Andrew Surber is a financial advisor with Tax Favored Retirement in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research, Lawing Financial, Prime Capital Investment Advisors, and Private Client Services. Outside of advising, he is the managing member of Options Algos, LLC, an investment research business. Tax Favored Retirement serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes risk and volatility reduction through portfolios primarily composed of stocks and bonds, employing both fundamental and technical analysis within a small, owner-managed structure.

Jane Dansby is a financial advisor at Mike Wolters & Associates, Ltd. in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Mike Wolters & Associates since 2000. Mike Wolters & Associates provides discretionary asset management to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan participants, managing approximately $21 million across about 84 client accounts. The firm offers three management strategies focused primarily on ETFs and selected individual stocks, combining fundamental and technical analysis with tax-aware trading.

Christopher Walden is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stewardship Capital since 2024 and previously spent 15 years with Heartland Capital Advisors LC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales through MO-KAN Insurance. Stewardship Capital serves individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes derivatives and options writing within separately managed accounts.

Christopher Nelson is a financial advisor at Private Wealth Consulting, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC and Enterprise Trust Company. Nelson serves as a board member of Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc., attending quarterly meetings to assist the business development company. Private Wealth Consulting provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that may include long- and short-term holdings, option writing, and margin, managing approximately $259 million across about 140 client relationships.

Christopher Halford is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Trust Private Wealth Counsel LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having over two years of industry experience. He has been associated with Fiduciary Trust Private Wealth Counsel since 2021 and also has experience in fixed-index annuity sales. Outside of finance, Halford is active as an actor in theater and commercial advertising. Fiduciary Trust Private Wealth Counsel LLC is a small, privately held advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services, focusing on tailored portfolios guided by fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Anna Brewer is a financial advisor at Financial Avenues in Kearney, MO. She holds a Series 65 designation and began her advisory role in 2023. Her prior work experience includes positions at the University of Missouri, QuickTrip, Bath & Body Works, and Fun Run. Financial Avenues serves individual clients—including high-net-worth individuals—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and ongoing portfolio management. The firm focuses on diversified, tax-conscious portfolios built mainly with passively managed index funds and ETFs and provides public financial education workshops on an as-announced basis.

Robin Sterneck is a financial advisor at Sterneck Capital Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has served with Sterneck Capital Management since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he is a trustee on the Board of Trustees for EPR Properties, Inc., and works as a facilitator and trainer for leadership development courses through the KC Central Exchange, as well as a business consultant and speaker on leadership and networking topics through Highland Birch LLC. Sterneck Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trustees, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a multi-cap, value-oriented investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies, offering diversified portfolios that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, private investments, and cash management options.

Michael Wolters is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Mike Wolters & Associates, Ltd. since 1994, where he is one of two advisors at the firm based in Parkville, MO. Mike Wolters & Associates, Ltd. provides discretionary asset management exclusively to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm manages about $19 million across roughly 74 client accounts, primarily using ETFs and selected individual stocks within an investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis alongside macroeconomic and political factors.

Austin Drake is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Sterneck Capital Management LLC since 2018 and previously worked at FBR Capital Markets & Co. and B. Riley & Co., LLC. He is based in Kansas City, MO. Sterneck Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trustees, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a multi-cap, value-oriented approach focused on fundamental analysis, long-term investing, and tactical rebalancing, offering diverse portfolio options including individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and private investments.

Harrison Quinn is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HDQ Wealth in Kansas City, MO. His background includes roles at Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and MassMutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several businesses, including a model and talent agency, a marketing and consulting firm, and an online clothing boutique, and he serves as treasurer for a nonprofit puppet theater. HDQ Wealth advises individuals, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, and business entities through fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach with primarily discretionary portfolio management and offers a broad range of investment instruments and third-party managed-account programs.

James Meysenburg is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sonas Financial Group, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, where he has worked since 2002. He holds the Series 65 designation and is one of two advisors at the firm. Sonas Financial Group provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and nonprofit entities. The firm offers tailored investment programs using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and employs sub-advisor arrangements as part of its portfolio management approach.

Carson Sanford is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Delta Wealth Solutions, LLC and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. and Charles Oakley Capital LLC. Sanford is also the owner of a real estate holding company. Delta Wealth Solutions, LLC provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing a range of analytical approaches and conducting regular reviews.

Emalee Wheeler is a financial advisor at Greater Than Financial in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Greater Than Financial, she worked for 13 years at North Andrew R-3 School and attended Wichita State University for three years. Outside of her advisory role, Wheeler is involved in her family farm’s bookkeeping activities using QuickBooks. Greater Than Financial provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on passive, low-cost portfolio strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, and maintains an owner-led team of three advisors.

Douglas Garrett is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Tax Favored Retirement and has been involved with APS Ventures, LLC since 2019 as well as Garrett Enterprises, Inc. since 1983. Tax Favored Retirement serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm focuses on reducing risk and volatility while aiming to increase returns through portfolios primarily composed of stocks and bonds, employing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Jordan Lambert is a financial advisor at Ryan Poage & Co. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Ryan Poage & Co. since 2016. Lambert is also involved in his family’s third-generation HVAC business, Midwest Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, where he contributes to marketing and sales. Ryan Poage & Co. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis to create diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and time horizons.

Ryan Bargfrede is a financial advisor at The Jamison Edward Group with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked in multiple roles including at Thrivent Financial and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is an outside sales representative for Brown Industrial Parts Services. The Jamison Edward Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational programming. The firm focuses on non–high-net-worth clients, offering tailored investment advice and conducting public seminars and workshops.

Tracy St. John is a financial advisor with Financial Avenues in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Financial Avenues since 2010. Financial Avenues serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio management that emphasize diversified, tax-conscious portfolios primarily composed of passively managed index funds and ETFs.

Kristin Terranella Gumina is a financial advisor at Ryan Poage & Co. in Kansas City, MO, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Ryan Poage & Co. since 2010 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. Outside of advising, she is also a notary public. Ryan Poage & Co. provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and income needs.

William Grainger is a financial advisor at HDQ Wealth in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to HDQ Wealth, he worked at Stoak Management LLC and has experience in various roles including e-commerce and education. HDQ Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, and business entities with fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach and manages a diverse range of investment instruments, offering both discretionary portfolio management and oversight of third-party managed accounts.

James Werner is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Snider Talbot Financial Planning LLC since 2014 and previously worked for the City of Parkville from 2011 to 2017. Snider Talbot Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice primarily to individuals and couples, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, groups, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with most managed accounts handled on a non-discretionary basis.