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Stephen Cauley Scanlon

Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Kansas City, MO

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Credentials

Series 65, Series 63

Experience

29 years

Location

Kansas City, MO

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Equitable Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,620

Across 967 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$570,841 High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

Stephen Scanlon is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Equitable Distributors, LLC, AXA Advisors, LLC, and other firms. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering a range of financial planning, brokerage, insurance, and third-party asset management solutions primarily through LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed third-party managers.

Client services

Based on Equitable Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Equitable Advisors

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization

Occupation focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.20% to 2.50% annually (varies by program and asset level; see product-specific minimum and maximum fees) $0+: Financial planning fixed fees: $250 - $25,000 for new plans; $250 - $12,500 for reviews $0+: Financial planning hourly fees: $100 - $400 per hour

Commissions

Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.

Other

Minimum fee: Financial planning fixed fees may range from $250 to $25,000 for new clients; follow-on plan review fees generally range from $250 to $12,500; hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour. Fee-only: Fee-based financial planning services are offered, including fixed and hourly fees as noted above.

Location

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Kansas City, MO

Kansas City MO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Missouri · New York

Work history

29 years of industry experience

Equitable Distributors, LLC

2024 - Present • 2 years

New York, NY

Equitable Advisors

2017 - Present • 9 years

New York, NY

Equitable Distributors, LLC

2017 - 2023 • 6 years

Jersey City, NJ

AXA Advisors, LLC

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

New York, NY

AXA Distributors, LLC

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

Jersey City, NJ

Change Path LLC

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Leawood, KS

Madison Avenue Securities, LLC

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

San Diego, CA

Fortem Capital Partners (Subsidiary of Advisors Excel)

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Topeka, KS

Guardvest Inc

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

Dallas, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Scott S

CFP®, JD

Leawood, KS

Oread Wealth Partners

Scott Sturgeon is the Founder and Senior Wealth Advisor at Oread Wealth Partners. An industry veteran having held a variety of roles in the wealth management and financial planning space, Scott helps clients align their finances with what’s most important in their lives. Whether it be tax planning, identifying & reducing risks to your wealth, cash flow planning, estate planning or investing, Scott provides value to clients encompassing a variety of financial planning areas. Oread Wealth Partners is a fiduciary financial planning and wealth management firm serving physicians and business owners nationwide, helping them navigate financial decisions & prepare for the retirement they want.

Business ownership considerations General tax planning Cash flow / budgeting Business sale tax planning General retirement planning Founder/Business Owner Doctor or Medical Professional Retired Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Established Professionals
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Andrew H

CFP®, Series 66

Overland Park, KS

OSAIC

Andrew Hadel is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC since 2024. He previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years and spent a year with LPL Financial. He also operates Hadel Financial, providing services related to life insurance and business continuation strategies. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services through multiple platforms, utilizing asset-allocation tools and third-party resources to manage portfolios across a range of investment types.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Amy W

CFP®, Series 66

Overland Park, KS

Prairie Ridge Asset Management, LLC

Amy White is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Steffes Financial, Ltd. before founding Prairie Ridge Asset Management, LLC in 2017. Amy operates as the sole advisor at Prairie Ridge, based in Overland Park, KS. Prairie Ridge Asset Management serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment approach focused on global diversification and fundamental analysis, and is notable for its pension consulting and retirement-plan advisory offerings.

Business succession planning
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Michael H

Series 63, Series 66

Overland Park, KS

Penn Wealth Management

Michael Hazell is a financial advisor at Penn Wealth Management in Lenexa, KS, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has led Penn Wealth Management since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Penn Wealth Publishing, producing investment-related articles for a subscribing audience. Penn Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, and small businesses with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core/satellite investment approach and manages approximately $15 million across various account types.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General tax planning Active portfolio management Union Employee
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John C

CFP®, CFA®

Leawood, KS

Wolf Bay Wealth Partners

John Clark is a CFP® and CFA® with two years of experience as a financial advisor at Wolf Bay Wealth Partners. He is also an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, where he has taught since 2009 and serves as a faculty supervisor for the university’s Student Fund. Wolf Bay Wealth Partners is an independent firm offering investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars to a diverse client base including institutions, nonprofits, corporations, and individuals. The firm uses both passive and active strategies, applying analytical methods such as fundamental and technical analysis, factor modeling, and modern portfolio theory to design client-specific investment policies.

Business ownership considerations Tax strategies for small businesses Retirement withdrawal strategies College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Barbara G

Series 63, Series 65

Mission, KS

BG Wealth Advisory, LLC

Barbara Gulin is a financial advisor with BG Wealth Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with BG Wealth Advisory and its related entities since 2014. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in insurance services as a managing member and insurance agent for BG Wealth Management, LLC. BG Wealth Advisory, LLC provides financial planning and consulting primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and refers clients to a single third-party money manager for portfolio implementation. The firm delivers written financial plans on a fixed-fee basis and offers public seminars on investment topics, while portfolio management and trading authority remain with the third-party manager.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting General tax planning Wealth management
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