Ryan Noble is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Prosperity Planning, Inc. since 2009 and spent five years at Cetera Advisors LLC. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in North Kansas City, MO. Prosperity Planning, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, broad-based asset allocation using primarily index-based funds and integrates tax considerations into portfolio design, managing approximately $543 million in assets as of the end of 2025.

Alyssa Hon is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Prosperity Planning, Inc. since 2019 and previously held positions at K&E Flat Work and Missouri Western State University. Alyssa is based in North Kansas City, MO, and is part of an 11-advisor team. Prosperity Planning, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary and nondiscretionary accounts with a focus on long-term, diversified allocation across global asset classes, often using index-based funds and ETFs, and incorporates tax considerations in portfolio design.

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 three years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Prosperity Planning, Inc. and previously spent eight years at ProMedica Hospice. Locke also served at Holden First Baptist Church for six years. Prosperity Planning, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm focuses on long-term, broad-based asset allocation using index-based funds and may include private placements for qualified clients, managing approximately $543 million in assets as of year-end 2025.

Daniel Kennedy is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mader & Shannon Wealth Management since 2010. He is involved in a non-investment related business, USKK, Inc., which he dedicates time to during evenings. Mader & Shannon Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active management strategy focusing on individual securities using fundamental and technical analysis, and also provides specialized services such as expert witness testimony.

Michael Armour is a financial advisor with GreenLeaf Financial Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and National Planning Corporation. Outside of financial advising, he operates a seasonal lawn care business and serves as co-trustee of the Dorothy L. Armour Trust. GreenLeaf Financial Network provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and certain corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates multiple analytical methods and offers strategies ranging from long-term allocation to shorter-term trading, with services delivered via a network of independent advisers.

James Watts is a financial advisor with Prosperity Planning holding a Series 65 credential. His career includes over two decades of service in the US Army before transitioning to wealth management roles starting in 2026. He has worked with Dogwood Wealth Management and Kansas State University prior to joining Prosperity Planning. Prosperity Planning, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolios using a long-term, broadly diversified investment approach across global asset classes, often implemented through index-based funds, and offers specialized services such as divorce financial planning and pension-plan participant education.

Daniel Reiter is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prosperity Planning, Inc. since 2014, with additional experience at Creative Planning, Sound Stewardship, and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an adjunct instructor teaching personal financial planning at Kansas State University and is the owner of a tax preparation and consulting firm, DSR Tax and Consulting, LLC. Prosperity Planning, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, broad-based allocation across global asset classes using mostly index-based funds and incorporates tax considerations into portfolio design.

Matthew Bickley is a financial advisor at Freedom Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Triune Financial Partners and Barrier Technologies. Outside of advisory services, he serves as Director of Operations for Apollo Insurance Group, a health insurance brokerage. Freedom Wealth Advisors serves private individuals, banks, corporations, estates, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through fee-based portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a customized, tactical allocation strategy combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary separately managed accounts and non-discretionary financial planning.

Peyton Anderson is a financial advisor with Equity Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry career in 2024. Prior to joining Equity Wealth Partners, he worked for the Kansas City Royals for one year. Equity Wealth Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, offering integrated wealth management through discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning services. The firm serves approximately 900 households with a team of eight advisors managing over $250 million in assets.

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.

John Skowronski is a financial advisor at PCG Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Securities America Advisors and LPL Financial. Skowronski is involved with The Skowronski Family Trust in a fiduciary capacity. PCG Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a long-term, customized investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized retirement-plan services including ERISA fiduciary support and participant education.

Bret Guillaume is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has been with Mader & Shannon Wealth Management and its predecessor firms since 2004. The firm manages approximately $269 million in discretionary assets and serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Mader & Shannon Wealth Management employs an active, discretionary investment approach that emphasizes individual securities on major U.S. exchanges and provides comprehensive retirement-plan services, including ERISA plan support.

Brent Caswell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Normandy Investment Advisors, where he has worked since 2021, following six years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Caswell is also the owner of Caswell & Associates, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business operations. Normandy Investment Advisors provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a strategic blend of active and passive management within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, offering diversified allocations across multiple asset classes and incorporating derivatives in separately managed accounts.

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.

Matthew Shull is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Capital Investment Management, Inc. in Lee's Summit, MO, with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Management since 2016 and also works with Cambridge Investment Research. Shull is licensed as an independent insurance agent in addition to his advisory role. Capital Investment Management, Inc. serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm manages over $558 million in discretionary assets and utilizes multiple co-advisory and managed account platforms to deliver portfolio management.

Charles Cooper III is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a managing partner at StrongBox Wealth, LLC since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Cooper is active in the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation’s Advisory Committee and serves as a director for KC Velocity, a resource supporting entrepreneurs. StrongBox Wealth serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities with investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages customized portfolios using a multi-method investment approach and oversees third-party managers with attention to leverage and borrowing practices.

Jeffrey Anger is a financial advisor with Equity Wealth Partners, LLC in Independence, MO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Equity Wealth Partners, he has worked with the Independence School District since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of GAPortfolio LLC, a residential real estate rental business. Equity Wealth Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, offering integrated wealth management that combines discretionary portfolio management with financial planning. Serving roughly 900 households through an eight-advisor team, the firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term investment strategies using diversified, low-cost funds, individual securities, and structured products.

Shayna Vlock is a financial advisor at Prosperity Planning with a Series 65 designation. She joined the firm in 2026 and has prior experience working in educational and municipal roles. Prosperity Planning is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $543 million in assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, broad-based investment strategy across global asset classes, often utilizing index-based funds and providing specialized services such as divorce financial planning and pension-plan participant education.