Steve Williams is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Freedom Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked for seven years. He also has 18 years of experience at Peritus Benefits and Investments Inc, which operates as a Retirement Plan Third Party Administrator and has a small life and health insurance practice. Freedom Wealth Advisors serves private individuals, banks, corporations, estates, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through fee-based portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a customized tactical allocation strategy that includes both long-term core positions and short-term trading techniques, and manages a private pooled investment vehicle as part of its services.

Anna Kiser is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at GreenLeaf Financial Network, Securities America Advisors, National Planning Corporation, and other firms. Outside of her advisory work, Anna serves as Assistant Director at Birthright of Hutchinson, a nonprofit supporting women with unplanned pregnancies, and is Treasurer of the Trinity Catholic Jr/Sr High School PTA Booster Club. GreenLeaf Financial Network provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and operates through a decentralized network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives.

Matthew Eilert is a financial advisor at Atwood & Palmer, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Creative Planning, LLC, EdgeHill Venture Partners, and the University of Kansas. Atwood & Palmer provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and concierge services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, and institutional clients. The firm manages discretionary accounts using fundamental and technical analysis across multiple asset classes and coordinates with outside professionals to address various aspects of clients' financial lives.

Spencer Jones is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience and has been with Atwood & Palmer, Inc. in Kansas City, MO since 2004. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Jones serves as Treasurer on the City Personnel Board for the City of Million Hills. Atwood & Palmer, Inc. provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized Investment Policy Statements and employs a variety of investment strategies across equities, options, fixed income, and alternatives while coordinating with other professionals to address clients’ broader financial needs.

Jon McGraw is a financial advisor with Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Buttonwood Financial Group since 2002 and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2009 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for several nonprofit organizations, including the Sister City Association of Kansas City and Kansas City Jazz ALIVE, and is involved in managing community-focused commercial and event spaces. Buttonwood Financial Group serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management and investment services. The firm focuses on personalized asset allocation, multigenerational planning, and integrated tax management, overseeing portfolios through an Investment Policy Committee and offering family-office-style services.

Richard Dwyer Jr. is a financial advisor at Tactive Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Strategy Marketplace LLC, Capital Management Services, Inc., Camarda Wealth Advisory Group, SGL Financial, LLC, and Argallus Financial Group Inc. He is also the owner of Argallus Financial Group, Inc., which is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Tactive Advisors provides portfolio management services to individual clients, trusts, businesses, employee benefit plans, and institutional investors. The firm offers a blend of robo-advisor and advisor-led programs, using a tactical asset allocation approach based on the Black-Litterman model framework.

Eldon Anderson is a CFP® with over 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Equity Wealth Partners, LLC since 2022. He previously spent 17 years with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Anderson serves as treasurer on the boards of The Book of Mormon Foundation and the Colbern Road Restoration Branch. Equity Wealth Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, providing integrated wealth management through discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term orientation, utilizing diversified, low-cost funds alongside individual securities.

James Montgomery is a financial advisor at Atwood & Palmer, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Atwood & Palmer since 2017, following a one-year tenure at Charles Schwab. Atwood & Palmer serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, and institutional clients by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and concierge services. The firm manages discretionary accounts using both fundamental and technical analysis across a variety of asset classes and coordinates with outside professionals to integrate clients’ financial lives.

Daniel Kennedy is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mader & Shannon Wealth Management since 2010. He is involved in a non-investment related business, USKK, Inc., which he dedicates time to during evenings. Mader & Shannon Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active management strategy focusing on individual securities using fundamental and technical analysis, and also provides specialized services such as expert witness testimony.

Michael Armour is a financial advisor with GreenLeaf Financial Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and National Planning Corporation. Outside of financial advising, he operates a seasonal lawn care business and serves as co-trustee of the Dorothy L. Armour Trust. GreenLeaf Financial Network provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and certain corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates multiple analytical methods and offers strategies ranging from long-term allocation to shorter-term trading, with services delivered via a network of independent advisers.

Matthew Bickley is a financial advisor at Freedom Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Triune Financial Partners and Barrier Technologies. Outside of advisory services, he serves as Director of Operations for Apollo Insurance Group, a health insurance brokerage. Freedom Wealth Advisors serves private individuals, banks, corporations, estates, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through fee-based portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a customized, tactical allocation strategy combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary separately managed accounts and non-discretionary financial planning.

Peyton Anderson is a financial advisor with Equity Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry career in 2024. Prior to joining Equity Wealth Partners, he worked for the Kansas City Royals for one year. Equity Wealth Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, offering integrated wealth management through discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning services. The firm serves approximately 900 households with a team of eight advisors managing over $250 million in assets.

Mitchell Gasbarro is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC. Prior to joining Buttonwood in 2024, he worked at JMG Financial Group and has experience as a part-time baseball instructor and coach for Mac N Seitz Baseball. Buttonwood Financial Group is an independent SEC-registered advisory firm offering comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, families, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable institutions. The firm uses individualized Investment Policy Statements and globally diversified model portfolios with integrated tax management and ongoing monitoring.

Vincent Pastorino is a financial advisor with Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Buttonwood Financial Group since 2005 and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee of a special needs trust and is treasurer of a youth soccer club. Buttonwood Financial Group serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans, providing comprehensive wealth management and family-office-style services. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation, multigenerational planning, and integrated tax management, overseeing portfolios through an Investment Policy Committee.

John Skowronski is a financial advisor at PCG Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Securities America Advisors and LPL Financial. Skowronski is involved with The Skowronski Family Trust in a fiduciary capacity. PCG Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a long-term, customized investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized retirement-plan services including ERISA fiduciary support and participant education.

Bret Guillaume is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has been with Mader & Shannon Wealth Management and its predecessor firms since 2004. The firm manages approximately $269 million in discretionary assets and serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Mader & Shannon Wealth Management employs an active, discretionary investment approach that emphasizes individual securities on major U.S. exchanges and provides comprehensive retirement-plan services, including ERISA plan support.

Brent Caswell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Normandy Investment Advisors, where he has worked since 2021, following six years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Caswell is also the owner of Caswell & Associates, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business operations. Normandy Investment Advisors provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a strategic blend of active and passive management within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, offering diversified allocations across multiple asset classes and incorporating derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Carlos Carriedo Samaniego is a financial advisor with Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC in Kansas City, MO. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Buttonwood Financial Group in 2023, he worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, LPL Financial, and Waddell & Reed. He is also involved with Carriedo Enterprises, LLC, an outside business activity. Buttonwood Financial Group is an independent SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable institutions. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services, including Family CFO planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and family-office style support utilizing globally diversified model portfolios with integrated tax management.

Matthew Shull is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Capital Investment Management, Inc. in Lee's Summit, MO, with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Management since 2016 and also works with Cambridge Investment Research. Shull is licensed as an independent insurance agent in addition to his advisory role. Capital Investment Management, Inc. serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm manages over $558 million in discretionary assets and utilizes multiple co-advisory and managed account platforms to deliver portfolio management.

Charles Cooper III is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a managing partner at StrongBox Wealth, LLC since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Cooper is active in the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation’s Advisory Committee and serves as a director for KC Velocity, a resource supporting entrepreneurs. StrongBox Wealth serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities with investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages customized portfolios using a multi-method investment approach and oversees third-party managers with attention to leverage and borrowing practices.