John Ryan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Ameriprise, bringing three years of industry experience. Before joining Ameriprise, he worked at The Vanguard Group and several financial and educational institutions. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services tailored to clients approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide structured recommendation reports. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals through a centralized consulting team and delivers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Amy Ashton is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. She has been with Baird since 2020 and previously worked at Technology Advice and QuinStreet. Prior to her finance career, she was associated with Christ Church United Methodist for nine years. Amy is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Joyce A. Meyer is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 29 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she has ownership interests in a commercial land LLC. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with brokerage and investment advisory services, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor advice to clients.

Don Hart is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and other firms in the insurance and financial services sector. In addition to his advisory work, he has served as an announcer at sporting events for the University of Kentucky Athletics Department and other organizations since 2000. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm’s services feature model-driven investment implementation, access to third-party asset managers, and participation in wrap programs, alongside affiliated trust, insurance, and lending services.

Mark Switow is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 42 years of industry experience, including 37 years at UBS. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the investment and compensation committees and participates in strategic planning at the Jewish Heritage Foundation for Excellence in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also a member of the finance committee for the Bay Harbor Yacht Club in Michigan. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management and offers a broad range of capital markets services through its integrated platform.

Michael Hart is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at MML Investors Services Inc and MassMutual. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the head wrestling coach at North Oldham Middle School. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis.

John Liston is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with RW Baird since 2019. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The team customizes strategies based on client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing a range of investment approaches including traditional and non-traditional allocations.

Kathryn Hendon is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and previously at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC beginning in 2012. Hendon serves as a board member on the Investment Finance Committee at Bellewood & Brooklawn. She is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients through customized financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers municipal advisory and public finance services alongside its broader wealth management capabilities.

Amanda Kugel is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Louisville, Kentucky, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer and an officer for the Shoals Elementary PTO, a voluntary school organization. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a wide range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, providing tailored financial planning services supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved planning tools.

Jennifer Mc Kinley is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Raymond James & Associates, Merrill Lynch, and RetireOne, where she also managed sales operations and client conversion processes. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing proprietary capital market assumptions and research from UBS Global Research to tailor investment plans aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Alexander Deitz is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has prior work experience at the University of Kentucky, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and various corporate and educational institutions. Outside of advising, he has been involved with John's Run/Walk Shop. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and overlay services to meet diverse client goals and risk tolerances.

Robert Cross is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of BoBo Photo LLC, a photography business specializing in portraits, sports, weddings, and some corporate events. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through its Institutional Consulting Services program. The firm combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework when recommending investment strategies.

Vincent Cameron is a financial advisor at Stifel in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Cameron Ventures LLC, which operates an Airbnb business. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and planning analyses.

Eric Heick is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Heick pursues photography and videography through a personal project called DownSetHeick Photography, which involves occasional paid work for friends and family. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, written recommendation reports. As a large institutional firm, Ameriprise provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.

Donna Resch is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2019 and was previously with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. for 37 years. Outside of advisory work, she serves as Board President of The Culbertson Home for Old Ladies, a nonprofit organization. Robert W. Baird & Co.’s DDK Group serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm employs a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, internal research, and ongoing manager monitoring, with approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Nicholas Dickinson is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. since 2005. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology using forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and planning decisions.

Maria Anderson is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley since 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and financial planning services that utilize firm-approved tools and methodologies.

Conrad Newman is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and PNC Bank, among others. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with more than 10,000 advisors and over $256 billion in assets under management.

Matthew Merlo is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2025 and has prior experience at The Charming Turtle, Five Iron Golf, and various roles within the University of Louisville and community organizations like the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. He has engaged in both educational and recreational sectors before beginning his advisory career. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning tools and modeling techniques to support its services.

Brent Stern is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank division since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing structured discovery conversations and firm-approved planning tools.