Jason Ahlgren is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including IMST Distributors, Riverbridge Partners, Ameriprise, and Thrivent Investment Management before joining Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he co-owns a recruiting firm, produces cocktail tutorial videos, and serves on finance and audit committees for nonprofit organizations such as the Animal Humane Society and Be The Match. 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 emphasizes diversified, risk-class based investment strategies combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools.

John Radmanovich is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2022. Outside of financial advising, he provides assistance to a handicapped family member through his involvement with Partners In Community Supports, a role he has held since 2013. AE Wealth Management offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment approaches, managing nearly $50 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Trenton Hazen is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nepsis, Inc., Michael Erpelding, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. He also serves as a Retirement Plan Specialist focused on employer-sponsored plans such as 401(k)s and SEP IRAs. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Trevor Skaar is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2015 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2012. He is also licensed to sell life insurance and fixed annuity products in Minnesota. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite platform, and access to third-party managers, implementing a fiduciary-based advisory model.

Jack Helmich is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has recently entered the industry with less than one year of experience. His background includes roles at Provision Financial Group and Virginia Tech, along with work outside the financial sector such as with DoorDash Inc and T and T Boatworks. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment and financial planning services using multiple analytical approaches and a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.

Shawn Nelson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including Nelson Financial Partners, The Leaders Group Inc, and Strategic Benefits Group Inc. Nelson is also the owner of Nelson Financial Partners, where he is involved in fixed insurance and security product sales. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services for ERISA-qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and it offers both sub-advisor managed accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Besiana Kingji is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Wealth Enhancement since 2020, including roles at affiliated entities and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Nathan Wenner is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2022, he worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors for four years and Hewins Financial Advisors for sixteen years. Wenner is involved in overseeing the wind down of Wipfli Financial Advisors, a business acquired by Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure while offering institutional and retirement plan services through a network of more than 1,100 advisors.

Deborah Novatney is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including U.S. Bancorp Investments and LPL Financial prior to her current role. 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 employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

Christopher Simenson is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Agia, Edward Jones, and Pacific Union Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in indoor golf entertainment consulting through his ownership of SSGS, LLC and a consultant position with Sota Sims Golf, LLC. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models with options for tax and ESG overlays.

Thomas Miller is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial Group and Waddell & Reed. Miller provides investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to a variety of managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates both proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

David Engler is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Hiway FCU Investment Services, where he worked for 18 years. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent author and writer, a coaching clinic coach, and a fitness instructor at the YMCA. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services and operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a focus on client choice in discretionary authority and access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Taylor Winbush is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, based in Minneapolis, MN. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Allianz Life Financial Services, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advising work, he is involved as an associate in liquor and beverage sampling for two independent companies. 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 software and model portfolios developed with Morningstar Investment Management to provide asset allocation and retirement guidance, focusing largely on non-discretionary recommendations for a broad client base.

Carson Van Sytzama is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation. He has been with Principal Financial Services since 2026, with prior experience at Northwestern Mutual and Robert Half. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Shad Ketcher is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., New Era Financial Group, Inc., and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an agent for a non-variable insurance business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, guided by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting services.

Philip Burfeind is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Great Waters Wealth Management, Advisornet Wealth Management, and DST Systems. Outside of his advisory work, he is a general partner in Teranord Capital LLC, a real estate company. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services and additional financial wellness offerings.

Joseph Masciopinto is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at BrganKDV Wealth Management, Lockton, Kestra Financial, Gallagher Benefit Services, Global Retirement Partners, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant coach for the U10 age group at Team Gilboa Ski Club of Minnesota, focusing on alpine ski racing for children aged 8 and 9. 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 emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Michael Vitale is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2022. He has previously worked at Investors Financial Group and LPL Financial Corporation, where he held positions for 11 and 17 years respectively. Vitale also operates a non-variable insurance business specializing in long-term care, disability, term life insurance, and fixed annuities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model, employing a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms, and provides access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Tyler Hanson is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Affiance Financial, Brown & Brown Insurance, and LPL Financial. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Kelly Weis is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked with Prudential and Allianz Life companies. Outside of his advisory role, Weis serves as president of Buffalo Bison Cheerleading, a non-investment related organization. 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 diversified, risk-class based allocations that combine passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.