Brett Haukedahl is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Minneapolis, MN, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2017 and also operates Haukedahl Financial Services, LLC, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Prior to Commonwealth, he worked at Capital Management Securities, Inc. from 2013 to 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while providing technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Morgan Schleif is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2001 and also worked with LPL Financial from 2007 to 2025. Schleif has involvement in a painting business with his wife under JMS Corp. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, using a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Joseph Newgren is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Piprude Financial and Union Financial, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Newgren is a partner in Power Corner LLC, a business formed to provide operational support, business partnering, and practice succession planning in collaboration with other Principal advisors. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Melissa Bitting is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2006. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a bank officer for Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support and manage retirement plan account relationships. 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, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Jennifer Boland is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2015. She has held roles at affiliated firms including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Daven Kirubakeren is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Gistel Advisors, LLC, a private entity established to facilitate securities, advisory, and insurance business. Kirubakeren has previous experience at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Franklin Pulkrabek is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, Northwestern Mutual, and Cargill. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in education for ten years. 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 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.

Katie Biedler is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Old National Bank, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. 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 regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies with oversight from an internal Investment Committee.

Nicholas Moriarty is an investment professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, NewEdge Advisors, LPL Financial, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he participates in AlphaSights, a global knowledge services firm, providing expertise through surveys and consultations. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, and government entities. The firm employs both proprietary and third-party investment strategies, including private equity and real estate feeder funds, and uses an investment process that incorporates due diligence, asset allocation, and the use of third-party sub-advisors when appropriate.

Stoddard Barnhill is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors. He has worked at Story Capital and M Holdings Securities, among other firms, and holds a role as Director of Planning at Story Capital, where he facilitates family meetings focused on values and goals. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to both affiliated and third-party managers, with services that include portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Bruce Carlson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2017 and previously worked for WFG Investments, Inc., WFG Advisors, LP, and Williams Financial Group from 2003 to 2017. He also serves with the Lake Johanna Fire Department. Carlson is president of Carlson Asset Management and provides investment advisory services while managing client portfolios. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Daniel Wehmhoff is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, New York Life, and Eagle Strategies. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services, utilizing proprietary software and model portfolios developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management.

Collette Mitchell is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is the CEO of Charley Browns Backburner Chili, a business selling dry chili spice and pre-packaged cooked chili. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time financial planning alongside ongoing portfolio management and acts as investment adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Natalie Ostrand is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Bloomington, MN, holding a Series 65 designation. She has varied experience including roles at MPPL Financial and North Shore Bank, with a total of zero years of industry experience prior to joining Sequoia in 2026. Sequoia Financial Advisors provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of model and custom portfolio management with various investment vehicles and draws on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supplemented by third-party research.

Richard Hall is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and worked previously at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc for nine years before joining Cresset in 2019. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach combining active and passive strategies and utilizes a structured due diligence process for manager selection and ongoing monitoring.

Kevin Green is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with four years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Principal Securities Inc., Principal Life Insurance Co., and Wells Fargo. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model allocations and custom portfolio solutions, utilizing a range of investment vehicles overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Kristin Olson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., Hemingway Wealth Management, and United Planners Financial Services. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by offering managed advice programs and investment education focused on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement planning. The firm uses portfolio construction and oversight from Morningstar Investment Management and operates primarily with non-discretionary assets at scale.

Jennifer Wesley is a financial advisor at &Partners with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. She serves as secretary of her condominium homeowners association, handling communications and coordinating meetings. &Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan advisory services through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, utilizing proprietary and third-party strategies.

Jacqueline Ampe is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2014. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial. She is also involved in fixed insurance activities through Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by internal research and an Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning and asset management services.

Jeffrey Brannon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and FPS Financial in 2024, he worked at Equitable Advisors from 2020 to 2024 and held various roles in other organizations including Pure Hockey. 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 offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting advisors in developing personalized investment solutions.