Alan Turner is a financial advisor with American Independent Securities Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at L.M. Kohn & Company for 16 years before joining his current firm. Outside of advising, he occasionally participates in TV and radio commercials and modeling for greeting cards and newspaper ads. American Independent Securities Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses an open architecture approach to portfolio management and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Timothy Phares is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Securities, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with CreativeOne Securities (formerly Client One Securities) since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, Phares serves as Committee Chair for BSA Troop 515 in Wichita, KS. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities through a network of 127 advisors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to third-party manager programs, combining project-based planning with ongoing asset management through its proprietary CreativeOne Wealth platform.

Alexander Jantsch is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc., having joined in 2026, and previously worked at Arvest Bank and Arvest Wealth Management from 2017 to 2026, as well as DeMarche Associates from 2013 to 2016. Jantsch serves on the board of the Kansas City Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, where he participates in governance and member engagement activities. Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, third-party administrators, HSA/VEBA account sponsors, individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, and municipalities. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan consulting, HSA consulting, sub-advisory arrangements, wealth management, and a wrap fee program, with an investment approach emphasizing long-term buy-and-hold strategies overseen by a CFA Chief Investment Officer.

Brannon Wilds is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Securities, LLC who holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. He has been with CreativeOne Securities and Foote Financial Group, Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory roles, Wilds serves as Vice Chair of the Elder Board at TRU Community Church, where he is involved in spiritual and business governance. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to third-party manager programs through a network of 127 advisors.

Peter Hughes is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at LexAurum Advisors since 2016. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. LexAurum Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and other advisory firms as a sub-adviser. The firm employs a multi-advisor team and emphasizes diversified portfolios based on modern portfolio theory, utilizing fundamental, market-trend, and economic-cycle analysis.

Taylor Ahern is a financial advisor with Copper Financial in Lenexa, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Century Investments Services Inc and Reed Performing Arts Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Financial Planning Advisory Board at the University of Missouri-Columbia and participates in selling clothing on Poshmark. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, including those affiliated with CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union and other program credit unions. The firm provides financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management through third-party referrals, model-based wrap programs, and an online Guided Investing option to both individual and institutional clients.

Samuel Davis is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Waddell & Reed, Inc., Focus Lending Solutions, and SCOTTRADE, Inc. Outside of finance, he owns and designs websites for churches and ministries through his business, Truth Lighthouse. American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification, offering portfolio personalization and access to mutual funds and ETFs, including affiliated American Century and Avantis funds.

Thomas Berger is a financial advisor at Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Virtus LLC and the University of Kansas. Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, third-party administrators, HSA/VEBA account sponsors, individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, and municipalities. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies with periodic rebalancing and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Bryan Hays is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at IHT Wealth Management since 2017 and previously at NVISION WEALTH GROUP, LLC and LPL Financial. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—corporate and institutional entities, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, outsourced CIO arrangements, and access to third-party managers, employing a combination of fundamental value screening, quantitative optimization, and periodic rebalancing in its investment approach.

Lalitkumar Dhande is a financial advisor at Copper Financial with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked with firms including UNFCU Advisors and United Nations Federal Credit Union. Prior to his financial services career, he was involved with SKI Beer for four years. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, offering financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management through third-party manager referrals, model-based wrap programs, and online guided investing. The firm works with both individual and institutional clients, including trusts and foundations, and maintains fiduciary standards while providing a variety of advisory services.

Ricky Bain is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. Bain is also the founder and advisor of Lighthouse Financial Strategies, where he provides life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance advisory services. Creative Financial Designs serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and employer retirement plans with a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a model-driven investment process and offers strategies including passive, tactical, and Biblical Responsible Investing approaches.

Virginia Shields is a financial advisor with LexAurum Advisors in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with LexAurum Advisors since 2016 in various roles. LexAurum Advisors manages approximately $1.27 billion for individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and other advisory firms through a multi-advisor team. The firm uses diversified portfolios based on modern portfolio theory and combines fundamental, market-trend, and economic-cycle analysis, offering model allocations primarily through low-cost ETFs and services that include discretionary rebalancing on third-party platforms.

Matthew Black is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cooper McManus. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research, Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, AE Wealth Management, Miller Retirement Group, Charles Schwab, and State Street Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a course instructor in financial education. Cooper McManus serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment process using a wide range of securities and model asset-allocation portfolios customized through sub-advisors and co-advisory platforms.

Chancellor Davis is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Modern Wealth Management, he worked at New York Life insurance for two years and has a background in education, having taught at both Fuquay Varina High School and Carnage Middle School. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, broker-dealers, and corporations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and offers a range of services such as discretionary investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and insurance solutions.

Shane Miller is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at SEM Retirement Services, LLC since 2005, where he is involved in insurance and Medicare sales. Miller also owns SEM Advisors, providing financial planning services. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives, utilizing a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio management.

Thomas Yager is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has been involved with related entities under the CreativeOne umbrella since 2014, including a role overseeing new business processing for insurance lines as Vice President of Operations. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities through a network of 127 advisors. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to third-party manager programs, combining project-based planning with ongoing asset management using both fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Jaime Gaona is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for nine years before joining Creative Financial Designs in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Gaona is co-owner of a construction business, J&J Familia. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research and offers a range of strategies from passive to tactically managed portfolios, including Biblical Responsible Investing options.

Kacy Seitz is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently serves at RFG Advisory, LLC and previously worked for Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for over a decade. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $8 billion for more than 17,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, employing a combination of actively managed and passive strategies with a focus on risk management.

John Link is a financial advisor with Royal Fund Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 12 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Nexus Financial Group and Link Retirement & Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, he provides trust and estate planning advice through a separate entity, Link Financial LLC. Royal Fund Management serves individual investors, corporations, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies tailored to client risk tolerances and manages approximately $1.55 billion in assets with a team of 83 advisors.

Thomas Strandell is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with CreativeOne Securities, formerly Client One Securities, since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Strandell volunteers as a presenter for the Financial Education Partnership, a nonprofit organization. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to third-party managers through a proprietary advisory platform.