Ryan Noble is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prosperity Planning, Inc. since 2009 and was previously with Cetera Advisors LLC from 2013 to 2018. Prosperity Planning, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, including specialized divorce financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using mutual funds and ETFs with systematic tilts toward smaller-capitalization, value, and higher-profitability stocks.

Patrick Guilfoy is a financial advisor at Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AE Wealth Management, Advisors Excel, and Duncan Financial Management. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an insurance agent offering life and health products. Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and estates with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, using proprietary risk-based models and a focus on fixed-income analysis. The firm also provides educational workshops and tax preparation services, and several representatives, including Guilfoy, hold insurance licenses that complement their investment services.

Michael Blackmore is a financial advisor at DMK Advisor Group, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Parkland Securities and Stephen A. Kohn & Associates, Ltd. Blackmore holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and serves on the board of directors for the East Clay Rotary Club. He is also involved in managing fixed life insurance, annuities, long-term care and health insurance, and Medicare supplement products. DMK Advisor Group, Inc. manages approximately $84.5 million in client assets and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses mutual funds and ETFs with a combination of technical and fundamental analysis, and operates both as a registered investment adviser and an independent broker-dealer.

Alyssa Hon is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. She has been with Prosperity Planning since 2019 and is based in North Kansas City, MO. Prior to her advisory role, she worked at K & E Flat Work and attended Missouri Western State University. Prosperity Planning is a team of 11 advisors serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and specialized financial planning services, including retirement and divorce financial planning, using a long-term, diversified investment approach focused on low-cost, tax-aware vehicles.

Nicholas Hartley is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with three years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. since 2021. Outside of advisory work, he has held various positions including roles at Indian Foothills Golf Course and Missouri Valley College. Windward Private Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, primarily employing ETFs and mutual funds, and offers additional services such as tax preparation and college savings plan management.

Justin Locke is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Prosperity Planning, Inc. since 2023 and previously was employed at ProMedica Hospice for eight years. Outside of financial advising, he was involved with Holden First Baptist Church from 2011 to 2017. Prosperity Planning, Inc. advises individuals across wealth levels, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, broadly diversified investment approach using mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management focused on systematic tilts toward smaller-capitalization, value, and higher-profitability stocks.

Bradley Johannes is a financial advisor at Optima Capital LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Premier Network since 2015 in addition to his role at Optima Capital. Optima Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, model portfolios, and analytical methods such as modern portfolio theory and technical analysis, and utilizes AI tools for operational and client service functions.

James Watts is a financial advisor at Prosperity Planning with a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Dogwood Wealth Management and a 21-year career in the US Army. Prosperity Planning serves individuals and families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term, broad-based global allocations using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating strategic tilts toward smaller-cap, value, and higher-profitability companies.

Daniel Reiter is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Prosperity Planning, where he has worked since 2018, and previously held positions at Creative Planning, Sound Stewardship, and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as an adjunct instructor at Kansas State University teaching personal financial planning and owns a tax preparation and consulting business. Prosperity Planning, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a long-term, broadly diversified investment approach and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on asset allocation, tax placement, and specialized services such as divorce financial planning.

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.

Kolton Hurst is a financial advisor at Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at Interbank and educational positions at Oklahoma State University and Navajo Public School. Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and estates through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model-based investment programs, and sub-advisory arrangements. The firm uses proprietary risk-based models with an emphasis on fixed-income analysis and offers additional services such as educational workshops and tax preparation.

Greg Lebold is a financial advisor at Convergence Financial with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors for 21 years. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a core team leader for the “This Man Is You!” program and serves as treasurer and board member for the Transitions Family Visitation Center. 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 create tailored portfolios and offers a range of asset management and retirement plan consulting services across multiple offices.

David Evans is a financial advisor at Optima Capital LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Premier Financial Partners, Royal Alliance, and Premier Network, where he currently serves as a client executive and practice leader. Evans is also a board member and shareholder of HCF, Inc., where he provides strategic guidance. Optima Capital LLC offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, model portfolios, and analytical methods such as modern portfolio theory and technical analysis.

Karen Burris is a Series 65-licensed advisor with White Sand Wealth Management in Liberty, MO, where she has worked since 2019. She has 10 years of industry experience, including eight years at BOK Financial Securities and Bokf, Na. White Sand Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines passive and active investment approaches, develops individualized investment policy statements, and manages discretionary portfolios with oversight of third-party managers under a fiduciary code of ethics.

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.

Shayna Vlock is a financial advisor with Prosperity Planning, holding a Series 65 credential and currently in her first year in the industry. Prior to joining Prosperity Planning, she gained experience in various roles at Kansas State University, as well as positions in retail and education. Prosperity Planning serves individuals and families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement-rollover guidance. The firm emphasizes long-term, broad-based allocations across global asset classes using primarily mutual funds and ETFs with a strategic focus on smaller-cap, value, and higher-profitability companies.

Kelly Kariker is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at White Sand Wealth Management since 2022 and previously held roles at BOK Financial Securities, Inc., Bokf, Na, and Commerce Bank. White Sand Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines passive and active investment approaches, develops individualized investment policy statements, and manages discretionary portfolios with oversight of third-party managers under a fiduciary code of ethics.

Samuel Huet is a CFP® professional at White Sand Wealth Management with seven years at the firm. Prior to joining the firm, he spent four years at Robert Morris University. White Sand Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies, manages discretionary portfolios, and maintains oversight when using third-party managers, operating under a fiduciary code of ethics.

Charles Bourquin is a financial advisor at Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 license. He has prior experience at 49 Financial LLC, Pinnacle Pool & Spa, Select Pool Service LLC, and Total Management, LLC. Bourquin is also a licensed insurance agent affiliated with the Financial Independence Group, where he engages in life insurance sales as part of clients' overall financial plans. Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and estates with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model-based investment programs, and sub-advisory arrangements. The firm employs proprietary, risk-based models with an emphasis on fixed-income security selection and risk management, and several representatives, including Bourquin, are licensed insurance agents offering insurance and annuity products.