Rick Peterson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities since 2016 and has additional experience with Atlas Wealth & Retirement and CSP & Associates. He is involved in outside insurance activities related to long-term care, disability, fixed life and annuities, health, and supplemental medical insurance. 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 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.

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.

Michael Bailey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2014 and Transamerica Retirement Management since 2011. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm uses proprietary portfolio construction tools developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management to provide personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance.

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.

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.

Aaron Fulton is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2020. Prior to Mariner, he worked at Proequities, Inc. and Honkamp Krueger Financial Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm utilizes customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services uncommon for an enterprise of its size.

Lars Engman is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at One Source Virtual and Ceridian. Engman is also a partner at New Horizons BFS LLC, where he provides investment advice and financial planning. J. W. Cole Advisors serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to various managed account solutions, implementing investment decisions on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.

Amanda Parsons is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She is currently with Savant Wealth Management and previously worked at Prairieview Partners, Christianson PLLP, and MD Financial / Vestment Financial, among others. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supporting a broad range of investment approaches overseen by an investment committee.

Michael Velin is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Private Wealth Advisor at Kestra Advisory. He has been with Kestra since 2010 across various affiliated entities and also coaches the boys varsity soccer team at Mounds Park Academy. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients that range from plan sponsors to sovereign wealth funds.

Rachele Schlottman is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial, Alerus Financial, and First National Bank of Omaha. She is also a licensed notary public. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

James Ganger is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Securities America Advisors, and Securities America Inc. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

Emily Goodman is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. She has been associated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and related entities since 2009, including roles at LPL Financial and Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Bruce Helmer is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and worked at LPL Financial from 2007 to 2025. Outside of advisory work, Helmer is an author of the books *Real Wealth* and *Money & the People You Love* and participates in a radio program affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting with an investment approach that combines passive and active strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Shelley Austin is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at firms including Quarry Hill Advisors, LPL Financial, and Summit Planning Group. Austin is also a licensed notary in Saint Paul, MN. 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, using a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active managers and is overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Jeremy Roets is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 12 years of industry experience, including over a decade with Thrivent Investment Management and fifteen years with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written recommendations across various financial topics. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account programs, while maintaining separate services and avoiding discretionary trading authority for planning engagements.

Deana Healy is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 66 designations and possessing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameriprise since 2020 and previously held roles at Randstad Technologies and Salo LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Bryan Wildes is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing one year of experience to his role. His prior work includes four years at Willis Towers Watson and multiple positions at Thrivent Financial since 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he is a singer and bass player in a post-punk electronic experimental rock band and also writes and self-publishes short and long fiction. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering holistic goal-based analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm’s services cover a wide range of topics, including retirement, tax, estate, and special needs planning, with the option to combine planning with managed accounts under a consolidated billing structure.

Matthew Wangler is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities and The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of advising, he owns a home improvement business and works as a food delivery driver. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored to plan objectives and risk tolerances.

Cole Babcock is a financial advisor at Fidelity with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LPL Financial, New Era Financial Advisors, and Huntington Bank. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a disciplined process that combines fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm is notable for its management of multiple registered investment companies, use of systematic methodologies, and advisory role within Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser.