Kenneth Vander Hart is a ChFC® with 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at CreativeOne Securities, LLC since 2016 and has been with Harvest Financial Group, Inc. since 1999. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as Vice President of the Clarion Lakes Homeowners Association Board. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a combination of financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory platforms.

Jonathan Perrin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Waterfront Wealth Inc. and Satya Investment Management, LLC, and was employed by the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is the Director of Outreach and Financial Guidance for the More Than Baseball nonprofit organization and is an independent business owner with a direct sales company focusing on health and wellness products. Intellicents Investment Solutions Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, individual clients, charitable institutions, and municipalities, offering retirement plan consulting, wealth management, and a wrap fee program. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold strategies led by a CFA Chief Investment Officer, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and collective investment trusts with regular monitoring and rebalancing.

Michael Filing is a financial advisor at FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining FAS Wealth Partners in 2022, he worked at UMB Bank for nine years. FAS Wealth Partners provides fee-based advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and banking organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation aligned with clients’ written objectives and combines internal management with third-party resources, incorporating tax-aware strategies and alternative investment options.

James Kniffen is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and has held leadership roles at several firms, including his own entities such as James P. Kniffen Portfolio Management, LLC and Kniffen Consulting, LLC. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based advising approach supported by patented software and combines quantitative metrics with fundamental, technical, and behavioral analysis to manage portfolios using both passive and active strategies.

Randall Rhyner is a financial advisor with Smith, Moore & Co. in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Smith, Moore & Co. since 2009. Smith, Moore & Co. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm utilizes both advisor-managed accounts and third-party manager arrangements, with a range of investment options including stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and alternative investments.

Anna Barnes is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. and its affiliated firms, including FAS Corp. and Financial Advisory Service, Inc., where she has worked since 2020. Her prior experience includes roles at BAMCO Investments LLC and Waddell & Reed, Inc. FAS Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $3.08 billion in assets for about 1,470 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, employing a mix of manager- and fund-level strategies with tax-aware techniques.

Bruce Godke is a financial advisor with Modern Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Modern Wealth Management since 2023 and has prior experience with Mutual Securities, Inc. and Barber Financial Group. Godke is also an independent insurance agent, conducting life and long-term care insurance transactions. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across 94 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and related tax, estate, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

James Shay is a financial advisor at Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, and serves as adviser to mutual funds and a trust company. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes internally generated research across equity, fixed-income, and balanced strategies, implementing these through separately managed and strategy accounts with a long-term, low-turnover focus.

John Yates is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Mutual/United of Omaha since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Village Cooperative of Overland Park Property and Safety Committees. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement consulting. The firm operates through platform relationships with third-party managers and integrates broker-dealer and insurance services within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Nefthaniil Perez is a financial advisor at Arvest Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and State Farm. Arvest Wealth Management provides investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and wrap fee programs to individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to deliver tailored strategies aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Robert Menees is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at V Wealth Advisors LLC and LPL Financial. Menees is also involved in non-variable insurance activities, including life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. The Wealth Consulting Group provides fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment process combining fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis and integrates legal-service pathways through attorney referrals and estate-document assistance.

Zachary Roth is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and the University of Missouri System. American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio monitoring, tax-loss harvesting, and access to mutual funds and ETFs, utilizing model portfolios that emphasize strategic asset allocation and diversification.

John Leis is a financial advisor with Lexaurum Advisors in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He worked at American Century Investment Services Inc. from 1993 to 2017 before joining Lexaurum Advisors in 2018. Lexaurum Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor team and emphasizes diversified portfolios based on modern portfolio theory, utilizing fundamental, market-trend, and economic-cycle analysis.

Patrick Seelye is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at ChangePath LLC and Horter Investment Management, LLC, and is also president of Financial Life Matters, LLC, where he provides business consulting, financial education classes open to the public, and insurance product sales. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other RIAs, utilizing discretionary accounts managed through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers with a variety of investment strategies.

Mark Gash is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company in Overland Park, Kansas. He holds CFP® certification and has 33 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Ohio National Insurance Agency, Private Client Services, Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, and Lawing Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chairperson of the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board for the city of Olathe, Kansas, and volunteers on the board of Evergreen Living Innovations. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, including access to third-party investment platforms.

Randall Silvey is a financial advisor with Infinity Financial Services Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Infinity Financial Services Advisory in 2020, he worked at LPL Financial from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Royal CBD, an online cannabidiol sales business. Infinity Financial Services Advisory is a multi-advisor firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and integrates a range of investment strategies and products, including options and complex instruments, within its portfolio construction and risk management processes.

Cody Hughes is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining American Century Investment Services, Inc. in 2018, he worked at Kansas State University for three years. American Century Investments Private Client Group offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by internal teams and focuses on portfolios primarily composed of American Century and Avantis mutual funds and ETFs.

James Rankin Jr. is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC in Kansas City, MO, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at CreativeOne Securities, CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, and AE Wealth Management, LLC. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across about 94 advisors. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, utilizing a centralized Investment Committee and a combination of model portfolios and third-party managers in its approach.

Jason Salinardi is a financial advisor at FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has a background in legal services, operating JMS Legal LLC as an attorney alongside his advisory role. FAS Wealth Partners provides fee-based advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and banking organizations. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset allocation tailored to client objectives and combines internal management with third-party resources, incorporating tax-aware strategies and alternative investments.

Stephen Black is an investment advisor representative at Cooper McManus with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, and VSR Financial Services among others. Black serves as president of the Leawood Rotary, a community volunteer organization. Cooper McManus provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer plans. The firm employs a fundamentally driven investment approach using a variety of securities and model portfolios tailored to client objectives.