Jeffrey Needham is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2015. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Jeffery Belzeski is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in life insurance brokerage through his roles with 1847Financial and Total Financial Partners. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, with a platform that includes third-party asset manager relationships and a dual registration as an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Aidan Hamaker is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2016. He is also the owner of Field Blend, a small business selling interior decorative products via Amazon. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by private market investments and various specialized portfolio management services.

Abeaku Jackson Kuofie is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2021 and previously spent nine years at PNC Bank. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach centered on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management techniques.

Robert Streb is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation. He joined Mariner in 2026 after a 14-year career with the PGA Tour. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers and offers integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Kayla Droege is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for four years. Her background also includes roles at Skywest Airlines and Cultural Exchange Network. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice, alongside tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate-planning services through a third-party provider.

Mark Vlasic is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2014. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, employing a combination of in-house research and third-party managers to create customized portfolios.

Carolina Duin is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Edward Jones and VALIC Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Agia as a non-securities insurance agent. VALIC Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Keller Johnson is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Private Client Services, Cambridge Investment Research, and Lawing Financial. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering services such as asset management, financial planning, and family office solutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and provides tax planning and consolidated reporting through its affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Emory Linder is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Prime Capital Financial. Prior to this, he worked at Sugarloaf Wealth Management and Banker's Life. Outside of financial advising, he performs handyman and administrative tasks for a dental practice owned by his family. Prime Capital Financial is an enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches with various strategic overlays.

Kevin Ward is a financial advisor with Mariner, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2014. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, coordinated tax services, family office functions, and employer financial wellness tools, utilizing customized discretionary portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers.

John Seibolt is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Prime Capital Investment Advisors and Medtronic. Seibolt is also a partner in CHHSZ Holdings, LLC, which is the sole owner of Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan services, and family office solutions, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and maintaining an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Adam Schlittler is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Commerce Trust and Veterans United Home Loans. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized techniques such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Greggory Glass is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameritas Investment Corp and Walla Street Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013 alongside his current role. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners.

Brandon Stegall is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera Planning Partners since 2020 and previously spent six years at TD Ameritrade. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning solutions, utilizing a diversified investment approach aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

John Diederich is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a 16.66% ownership interest in DK Farm and Ranch, LLC, a company that owns and operates farm and ranch land in Kansas. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment strategies through fee-based wrap programs, combining discretionary and non-discretionary approaches monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

David Stangohr is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Virtue Financial Advisors, LLC, INVEST Financial Corp, and Bankers & Investors Co., Inc. He is involved in Virtue Financial Advisors, LLC as an agent for fixed insurance, annuities, and Medicare supplements. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, wrap programs, third-party asset manager referrals, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Shaun Newkirk is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner, where he has worked since 2018, following three years at Financial Engines. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers, offering a broad range of strategies and specialized administrative and tax-related services.

Ryan Lindsay is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Creative Planning with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Willis Towers Watson and has experience in academic and seminary settings. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure.

Jay Beebe is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Planning since 2013. Based in Overland Park, KS, he holds the Series 66 designation and has focused his career at Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by an extensive advisory team and centralized infrastructure.