Describe the education and business background of the adviser’s principal executive officer: Carl Dwayne Goodin was born March 7, 1951, in Springfield, Missouri. He grew up in and around St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Lafayette High School in St. Louis County, MO, graduating with honors. He was conferred a BM in Education from the University of Missouri at St. Louis in May of 1973. He has completed coursework toward an MA in Finance and Economics from Webster University, St. Louis, MO. His grade point average in graduate studies is 4.0. He completed the CFP professional education program (College for Financial Planning, Denver, CO) in 1989. He continues to study, analyze, and research all matters related to personal financial planning, investments, insurance, estate planning, accounting, and taxation, generally devoting from 5 to 20 hours per week to independent study and advanced seminars. Carl D Goodin, CFP™: Having completed the education, examination, experience and ethics requirements he was awarded the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER designation in March 1989. The Financial Planning Association: Carl Goodin has been a member in good standing of the Financial Planning Association since 1985. For many years he served on the Board of Directors of the Financial Planning Association of Greater St. Louis, serving as Director of Professional Development, Director of Public Relations, President Elect, and President. Financial services career and education: Carl Goodin began his career in finance and insurance in 1979 as an aircraft insurance (property and liability) underwriter. In 1981 he chose to continue serving the aviation community, but in a different capacity, primarily as a life and health insurance producer associated with the company now called Lincoln Financial Group. During this period his clientele expanded from those associated with aviation to include small business owners and other professionals. Also, during this period, he became interested in providing personal financial planning services not focused on life insurance sales. In 1986 he accepted an offer to be the regional manager of the UNUM non-cancelable disability income office in St. Louis, only to return to Lincoln Financial as regional manager in 1988. During this period, he successfully completed the examination requirements for the Missouri Uniform Securities license (Series 63), the Investment Company/Variable Products license (Series 6), the General Securities Representative (stock/bond broker's license, Series 7), the General Securities Principal license (stock/bond broker's supervisor, Series 24) and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER. Financial Planning Associates, Inc., A Registered Investment Adviser: Believing that he could offer better, more objective advice for his clients in a more independent setting, he left Lincoln Financial and incorporated Financial Planning Associates, Inc. in 1998. Carl D Goodin, Professor, College for Financial Planning: From March 1999 until July 2005 Carl served as an adjunct faculty member of the College for Financial Planning, teaching all of the required classes for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER candidates. Those classes included: Financial Planning, Insurance, Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits, Tax Planning, Investment Planning, and Estate Planning. Carl D Goodin, Professor, University of Missouri at St. Louis: In July 2005, Carl resigned his teaching activities at the College for Financial Planning and assumed a similar teaching position as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, where he continued until 2015. Fee Only financial planning and investment management: In 2009 Carl Goodin voluntarily relinquished his securities and insurance licenses and terminated all associated residual benefits in the interest of offering his clients valuable, objective advice unaffected by conflicts of interest associated with commission compensation.

Gary Cassell is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisory Services, Inc. in Chesterfield, MO, with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Premier Wealth Advisory Services since 1998, also working at Ceros Financial Services Inc. since 2012. Cassell is an independent insurance agent for various companies in addition to his advisory work. Premier Wealth Advisory Services provides portfolio and active management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, using a blend of technical and fundamental analysis combined with tactical timing rules. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary management across multiple asset classes and conducts daily monitoring with monthly reviews.

Stephen Parkin is the sole advisor at S.P. Parkin & Co, an independent firm based in Chesterfield, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, Integrated Asset Management, Inc., and his own firms dating back to 1981. In addition to advisory services, Mr. Parkin is licensed to sell insurance through his firm, primarily to benefit clients. S.P. Parkin & Co. serves individual investors, corporations, churches, and endowments by providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis using four model portfolios with tactical sector rotation and employs multiple forms of analysis to adjust allocations. It also publishes a quarterly newsletter and operates an affiliated insurance agency, features that are uncommon among solo independent advisers.

Curtis Sawyer is the sole advisor at Sawyer Capital Management in Wildwood, MO, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Sawyer Capital Management since 2007. Since 2010, he has also been associated with Webster University. Sawyer Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a passive, asset-class strategy using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by written investment policy statements, Monte Carlo analysis, and periodic rebalancing. It offers a combination of individual wealth management and formal retirement-plan consulting services, including plan-level analysis and participant education.

Gregory Livingston is the sole advisor at Livingston & Associates, Ltd., an independent wealth management firm based in Wildwood, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Livingston has managed his firm since 2001. Livingston & Associates serves primarily individual clients, including some high-net-worth households, and a limited number of corporate retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes a passive-management approach with portfolio management, financial planning, insurance offerings, and occasional business consulting, and distinguishes itself by providing insurance brokerage services and strategic relationships for legal, accounting, and banking needs.

David Zaegel is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at CWOs for Hire LLC in Saint Louis, MO. He has been with CWOs for Hire since 2016 and is also a minority owner and accountant at CPAs for Hire LLC, an accounting and tax firm, where he provides CFO services and tax return preparation. Additionally, he owns Fastball LLC, an investment education business he restarted in 2025. CWOs for Hire LLC offers personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis with both passive and active management strategies, and maintains a referral relationship with an affiliated accounting firm.

