark Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Highmark and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2014. Highmark Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to manage portfolios primarily consisting of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers.

Justin Arfsten is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Great Waters Financial since 2015, including roles at Great Waters Wealth Management and AdvisorNet Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, he provides financial education through seminars at Great Waters Financial. Great Waters Financial offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tiered service model, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes, and provides additional services such as tax preparation and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Mark Kuhne is a financial advisor with Horter Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including Stirton Consulting, LLC, Kingdom Defense Solutions, LLC, and Guardian Wealth Strategies, LLC. Kuhne is also involved in insurance sales as an agent with Croix River Wealth Management. Horter Investment Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs an Investment Committee–driven multi-manager approach that includes tactical and passive portfolios, custom solutions, and affiliated proprietary mutual funds.

Kellen Enright is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Strategists LLC and Anchor Bank, as well as operating his own firm, Enright Financial Consulting, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he works as a groundskeeper at Hidden Greens Golf Course. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analyses, with a focus on asset allocation through mean-variance optimization and manages an unusually large client base for its size.

Joel Budd is a financial advisor with Summit Investment Advisory Services in Roseville, MN, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Investment Advisory Services since 2013 and has also maintained a long-term association with LPL Financial since 2002. Summit Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through proprietary managed accounts and participation in LPL Financial-sponsored advisory programs.

Sarah Kaufman is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Great Waters Wealth Management, AdvisorNet Wealth Management, and Employer Solutions Group. Outside of her advisory work, she owns Sarah Ellen Photography, a photography services business. Great Waters Financial provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers additional services including tax preparation and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Taylor Hegna is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with seven years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial and has previously worked at Advisornet Financial and Great Waters Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, Taylor is licensed as an insurance agent in Minneapolis. Great Waters Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages over $1.2 billion with a team of 23 advisors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting through tiered service programs.

Thomas Sullivan is a financial advisor at Cordis Financial, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 63 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He previously operated his own practice, Thomas L. Sullivan Financial, from 1997 to 2024 before joining Cordis Financial in 2025. Cordis Financial serves individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with participant education. The five-advisor team manages approximately $318 million across about 284 client relationships, focusing on customized portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party model portfolios.

Michael Palumbo is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Great Waters Financial, where he has worked since 2013 and at Great Waters Wealth Management since 2022. He has 12 years of industry experience, including seven years at Advisornet Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, Palumbo is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales. Great Waters Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering tiered service levels from Investment Only to Private Client. The firm manages approximately $1.18 billion in assets, employs both fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes, and offers a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Robert Bonine is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2007, including a team role since 2024. His prior experience includes positions at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products such as life insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management tailored to a range of client net worth levels. The firm employs a consultative, team-based approach with customized asset allocation and portfolio construction, incorporating model portfolios, independent managers, and direct indexing.

Jack Drobinski is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Arden Hills, MN. He has worked with Lifelong Wealth Advisors since 2025 and previously held roles at Ameriprise Financial and Inspired AthletX. He also has experience in education, having worked at Bethel University and St. Michael - Albertville Public Schools. Lifelong Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a team-based approach and uses a range of investment strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, direct indexing, and derivatives in separately managed accounts.