Cynthia Durst is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Private Client Services since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she engages in insurance sales focusing on dental, group disability, life, and related products. Private Client Services is an SEC-registered independent investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a discovery-driven process to tailor risk profiling and platform selection, offering a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio management alongside brokerage services.

Timothy Sparks is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Sound Income Strategies, LLC since 2019, and previously worked at Specialized Advisors, J.D. Mellberg Financial, and Secure Investment Management. Sparks is also the author of a published book. Sound Income Strategies, LLC is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $4.0 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and other advisers, offering customized portfolio management with a focus on fixed-income analysis and equity review.

Bradley Gaines is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Louisville, KY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Strategic Wealth Investment Group in 2021, he was the managing partner at Reset Strategies from 2011 to 2019. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, typically implemented on a discretionary basis.

Dean Weerstra is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial Services. He has business interests related to tax and investment services through Weerstra and Associates LLC. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Matthew Dicken is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Dicken is the founder and chairman of Total Return Capital Management, a private equity fund, and is involved in several non-investment businesses including a racing team, a consulting firm, and a retirement education company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, often implementing them on a discretionary basis through firm-developed model portfolios.

Phillip Bloyd is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has held leadership roles at P.T. Bloyd & Associates, Inc dba Revolutionary Financial Group since 1998 and currently owns Checkerboard Aviation, LLC, which manages aircraft for personal business use. Bloyd also serves as an educator and guest speaker for FMT Solutions, presenting adult financial education courses. AlphaStar Capital Management manages approximately $1.84 billion for individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs both model portfolios and custom strategies, utilizing quantitative analysis and tactical approaches, and acts as a subadviser and referral agent to other investment advisers.

Joel Lerner is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MetLife Securities Inc, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as assistant treasurer and board member for Congregation Adath Jeshurun. Primerica Advisors operates as an enterprise firm serving a broad retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Henry Cook Jr. is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2008. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, discretionary model account pilot for PNC Bank employees that uses algorithmic risk assessment and approved model strategies.

Benjamin Mckain is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Northwestern Mutual and Park Avenue Securities. He serves as a finance committee member for a local organization in Louisville, KY. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory solutions to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services using both proprietary and third-party models.

Andrew Atchison is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., having joined in 2025, and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC from 2014. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Austin Turk is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Louisville, KY, with two years of industry experience. He has served in the U.S. Navy and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC. Private Advisor Group serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through various advisory programs and third-party asset managers.

Graven Monsour is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 credential with less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at First Watch and has a background that includes roles at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and local schools. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection strategies, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Autumn Wood is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles within Fifth Third Bank since 2019, including her current position at Fifth Third Securities starting in 2022. Prior to joining Fifth Third, she held positions at Norton Hospital, Yesternoon, and Jefferson Community College. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers access to multiple managed account programs and third-party portfolio managers via the Passageway platform, providing a range of investment options from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and direct indexing.

John Collett is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Louisville, KY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he volunteers as a youth basketball, flag football, and T-ball coach and serves as a board member of the Estate Planning Council of Metro Louisville. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a range of program types tailored to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

John Pallo is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Flat 6, LLC, a tax entity with non-investment-related activities. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in assets through a network of several hundred advisors and employs model-driven, asset-allocation strategies using proprietary and third-party portfolios.

Nicole Pupino is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Louisville, KY. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Her work history includes positions at Fifth Third Securities since 2022 and Fifth Third Bank since 2020, as well as prior experience outside the financial sector. Fifth Third Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, providing clients with various portfolio management options including mutual fund and ETF models, separately managed accounts, and direct indexing strategies.

Jason Waters is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at ARGI Investment Services, LLC and ARGI Financial Group from 2006 to 2023. Waters serves on the Elizabethtown Community College Foundation Board and participates in the Baptist Health System Campaign Cabinet. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Joseph Kleine Kracht is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2004 and is also an agent with Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, and offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm uses Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and manages approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets across a large client base.

Shawn Kost is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in New Albany, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Raymond James Financial Services and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, Kost is the CEO of Ohio Valley Medex Inc., a family business, where he serves as an officer and board member. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and investment strategies, combining model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers with fundamental and technical analysis.

Patrick Mc Guire is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at ARGI Investment Service LLC, Farris CPA's, and Hamilton, Thomas & Company. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio solutions.