Dennis Henks is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. He previously worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, Henks serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Missouri - Ag Alumni Association and is involved with agricultural education initiatives through the Blue Springs Agriculture Advisory Committee and the Top Producer Executive Network. Principal Securities provides brokerage and advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Marisa Brown is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Additionally, she is the owner and president of Diva Bead Company, a business specializing in designing and selling handmade bead jewelry since 2003. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers a range of services, including financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Zachary Disette is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and over nine years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

John Nauman is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 50 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc., INVEST Financial Corp, and Bankers & Investors Co., Inc. Nauman serves as a trustee for a family trust and engages in insurance sales through Security Bank on a limited basis. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm combines adviser and broker-dealer structures, offering customized advisory services, access to alternative investments, and a lending marketplace while allowing clients to choose discretionary or pre-approval transaction control.

Scott Herz is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2016. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office services, managing roughly $213 billion in client assets.

Brian Francis is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked with several firms including Prosperity Network of Advisors LLC, Cetera Advisors, LLC, and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he provides mobile notary public services and owns Better Financial, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a variety of investment options.

Benjamin Warner is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at ALLSTATE Financial Services LLC and Park Ins Agencies Inc. Warner serves on the Endowment Committee of Temple B’nai Jehudah, advising on investment strategies aligned with the organization's objectives. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide client base, offering direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions. The firm offers a variety of promoter and referral arrangements and supports Financial Advisors with business resources tied to production.

Jennifer Mcbee is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2025. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, she spent ten years at Nuance Investments. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach that integrates model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Benjamin Custer is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities since 2021 and previously spent seven years at Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches swim classes at Genesis Fitness on a part-time basis. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Michael Di Santo is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has prior work history at Empower Financial Services, SmartAsset, Angi, and DST Enterprise Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Lori Schumann is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Olathe, Kansas. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 18 years of industry experience. Since 2015, she has been advising at Assets Group LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within plan lineups designated by plan sponsors.

Laura Warta is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Keating Financial Advisory Services. Warta is a board member of Girls on the Run of the Flint Hills and the Daniel Keating Foundation. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios.

Timothy Disette is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 63 designation and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Trinity Planning Group since 2012, where he is also an owner. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns Black Acre Farms, LLC, which manages a recreation property. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by Commonwealth’s Investment Management and Research team.

Gregory Day is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Shawnee, Kansas, holding a Series 63 designation and over 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2001 and Kestra Advisory since 2016. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs multiple management platforms alongside third-party solutions.

Michael Kijowski is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Shawnee, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2011 and previously spent 13 years at Peoples Bank. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.

Kevin Makalous is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Shawnee, KS, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience, including 18 years with Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he and his wife formed an LLC to own the building that will house his Edward Jones branch office. Edward Jones is a wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of investment advisory programs. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of over 23,000 advisors and offers discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds under a fiduciary standard.

Peter Carr is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an assistant basketball coach for the boys basketball program at Baldwin USD 348. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, access to separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Taylor Cole is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Olathe, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial, Taylor worked at Securities America, Inc. and Compass Financial Resources. Outside of finance, Taylor is involved in IT work and has part-time experience with DoorDash. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations through a national network of advisers. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by proprietary and third-party research.

Kara Miller is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked for The Prudential Insurance Company of America for a decade and held positions at Symetra Life Insurance Company and Symetra Securities, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Bestmark Express in a non-investment capacity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by internal and third-party research and model portfolios.

Ryan Samuelson is a financial advisor at Fidelity with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, State Street Bank, and Boston Financial Data Services prior to joining Fidelity. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including fund advisory and model portfolio construction. The firm employs a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction, and serves as an advisor to multiple registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.