Stephanie Calderas is a financial advisor at PathFinder Financial Services with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including MRM Asset Allocation Group, Royal Alliance Associates, and First Independent Advisory Services. Outside of advising, Stephanie is an Enrolled Agent who prepares tax returns, a licensed life, health, and disability insurance agent, and a licensed real estate agent in Missouri. PathFinder Financial Services provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and pension/profit-sharing plans, focusing on portfolio construction aligned with client goals and risk tolerance. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach and utilizes independent third-party managers for portions of client portfolios.

Jeffrey Risley is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Risley Capital Management LLC since 2011. The firm is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $163 million in assets, serving individual clients including high-net-worth households as well as state and municipal government entities. Risley Capital Management offers personalized investment policies and utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis, technical methods, and asset allocation across various securities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside consulting and tax-preparation services.

Michael Carroll is the principal of Carroll Wealth Management Inc. in Chesterfield, MO, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led his independent advisory firm since 2009. Carroll maintains a licensed insurance agent designation, though he is not actively using it. Carroll Wealth Management is a small, independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.8 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with a focus on fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, employing a range of instruments and trading strategies tailored to client risk tolerances.

Misook Yu is a Certified Financial Planner® with 11 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Yu Financial Advice, LLC and has operated YU & Money LLC since 2017, a business focused on book publishing and providing general education on basic financial topics through seminars and online classes. Yu Financial Advice offers financial planning and advisory services primarily to individual clients, providing comprehensive written plans and project-based consulting that cover cash flow, retirement, insurance, tax strategies, estate planning, and college savings. The firm emphasizes client education and a suitability questionnaire to tailor plans, with investment recommendations focused on passive, low-cost index funds and ETFs using an asset-allocation approach.

Brian Bingham is the owner of Elite Investment Advisors, LLC in Manchester, MO, holding a Series 65 registration with 25 years of industry experience. He founded Investor Education Network, LLC, where he creates and delivers market education courses. Since 2010, he has volunteered as a leader and board member with the American Association of Individual Investors, focusing on stock selection strategies, and he also leads Investor's Business Daily Meetup Groups to educate individual investors. Elite Investment Advisors is an independent, state-registered firm managing discretionary accounts primarily for individuals, IRAs, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a trading-oriented approach with concentrated portfolios, using a combination of fundamental growth-stock selection, technical analysis, market timing, and short-term trading.

Brendan Freeman is a financial advisor at Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Business Bank and Regions Bank. Cauble & Harre Wealth Management is a fee-only firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses model asset allocations combining various investment vehicles, conducts regular account reviews, and operates independently with a focus on client-paid advisory fees.

Timothy Hunt is a CFP® professional with 37 years of experience in financial planning and asset management. He has been with St. Louis Financial Planners, Inc. since 1980 and St Louis Financial Planners Asset Management since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, he occasionally notarizes documents related to client investments and assists clients with re-registering investments into living trusts prepared by attorneys. St. Louis Financial Planners, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning for individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental analysis, utilizing ETFs, no-load index funds, and individual equities, and offers a range of income-focused and growth strategies, including advice on less-common instruments such as limited partnership interests and commodity-pool exposure.

Kendall Young is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. since 2019. He has also been affiliated with Matter Family Office since 1998. Kendall serves as the Board Chairman of the Financial Planning Association, a volunteer role focused on advancing the CFP® profession. Cauble & Harre Wealth Management is a fee-only firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing model asset allocations that combine index funds, actively managed funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.

Todd Freund is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Freund & Co Investment Advisors, L.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, where he has worked since 1997. He has 21 years of industry experience and also maintains a general law practice as an attorney. Freund & Co. Investment Advisors provides financial advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and both for-profit and not-for-profit entities, along with retirement plan consulting for plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and modern portfolio theory, integrating economic and tax considerations into portfolio design.

Michael Kickham is a CFP® professional with 42 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Porter & Kickham, a firm he has been associated with since 2003, and has also worked at LPL Financial, The Retirement Group, LLC, and FSC Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he is registered as a broker-dealer representative and holds a license as an insurance producer. Porter & Kickham provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, focusing on retirement income and long-term investing. The firm employs a predominantly equity-heavy investment approach using a mix of active and passive mutual funds and managers, with portfolios planned over multi-decade horizons.

Daniel Wieman is a financial advisor at Marketocracy Masters Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Marketocracy Masters Capital Management since 2021. Wieman also has a background in the reinsurance industry, having worked at RGA Reinsurance Company since 2011. Marketocracy Masters Capital Management is an internet-based registered investment adviser that provides algorithm-driven portfolio management to individual clients through an interactive website. The firm focuses on individual investors with low recommended minimums and manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios, requiring custodial accounts at Interactive Brokers.

Patricia Conway is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Conway Financial Group, LLC since 2005. Conway Financial Group provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental and cyclical analysis approach to create diversified, risk-based portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation and capital preservation, offering comprehensive planning and ongoing portfolio management through a flat, periodic advisory fee structure.

Elizabeth Cauble is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc., where she has worked since 2007. She holds the Series 66 designation and is based in St. Louis, MO. Cauble & Harre Wealth Management is a fee-only firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm uses model asset allocations combining index funds, actively managed funds, ETFs, and select individual securities, and emphasizes continuous account monitoring with formal quarterly reviews.

John Schweizer is a financial advisor at LCI Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner and operator of Confluence Property Management, LLC, where he manages residential rental properties. LCI Advisors is a state-registered investment adviser managing approximately $57.8 million for about 50 clients, primarily individuals, trusts, and qualified plans. The firm employs a disciplined, value-based investment process alongside specialized strategies such as concentrated momentum-oriented and combined value-technical portfolios.