Kari Jo Bear is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Continuum Advisory, LLC and has held previous roles at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. Kari Jo also owns Thomann Financial Services, Inc., through which she conducts fixed insurance sales. She serves as an honorary board member of the Liberty Hospital Foundation. Continuum Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm integrates multiple professional services among its advisors and offers retirement plan consulting and ERISA fiduciary roles.

Ryan Burchett is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial and Tiffany Greens Golf Club. VestGen Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan services, utilizing a combination of analytical methods and third-party managers to implement portfolios.

Scott Sheldon is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Edward Jones, AE Wealth Management LLC, RSG Investments, Retirement Solutions Group, and RSM US LLP. VestGen Advisors, LLC manages approximately $6.66 billion for about 22,790 clients and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement plan services. The firm develops client-specific strategies using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and serves a broad range of clients including individuals, small businesses, and institutional investors.

Kyle Harsha is a financial advisor at Lexaurum Advisors with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at several firms including HD Vest Advisory Services and Rise Consulting and operates Money Matters Tax and Financial Services, providing accounting and tax preparation services. Lexaurum Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.27 billion and employs a multi-advisor team approach with a focus on diversified portfolios aligned with modern portfolio theory.

Suzanne Wallace is a financial advisor at Copper Financial with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Boulder Wealth Management, Edward Jones, and Abbott Laboratories. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, offering financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management through third‑party referrals, model-based wrap programs, and online Guided Investing. The firm works with both individual and institutional clients and operates with a dual broker‑dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser registration.

Scott Schloegel is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Creative Planning, Royal Alliance, and Premier Financial Partners. Scott also owns Wealth Scope LLC, where he provides financial planning and client relationship management. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, providing a non-discretionary model that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical portfolio analysis.

Jacob Haynes is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Ivy Investments, Inc. and several wealth management and asset management companies. Advisors Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro analysis and bottom-up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative research, offering customized private accounts as well as model separate-account and ETF strategies.

Kelly Landry is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining CreativeOne Wealth (formerly Change Path, LLC) in 2018, she worked at Cona Investment Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2018 and has been self-employed since 2003. She is also active in community service as the South Central Region Secretary for Soroptimist International of Kansas City Northland, an organization focused on economic empowerment for girls and women. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and other RIAs. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts using a combination of proprietary models and third-party managers, employing modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Michael Martin is a financial advisor at VestGen Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for over three decades and holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He is also a member of VestGen Wealth Partners Holdings, a financial services holding company. VestGen Advisors, LLC manages approximately $6.66 billion for nearly 22,790 clients across 53 advisors. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement plan services, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Ronald Yount is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Copper Financial Network LLC since 2014. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Kansas City, MO. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, including those of CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union and affiliated entities, offering financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management through third-party referrals, model-based wrap programs, and online Guided Investing. The firm serves both individual and institutional clients and operates with a fiduciary advisory model that includes due diligence on third-party managers.

Heather Herring is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at One Oak Private Wealth and Asset Management, AE Wealth Management, LLC, and It's Your Money. She is also involved with Financial Longevity Advisory LLC, focusing on financial and retirement planning. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives, offering a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio management.

Salvatore Arnone is a financial advisor with Copper Financial in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked for American Century Investments for 11 years before joining Copper Financial. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, offering financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management via third-party manager referrals, model-based wrap programs, and an online Guided Investing option. The firm works with both individual and institutional clients and employs a fiduciary advisory model centered on third-party manager referrals and in-house model portfolios.

Melanie Dorf is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has operated Melanie Constance Photography as an owner and photographer since 2015. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Kevin Shillingsburg is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2014. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily 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 planning methodologies with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Isaac Mc Cabe is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2006 and is also involved as a team coach educating loan officers on insurance product sales within a mutual savings association. Additionally, he serves as Vice-President of a subsidiary insurance agency, managing operations and overseeing sales and personnel. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by a network of several hundred advisors and multiple portfolio options.

James Lourentzos is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with First Command since 2023 and previously served as an advisor for Susan J. Jennaway - First Command Advisor #3266 for 16 years. Lourentzos is also involved in business partnerships related to his advisory practice through entities such as JJ Lourentzos LLC and Pony Express Advisors LLC. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and several wrap-fee asset management programs that utilize model portfolios and third-party managers selected by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Debra Fehl is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Union Financial, Inc., Stephens Heffner Financial Partners, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Cigna Healthcare. She serves on the Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce board and the Regional Advisory Council of Liberty Hospital Foundation, and owns a personal LLC. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Victoria Arrieta is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Liberty, MO. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes a tenure at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2014. Outside of advising, she is involved as a distributor for Herbalife Nutrition products. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning approach.

David Hensley is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a unit field trainer recruiting and training insurance agents. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Jon Travis is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Cardinal Health, FedEx, Hallmark, Ball's Food, Safe Haven Security, and LMV Automotive. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed accounts within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.