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 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Zenith Financial Planning Inc since 2024 and previously at Keen Wealth Advisors and Petrovic Weaver Financial Services. Zenith Financial Planning is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $62.6 million for about 60 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm primarily uses passive portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning integrated with investment management.

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.

Andrew Mitchell is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently the sole advisor at Critical Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services Inc. and TLG Advisors, Inc. Mitchell also engages in business consulting and conducts life insurance reviews as an independent insurance agent. Critical Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and limited ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, including options and alternative strategies, and offers performance-based fee arrangements alongside an affiliated insurance practice.

Clay Brethour is a CFA® charterholder with six years of experience at Maclura Investments and 20 years at Kornitzer Capital Management. He operates as the sole advisor at Maclura Investments, an independent firm based in Lenexa, KS. Maclura Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans, focusing on customized portfolios primarily composed of exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and individual securities. The firm emphasizes tax efficiency and regular account reviews while serving a diverse client base that includes business clients and plan sponsors.

Resa Thomas is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Collaborative Portfolio Management with over 14 years of industry experience, including a prior role at Capital Portfolio Management. She has been with Collaborative Portfolio Management since 2025. Collaborative Portfolio Management serves individuals, families, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting. The firm employs a relative strength analysis and point-and-figure charting approach to create globally diversified portfolios focused on capital preservation.

Vicki Hohenstein is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Freedom Value Partners, LLC and holds a leadership role at Cottonwood Flats, Inc, a family farm where she is director and secretary/treasurer. Her prior experience includes long tenures at Country Club Trust Company and Tower Wealth Managers, Inc. Freedom Value Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, limited non-discretionary advisement, financial planning, and retirement rollover guidance. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach that incorporates equities, fixed income, and selective use of derivatives, and operates with a two-advisor team both holding the CFA designation.

David Larson is a financial advisor at ViaWealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at ViaWealth since 2018, following a tenure at Lake Street Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Larson Building Company, LLC, which he has been associated with since 2013, and BenchMark KC, LLC since 2009. ViaWealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term strategic investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and manages over $241 million in discretionary assets across 91 client relationships.

Johnathan Brown is a financial advisor at Family Legacy Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and also practices as an Estate Planning Attorney at Parman and Easterday, focusing on wills, trusts, and estate administration. Prior to his current roles, he worked at JPMorgan Chase, Stonex Inc., and Synchrony Financial, among others. Family Legacy Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm follows a modern portfolio theory-based investment approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, often utilizing model allocations across a range of asset classes.