Physicians, dentists, and nurses

Taking care of those who care for us

Specializing in service for medical professionals since 2001

You lead a busy life, and your financial situation carries a complexity not every financial professional understands.

The North Star Medical Division was developed with you and your specific needs in mind.

This group of representatives work throughout the United States, providing specialized financial services to medical professionals at every stage in their career.

Match with a financial professional who will help you build wealth and prepare for the future, without sacrificing valuable time in your schedule.

We are here for you in every stage of your career

School and residency/fellowship

As a medical professional, you face some large transitions in your career, the first of which is moving from medical school to residency or fellowship.

While you’re still in training, we will help you develop a budget and make important decisions about your student loans. We can also provide personalized insurance recommendations to protect you if your ability to earn an income is interrupted at any point in your career.

Starting early will set you on a path to financial freedom without the common mistakes that could cost you in the long term.

Entering practice

The second big shift in your career happens when you move from residency/fellowship to practice. Whether you are opening a practice, joining a health care system or teaching hospital, or joining an existing practice as an associate or a partner, we will help you navigate the complicated combination of employee benefits and personally owned benefits.

As your income increases, we will also help you create an investment and retirement strategy that helps you to minimize taxes and take advantage of the powerful tool of compound interest. At this stage, layering asset protection strategies will become crucial in the planning process.

Business owner

When you run your own practice, finding time to manage your personal and business finances become even more challenging.

We offer comprehensive guidance to help you set your business up for success through anything life may bring. Our practice owner services include strategies for employee benefits, business insurance lines, 401(k) plans, and defined benefit retirement plans, and customized solutions based on your specific requirements.

With our inclusive approach, we will work with your accountant, bookkeeper, attorney, and other professionals to ensure your solutions work in every situation.

Retirement

We want to help you achieve the retirement lifestyle you envision for yourself. Whether it includes working part-time. teaching, or volunteering, we help you determine your needs and establish the investment vehicles that will help you get there.

With every solution we suggest, our goal is to help you maximize income. moderate risk, and minimize tax implications to ensure your retirement and estate plan reflect your expectations.

The North Star difference

When you work with an associate in the North Star Medical Division, you benefit from their experience, but you also benefit from the collective knowledge of dozens of financial professionals specializing in work with medical professionals and the many specialists and resources present at North Star.

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Meet the Division Members

Michael Foley, CFP®, CSLP®
President

“It’s an honor to take over the role of division president, and I look forward to seeing what we’re able to accomplish over the next year and beyond.”

MICHAEL’S PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Darby Affeldt, DVM, RICP®

Financial Advisor, Associate Partner

206.321.6566
Olympia, WA

Darby supports veterinarians and entrepreneurs throughout the U.S. by organizing, streamlining, and guiding them to reach their financial goals.

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Erik Andrews, CFP®

Associate Partner, Senior Financial Consultant

612.617.6048
Minneapolis, MN

Erik is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER practitioner who graduated from Indiana University in 2002 and joined North Star Resource Group in 2003 as a financial consultant.

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Landon Baucom

Landon Baucom

Financial Advisor

919.908.2461
Durham, NC

Landon Baucom works to provide his clients with an experience that will leave them with a sense of financial security knowing they have someone looking out for their expressed interests.

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Davin Bell

Associate Partner

512.610.1808
Austin, TX

Davin, licensed in insurances and securities registered, will guide you through a coordinated strategy illuminating choices along the way. His goal is for you to walk away with not just an answer, but a new perspective on what it means to be financially healthy. He believes financial health means you have retained control of your choices.

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Justin Berry, CFP®, CSLP®, RICP®

Financial Planner, Partner

503.423.2736
Portland, OR

Justin is an independent financial planner who believes in building relationships with his clients based on financial education and blunt honesty. His goal with everyone he meets is to reduce their financial stress and help them avoid costly mistakes.

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Annie Book, CLTC, ChFC,

Financial Advisor

503.423.2737
Minneapolis, MN

Annie is a teacher at heart. Her passion is to empower people by equipping them with the knowledge to make well-informed decisions, take control of their life and enjoy the journey along the way.

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Todd Bramson, CFP®, CLU, ChFC

Senior Partner

608.888.9709
Fitchburg, WI

Todd has been a Financial Advisor with North Star Resource Group since 1987. While his office is in Madison, he maintains a national practice with clients in 45 states.

