Independent advisors focused on business financial management in Minnesota

Jeremy Roets is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 12 years of industry experience, including over a decade with Thrivent Investment Management and fifteen years with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive written recommendations across various financial topics. The firm focuses on holistic, goal-based analyses and allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account programs, while maintaining separate services and avoiding discretionary trading authority for planning engagements.

Paul Kinneberg is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the principal and sole advisor at Longview Financial, Inc. since 2000 and also holds a long-term corporate role at CenturyLink. Longview Financial, Inc. provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management primarily for individual clients. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach with a core-and-satellite framework, combining passive index and ETF core holdings with active funds when appropriate, and manages client assets on a non-discretionary basis with an emphasis on individualized advice.

Walter Fleak is a financial advisor at Focus Financial with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Primerica Advisors and AXA Distributors. Outside of financial advising, he owns Fleak Consulting Inc., which provides marketing and IT consulting to non-financial services clients. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed accounts and financial planning services with a diversified investment approach.

Alexander Robbel is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Summit Financial, LLC and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Benson Wealth Management. Robbel is also licensed to offer insurance products through multiple companies, including an affiliated entity. Summit Financial, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan advisory services, and access to insurance and variable annuity products through various partners.

James Kalina is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part-time member of a musical group that performs several times annually and serves on the Economic Development Authority board for the City of Centerville, MN. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Amanda Fleming is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Lexington, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, she was involved with several businesses including Max Travels, LLC, a travel agency she founded and where she designed vacations for clients, primarily family. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients with a range of investment programs and advisory services supported by a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

Thomas Immenschuh is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he serves as a senior partner of KI & Associates. He works with business owners, professionals, and their families, delivering personalized wealth management strategies that encompass growth, accumulation, investment management, asset preservation, and efficient wealth transfer. Thomas utilizes the resources available through Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management platforms to develop financial strategies tailored to clients’ needs. With expertise in areas such as retirement planning, executive compensation, concentrated stock and options management, corporate cash and treasury services, and trust and estate planning, Thomas focuses on helping clients achieve financial well-being. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with a minor in Accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Thomas served in the US Air Force from 1982 to 1986 and continued his service in the Air Force Reserve through 1995, including activation during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Thomas is actively involved in the San Antonio community, having served on the boards of Any Baby Can, The ARC of San Antonio, and the Texas Planning Council Partners in Policy Making, and volunteering with Catholic Charities and the Central Catholic School Golf Team. He is a lifetime member of the UTSA Alumni Association and past president of Team Golf San Antonio. Thomas resides in Castle Hills with his wife Charlotte Gallagher Immenschuh and their three sons.

Zachary Olinger is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at CAP Partners, LLC since 2018 and previously was employed by Park Avenue Securities LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Co from 2015 to 2018. CAP Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $220 million in discretionary assets as of January 2025. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach combined with ongoing monitoring and discretionary trading.

Heath Biller is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Fiduciary Financial Advisors since 2021. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Biller is a registered nurse and maintains a part-time position at Mary Free Bed hospital. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and employs a range of investment strategies, including the use of third-party managers and private alternative funds.

Michael Turvey is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, based in St. George, UT. He is affiliated with Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC, a firm with 76 advisors. Soltis Investment Advisors offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $13 billion in client assets, using a process grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory combined with quantitative and qualitative manager due diligence across a range of investment vehicles.

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Edwina Martin is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and Teradata Corp for eleven years. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning. Waverly Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, employing a combination of centralized and customized investment strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

David Hart is a financial advisor with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Safeguard since 2020 and previously held roles at LifePro Asset Management, LLC, Martin and Associates Insurance Services, Inc., and Martin Wealth Management, LLC. Hart is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education (NACFF), providing unbiased fiduciary financial education. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and business clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party sub-advisers, and fee-based financial planning. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis investment process with a preferred horizon of two to ten years and manages over $600 million across approximately 1,800 client relationships.

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. She is currently with Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously worked at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, delivering investment advice through the FMAX managed-account platform with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing suitability reviews.