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.

Luke Tait is a financial advisor at Golden Guidance LLC in Overland Park, Kansas, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Quadcap Wealth Management, LLC from 2016 to 2019. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner in The Food Truck Club, an online booking platform for food services, where he helps coordinate and expand operations. Golden Guidance LLC is a single-advisor registered investment adviser serving a small client base with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs tailored investment strategies, including the use of ETFs, leveraged ETFs, option writing, and margin transactions.

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 a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Before founding Clear Springs Wealth, she worked at Facebook and pursued entrepreneurial ventures under the name With Lisa. Clear Springs Wealth is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients across the emerging affluent to high-net-worth spectrum. The firm offers discretionary investment management and ongoing financial planning, using a primarily passive, asset-allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

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 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Zenith Financial Planning Inc since 2024 and previously at Keen Wealth Advisors and Petrovic Weaver Financial Services. Zenith Financial Planning is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $62.6 million for about 60 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm primarily uses passive portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning integrated with investment management.

Troy Burgett is the sole advisor and owner of Catalonia Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at PwC and currently serves as a financial analyst for Realko Asset Management, a real estate management company. Catalonia Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and investment advisory services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with portfolio construction focused on asset allocation, security selection, and options trading, alongside tax strategy and financial planning support.

Matthew Davis is the sole advisor at Davis Financial Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Leawood, KS. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license and has 22 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2007. Davis Financial Management serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and select pension/profit-sharing and institutional clients. The firm offers asset allocation, portfolio monitoring, written financial planning, and separate accounting and tax services through a CPA advisor. Portfolios primarily consist of no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on Dimensional Fund Advisors strategies, managed on a non-discretionary basis requiring client approval.

Douglas Stehl is the sole advisor at Crossroads Asset Management LLC in Leawood, Kansas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 40 years of industry experience. He has led Crossroads Asset Management since 2007. Crossroads Asset Management LLC offers discretionary wealth and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and fiduciary entities such as foundations, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a bottom-up, Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price approach for equity selection combined with conservative fixed-income strategies, serving a small client base that includes corporate and institutional clients.

Andrew Mitchell is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently the sole advisor at Critical Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services Inc. and TLG Advisors, Inc. Mitchell also engages in business consulting and conducts life insurance reviews as an independent insurance agent. Critical Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and limited ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, including options and alternative strategies, and offers performance-based fee arrangements alongside an affiliated insurance practice.

Clay Brethour is a CFA® charterholder with six years of experience at Maclura Investments and 20 years at Kornitzer Capital Management. He operates as the sole advisor at Maclura Investments, an independent firm based in Lenexa, KS. Maclura Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans, focusing on customized portfolios primarily composed of exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and individual securities. The firm emphasizes tax efficiency and regular account reviews while serving a diverse client base that includes business clients and plan sponsors.

Resa Thomas is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Collaborative Portfolio Management with over 14 years of industry experience, including a prior role at Capital Portfolio Management. She has been with Collaborative Portfolio Management since 2025. Collaborative Portfolio Management serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting. The firm employs a relative strength analysis and point-and-figure charting approach to create globally diversified portfolios focused on capital preservation.

Vicki Hohenstein is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Freedom Value Partners, LLC and holds a leadership role at Cottonwood Flats, Inc, a family farm where she is director and secretary/treasurer. Her prior experience includes long tenures at Country Club Trust Company and Tower Wealth Managers, Inc. Freedom Value Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, limited non-discretionary advisement, financial planning, and retirement rollover guidance. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach that incorporates equities, fixed income, and selective use of derivatives, and operates with a two-advisor team both holding the CFA designation.

David Larson is a financial advisor at ViaWealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at ViaWealth since 2018, following a tenure at Lake Street Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Larson Building Company, LLC, which he has been associated with since 2013, and BenchMark KC, LLC since 2009. ViaWealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term strategic investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and manages over $241 million in discretionary assets across 91 client relationships.

Johnathan Brown is a financial advisor at Family Legacy Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and also practices as an Estate Planning Attorney at Parman and Easterday, focusing on wills, trusts, and estate administration. Prior to his current roles, he worked at JPMorgan Chase, Stonex Inc., and Synchrony Financial, among others. Family Legacy Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm follows a modern portfolio theory-based investment approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, often utilizing model allocations across a range of asset classes.

Madeline Bayne is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor at StoryOne Family Office with six years of experience in the financial services industry. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Keel Point. StoryOne Family Office serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and qualified retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of family office services tailored to multigenerational clients with complex needs. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis within strategic asset allocation and offers educational components such as family coaching and mentoring.

Ron Dietz is a financial advisor with Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Calamos Financial Services LLC. He is also the owner of R3D3, LLC, a holding company based in Leawood, KS. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses, and provides ongoing portfolio reviews and rebalancing.