John Clark is a CFP® and CFA® with three years of experience at Wolf Bay Wealth Partners, where he is the sole advisor. He also serves as an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and supervises the university's Student Fund. Wolf Bay Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars to institutions, pooled vehicles, nonprofit and corporate clients, as well as individual investors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and factor analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and periodic reviews, and is notable for its academic leadership and focus on client education.

John Chladek is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He founded Chladek Wealth Management, LLC in 2009 and previously worked at TMFS-Providence, LLC. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management. Chladek Wealth Management applies modern portfolio theory and fundamental security analysis to create diversified, risk-based portfolios, utilizing no-load mutual funds and ETFs while maintaining trading discretion. The firm offers both one-time and ongoing financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services for held-away retirement accounts, with additional estate plan coordination through an independent third-party provider.

Mark Nasche is the sole advisor at Nasche Asset Management LLC in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co for 11 years before founding his current firm in 2020. Nasche Asset Management LLC provides asset management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and small businesses using separately custodied accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented, primarily long-term investment approach with tactical flexibility and manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval before trades.

Kenneth Gilpin is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience and has been the principal advisor at Sound Investments Inc. in Overland Park, KS since 1999. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates as a sole advisor at his independent firm. Sound Investments Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plan clients, including pension, 401(k), and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $16.3 million for about 65 clients, tailoring portfolios based on client net worth and investment profiles, and primarily uses no-load mutual funds, low-cost ETFs, and individual stocks with a trend-following selection process.

James Byrne is a financial advisor at Grand Street Advisors, LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Grand Street Advisors since 2004 and has been affiliated with Sanwa Universal Securities Co., LLC since 1991. Grand Street Advisors is a small, independent advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, banks, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $9 million across about 16 clients, providing non-discretionary portfolio management, one-time advisory consulting, and pension consulting services with customized asset allocations based on fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Stephen Lyddon is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience, serving clients through Opine Financial Advisors in Kansas City, MO. He has been the owner and general manager of a Jackson Hewitt Tax Service franchise since 1992. His roles include overseeing operations and client relations at the tax preparation business alongside his financial advisory work. Opine Financial Advisors provides fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, and small tax-exempt organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using a core-and-satellite design and does not take custody of client assets, allowing clients to retain control of their investments.

Growing up I had always dreamed of owning my own business. I was first inspired by my grandparents who owned an insurance business in a small Kansas town. I grew up in Manhattan, Kansas and attended Kansas State University where I studied Business Administration and Leadership Studies. Upon graduation, I moved to Kansas City and married my college sweetheart. I decided to enter the banking industry because I wanted to help people achieve financial life milestones. The bank I worked at was located in a disadvantaged neighborhood with high rates of poverty. It was this job that reinforced lessons I had been taught early in life on empathy, compassion, and the importance of financial independence. After gaining new perspectives in banking, I joined a wealth management firm where I spent six years in the investment world. It was at this time that my wife and I went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a class that forever changed my perspective on personal finance and altered my life trajectory. I went on to earn a Master of Science in Finance and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) certification. When completing my studies I remember thinking to myself, “Why isn’t anyone working with my generation?”. I was routinely told that it could not be done because young people lacked the amount of investable assets needed to be desirable clients. In other words, most financial advisors considered working with young people a waste of their time. This narrative continued to weigh on my mind until I discovered XY Planning Network (XYPN), a network for financial planners catering to younger clients in an objective, fee-only capacity. I have since become a member of XYPN to define my vision of helping younger generations develop a plan to succeed financially so that they may live a great life and do good in the world. Monthly Fee Starting @: $109/mo (Singles) & $159/mo (Couples) Quarterly Fee Starting @: $327/qt (Singles) & $477/qt (Couples) Flat Fee: $600+/One Time Engagement AUM: 0.50% ($300 min/annual) I continue to call Kansas City home with my wife, our two young sons, and our dog Charlie. When I am not drawing up financial plans for clients, I enjoy coaching my sons in sports (baseball), cheering on the K-State Wildcats, the Kansas City Royals, and the Kansas City Chiefs, and participating in my fantasy football leagues (This year is the year baby!).

Doug Voss is the principal of VIP Advisors LLC in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He is also the managing member of VIP Taxes LLC, providing tax preparation services, and VIP Financial Services LLC, offering insurance services. Voss has been associated with these firms since 2010-2011. VIP Advisors LLC is an independent investment advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using a range of investment instruments and automated platform services, managing approximately $1.07 million across about two dozen client accounts.

Andrew Flattery is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Flattery Wealth Management LLC in North Kansas City, MO. His prior experience includes roles at Simple Wealth Planning LLC and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Outside of financial advising, he serves on the board of a Catholic young adult ministry and has appeared on the "Catholic Money Mastermind" podcast. Flattery Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth households by providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm follows a fundamental value, buy-and-hold investment approach and customizes portfolios primarily with individual stocks, ETFs, and actively managed mutual funds.

Jay Hedlund is a financial advisor at Financial Management Consultants LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Financial Management Consultants since 1979. Financial Management Consultants LLC advises individuals, couples, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans on a wide range of personal financial matters, including investments, tax planning, estate planning, and retirement planning. The firm emphasizes a target allocation between fixed-income and equity investments, using a bond-ladder approach and no-load mutual funds, and operates on an hourly fee basis without discretionary authority or asset custody.

