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Meet the Team Supporting Your Financial Vision 

We lead your financial planning experience with a personalized, values-driven approach. From investment strategists to insurance consultants and client service professionals, this extended team helps ensure that every part of your financial plan is executed with care and expertise. Together, we provide the structure and insight needed to turn your goals into a clear, confident path forward.

James Jaderborg, ChFC, CLU

Financial Consultant & Senior Wealth Manager

443-475-0718

james.jaderborg@northstarfinancial.com

I became an advisor in 2010 to help professionals and their families find confidence in their finances. Many of my clients are physicians who have a thousand priorities pulling at their time and their wallet, and above all, they need...

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Glenn Ryan, CSLP®

Financial Advisor

314-608-9009

glenn.ryan@northstarfinancial.com

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...
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Kyle Flynn, CSLP®

Financial Consultant

440-539-1461

kyle.flynn@twinoakadvisors.com

Kyle helps early-career physicians with the many financial decisions they face while entering practice. He empowers his clients through education and financial literacy to make informed decisions that are proactive and align with...

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Partnership Teams

Through our partnership with North Star Resource Group and Cetera Networks, we provide access to a broader range of services and specialized teams.

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Financial Planning Team

Carrie Hancock, ChFC®, CLU®

Vice President, Financial Planning Resource Center

Carrie leads our financial planning team and provides a high-level of planning support and guidance to North Star associates and their clients. As a team, the Financial Planning Resource Center of North Star offers steady guidance and...

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 Sean McTeague, CFP®

Financial Planning Specialist

612-617-6069

sean.mcteague@northstafinancial.com

Sean is a member of our Financial Planning Resource Center and provides a high level of planning support and guidance to North Star associates and their clients. Sean’s favorite part of working at North Star as a Financial Planning...

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Shannon McGinty

Registered Representative

612-617-6078

shannon.mcginty@northstarfinancial.com

Shannon is a member of our Financial Planning Resource Center and provides a high level of planning support and guidance to North Star associates and their clients. The financial planning team at North Star offers steady guidance and...

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Disability Insurance Team

Max Miller

Disability Insurance Consultant

612-617-6031

max.miller@northstarfinancial.com

Since joining North Star in 2016, Max has been using his expansive knowledge and commitment as a disability expert to provide counsel to our associates. Today, he is available to speak with clients about their disability insurance...
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Property & Casualty Team

Michael Sejbl

Property and Casualty Consultant

612-617-6190

michael.sejbl@northstarfinancial.com

Michael joined the North Star property and casualty department in 2019. As a team, the North Star insurance specialists focus on finding gaps in coverage and providing clients with customized solutions based on their specific needs....

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Investments Team

Jeff Landt, CFA, CFP®

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

612-617-6116

jeff.landt@northstarfinancial.com

With over 25 years’ experience in financial services, Jeff’s expertise is the investment management process. As vice president and director of investments, he coaches North Star financial professionals on portfolio strategies,...
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Steven Vacinek

Director of Investments

612-431-7065

steven.vacinek@northstarfinancial.com

Steven has spent 31 years supporting advisors and clients through effective investing solutions, and he joined North Star in 2021 as a consultant in our investments division. Steven assists clients in portfolio construction,...

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Employee Benefits Team

Chase Brakke, DIA, DIF

Senior Vice President of Disability Insurance and Property and Casualty Non-producing Registered Representative of Cetera Advisor Networks.

612-617-6008

chase.brakke@northstarfinancial.com

Chase leads our disability insurance, property and casualty insurance, and employee benefits divisions, ensuring clients have a customized protection strategy for their specific individual, family, and business needs. After graduating...

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Long-Term Care Team

Chris Sitek, CLTC®, CASL®, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, REBC®

Vice President Life and Long-Term Care

612-617-6109

chris.sitek@northstarfinancial.com

Chris helps financial advisors at North Star identify the strongest insurance product solutions for their clients. Joining North Star in 1996, Chris’s career path has taken him from financial advisor to manager of external insurance...
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Medicare Supplement Team

Chris Abbott

Medicare Specialist

612-617-6133

chris.abbott@nsmedsup.com

Chris is a co-founder of the Medicare Supplement division at North Star, helping to simplify healthcare choices for Medicare-eligible individuals throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. As an independent agency, the Medicare team at North...

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