Leroy Douglas Simpson III

Kevin Keleher is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at KLK Capital Wealth Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he was associated with Lewer Financial Advisors, LLC and The Lewer Agency Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance sales. KLK Capital Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor investment strategies and offers public seminars and workshops on investment topics.

Gary Thomas is the principal and sole advisor at GT Financial, Ltd., L.L.C. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 registration, with 16 years of experience in financial advising and over 35 years as a CPA. He is also the owner of Gary M. Thomas, CPA, P.C., a public accounting firm that shares office space with his advisory practice, and he divides his time between both businesses. GT Financial serves individual investors as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, limited financial and estate planning, and project-based consulting. The firm emphasizes a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach and provides retirement plan advisory services, including ERISA plan consulting and discretionary management for plan assets.

John Casassa is a financial advisor at Common Cents Financial Planning with one year of industry experience. Prior to entering financial services, he worked at Shell Oil Company for 39 years before retiring in 2020. The firm is operated by Casassa on a part-time basis and plans to allocate volunteer time to first-responder support. Common Cents Financial Planning provides fee-based comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, and small-business owners, including discounted or pro bono planning for current and retired firefighters. The firm offers investment recommendations without discretionary management, emphasizes diversified allocations tailored to client objectives, and operates under a fiduciary standard without taking custody of client assets.

Paul Scoggins is a financial advisor with ICOM Advisors, LLC in Covington, LA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with ICOM Advisors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and manager of Permian Services Co., LLC, an oil field services company, and serves as managing member of several investment holding and private equity firms. ICOM Advisors, LLC provides portfolio management and analysis services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $123 million in client assets, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with an investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, fundamental and technical analysis, and private equity investments when suitable.

Gianni Toce is a financial advisor with TOCE Financial Group LLC, holding a Series 65 license and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Toce Financial Group since 2021 and previously held positions at UL Lafayette and the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired. TOCE Financial Group primarily serves individual investors, managing approximately $19.2 million for about 129 clients through a team of three advisors. The firm provides portfolio management and investment advisory services with a compliance program overseen by a chief compliance officer who holds a law degree and state bar admission.

Ryan Kropog is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2006 and founded Kropog Financial Group, LLC in 2016, where he continues to provide financial planning and advisory services. Kropog Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $160 million across 220 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a focus on long-term, customized portfolios primarily using low-cost ETFs, supplemented by mutual funds, individual equities, REITs, and alternatives.