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Garret Colao, CFP®, CSLP®

Independent Financial Consultant and Partner

612.617.6092
Minneapolis, MN

Garret focuses on helping his clients develop and maintain a sound financial strategy, while also integrating the appropriate risk management and investing strategies. Working primarily with individuals in Minnesota and Florida, Garret works with young professionals across a variety of industries, including physicians, veterinarians, and lawyers.

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Amanda R. Diliberti, CSLP®

Financial Advisor

919.908.2473
Durham, NC

Amanda believes there is a unique way of practice by not being tied down to a specific line of products while having the ability to tailor recommendations based on an individual’s distinct needs. Amanda works primarily with attorneys, medical professionals, business owners, executives and young professionals.

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Mikaela Doe

Financial Advisor

714.336.3718
San Diego, CA

Mikaela Doe is a financial advisor based in North Star’s San Diego office. Mikaela works largely with medical and engineering professionals, focusing on providing individuals and families with the tools they need to become financially secure and pass good habits on to the next generation.

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Hannah Flodin, CSLP®

Comprehensive Financial Advisor

480.550.9745
Scottsdale, AZ

By taking a holistic approach to financial planning, Hannah forms tailored recommendations that align with what her clients wish to accomplish.

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Kyle Flynn, CSLP®

Financial Consultant

440.539.1461
Baltimore, MD Washington, DC

Based in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Kyle works with physicians and their families to accomplish their financial goals.

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Michael G. Foley, CFP®, CSLP®

Comprehensive Financial Advisor

480.993.9491
Scottsdale, AZ

Michael and his team run an independent comprehensive financial advising practice based out of Scottsdale with a national scope. He works with professionals to establish harmony in their lives through tailoring comprehensive financial plans, while also providing a variety of investment and insurance services.

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Andrew Gifford, CFP®

Founder and Partner at Gifford Financial

612.617.6174
Minneapolis, MN

Andrew specializes in working with medical and dental professionals to help them effectively and efficiently reach their financial goals. Andrew is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional and former attorney.

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Marshall W. Gifford, CLU, ChFC

Founder and Partner at Gifford Financial

612.617.6119

Marshall Gifford is a founder of Gifford Financial and a senior partner at North Star Resource Group, where he helped create the North Star Medical Division. He specializes in consulting with physicians and dentists in regard to their personal and business financial goals and concerns.

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Brian Hensen, CFP®, ChFC®

Senior Partner

608.888.9778
Fitchburg, WI

Brian works out of the Madison office and specializes in working with physicians and other medical professionals.

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James Jaderborg, CLU®, ChFC®

Financial Advisor

443.475.0718
Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Minneapolis, MN

James Jaderborg specializes in working with business owners, physicians, and medical professionals to help them overcome financial challenges unique to their careers.

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Michael Jost, CLU®

Financial Advisor

314.420.1547
Junction City, KS

Michael has a specialty practice working exclusively with physicians and their families. Michael understands the financial challenges that are unique to their chosen career and helps provide strategies to overcome them while striving towards financial independence.

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Kyle Larsen

Financial Advisor

612.617.6050
Gibsonia, PA

As a financial advisor, Kyle’s mission is to help you identify what matters most to you and create a strategy of small, significant steps to get there.

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Tyler Laurentius

Financial Advisor

734.780.6206
Scottsdale, AZ

Tyler combines his passion for relationship building and his skills in finance and investing to help his clients achieve their financial goals.

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Tanner Leary

Tanner Leary

Financial Advisor

434.941.7990
Richmond, VA

Tanner works with medical professionals, business owners, and other individuals who are looking to create logical financial strategies. He focuses on guiding each of his clients towards their financial goals, defining their financial objectives and providing tools that help his clients grow.

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Damon Lichtenberger, CLTC

Senior Partner

919.908.2457
Durham, NC Richmond, VA

Damon focuses on helping physicians, dentists, attorneys, business owners, and executives reach financial independence.

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Zachary MacDougall, CFP®, ChFC®

Partner and Financial Advisor

860.705.4535
San Diego, CA

Zach is a financial advisor and partner with North Star Resource Group. He runs an office branch located in San Diego and has clients in 19 states nationwide.