Tyler Landes is the President and Chief Compliance Officer of Tandem Financial Guidance, LLC in Kansas City, MO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is President of Tandem Tax & Accounting, LLC, a tax preparation and bookkeeping service. Tandem Financial Guidance serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and educational seminars. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach focused on diversified portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, offering both project-based and ongoing planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

James Kinyon is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Pioneer Financial Advisors, where he has worked since 1997, and has also been affiliated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. and Triad Advisors, LLC. Kinyon holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Prairie Village, Kansas. Pioneer Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving primarily affluent individuals such as retirees, business owners, senior executives, and professionals. The firm provides written financial planning across estate, retirement, investment, and business succession topics, alongside personalized portfolio management with a focus on non-discretionary account management and regular client reviews.

Tressa Wasson is a financial advisor at Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Safe Harbor Financial Planning Group and RPS Insurance Solutions, LLC, where she currently spends approximately half of her time providing insurance services. Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC serves individual clients with financial planning and consulting, providing educational seminars and referring client assets to third-party money managers. The firm delivers financial plans and consultations on an hourly or per-engagement basis without directly managing client assets.

Marco Miros is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Miros Wealth LLC. His prior roles include positions at American Century Investment Services Inc. and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Outside of financial advising, Miros is involved with the US Soccer Federation and teaches at Strayer University. Miros Wealth LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized financial planning and asset management using a combination of active and passive strategies, quantitative screening, and scenario testing, while also providing life and health insurance through affiliated entities.

Sandra Weaver is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Weaver Financial, an independent firm in Prairie Village, KS, where she has worked since 1995, including a prior role at Petrovic Weaver Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, Weaver serves as vice-president and treasurer of G & E Farms, where she is involved in managing agricultural operations and financial decisions. Weaver Financial provides financial planning and investment management primarily for individual clients, as well as trusts, corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on asset allocation, diversification, and risk management, utilizing no-load mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and allocation funds.

Steven Warta is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Roadmap Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2015 in Overland Park, Kansas. Roadmap Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, business owners, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm creates personalized financial roadmaps based on client risk tolerance and goals, implementing diversified portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with ongoing monitoring and at least annual in-person reviews.

Randy Freed is the sole advisor and manager at R L Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Overland Park, KS. He holds CFP® and CPA credentials and has 21 years of experience in financial advising along with over 28 years as a certified public accountant. In early 2024, his firm expanded to include certified public accounting services, offering income tax preparation and consulting for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and trusts. R L Capital, LLC serves individuals, joint accounts, trusts, retirement accounts, and select corporate clients, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with a minimum combined investment of $150,000. The firm focuses on value-oriented securities, primarily individual stocks and ETFs, using a long-term, dividend-aware buy-and-hold strategy informed by fundamental analysis and supplemented by technical inputs.

Wesley Hagens is the sole advisor at Westwood Asset Management, LLC, based in Kansas City, MO, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led Westwood Asset Management since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent. Westwood Asset Management serves approximately 15 individual and high-net-worth clients, managing about $11.6 million. The firm provides ongoing portfolio management using a variety of analysis techniques and incorporates both long-term strategies and options trading, managing accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

After working in the financial services industry for over 20 years, I launched Focal Point Financial Group to help, equip, and guide people to be good stewards of their God-given resources. Focal Point Financial Group is a fee-only financial planning firm located in the Kansas City area who works with individuals and families delivering financial planning and investment advice. We believe that everyone should have a financial plan. We call it your “focal point” and we help you identify yours. It’s your focal point or plan that guides your day-to-day (and long-term) money decisions and brings clarity and confidence to your choices. We work with our clients on an ongoing basis to not only set up an initial plan with specific goals and action steps, but also help them along their journey to implement and keep the plan up to date as life events and circumstances change. Focal Point Financial Group believes in keeping things simple. The more moving parts to something, the greater the risk of something getting overlooked or underutilized. We help our clients simplify their financial lives in order to obtain greater peace of mind and create financial breathing room. Because we believe people need affordable access to qualified financial planning, we charge our financial planning clients a monthly fee based on the complexity of their situation...not based on how much money they have or how many things they own. Our ideal clients are those that: - are open to getting holistic help with their finances - communicate openly and freely - believe in the benefit of having a long-term plan in place - are wanting a trusted partner to help them on their journey to being a good steward Although we call Kansas home, we are also willing to work with clients outside of our area. In addition to being a financial planner, I’m also a husband and a dad. I’m blessed with a wonderful family. I enjoy being outside, playing sports, cooking new things and exploring new places.

William Jenkins is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Wealth Planning, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Lewer Financial Advisors, and MassMutual Life Insurance. In addition to his advisory work, Jenkins is a licensed attorney practicing business and estate planning through his own firm, Jenkins Legal, LLC. Comprehensive Wealth Planning, LLC is an independent, state-registered advisory firm that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and institutional entities. The firm focuses on retirement planning and offers discretionary management with tailored asset allocations, ongoing supervision, and financial planning services provided either as part of asset management or separately.