Joshua Lester is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Carlson Capital Management for three years and has experience connected to Montana State University. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

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 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior positions include roles at Advised Assets Groups, LLC, GWFS Equities, Inc., Alight Financial Advisors, and LPL Financial, LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Mark Haukedahl is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Bloomington, MN. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 42 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2017, he worked at Capital Management Securities Inc. for 10 years and operated Haukedahl Financial Services for 30 years. Outside of advising, he is involved in oil well operations and leasing mineral rights. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing over $200 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad range of managed account programs, third-party asset manager access, and back-office support, offering various investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and personalized indexing.

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® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at Valmark Securities, Inc. and BerganKDV Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he officiates high school and college football and basketball games as an independent contractor. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with an emphasis on low-cost indexing and incorporates a range of strategies including tax-loss harvesting and selective private market exposure.

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 with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at &Partners. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. &Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through discretionary and non-discretionary approaches. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside proprietary and third-party strategies.

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.

Tyler Jordan Taylor is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Minneapolis, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Foundations, he worked at Brookstone Capital Management and operates Husbear Events LLC, providing event planning and DJ services. Foundations Investment Advisors offers financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, utilizing model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor advice and manage investments.

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 with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Edina, MN, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. 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 in professional hockey organizations, including the American Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, and USA Hockey. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations for clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm offers guidance on asset allocation and investment selection, relying on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools while requiring client approval for all trades.

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.

James Quinn is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management, having previously been employed by EPIQ Partners LLC, US Bank Private Wealth, Rock & Co LLC, Bank of America, and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and the Rockefeller Global Investment Management platform.

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 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Merrill and LPL Financial, alongside her current tenure at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2017. 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.

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.