Danielle Schultz is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been associated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its related entities since 2011, including LPL Financial from 2011 to 2025. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

J Hess is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2011 and has prior experience at LPL Financial, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he participates occasionally as a guest on the WEG Your Money radio program. 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 assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Joseph Marrs is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Advised Assets Groups, GWFS Equities, Alight Financial Advisors, and LPL Financial. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, featuring proprietary planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Mark Haukedahl is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Minneapolis, MN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Capital Management Securities Inc. and operating his own firm, Haukedahl Financial Services, for over three decades. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in oil well operations and leasing mineral rights. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing affiliated advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside access to model portfolios developed by the firm’s Investment Management and Research team.

Ryan Utecht is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Promus Financial Group, LLC since 2021 and has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 2018 and 2009, respectively. He also owns Utecht LLC, an investment-related business. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Adam Heathcote is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Valmark Securities, Inc. and BerganKDV Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, Heathcote officiates high school and college football and basketball games. 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 with low-cost indexing and supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Ian O'Brien is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at BerganKDV Wealth Management and Hays Companies. He is based in Bloomington, MN. 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 focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Amir Abdelwahed is a CFP® professional at &Partners with 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 15 years before joining &Partners in 2024. &Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including non-wealth and high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, ERISA 3(21) consulting, retirement plan participant management, and investment banking activities, employing a range of analytical approaches and both proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Jay Cavanagh is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory Services since 2016. Cavanagh also serves as a partner at The KNW Group and holds a senior vice president position at NFP, engaging in investment advisory services and business management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients that include large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Sarah Geiger is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2015, including a ten-year tenure with LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a notary. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Neil Frederickson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to his current role, he worked at Charles Schwab, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. He also spent several years involved with professional and amateur hockey organizations, including the American Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, and USA Hockey. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm offers annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools, with client-directed trading decisions and no discretionary authority exercised by the firm.

Michael Paone is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at RBC Wealth Management and Piper Jaffray & Co., as well as running a custom woodworking business. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and select external clients. The firm delivers research and model guidance across specialized divisions without exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

John Mowery is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. His prior experience includes roles at JP Mowery Wealth Advisors, LLC dba BrightPoint Planning, O'Brien and Associates, Inc., and Trademark Financial Management. He is an Investment Committee Member for Ronald McDonald House Charities - Upper Midwest. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of investment solutions alongside financial and retirement planning, tax support, and estate-planning coordination.

Larry Mathison is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones, Merrill, Bank of America, and Integrity Funds Distributor. He is a co-owner of inherited farmland in western Minnesota, managing property-related duties outside of trading hours. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and supports corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed portfolio models and operating with a large advisor network.

Tiffany Glidden Rude is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill and LPL Financial. 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 offers comprehensive financial planning and asset management services, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active managers with quantitative and fundamental research.

Nicholas Kvamme is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple entities within the Wealth Enhancement network since 2007. 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 a large advisor network, employing a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Daniel Stolfa is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously held roles at CCG Wealth Management LLC, Evercore Wealth Management, LLC, and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., among others. 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 investment approach that incorporates both passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Cameron Strobel is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Edina, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1997 and is also associated with Agia, where he offers non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts supported by centralized technology and third-party model managers.

Renay Henderson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Cresset Asset Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Cresset, she spent over two decades at Meristem Family Wealth. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due diligence process and private fund management.

Kathleen Kempson is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. She has previously worked with Wealthspire and WEA Member Benefits and holds the Series 66 designation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.