Nicholas Weyrens is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the financial sector, he was involved in roles at Sojourn Church Carlisle and Sojourn Church Midtown, and he attended The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provide financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers specialized programs such as its SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services for small businesses, and maintains a connection to municipal and public finance through its affiliate networks.

Braxton Day is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In his role, he provides personalized financial planning services, collaborating with clients to clarify financial goals, understand their overall financial situations, and implement tailored investment strategies aimed at maximizing assets and supporting long-term success. His client focus areas include family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. Braxton holds Series 7 and Series 66 FINRA registrations. He has earned professional designations including the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA®), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). These credentials reflect his knowledge in retirement planning, fiduciary best practices for plan sponsors, and plan governance. He holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing with a minor in Business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Braxton resides in Louisville, Kentucky, where he participates in sports such as tennis, pickleball, and golf.

William West is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and nine years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Baird Trust Company, Harvey Investment Company, PNC, and Vanderbilt University. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, separately managed account programs, and brokerage services, supported by internal research and ongoing manager monitoring.

John Scott is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Louis T. Roth & Co., PLLC, and experience outside finance in education and hospitality sectors. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model combining advisory and brokerage channels.

Jonathan Henson is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Robert Baird & Co. in 2024 and has prior experience at Republic Bank & Trust Company. His background includes several years as a full-time student. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients with tailored financial planning and portfolio management services.

Ronald Knigge is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Securities America Advisors and Securities America, Inc. for over two decades and is also associated with Main Street Wealth Management, where he has been involved in insurance brokerage activities related to investment products since 1995. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a wide network of advisers. The firm combines brokerage and advisory services with various investment platforms, utilizing asset-allocation tools and third-party managers to offer tailored portfolio solutions.

Zachary Bebout is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fifth Third Bank, Crowe LLP, and the University of Kentucky. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals nearing or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide non-discretionary, written recommendations delivered by a centralized consulting team.

Kimberly Jordan is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at Raymond James since 2012 and also serves as Vice President and Branch Manager at Stock Yards Investment Services. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, emphasizing advisory and implementation-support services across brokerage, advisory, and managed account platforms.

Paul Oberst is a financial advisor with Merrill in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 license and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been associated with Bank of America and Merrill since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a joint trustee of the Oberst Gift Trust, a financial planning instrument. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Ricky Crabtree is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with over 31 years of experience, currently serving at Morgan Stanley in Louisville, KY. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2010 and the Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer providing a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Joseph Schmeing is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Stock Yards Bank & Trust and Raymond James Financial. Schmeing is based in Louisville, KY. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Brandon Luttrell is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved planning tools.

Gerald Oliver is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Woodbury Financial Services and Questar Asset Management. In addition to advisory work, he owns an insurance agency and manages a life and health insurance commission business. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors and multiple platforms. The firm employs advanced asset allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Philip Meisel III is a CFA® charterholder based in Louisville, KY, with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 1987. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, providing both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to deliver investment analysis and allocation guidance based on forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling.

Leigh Staples Ralston is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 37 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Robert Baird & Co. in 2019, Ralston worked for 35 years at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. Outside of advising, Ralston is involved in a family farming operation in Bedford, KY. Robert Baird & Co. is an institution with over 2,600 advisors and provides a range of financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of manager-traded and model-traded separately managed account strategies, tax management, and unified fee arrangements, supported by internal research and strategic partnerships.

Keileigh Sweeney is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Elevate Fitness, Blairwood, Esporta Fitness, Norton Healthcare, YMCA, and Louisville Male High School. Robert Baird & Co. is a firm that serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through its Private Wealth Management department. The firm offers a variety of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services supported by internal research, manager selection, and a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies.

Dean Hickerson is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Louisville, KY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services through independent Financial Professionals, utilizing a variety of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements.

Anthony Davis is a certified financial planner (CFP®) with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Fidelity Investments since 2002, including roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments. He works at Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies and a Charitable Gift Fund. The firm employs a proprietary investment process combining fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage portfolios and deliver model solutions.

Mark Sandbach is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2014 and 2015, respectively. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process uses firm-approved tools and modeling techniques but generally does not provide individual security recommendations within standalone plans.

Justin Schappe is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and was previously with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he has a 50% ownership interest in The Diamond Connection LLC, a diamond sales business. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory solutions. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.