Abena Isijola is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Ameriprise Financial Services and Foster Klima. Her background also includes roles at the University of Minnesota Extension and Innocent Technologies, LLC. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers access to proprietary wrap programs, alternative investments, and integrated lending options.

Corrie Haux is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edina, MN, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. She has 26 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Co and Nylife Securities LLC since 2010. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele of individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Kathryn Cullen Huebschen is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at BlackRock Investments LLC and Charles Schwab, as well as founding Cullen Solutions, LLC. She volunteers with the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning’s Workforce Development Advisory Group and serves on the board of directors for Brighter Children, a nonprofit focused on educational philanthropy. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced CIO services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

Crystal Kelly is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica entities since 2013. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education focused on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. Their approach incorporates portfolio construction and oversight powered by Morningstar Investment Management, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advice to a broad client base.

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®-designated financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience, currently with Oppenheimer in Minneapolis, MN. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2009 and previously worked at Piper Sandler & Co. from 2000 to 2004. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a range of clients including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diverse investment programs and advisory services that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.

Sabrina Karns is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Integrated Equity Management, having previously worked at The Advocate Group, LLC, FPS Financial, Inc., and 1st Global Advisors Inc. In addition to her advisory work, she is licensed for insurance sales related to investment products. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and a broad client base. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

William Waterbury is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in St. Paul, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its affiliated firms since 2006 and has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2018. He serves as power of attorney for family members in non-investment-related matters. His firm, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored financial planning and consulting through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a digital advisory platform.

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.

Jeffrey Tegeler is a CFP® and ChFC® with over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently an advisor at Kestra Advisory and a principal of Garrity, Tegeler & Varley Wealth Strategies, LLP, where he focuses on life insurance products. His background includes long-term associations with firms such as Minnesota Mutual and Strommen and Associates. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs a due diligence process to support its investment recommendations.

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 career includes roles at Infinex Investments, Alerus, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and U.S. Bank. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

Emily Miller is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 credential with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Voya Financial and Resolution Life. Outside of financial services, she has been involved with Life Time since 2022. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines model portfolios, in-house and external strategists, and technology tools to support client investment decisions through both non-discretionary and limited discretionary management arrangements.

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.

Thomas Pesch is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Honkamp Krueger Financial Services for 10 years and has been associated with Olsen Thielen Co since 2008, where he also holds an accounting position advising businesses on accounting, auditing, and taxation. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through a third-party provider, with an investment approach centered on diversified allocations aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.