Tyler White is a financial advisor at Copper Financial with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at CommunityAmerica Credit Union. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, including those of its parent firm CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union and other affiliated credit unions. The firm offers financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management through third-party managers, and model-based wrap programs to both individual and institutional clients.

Thomas Blumer is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2009 and was affiliated with V Wealth Management until 2023 before joining WCG Wealth Advisors. 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 uses a tailored investment process that integrates fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis, offering strategies through individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts.

Brett Lange is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, V Wealth Management, LLC, and GWM Advisors LLC. 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, corporations, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment approach integrating fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis, and offers a range of management and consulting services across multiple custodial platforms.

Creighton Sharp is a financial advisor with 49 Financial in Overland Park, KS. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial, he worked at Edward Jones and has experience in hospitality and education sectors. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, consulting, and fractional family office services, employing a disciplined, long-term investment approach based on diversified asset allocation and proprietary model portfolios.

Graham Bolar is a financial advisor with Modern Wealth Management, LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of experience at the firm. Prior to joining Modern Wealth Management, he has held positions at the City of Steamboat Springs, Alterra Mountain Corporation, and Colorado Mountain Club. His background also includes roles in academia and nonprofit organizations. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets through about 94 advisors. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients, with investment decisions guided by a centralized Investment Committee and executed through a mix of model portfolios and third-party managers.

Brian Kaufman is a financial advisor at Prairie Capital Management Group, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Prairie Capital since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at Umb. Kaufman is involved in several nonprofit boards, including the Salvation Army and the Kansas City Art Institute, and serves on the UMKC Bloch Advisory Council. Prairie Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering asset consulting and investment supervisory services. The firm employs a multi-manager, multi-strategy approach by setting allocation parameters and selecting independent portfolio managers, managing many relationships on a non-discretionary basis.

Jordan O'Grady is a CFP® and CFA® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. and its affiliated firms since 2014. His credentials also include Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. FAS Wealth Partners provides fee-based advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process emphasizes asset allocation aligned with client objectives and integrates both internal management and third-party resources, along with tax-aware strategies and alternative investment options.

Janice Trimmell is a financial advisor with UMB Financial Services, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 39 years of industry experience. She has been with UMB Bank and UMB Scout Brokerage Services Inc. throughout her career. UMB Financial Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers multiple managed account solutions and operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor, with a documented suitability and risk-tolerance process to guide portfolio construction.

Joseph Lauritsen is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Securities, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and worked previously at American Century Investment Services, Inc. He is also a self-employed musician. CreativeOne Securities is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines project-based planning with ongoing asset management using fundamental and cyclical security analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a network of 127 advisors.

Taylor Pearson is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Cetera Planning Partners in 2021, he worked at TD Ameritrade, AXA Advisors, The Vanguard Group, and Citizens Bank of Kansas. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through third-party providers, employing a diversified investment approach based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Kathy Lum is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. Her career includes long-term roles with Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc. and related entities before joining Cetera Planning Partners in 2024. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees with services including investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement advice. The firm’s approach emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with client objectives and integrates additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate planning through third-party partnerships.

Sarah Kleinschmidt is a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc. and related affiliates for five years. Since June 2024, she has served as Co-Chair of the Investment Commission Board for The Episcopal Church in Hawaii. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and estate-planning services, with an investment approach centered on diversified allocations tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Mark Wenzl is a financial advisor at Private Client Services, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Private Client Services since 2010. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in disability and life insurance sales. Private Client Services is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop investment strategies and offers multiple implementation platforms, managing approximately $1.05 billion across more than 3,200 client accounts.

Bryan Gurss is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Forrest T. Jones & Co. Inc. dba FTJ Retirement Advisors and PlanMember Securities Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he has worked as a delivery driver for DoorDash. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and consultative retainer services to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and other RIAs. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts using a combination of proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, employing methods such as modern portfolio theory, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Stephen Foster is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 26 years of industry experience, including eight years at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling individual health insurance, Medicare-related plans, and life insurance. Sequent Planning, LLC (doing business as Futurity First Wealth Management) serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, small and medium-sized businesses, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, third-party model manager access, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent advisers using a structured risk framework and diversified manager exposures.

Kevin Jaegers is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cetera Planning Partners since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Leawood, KS. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing pre-retirees and retirees, and provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm integrates diversified mutual fund and ETF allocations aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance and offers additional services including tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through a third-party provider.

Joshua Warner is a financial advisor with Arvest Wealth Management in Overland Park, KS, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Arvest Bank and Arvest Wealth Management since 2019 and previously at American Century Investments and Demarche Associates. Warner splits his time evenly between Arvest Bank’s Trust Department and Arvest Wealth Management. Arvest Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and written financial plans, managing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Audrie Patton is a financial advisor with American Century Investments Private Client Group, Inc. based in Kansas City, MO. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at American Century Investment Services, Inc. and positions outside the financial industry at Texas Roadhouse and educational institutions. American Century Investments Private Client Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, typically serving households with modest asset levels. The firm employs model portfolios managed by in-house teams and focuses on proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

Clayton Fisher is a financial advisor at FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and Bank of Kansas City. FAS Wealth Partners provides fee-based advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation aligned with clients’ written investment objectives and combines internal management with third-party managers and research tools.

Hanna Wroblewski is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor at 49 Financial with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining 49 Financial, she held roles at Friendship Village and World Wide Technology. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Finance Officer for Simply Liturgical LLC and as Board Member and Treasurer for Alleluia Baskets, both church-affiliated organizations. 49 Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and tiered fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and manages approximately $1.4 billion across multiple advisory teams.