Paul Stropkay is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC in Louisville, KY, where he has worked since 2021. Stropkay also serves as a director on the boards of Rockcastle Bancorp and Citizens Bank, providing oversight on banking operations and strategy. Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors offers discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and other advisers, managing approximately $90 million in assets. The firm’s investment approach centers on fundamental analysis and the identification of discrepancies between market price and intrinsic value across equities and fixed income, with a client base that includes beneficial owners and institutional mandates.

Richard Phares is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2026 after previous roles at Cerity Partners, ARGI Investment Services, and Pallas Partners. Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and other advisers, managing approximately $90 million in assets. The firm employs fundamental analysis focused on high-quality securities, using both equity and fixed-income research, and offers advisory, sub-advisory, and tri-party arrangements.