Bryan Sweet

CLU®, ChFC®, MSFS
Managing Partner, Wealth Advisor

Meet Bryan

Bryan Sweet is an award-winning Managing Partner, Wealth Advisor based in Fairmont, Minnesota with 45 years of experience in the field.

Bryan is a cultivator of opportunity and that is reflected in his passion for serving the clients of Sweet Financial Partners. Beginning his financial services career in 1979, Bryan has done more than create lasting wealth plans for the wonderful clients we’ve been so fortunate to work with. He has worked to create a movement in this industry to help people realize just how much they are capable of, and just how much they can turn those dreams into reality.

A Fairmont native, Bryan earned his master’s degree in financial services from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, before embarking on what would be a lifelong career as a wealth management consultant. He established Sweet Financial Services in 1987 because he knew he wanted to create something lasting and impactful for the future. He saw an opportunity to help people not only accumulate wealth, but to maximize the opportunities and simplify the complexities that come with the distribution phase of life.

Being named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor list and AdvisorHub’s Top 100 Advisors to Watch (Under $1B), the drive towards excellence is not foreign to Bryan.

Bryan’s hunger for continued education and growth is something that will never be fully satisfied. Which means that he has created a culture at Sweet Financial that is centered on continued personal and professional growth. This is also reflected in his work with clients as you will often catch Bryan sharing the capability and potential that he sees in others.

Setting aside all of Bryan’s accomplishments and wonderful contributions to our community and beyond, his biggest passion in life is to help his clients and team design a life that they can’t wait to wake up to, which is why he created Sweet Financial’s proprietary process, The Dream Architect™. His Podcast ” The Dream Architect Life” has guests who share their stories of how they have overcome the past to create success in the hopes that others realize they to can create the life of their dreams. His passion for helping people realize their biggest dreams in this life is reflected in his generosity, his push for greatness and his commitment to excellence.

To show his commitment to helping people realize what is possible Bryan has created two different foundations. The first is The Marilyn Borchardt-Sweet Foundation, which provides scholarships to the children of hard-working single moms, which he holds close to his heart after growing up with a single mom himself. The second is named after his aunt and uncle that he admired so much, The Roy & Jean Yeager Foundation. This provides monetary donations to various initiatives in the Blue Earth community, which Roy and Jean loved so much.

Bryan’s biggest contribution here at Sweet Financial Partners is in his work as the visionary for the practice. He is always looking for new and improved ways to enhance our client experience and take the business to the next level of excellence. While wealth management is what we do, Bryan has paved the way for our team at Sweet Financial to inspire our clients to realize their dreams are possible. As that is truly who we are.

He who has his health has a 1000 wishes. He who doesn't has one.
Commonly attributed to Indian philosopher and physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina) or sometimes to a proverb of uncertain origin.

Qualifications

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  • 45 years financial industry experience
  • 37 years with Sweet Financial Partners
Education
  • BS in Business and Minor in Accounting from University Of Minnesota Mankato
  • MS in Finance from the American College
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  • CLU®
  • ChFC®
  • MSFS
Awards
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor
  • AdvisorHubs Top 100 Advisors to Watch
He who has his health has a 1000 wishes. He who doesn't has one.
Commonly attributed to Indian philosopher and physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina) or sometimes to a proverb of uncertain origin.

Sweet Financial Partners

1300 S. Prairie Ave
Fairmont, MN 56031
(507) 235-5587

Areas of Focus

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Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor: Awarded to Bryan Sweet (2025). The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years’ experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience, and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Research summary as of April 2025: 48,944 nominations received, based on thresholds – 27,586 invited to complete online survey – 20,412 telephone interviews – 4,926 in-person interviews at Advisor’s location, and 1,507 web-based interviews. Listing in this publication and/or award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.

The 2024 AdvisorHub “Advisors to Watch under $1B” ranking was announced in June 2024. Data is based on the time period of 12/31/2022 – 12/31/2023. The ranking recognizes advisors across the country for their quality of practice, professionalism, character, and community involvement. Criteria considered included: assets under management, production/revenue, team size, and more. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor’s future performance.