Melissa Ohler is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Melissa has been with American Century Investment Services Inc. since 2010. American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios emphasizing strategic asset allocation and diversification, with a focus on affiliated mutual funds and ETFs.

Katherine Carter is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with American Century Investment Services, Inc. since 2001. American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses model portfolios and emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversification, and portfolio construction, offering access to affiliated mutual funds and ETFs.

Kory Klossner is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at North American Savings Bank and Scottrade. American Century Investments Private Client Group offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by dedicated asset allocation teams and emphasizes proprietary mutual funds and ETFs in its investment approach.

Kenneth Vander Hart is a ChFC® with 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at CreativeOne Securities, LLC since 2016 and has been with Harvest Financial Group, Inc. since 1999. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as Vice President of the Clarion Lakes Homeowners Association Board. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a combination of financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory platforms.

Jonathan Perrin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Waterfront Wealth Inc. and Satya Investment Management, LLC, and was employed by the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Director of Outreach and Financial Guidance for the More Than Baseball nonprofit organization and is an independent business owner with a direct sales company focusing on health and wellness products. Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, individual clients, charitable institutions, and municipalities, offering retirement plan consulting, wealth management, and a wrap fee program. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold strategies led by a CFA Chief Investment Officer, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and collective investment trusts with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

Michael Filing is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Chartered Financial Consultant® with 15 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at FAS Wealth Partners, Inc., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he held roles at UMB Bank, LPL Financial, and TIAA-CREF. FAS Wealth Partners provides fee-based advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and banking organizations. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset allocation aligned with client objectives and combines internal portfolio management with third-party resources, incorporating tax-aware strategies and alternative investment options.

James Kniffen is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and has held leadership roles at several firms, including his own entities such as James P. Kniffen Portfolio Management, LLC and Kniffen Consulting, LLC. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based advising approach supported by patented software and combines quantitative metrics with fundamental, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage portfolios using both passive and active strategies.

Randall Rhyner is a financial advisor with Smith, Moore & Co. in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Smith, Moore & Co. since 2009. Smith, Moore & Co. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm utilizes both advisor-managed accounts and third-party manager arrangements, with a range of investment options including stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and alternative investments.

Anna Barnes is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. and its affiliated firms, including FAS Corp. and Financial Advisory Service, Inc., where she has worked since 2020. Her prior experience includes roles at BAMCO Investments LLC and Waddell & Reed, Inc. FAS Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $3.08 billion in assets for about 1,470 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, employing a mix of manager- and fund-level strategies with tax-aware techniques.

James Shay is a financial advisor at Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, and serves as adviser to mutual funds and a trust company. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes internally generated research across equity, fixed-income, and balanced strategies, implementing these through separately managed and strategy accounts with a long-term, low-turnover focus.

John Yates is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Mutual/United of Omaha since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Village Cooperative of Overland Park Property and Safety Committees. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement consulting. The firm operates through platform relationships with third-party managers and integrates broker-dealer and insurance services within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Nefthaniil Perez is a financial advisor at Arvest Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Arvest in 2026, Perez worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2020 to 2026 and at State Farm from 2015 to 2020. Arvest Wealth Management provides investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and wrap fee programs to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process emphasizing asset allocation and customized strategies to align with clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Robert Menees is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at V Wealth Advisors LLC and LPL Financial. Menees is also involved in non-variable insurance activities, including life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. The Wealth Consulting Group provides fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment process combining fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis and integrates legal-service pathways through attorney referrals and estate-document assistance.

Zachary Roth is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and the University of Missouri System. American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio monitoring, tax-loss harvesting, and access to mutual funds and ETFs, utilizing model portfolios that emphasize strategic asset allocation and diversification.

Kaden Moore is a financial advisor at Convergence Financial with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and UBS Financial, and has experience outside the financial sector at Hallbrook Country Club. Convergence Financial provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis to build tailored portfolios and offers retirement plan consulting, fiduciary services, and access to third-party asset managers.

John Leis is a financial advisor with Lexaurum Advisors in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He worked at American Century Investment Services Inc. from 1993 to 2017 before joining Lexaurum Advisors in 2018. Lexaurum Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor team and emphasizes diversified portfolios based on modern portfolio theory, utilizing fundamental, market-trend, and economic-cycle analysis.

Patrick Seelye is a financial advisor with Creativeone Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at ChangePath LLC and Horter Investment Management, LLC. Seelye is also the president of Financial Life Matters, LLC, where he provides business consulting, financial education, and insurance sales, including offering free public classes on financial concepts. Creativeone Wealth, LLC offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, and other advisory firms. The firm manages primarily discretionary portfolios using proprietary models and third-party managers, incorporating strategies such as modern portfolio theory and options trading.

Mark Gash is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving at ON Investment Management Company. His prior work includes roles at Ohio National Insurance Agency, Private Client Services, and Eagle Strategies, among others. Gash is active in community service as the chairperson of the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board for the city of Olathe, Kansas, and holds a volunteer board position at Evergreen Living Innovations. ON Investment Management Company is a registered investment adviser offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a dual-registration model, combining broker-dealer activities with advisory services, and manages client assets through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Cody Hughes is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining American Century Investment Services, Inc. in 2018, he worked at Kansas State University for three years. American Century Investments Private Client Group offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by internal teams and focuses on portfolios primarily composed of American Century and Avantis mutual funds and ETFs.

Jason Salinardi is a financial advisor with FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. based in Leawood, KS. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Salinardi is the sole owner of JMS Legal LLC, where he provides attorney services unrelated to investment advisory. FAS Wealth Partners offers fee-based advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and banking organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation aligned with clients’ objectives and combines internal management with third-party research and technology tools.