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Shaun McDuffee, AEP, CLU, ChFC®, CEPA

Senior Vice President, Founder and President of Twin Oaks Advisors

512.610.4050
Austin, TX

Shaun has specialized in assisting physicians and their families since 1990, and his guidance has been critical in helping thousands of physicians overcome the financial challenges unique to their career.

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Mark Miller, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®

Financial Planner, Associate Partner

612.617.6157
Southlake, TX

Mark Miller is a financial planner who has spent the entirety of his career with North Star Resource Group since graduating from Baylor University. Mark specializes in working with physicians, dentists, and business owners across the country.

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Craig Molldrem, CLTC, RICP, AIF®, CAP, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®

Senior Partner, Financial Advisor

612.617.6011
Southlake, TX Houston, TX

Craig works primarily with physicians, providing career-specific advice to help overcome unique financial challenges, and also retirees, offering his clients full-service retirement management and a greater understanding of their own goals and needs.

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William H. Montag, CFP®

Financial Consultant and Senior Partner

319.351.4307 ext. 43
Iowa City, IA

Bill’s practice specializes in building long term relationships with physicians, dentists, and business owners based on trust, integrity, and loyalty as they transition through school to residency, fellowship, and finally into practice.

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Michelle Muthiani, CSLP®

Financial Advisor

612.617.6041
Minneapolis, MN

Michelle specializes in consulting with physicians and dentists in regard to their personal and business financial goals and concerns.

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Kelly Hugghins Neely, CFP®

Financial Advisor

512.610.1811
Austin, TX

Kelly has built a practice working primarily with medical professionals and is passionate about conveying the importance of financial education and accountability to her clients.

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Brad North, CFP®

Financial Advisor

612.617.6000
Minneapolis, MN

Brad began his career at North Star and Securian in 1998 and has dedicated his career to assisting individuals, families, and businesses with financial planning advice and private wealth management.

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Tyler Parker, Financial Advisor at North Star Resource Group

Tyler Parker, CSLP, CRPC®

Financial Advisor

701.891.9777
Durham, NC

Working as a financial advisor, Tyler is passionate about working with individuals in every stage for their financial journey. He strives to be an educational resource to his clients as they work to achieve their financial goals and alleviate stress.

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Michael Paulus, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®

Financial Advisor

612.617.6044
Salt Lake City, UT

Michael helps high-achieving professionals organize their list of financial priorities into one comprehensive plan. Then, he and his team make sure the elements of the plan happen promptly, efficiently, and with as little legwork from you as possible.

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Devon Pilney

Financial Advisor

503.423.2761
Minneapolis, MN Portland, OR

As a financial advisor, Devon believes in building long-term relationships with individuals who are genuinely motivated to learn more about and improve their financial life.

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Jim Ries, CRPC®, AIF®

Associate Partner, Financial Advisor

612.617.6094
Minneapolis, MN

Jim helps medical professionals, business owners, and executives reach financial success on their terms, built on their values and goals.

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Jacob Ritter

Jacob Ritter

Financial Advisor

512.610.4066
Austin, TX

With a focus on risk management as the foundation for a financial strategy, Jacob specializes in helping his clients to identify the life and disability insurance options that best fit the needs of them and their families.

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Glenn Ryan, CSLP®

Financial Advisor

314.608.9009
St. Louis, MO

Based in St. Louis, Glenn provides comprehensive financial services to physicians and medical professionals at various stages in their careers and financial situations. Glenn strives to make his clients’ finances work in the most appropriate and efficient way for their specific situation.

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Jack Ryan, RICP®

Financial Advisor

314.420.1547
St. Louis, MO

Jack provides comprehensive financial services to physicians, residents and fellows and young families and professionals. During these busy seasons of life, Jack makes it his priority as an advisor to be there for his clients so finances don’t add to this stress.

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David Saltzman, CFP®, CLU, ChFC

David Saltzman

512.610.1807
Minneapolis, MN

David’s goal is to help guide clients through the levels of financial planning so they may accomplish what is most important to them while establishing a financial plan as early on in their careers as possible.

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Anthony J. Schau, CFP®

Financial Planner & Regional Vice President

319.800.6287
Iowa City, IA

Established in 1992, Anthony is an industry expert with a practice specializing in the development of financial strategies for medical and business professionals and their families.

