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Michael Snow is a financial advisor with Tower Financial Strategies Corp. in Rose Hill, Kansas, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Textron Aviation, Mountain Aviation, Eagle Strategies LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Snow serves as a board member for the Augusta Municipal Airport and volunteers with the Tower Aviation Institute, an aviation education organization. Tower Financial Strategies Corp. provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, typically delivering one-time financial plans and referring clients to third-party investment managers. The firm also advises on and offers insurance products, annuities, ETFs, hedge funds, and private equity funds, operating primarily through non-discretionary client relationships and emphasizing due diligence of third-party managers.

Robert Paredes II is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is the principal of Paredes Capital LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2026. Prior to that, he worked at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC for seven years and has experience in banking and law. Outside of his advisory work, he operates an online thrift sales business. Paredes Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment strategy using diversified vehicles such as ETFs, individual stocks, bonds, and alternative investments, and includes oversight of unaffiliated Independent Managers in client portfolios.

Alec Van Nort is a financial advisor at Pollux Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Textron Aviation and Bell Helicopter. Pollux Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and private funds. The firm employs a model-based investment approach that integrates quantitative, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis for asset allocation and security selection.

Marc Vincent is a CFA® charterholder with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Redstone Advisors Inc in Wichita, KS since 1991. Redstone Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily for institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on separately managed fixed-income portfolios, especially municipal and government bonds. The firm emphasizes active fixed-income management with tailored portfolios and formalized reporting and governance procedures.

Caitlin Sharp is a CFP® professional at Gentry Private Wealth with one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to joining Gentry Private Wealth, she worked at Intrust Bank for five years and has a background that includes roles in education at Kansas State University and Kinsley High School. Gentry Private Wealth provides personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, and various entities including trusts and foundations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on client-specific analysis with an emphasis on fundamental research and a long-term orientation, complemented by a sponsored wrap fee program and additional family office and tax-related services.

Troy Young is a CFA® charterholder with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Redstone Advisors Inc in Wichita, KS since 1991. Redstone Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily for institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on separately managed fixed-income portfolios, especially municipal and government bonds. The firm emphasizes active fixed-income management with tailored portfolios and formalized reporting and governance procedures.