Joshua Hawkins is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Leverty Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following prior roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Leverty and Associates. Hawkins is also co-owner of LFG Tax, LLC, a tax preparation and filing service, and associate co-owner of LFG Risk Services, LLC, an affiliated insurance agency. Leverty Financial Group is a SEC-registered advisory firm with a six-advisor team managing approximately $567 million for over 600 clients. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, and non-profits, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services tailored to clients’ objectives.

John Schonberg is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC in St. Paul, MN, where he has worked since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is part of a three-advisor team. Stonebridge Capital Advisors manages over $2.5 billion in client assets, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and private wealth services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies grounded in fundamental analysis and long-term objectives, offering diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios along with options strategies and coordinated advisory services.

Emily Noyes is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for five years and has experience in diverse roles including at the University of St. Thomas and in the modeling industry. Emily is based in Minneapolis, MN. Parr McKnight Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages over $1 billion for individuals, family offices, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes personalized financial planning and employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach complemented by shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Emmett Gustafson is a financial advisor at HighMark Wealth Management LLC in St. Paul, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience at HighMark Wealth Management and Harrington Langer & Associates. Gustafson’s prior work includes roles in education and local government. HighMark Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s four-advisor team manages approximately $611.7 million in client assets through portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers.

Bjorn Amundson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Quarry Hill Advisors since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of Compass Ministries and is a CFP instructor at Kaplan Financial Education. Quarry Hill Advisors offers investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis when appropriate.

Justin Halverson is a financial advisor at Great Waters Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Great Waters Financial and its affiliated firms since 2012, including Advisornet Wealth Management from 2015 to 2022. Halverson also provides financial education through seminars as a trainer. Great Waters Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, and provides additional services such as tax preparation and retirement-plan rollover advice.

Richard Juckel is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ballast Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO for a family-owned hair salon, handling bookkeeping duties. Ballast Advisors manages approximately $674 million in client assets, serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing strategies such as modern portfolio theory and tactical asset allocation across various securities and independent managers.

Matthew Brocker is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Legacy Wealth Asset Management since 2020 and M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Brocker serves on the board of Five Oaks Community Church and participates in the finance committee at New Life Academy. Legacy Wealth is a four-advisor team providing investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, employer retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $475 million in discretionary assets and employs a multi-faceted investment process that includes Biblically Responsible Investing and the use of individually managed wrap accounts.

Patrick Sullivan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with HighMark Wealth Management LLC since 2012 and also has experience with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of a commercial real estate company. HighMark Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and separate account managers, and provides services on a wrap-fee basis with access to independent managers.

Dominick Calvin is a financial advisor at Element Squared Private Wealth in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he was a full-time student for eleven years. Element Squared Private Wealth provides discretionary asset management and integrated financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives, offering ongoing monitoring and written financial planning as part of its advisory services.

Jay Jackley is a financial advisor with Compass Capital Management Inc in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Compass Capital Management since 2009 and previously spent 12 years at Merrill. Compass Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to institutional investors and high-net-worth individual clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental research and committee oversight, managing equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios with a focus on mid- to large-cap growth companies and quality intermediate-term bonds.

Jon Hogan is a CFP® with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC and previously worked at U.S. Bancorp and Ally Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and president of Hogan Enterprises LLC, a personal investment club focused on investing in publicly traded securities. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a range of strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, derivatives, and margin transactions, tailoring asset allocation with customized or model portfolios.

Anders Haugen is a financial advisor at Lifelong Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 credentials. Haugen previously worked at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners and Cetera Advisor Networks. He serves on the finance committee of the Center for Victims of Torture, where he is involved in risk assumption monitoring, investment review, and budget planning. Lifelong Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a consultative, team-based approach to tailor asset allocation and portfolio construction according to each client’s risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Maxwell Nygren is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Tailwinds Wealth, LLC, based in Vadnais Heights, MN. He has been with Tailwinds Wealth since 2026 and spent ten years at Substance Church prior to joining the firm. Tailwinds Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management, individualized Investment Policy Statements, and stand-alone financial planning and consulting services. The firm uses a combination of analysis techniques and implements strategies across various asset classes, often employing third-party managers and model portfolios.

Braeden Mischke is a financial advisor at Strong Tower Advisory Services in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Brouillette Group and involvement with The Jayhawk Club and the University of Kansas. Strong Tower Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing roughly $759 million in client assets. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates, employing a total-return investment approach that incorporates customized portfolios, tactical rebalancing, and hedging strategies using a range of instruments including options.

Donald Phillips is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC since 2023. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory and LPL Financial, where he worked from 2000 to 2023. He is also the owner of Phillips Financial LLC. Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $589 million in assets for 678 clients, employing a multi-disciplinary investment approach guided by an internal committee and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

James Ronn is a CFP® professional with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, following previous roles at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, LLC, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner of JB Financial LLC, a real estate business. Greater Midwest Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $589 million in assets for 678 clients and uses a multi-disciplinary investment process overseen by an internal committee, employing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Charles Mahar is a financial advisor at Tealwood Asset Management in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Tealwood Asset Management since 1995. Tealwood Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and advisory consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, qualified retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a valuation-oriented investment approach across equity and fixed-income strategies, using a proprietary strategic risk management framework with regular account reviews and performance reporting.

Matthew Hentges is a financial advisor with Great Waters Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Great Waters Financial, he worked in public education at several school districts from 2016 to 2023. He also serves as a licensed insurance agent. Great Waters Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning services using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, with specialized planning options and an insurance agency license unique among many peers.

Paul Wilson is a financial advisor at Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC in Minneapolis, MN, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Paul is involved with The National Lutheran Choir, where he occasionally leads the bass section in rehearsals and provides musical instruction. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $643 million in client assets and employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and derivatives, with a focus on tailored asset allocation and regular portfolio monitoring.