Thomas Hallberg is the principal advisor at Wealth Transitions, an independent firm based in Forest Lake, MN. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including 25 years at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Outside of his advisory work, Hallberg is engaged in life and spiritual coaching and public speaking. Wealth Transitions provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm also conducts public seminars on topics such as estate transfer, tax reduction, and preparing heirs, using client-specific strategies that incorporate fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Monte Carlo simulations.

Thomas Koehn is a financial advisor at Ascent Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Questar Capital Corporation. Koehn is also involved with American Senior Benefits, where he dedicates significant time to insurance product sales. Ascent Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and specialized Delaware Statutory Trust consulting to a range of clients including individuals and business entities. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach combining modern portfolio theory with quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis, and it includes an explicit focus on DST/1031 exchange consulting.

Brian Senske is a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at All Star Financial Inc. for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, Senske provides CFO and management consulting services to small- and mid-size companies through his sole proprietorship, 3T Advisory Services LLC. Guardian Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and equities, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios.

Paul Underdahl is a financial advisor with Focus Financial who holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years before joining Focus Financial Network, Inc. and OSAIC in 2017. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee of the James & Mary Underdahl Trust. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services tailored to individual investor profiles.

Matthew Cosgriff is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Apella Wealth and has previously worked at Creative Planning, LLC, SageView Advisory Group, LLC, and KDV Wealth Management, LLC. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with a range of strategies and integrates various third-party technologies to implement and monitor client solutions.

Paul Stein is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at AdvisorNet Wealth Partners. He has worked at Advisornet Financial, Inc. since 1992 and was previously with CETERA Advisor Networks LLC from 2013 to 2019. Stein also sells fixed life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance and refers clients to an online banking service. AdvisorNet Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan and participant consulting, and related advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified plans. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Mark Federation is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. in Osceola, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Madison Avenue Securities, Secure Investment Management, J.D. Mellberg Financial, and Harbour Investments. Additionally, he is involved in insurance and fixed index annuity sales through Asset Marketing Systems, LLC. Packerland Brokerage Services serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a variety of investment models and third-party managers on the Hilltop/Hilltop-cleared Envestnet platform.

Vince Darling is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Financial. His work history includes roles at OSAIC and Focus Financial Network since 2018, alongside involvement with Darling Sales and Service Company since 2012. He is active in the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota’s NexGen Committee as a volunteer and board member. Additionally, he occasionally provides pet sitting services through the Rover app. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services with a diversified investment approach.

Richard Luckow is a financial advisor at Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, Gradient Advisors LLC, and Virtue Capital Management. Luckow has also been a self-employed insurance agent since 1993, selling fixed insurance products. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional advisers, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and a web-based platform for independent advisers, typically using third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios to implement client strategies.

Jan Barnes is a financial advisor at Larson Financial Group, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Larson Wealth Partners and Larson Financial Securities, LLC since 2020, in addition to prior roles at Comprehensive Asset Management & Servicing, Inc. and Counsel Wealth Management, Inc. Larson Financial Group, LLC offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a specialized focus on physicians and related businesses. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs that incorporate strategic and tactical approaches, alongside affiliated broker-dealer, commercial real estate, and private equity activities.

Jacob Mc Alpine is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Retirement Solutions and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2018 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2018. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by providing managed advice programs and investment education, utilizing proprietary software and model portfolios from Morningstar Investment Management. The firm operates at scale primarily with non-discretionary assets and does not target high-net-worth or corporate clients in these programs.

Brock Cooper is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Saint Croix Falls, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Financial Services since 2013 and is currently associated with Principal Workforce, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing family investment and tax entities. 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, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Joseph Sullivan is a financial advisor with Creative Planning holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at BerganKDV Wealth Management, Principal Financial Group, and Wells Fargo. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a centralized investment infrastructure.

Nicholas Mueller is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Advisor Group, and OSAIC. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, equity research, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Eric Riedesel is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services and The Vanguard Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a wedding officiant in Hugo, Minnesota. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with access to discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, and retirement consulting services.

James Kalina is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a board member for the Economic Development Authority in Centerville, MN, and performs part-time as a member of a musical group. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Leif Erickson is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent and its affiliates since 2015. Erickson serves on the Board of Directors for the Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and is a City Councilmember for Forest Lake, MN, where he also presides over the Economic Development Authority. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive, goal-based analyses on topics such as retirement, estate, and tax planning, without discretionary portfolio management.

Adele Hensley is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked in various roles including administrative and client service support for RiverGroup Financial Advisors. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes analytical tools and non-discretionary planning to tailor strategies to client goals and supports municipal and public finance work through a unique affiliation with a municipal advisor.

Gregory Paine is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2012. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment solutions, including managed wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and proprietary mutual funds, and operates under a fiduciary standard.

Nathaniel Conery is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Edward Jones and has held previous roles at LPL Financial, U.S. Bank, RBC Capital Markets, and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors and operates under a fiduciary standard.