Anita Loy is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. She is the sole advisor at Inspire Private Wealth Management in Louisville, KY, where she has worked since 2013. Prior to that, she spent 19 years with Money Concepts Capital Corp. Outside of her advisory work, she teaches and coaches adult education courses at various colleges and universities. Inspire Private Wealth Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes tailored investment advice and delivers both one-time financial planning and ongoing advisory services, with a notable focus on retirement plan and pension consulting for institutional clients.

Edward Nelson is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Clear Trace, LLC since 2007 and previously spent 11 years with Zeiders Enterprises, Inc. His background includes management consulting and information technology. Clear Trace, LLC offers personal financial planning, investment management, and education services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and certain business entities. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios, utilizing model portfolios, automated tax-loss harvesting, and discretionary account management.

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Richard Terlau is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been associated with Investment Answers since 2006 and is also involved with Brookstone Financial LLC and Investment Answers Media, Inc., where he contributes to financial education content. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent and owner of Brookstone Financial, providing insurance services alongside investment advice. Investment Answers offers portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $43.3 million across 257 client relationships. The firm employs three model portfolios—Conservative, Balanced, and Growth—tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, using both charting and fundamental analysis alongside long- and short-term trading strategies.

Charles Veeneman is the sole advisor at Best Investment Options, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm in 2019, he spent 12 years with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. He also serves as treasurer for the city of Northfield, KY, a position he has held since 2011, and operates two non-investment businesses: a CPA firm providing tax and audit services, and a bookkeeping services company. Best Investment Options, LLC manages discretionary investment portfolios for individual and trust clients, including high net worth individuals, using a tailored approach based on fundamental, technical, and economic analysis. The firm incorporates derivatives strategies such as equity puts and covered calls and maintains an affiliation with an accounting and tax practice under common ownership.

Marcus Warren is the principal advisor at Warren Wealth Management & Tax Planning Inc. in Louisville, KY, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at several firms, including Gradient Advisors, LLC and The Warren Investment Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Warren serves on the boards of the WHAS Crusade for Children and the Financial Empowerment Academy and is an owner and insurance agent at Syndicate Ins Solutions Incorporated. Warren Wealth Management & Tax Planning Inc. offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and educational seminars to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, employing third-party model portfolios with discretionary oversight, and conducts quarterly account reviews and timely financial planning.

Todd Meador is a financial advisor with T.K.M. Financial Services, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding the CFP®, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm in 2017, he worked at Sterling Financial Group, Ltd. for one year. He hosts the finance-focused podcast and radio show “A Nickel and a Plan,” which discusses various financial topics. T.K.M. Financial Services offers fee-based comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies, uses documented Investment Policy Statements, and incorporates options strategies when appropriate.

Kevin Roberts is a financial advisor at Lifetime Wealth Design LLC in Louisville, KY, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials with 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Lifetime Wealth Design since 2009 and owns Roberts CPA Group and Corales & Roberts CPA Group. Roberts serves as a board member of Transcend Credit Union and owns and operates a Scooter’s Coffee franchise through Abundant Heritage LLC. Lifetime Wealth Design provides financial planning, portfolio management, and ongoing monitoring services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other entities. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation with discretionary portfolio management and regular account reviews, leveraging affiliations with CPA firms and offering insurance products.

Zachary Clark is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently practicing as the sole advisor at Clark Financial Planning in Louisville, KY. He previously worked at Coats Financial Planning, Inc. from 2010 to 2018. Clark serves as an unpaid volunteer board member, Treasurer, and head of the Finance Committee for Couple to Couple League International, Inc. Clark Financial Planning provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach using primarily passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, serving a small client roster through retainer and limited-scope engagements.

Troy Bolton is a financial advisor with Mercurio Wealth Advisors in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Mercurio Wealth Advisors since 2013, including a previous role at Mercurio Wealth Management from 2017 to 2022, and with Global Financial Private Capital, LLC from 2014 to 2017. In addition to his advisory work, Bolton is licensed through Mercurio Insurance Services to sell insurance products. Mercurio Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and limited-scope consulting. The firm implements investment decisions on a discretionary basis and integrates estate and insurance-related advice into its planning services.

Charles Reader is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He is currently the sole advisor at Illuminate Wealth Management, having previously worked at Different By Design Financial Planning and several other firms. Illuminate Wealth Management serves individuals, families, and small businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and tailored services such as a virtual family office and virtual CFO engagements. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, diversified portfolios, and coordination with external specialists to provide comprehensive wealth management solutions.

Andrew Arnold is a financial advisor at Centerline Wealth Advisors, LLC in Louisville, KY, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centerline since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a technology startup focused on communication platforms and serves on the board of a charitable foundation. Centerline Wealth Advisors provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and exit-planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs an asset-allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, independent managers, and third-party platforms for portfolio management.

Steven Aldridge is a financial advisor at Canopus Wealth Management in Louisville, KY, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Sterling Financial Group, Ltd from 2012 to 2017. Canopus Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable foundations, and 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, cost- and tax-aware investment approach, managing assets in-house with discretionary authority and integrating tax planning and compliance services for certain clients.

Karen Parroco is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Canopus Wealth Management and has previously worked at Sterling Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a licensed accountant and occasionally offers related advice or products to clients. Canopus Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable foundations, and 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, cost- and tax-aware investment approach using primarily low-cost, tax-efficient funds and individual investment-grade bonds, managing assets in-house on a discretionary basis.

Margaret Pape is a Certified Financial Planner® with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with BLVD Private Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at JP Morgan Securities, LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. BLVD Private Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and plan sponsors. The firm uses a tailored investment approach based on client profiles and combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis across various account types and investment vehicles.

Stephen Collins is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at Canopus Wealth Management in Louisville, KY, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Sterling Financial Group, Ltd. from 2015 to 2017. Canopus Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable foundations, and 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, cost- and tax-aware investment approach, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis with in-house oversight.

Chris Brady is a financial advisor with BLVD Private Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Meridian Wealth Management LLC and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent and serves as a non-compensated consultant for a retail tobacconist. BLVD Private Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations. The firm tailors portfolios based on detailed investor profiles and employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis with a long-term trading focus.

Jeffrey Sexton is a financial advisor at Demeter Tactical Investments Corp. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Pirata PSC, SLC Fund Management, LLC, Silver Leaf Capital, LLC, and Silver Leaf Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an attorney specializing in civil litigation case management. Demeter Tactical Investments Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other investment advisers, managing private funds organized in Delaware and the British Virgin Islands. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy driven by proprietary software and algorithmic models, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and equities with automated rebalancing.

Richard Walker is a financial advisor at Robert M. Walker & Associates with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 1998. Robert M. Walker & Associates provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios. The firm manages a relatively small client base and incorporates both traditional and newer asset classes, including digital assets and securities related to artificial intelligence, in accordance with client risk profiles.

Donald Mercurio is a financial advisor with Mercurio Wealth Advisors in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Global Financial Private Capital from 2011 to 2017 and has been with Mercurio Wealth Advisors since 2000. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with Mercurio Insurance Services, an insurance agency affiliated with the firm. Mercurio Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, estates, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and limited-scope consulting. The firm employs third-party tools to assess risk tolerance and consolidate reporting, offers estate and insurance-related advice, and coordinates with clients’ other advisors.