Trenton Hazen is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nepsis, Inc., Michael Erpelding, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. He also serves as a Retirement Plan Specialist focused on employer-sponsored plans such as 401(k)s and SEP IRAs. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Trevor Skaar is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2012. He is also licensed to sell life insurance and fixed annuity products in Minnesota. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite platform, and access to third-party managers, implementing a fiduciary-based advisory model.

Jack Helmich is a financial advisor with &Partners in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has less than one year of industry experience and has held prior roles including positions at Provision Financial Group and Virginia Tech. Outside of finance, he has worked with Doordash Inc and has experience in various other roles during his academic career. &Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment management and advisory services using both proprietary and third-party strategies, employing fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with ongoing account monitoring.

Shawn Nelson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including Nelson Financial Partners, The Leaders Group Inc, and Strategic Benefits Group Inc. Nelson is also the owner of Nelson Financial Partners, where he is involved in fixed insurance and security product sales. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services for ERISA-qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and it offers both sub-advisor managed accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Besiana Kingji is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Wealth Enhancement since 2020, including roles at affiliated entities and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Nathan Wenner is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, he worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors for four years and Hewins Financial Advisors for sixteen years. Wenner is involved in overseeing the wind down of Wipfli Financial Advisors, a business acquired by Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure while offering institutional and retirement plan services through a network of more than 1,100 advisors.

Deborah Novatney is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including U.S. Bancorp Investments and LPL Financial prior to her current role. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

Christopher Simenson is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Agia, Edward Jones, and Pacific Union Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in indoor golf entertainment consulting through his ownership of SSGS, LLC and a consultant position with Sota Sims Golf, LLC. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including 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 UMA models with options for tax and ESG overlays.

Thomas Miller is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial Group and Waddell & Reed. Miller provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to a variety of managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates both proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

Taylor Winbush is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked with firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services, Allianz Life Financial Services, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory role, he participates as an associate in promotional tasting events for various beverage brands. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice and investment education services through programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes proprietary portfolio construction tools developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management.

Shad Ketcher is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., New Era Financial Group, Inc., and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an agent for a non-variable insurance business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, guided by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting services.

Philip Burfeind is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Great Waters Wealth Management, Advisornet Wealth Management, and DST Systems. Outside of his advisory work, he is a general partner in Teranord Capital LLC, a real estate company. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services and additional financial wellness offerings.

Joseph Masciopinto is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at BrganKDV Wealth Management, Lockton, Kestra Financial, Gallagher Benefit Services, Global Retirement Partners, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant coach for the U10 age group at Team Gilboa Ski Club of Minnesota, focusing on alpine ski racing for children aged 8 and 9. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Michael Vitale is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has prior experience at Investors Financial Group and LPL Financial Corporation. He operates Wealth Architects, Inc., an independent investment advisory business. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based model combining client goals with access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

Tyler Hanson is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Affiance Financial, Brown & Brown Insurance, and LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Kelly Weis is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Prudential Customer Solutions LLC, Pruco Securities, LLC, and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC. Outside of her financial advisory work, she serves as president of Buffalo Bison Cheerleading. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to specialized investment managers 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 strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Vincent Troy is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 43 years of industry experience. He is currently with United Planners' Financial Services of America, having joined in 2024, and previously worked at Grove Point Investments, H. Beck, Inc., and DSSTT. He has owned and operated Troy Associates, a marketing entity, since 2009. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and various institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors using an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Garett Maag is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions with the Ottawa Redblacks, Michigan Panthers UFL, Minnesota Vikings, and the University of North Dakota. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Laura Hoffman is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Pinnacle Wealth Partners and Principal Life Insurance Company. Prior to her financial services career, she was employed by Independent School District #196 and has experience in the food and beverage industry. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Patrick Stephens is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Plymouth, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2001. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a vice president in a life insurance sales business in Minnesota. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and combines predominantly long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading.