Top advisors focused on equity compensation tax strategy 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.

Lee Chen is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Pasadena, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Chen serves on the board of directors for the San Gabriel Country Club. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining proprietary capital market research with a broad range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions.

James Cannon is a financial advisor at Cannon Wealth Group LLC in Eagle, Idaho, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has led his independent firm since 2014. Cannon Wealth Group LLC is a fee-based financial planning and investment management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers tailored investment programs, comprehensive planning, and specialized pension consulting, including ERISA advisory and discretionary investment manager services.

Joseph Niehaus is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC. He has previously worked at Golden 1 Credit Union, SAFE Credit Union, and Rabobank, NA. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part-time lecturer at California State University, Sacramento, teaching a graduate-level financial markets course. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and various organizations, using a customized, collaborative process supported by third-party software and scenario analysis.

Seth Halley is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, Tyson Foods/GDH Consulting, and other firms. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group with a range of affiliated financial entities.

Eldin Foco is a financial advisor at Sterling Advisory Group LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including CIG Capital Advisors and Cco Investment Services Corp. since 2012. Sterling Advisory Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, businesses, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm manages client accounts on a tailored basis and also serves institutional clients, offering a range of strategic investment models that emphasize asset allocation, diversification, and Shariah-compliant selection.