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John Lotshaw is the principal of JM Lotshaw Consulting, an independent registered investment adviser based in O'Fallon, Missouri. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 30 years of industry experience. Lotshaw has led JM Lotshaw Consulting since 2003. JM Lotshaw Consulting provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm manages approximately $7.9 million across seven client relationships, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies according to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Joshua Bockhorst is a financial advisor with Bockhorst Wealth Strategies LLC in Troy, Lincoln, Missouri. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience outside of finance working with NorthRoad Church, St. Charles Community College, and Downs Drywall. Bockhorst Wealth Strategies LLC is a Missouri-registered investment adviser that provides non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial coaching to individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with market research to develop long-term investment recommendations and emphasizes client education through scheduled review meetings and written follow-up.

James Dearing is a CFP® with 27 years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Wealth Ambassadors, LLC in Lake St. Louis, MO. He has been self-employed as an insurance agent since 2012 and serves on the board of Worldwide Inventory Network, Inc., a charitable organization. He is also involved in a health consulting business and owns a group coaching and training company. Wealth Ambassadors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, foundations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with globally diversified portfolios, often using mutual funds and ETFs, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with pension consulting.

James Ethington is a financial advisor at Transcendent Investment Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in financial advising and a background that includes eighteen years at The Boeing Company and twenty years with the Missouri Air National Guard. Transcendent Investment Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a quantitative, research-driven investment approach and offers continuous portfolio management alongside project-based consulting, educational services, and seminars.

Lesley Kilcullin is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Kilcullin Financial Life Planning, LLC since 2015. The firm manages approximately $57.9 million across about 111 client relationships, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and retirement-plan rollover advice. Kilcullin Financial Life Planning employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient, low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, primarily managing assets on a nondiscretionary basis. The firm also offers educational workshops and assists clients with accounts maintained at other custodians.

Walter Obremski is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 54 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with B & B Financial Planning Co., Inc. and has prior work experience spanning 35 years at Cutter & Company, Inc., followed by a position at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. Obremski is involved in investment clubs where he participates as a part-owner and broker on accounts. B & B Financial Planning Co., Inc. offers personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm creates customized portfolios through strategic asset allocation, combining passive index and ETF investments with selected active funds, dividend-paying stocks, and municipal bonds, and manages accounts typically on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews.