Mark Januszewski is the principal advisor at Tax Advantage Advisors, Inc. in Overland Park, KS, with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Securities Service Network, Inc. and M. S. Howells prior to his current role. Outside of advisory services, Januszewski is a licensed life and health insurance agent. Tax Advantage Advisors primarily serves individual "main street" clients, as well as businesses and trusts, offering fee-for-service financial planning and asset management. The firm uses model-based asset allocations with mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing diversification and execution quality, and provides specialized portfolio management and qualified plan subaccount analysis uncommon among solo independent advisors.

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.

Stephen Brimacombe is a financial advisor at State Line Wealth Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and IHT Wealth Management. Brimacombe is also the managing member of State Line Capital LLC, a commodity pool operator. State Line Wealth Management is a state-registered advisory firm managing approximately $35 million for about 38 clients, including individuals and pension plan sponsors. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and qualified retirement plan consulting.

Dean Cherpitel is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Planning, LLC in Overland Park, KS, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Legacy Wealth Planning since 2010 and previously worked at Legacy Wealth Partners, LLC and The Legacy Planning Group. Cherpitel is a minority owner of National Advisors Holding Co., which serves as custodian and trustee for some client accounts, though he holds no operational role. Legacy Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, estates, companies, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a diversified investment approach combining passive and active techniques, supported by proprietary technology and dual oversight, and also offers tax return preparation and estate planning services.

Ethel Davis is a financial advisor at VZD Capital Management LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with VZD Capital Management since 2012. VZD Capital Management provides fee-based, discretionary investment management and financial consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutional clients, and insurance companies. The firm customizes portfolios using a variety of securities and employs a hands-on approach with continuous supervision and formal quarterly reviews.

Brendon Jenks is a financial advisor with Stewardship Wealth Management in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stewardship Wealth Management since 2014 and also operates Epiphany Financial Coaching, LLC. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent. Stewardship Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm serving semi-affluent and affluent individuals, couples, trusts, and charitable entities. The firm uses an evidence-based, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach with strategic asset allocation and broad diversification, primarily employing no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and offers ongoing investor coaching and financial planning.

Matthew Zolton is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 18 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Enclave Planning LLC, a firm he joined in 2025 after working at Creative Planning, Inc. and Charles Schwab. Enclave Planning LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses with wealth management and financial planning services. The firm combines modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, using both passive and active investment vehicles, and incorporates ESG and alternative investments when appropriate.

Matthew Maciel is the principal advisor at Maciel Wealth Management in Overland Park, KS, with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Princor Financial Services Corporation and Principal Life Insurance Company and operated Matt Maciel Financial before founding his current firm. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a wrestling official with KSHSAA and is a board member of the Johnson County Museum. Maciel Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily employs a passive investment strategy using diversified portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, and it offers additional services including tax preparation and employee-benefit plan consulting.

Michael Pyle is a financial advisor at Challenge Everything Financial LLC in Lenexa, KS, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Rx Savings Solutions LLC, Tissue Analytics Inc., and Cerner Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Challenge Everything Money LLC, an educational platform focused on fundamental financial topics, and serves as a part-time consultant for Buffalo Run Tax & Financial LLC. Challenge Everything Financial LLC is a fee-only independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and access to private placements, employing a tailored investment approach that combines passive and active strategies with fixed and flat fee structures.

Regan Ervin is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital-E-Advisors since 2018 and has been involved with Sterneck Capital Management, LLC since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he provides expert witness consulting on industry topics through Investment Advisory Standards, LLC. Capital-E-Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach, combining traditional and alternative asset classes, with tailored allocations and periodic rebalancing.

Ronald Goldberg is the sole advisor at Investors Advisory Services Inc in Overland Park, KS, with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1981. Investors Advisory Services Inc provides discretionary portfolio management to a small client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses exclusively on investment management, utilizing a combination of computer screening and practitioner judgment for security selection and trade timing across marketable securities, including equities, bonds, ETFs, and options.

Bryon Brooks is a Series 65-registered advisor with Adaptive Advisory, LLC in Olathe, KS, bringing 11 years of industry experience. He also works as an operations consultant for small businesses, assisting with operational risk and strategic planning. Adaptive Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis focused on equities, fixed income, ETFs, and real estate funds, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Stephen Hoover is a financial advisor with Wealth Partners Corporation in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Partners Corporation since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he also serves as a sales agent for various insurance companies through a separate entity, WPC Financial Services, Inc. Wealth Partners Corporation provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement-plan sponsors, primarily implementing investment programs by selecting and referring clients to third-party money managers. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement and estate planning, business succession consulting, and insurance and annuity product placement, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management and access to a wrap-fee sub-advisory program.

Zachary Emslie is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at BlueVine Advice in Kansas City, MO. He previously worked at Sterneck Capital Management, LLC, and Capital-E-Advisors, LLC before founding BlueVine Advisors, LLC in 2020. BlueVine Advice is an independent investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm combines passive, index-based allocations with active investment techniques within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers unique employee benefit plan consulting alongside integrated tax preparation services.

Clint Haynes is a Certified Financial Planner® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at NextGen Wealth, LLC since 2014. He is based in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and holds a Series 66 license. Outside of his advisory work, Haynes serves as Treasurer and Board Member of the Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization. NextGen Wealth provides financial planning, discretionary investment advisory, and manager selection services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, typically allocating assets to third-party advisers, and serves a client base that includes high-net-worth individuals and institutional accounts.

Robert Paredes II is the principal advisor at Paredes Capital LLC in Lenexa, KS, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. Before founding Paredes Capital LLC in 2026, he worked at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC for seven years and has prior experience in law and banking. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an online thrift sales business called XT Sales, LLC. Paredes Capital LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach, utilizing exchange-traded funds, individual securities, alternatives, and independent managers under oversight agreements.

Lisa Clements is a financial advisor at Clear Springs Wealth with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has a background that includes entrepreneurial ventures and a position at Facebook. Clear Springs Wealth is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients across the emerging affluent to high-net-worth spectrum. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-allocation investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides ongoing financial planning services covering areas such as cash flow, retirement, estate planning, insurance, tax-aware investment analysis, and career planning.

Walter Hodgden is the sole advisor at Fiduciary Standard, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Shawnee Mission, KS. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Hodgden has led Fiduciary Standard since 2013. Fiduciary Standard serves a limited client base including individual and high-net-worth clients, family-related trusts, and at least one banking institution. The firm offers tailored asset and portfolio management services focused on long-term capital appreciation and dividend income, managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis with direct client approval before trades.

Stephen Godfrey is a financial advisor with Financial Planning Partners in Leawood, Kansas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Planning Partners since 2005. Financial Planning Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as trusts and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management through individual portfolios and access to managed account solutions that include model asset-allocation portfolios and separately managed accounts, typically holding mutual funds or ETFs.

Rey Arellano is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Zenith Financial Planning Inc, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Keen Wealth Advisors, Petrovic Weaver Financial Services, and Waddell & Reed. Zenith Financial Planning is an independent firm managing approximately $62.6 million for around 60 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm focuses on passive portfolio management using index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning as part of its services.