Thomas Hoffman is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in New Brighton, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Edward Jones, Waddell & Reed, LPL Financial, and Green Guardian Wealth Management before joining Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he has a rental arrangement for a condominium bedroom in New Brighton. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Beverly Brumbaugh Jr. is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Oppenheimer since 2009. Based in Minneapolis, MN, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Oppenheimer provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of portfolio management and consulting programs. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple strategies, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Sabrina Karns is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Her work history includes roles at Integrated Equity Management and The Advocate Group, LLC. She is also licensed as an insurance agent and engages in the sale of insurance products as part of her practice. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

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.

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.

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. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation. She began her advisory career with Voya in 2024 and has prior experience in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at Life Time and Resolution Life. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through multiple program structures, often offering non-discretionary recommendations.

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.

Brent Romenesko is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors and previously worked at Tempo Investment Advisors, Inc. for 19 years. In addition to advisory services, he provides insurance solutions as part of client financial planning. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program combining asset management with financial planning, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular portfolio reviews and rebalancing.

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.

James Roberts is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Intera Capital Partners LLC and CenterPoint Capital Management. Roberts serves on investment committees for the Children's Home Society and Gustavus Adolphus College endowments and advises iBorrow on insurance investor access to real estate loan assets. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified portfolios managed by independent advisors and sub-advisors, along with a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

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 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Lanka co-owns Twin Pines Financial, a financial services business, and works as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm provides advice primarily through non-discretionary programs and maintains roles as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Jeffrey Tiber is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. His prior career includes long tenures at New Century Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial, and Rmi. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of New Century Group, LLC, a real estate management entity, and participates in real estate consulting and property management activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary services, plan design, compliance testing, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base, including large institutional investors, and supports a range of investment platforms and third-party solutions.

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.