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Eric T. Seybert, ChFC®, CLU®

Senior Partner

612.617.6107
Scottsdale, AZ Minneapolis, MN

Eric works primarily with physicians and based on his extensive experience, he’s established himself as a financial expert.

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Wesley Sharp

Financial Advisor and Wealth Manager

612.617.6067
Minneapolis, MN Fitchburg, WI

Wesley Sharp is a member of the North Star Medical Division and helps physicians manage their finances from residency through retirement.

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Erik Siverson, CFP®

Partner and Senior Financial Advisor

612.617.6012
Minneapolis, MN

Erik is a member of North Star’s Medical Division, a team dedicated to helping physicians and dentists efficiently pursue financial independence. He has developed a national financial services practice, primarily working with clients in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Chicago and the Pacific Northwest.

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Jenna C. Siverson, CFP®

Financial Advisor

612.617.6095
Minneapolis, MN

Jenna works with physicians, dentists, and other medical professionals to help them overcome the financial challenges that are unique to their chosen careers.

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Joey Snyder, WMCP®

Financial Advisor

804.404.2045
Richmond, VA Durham, NC

Joey has dedicated his career to developing long term client relationships by taking a personal holistic approach to financial advising.

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McKenna Stephens, CFP®, CLTC, CDFA®

Financial Advisor

480.712.7285
Scottsdale, AZ San Diego, CA

McKenna Stephens is a financial advisor and has been working with North Star since 2004. Her clients extend across the United States, although she is based in the Scottsdale area.

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Marcus Stone

Financial Advisor

512.610.4058
St. Louis, MO Austin, TX

Marcus prides himself on helping give clients confidence when it comes to their finances and being a competent friend on their side to navigate the world of finance so that they are free to do what their hearts desire.

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Luke Strode, CFP®

Associate Partner and Wealth Advisor

480.712.6780
Scottsdale, AZ

Helping the high achievers focus for their finances in order to create, grow, and preserve true wealth.

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Matthew Suarez

Financial Advisor

608.271.9100
Fitchburg, WI

Matthew Suarez helps young families and physicians in residency or just starting their practice to navigate the many financial decisions of their 20s and 30s.

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John Tidwell, CSLP®

Financial Advisor

214.280.9680
Minneapolis, MN

John works with driven young professionals starting out in the medical and dental fields and related industries.

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Stephanie Tsang, CPA, CFP®, ChFC®, CEPA, CDFA®

Partner

480.712.7285
Scottsdale, AZ San Diego, CA

Stephanie Tsang is a partner and has been a financial advisor with North Star since 2006. She serves clients located in the greater Phoenix area, San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

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Jeff Turton, RICP®, WMCP®

Senior Financial Advisor, Associate Partner

Dallas, TX Minneapolis, MN

Jeff is the Past President of North Star’s Medical Division; a team of 50+ advisors dedicated to helping physicians efficiently pursue financial independence. Solid client relationships and technology have allowed Jeff to currently serve clients in over 25 states.

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Laura Vaughn, CFP®

Senior Partner

281.467.4323
Houston, TX

Laura began working as a financial advisor in 2010, and in less than 10 years, she established an award-winning practice dedicated to helping clients achieve their goals.

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John Williams, CFP®, CFS

Financial Advisor

612.617.6096
Minneapolis, MN

As a financial advisor and member of North Star’s Medical Division, John Williams specializes in working with physicians, starting as early as Residency/Fellowship.

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Daniel Willie, CFP®

Senior Partner

214.642.9118
Austin, TX Minneapolis, MN

Dan delivers client-centered financial guidance, instruments, and follow-up that are consistent with quality recommendations aimed at effectively meeting client needs.

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Joshua Wokurka

Financial Advisor

630.379.8785
Chicago, IL

Specializing in working with physicians and dentists, Josh’s goal is to develop trust early on with his clients to lay the groundwork for a lifelong relationship.

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Jon Ylinen

Senior Partner - Financial Advisor & Wealth Manager

608.888.9794
Fitchburg, WI Minneapolis, MN Chicago, IL

Jon works with several hundred physicians starting as early as their final year of medical school, through residency and fellowship, in practice, and through retirement.

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