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Brian Coleman is the sole advisor at 80/20 Financial Services in Ozark, Missouri, holding a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent advisory firm in 2019, he worked for 12 years at White River Valley Electric Cooperative. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent, selling life, health, annuities, and disability insurance. 80/20 Financial Services provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm builds personalized portfolios based on model allocations tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, combining fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation.

John Gill is the sole advisor at Greystone Investment Advisors, Inc. in Springfield, Missouri, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. He has led Greystone Investment Advisors since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Gill is a co-member of Suiter and Gill Enterprises, L.L.C., a business involved in property management. Greystone Investment Advisors is an independent, single-advisor firm providing discretionary investment management to individuals, families, small business owners, retirement plan trustees, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, macro-oriented investment approach across three management styles—Aggressive, Growth over Income, and Income over Growth—using mutual funds, ETFs, and listed equities custodied at Charles Schwab.

I’m John Davis, and I founded JKD Financial to bridge the gap between two worlds that should never have been separated: financial planning and proactive tax strategy. Springfield, Missouri is my home, I'm a dad to two boys, and a firm believer that financial advice should be honest, transparent, and easy to understand. I’ve spent my career—since 2016—learning this industry from the ground up. I started in the back office of an independent firm, eventually moving into a lead advisor role before spent time at a large CPA firm. Along the way, I noticed a problem: most "wealth management" is missing a microscope. Advisors look at the big picture, and tax preparers look at the past, but very few people sit in the middle to look at the future impact of every dollar. As both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and an IRS Enrolled Agent (EA), I provide that missing link. I don’t just build a portfolio; I audit the plan for tax efficiency—managing IRMAA thresholds, executing Roth conversions, and ensuring your retirement "buckets" are optimized for what you actually keep. I’ve built an intentionally small practice. I’m not interested in scaling a giant empire or managing a call center. I limit the number of families I serve so that I can provide the deep-dive service my clients deserve. I took the leap to start my own firm because I wanted to build something I’d be proud to show my sons. I wanted to prove that you can provide elite-level financial advice without hidden fees, confusing jargon, or the conflicts of interest found in traditional AUM models. How I Work: Flat-Fee: My pricing is transparent and based on the complexity of your life, not the size of your portfolio. Tax-Forward: We plan for April 15th all year long, not just in the spring. High-Touch: When you have a question, you get a direct line to me—not an associate or a generic inbox. If you’re a diligent saver looking for a proactive partner to navigate the transition into retirement, I’d love to see if we’re a good fit. Learn more at jkdfinancial.com

Shuyang Balazi is a financial advisor at Capital360Financial in Springfield, MO, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Outside of finance, he is a part owner and occasional office manager of Springfield Tint Company LLC, a family-owned window tinting business. Capital360Financial is an independent firm serving individual investors and a small number of institutional clients with fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach with discretionary, custom portfolio management across a broad range of securities.

Troy Kennedy is a financial advisor with ITI Financial Management in Springfield, MO, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with ITI Financial Management since 2009. In addition to his work at ITI, he is an investment adviser representative with SignalPoint Asset Management LLC, occasionally offering clients advice or products through that affiliation. ITI Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as select corporations and business entities. The firm follows a long-term, modern portfolio theory-based investment approach, primarily using passive mutual funds and index ETFs, and manages client assets on a discretionary basis within a wrap fee program.

Kelly Clift is a financial advisor at Trend Management, Inc. in Springfield, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Trend Management since 2007. Trend Management, Inc. advises individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and small-business 401(k) trusts, managing approximately $83 million across about 160 client accounts. The firm employs a research-driven, concentrated equity approach with discretionary portfolio management in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and money market instruments.