Donald Brown is the sole advisor at Don Brown - Investment Advisor, LLC in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has operated his advisory business since 2005 and co-owns Renodry USA, LLC, a renovation and restoration company. His firm provides discretionary portfolio management for a small, exclusive client base, focusing on growth and growth-and-income objectives across taxable, trust, and IRA accounts. The investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on charting tools to identify market opportunities, using active management and market timing to adjust portfolio exposures.

Eric Riner is a financial advisor at Brookside Wealth Management LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UMB Private Wealth Management, UMB Financial Services, and UMB Bank, where he worked for over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he operates Nelson Hill LLC, a business specializing in handmade leather golf goods. Brookside Wealth Management advises individuals and families, including those preparing for or living in retirement, as well as small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on fundamental and economic analysis, strategic asset allocation, and long-term portfolio management, offering both discretionary portfolio management and separate financial planning services tailored to clients’ objectives and tax considerations.

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.

Jason Webster is the principal advisor at Webster Wealth Management in Kansas City, MO, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Mutual of Omaha, Heartland Financial Group, and Vigilant Group Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is a sales director for Medicare supplements and manages an insurance services company. Webster Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes a combination of technical, fundamental, and cyclical investment analysis and offers financial planning services covering retirement, insurance, college savings, cash flow, estate planning, and investment analysis.

Justin Hicks is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Faithful Harvest Financial and previously worked at Triune Financial Partners, Searcy Financial Services, and Allos Investment Advisors, among others. Hicks is also an independent insurance agent for various insurance companies. Faithful Harvest Financial is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm offers a variety of fee arrangements and combines passive and active investment strategies, including socially responsible options and the use of independent outside managers.

Luke Tait is a financial advisor with Golden Guidance LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Quadcap Wealth Management and Paragon Wealth Management. 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 using model portfolios, ETFs, leveraged ETFs, option writing, and margin transactions, offering both project-based and ongoing planning services.

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.

Kristine Mckinley is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience and the principal advisor at Beacon Financial Advisors, LLC in Independence, MO. She has led Beacon since 2002 and also produces educational ebooks, reports, and teleseminars on personal finance topics through a separate business entity, KAM Financial Publishing, LLC. Beacon Financial Advisors provides financial planning, consultations, and tax preparation services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on written evaluations and recommendations without custody of client assets, emphasizing comprehensive planning and hourly billing rather than asset-based fees.

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.

Henry Lane is the sole advisor at Design Asset Management, LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has led Design Asset Management since 2014. The firm provides fee-based discretionary investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. It employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and uses borrowing, derivatives, short sales, options, and other hedging techniques in portfolio management, which is uncommon for firms of its size.

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.

Dana Williams is a financial advisor at EQUINET, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with EQUINET since 1987 and holds a Series 63 designation. EQUINET, Inc. provides portfolio management and advisory services to pooled vehicles, institutional clients, and separately managed accounts. The firm manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis, serving individuals beyond the high-net-worth segment, and maintains a portfolio allocation that includes a significant proportion of cash and annuities.

Jose Castillo is a financial advisor at Weatherby Capital, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience with firms including LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and First Command Brokerage Services. Castillo served in the United States Marine Corps for 19 years before entering the financial industry. Weatherby Capital provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach across a broad range of instruments and also offers non-securities consulting services and third-party managed account platforms.

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 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Zenith Financial Planning Inc, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Keen Wealth Advisors, Petrovic Weaver Financial Services, and Waddell & Reed. Zenith Financial Planning is an independent firm managing approximately $62.6 million for around 60 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm focuses on passive portfolio management using index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning as part of its services.

Mathew Dahlberg is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Main Street Investments, an independent firm he has led since 2014. In addition to financial advisory services, Dahlberg prepares tax returns and represents clients before tax authorities. Main Street Investments provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to small businesses, individuals, and entrepreneurs. The firm integrates tax and accounting services with portfolio management, using model allocations based on clients’ risk tolerance and goals, typically implemented with low-cost global ETFs and individual securities.

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.