Emily Bennett

Trek Wealth Planning is for families who want real financial advice, not a sales pitch. We help you answer the big financial questions like: - How soon can I retire? - How much do I need saved before I can clock out for good? - How do I pay less in taxes? - How can I improve my investment returns? - How much can I expect to spend in retirement? We use our expertise, tools, and the latest technology to stress-test your retirement plan, giving you confidence in the best path forward. And we present it to you without all the financial jargon. Ultimately our mission is to provide transparent, personalized financial guidance that empowers you to make informed decisions and achieve your financial goals.

Sarah Wells is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience, operating Fee-Only Financial Services LLC in Columbia, Missouri. She has been an assistant professor at Columbia College since 1983. Wells holds an inactive Missouri real estate broker license, which she uses solely for personal transactions. Her firm provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to middle-income individuals and families on a single-engagement basis. The firm’s approach is based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing diversification, periodic rebalancing, and low-cost, tax-efficient investment vehicles, while clients implement recommendations independently.

Timothy Sullivan is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at Clarity Financial in Columbia, Missouri. He has been with Clarity Financial since 2011 and is also an owner of Newgrange Properties, L.L.C., a residential rental property firm. Clarity Financial offers fee-only comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios aligned with clients’ tax situations, risk tolerance, and life-stage goals, using fixed-fee or hourly arrangements and acting as a fiduciary on retirement accounts.

Robert Almony is the principal of Robert A. Almony, Jr. LLC, an independent financial advisory firm based in Columbia, MO. He holds the Series 65 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he has operated a tax consulting business for over 40 years, preparing individual tax returns and addressing federal and state tax issues. Robert A. Almony, Jr. LLC provides financial and retirement planning, portfolio analysis, and investment advice primarily to individual clients with varying ages and wealth levels. The firm focuses on strategic, broadly diversified asset allocations using no-load mutual funds and third-party research, avoiding market timing and individual stock recommendations. It operates as a fee-only adviser without custody of client assets, offering tailored planning under a fiduciary standard.

Jared Gilpin is a financial advisor at Macro Trend, LLC in Columbia, MO, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Macro Trend since 2012. Macro Trend, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside third-party manager portfolios through Envestnet’s strategist network.

Paul Kanago is a CFP® with 44 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal at Consolidated Asset Management, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2023. Prior to this, he worked at Alexander Labrurerie & Co., Inc. and Labrunerie Financial Services, Inc. Kanago serves as the elected president of the board for the Sacred Heart Catholic Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Columbia, MO. Consolidated Asset Management, LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on tailored investment profiles and written Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and implements long-term trading strategies across mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and insurance products, with regular account reviews and custody through Schwab Institutional.