Cameron Bond is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at StoryOne Family Office and previously worked at Keel Point Capital, LLC for eight years. Before entering financial advising, he spent ten years with the Kansas City Kansas Public School District. StoryOne Family Office serves individuals, families, trusts and estates, corporations, qualified retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and expanded family office services. The firm utilizes a range of model and custom portfolios and places emphasis on family education through coaching, mentoring, and workshops.

Emalee Wheeler is a financial advisor at Greater Than Financial in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Greater Than Financial, she worked for 13 years at North Andrew R-3 School and attended Wichita State University for three years. Outside of her advisory role, Wheeler is involved in her family farm’s bookkeeping activities using QuickBooks. Greater Than Financial provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on passive, low-cost portfolio strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, and maintains an owner-led team of three advisors.

Douglas Garrett is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Tax Favored Retirement and has been involved with APS Ventures, LLC since 2019 as well as Garrett Enterprises, Inc. since 1983. Tax Favored Retirement serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm focuses on reducing risk and volatility while aiming to increase returns through portfolios primarily composed of stocks and bonds, employing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Jordan Lambert is a financial advisor at Ryan Poage & Co. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Ryan Poage & Co. since 2016. Lambert is also involved in his family’s third-generation HVAC business, Midwest Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, where he contributes to marketing and sales. Ryan Poage & Co. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis to create diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and time horizons.

Jessica Estes Fleischmann is a financial advisor at Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors LLC in Kansas City, MO, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm’s investment process is guided by client objectives and includes regular account reviews and rebalancing, offering services without account minimums or charges for financial planning.

Ryan Derks is a financial advisor with Derks Financial, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services and RHF Blockchain Investments. In addition to advising, Derks owns and oversees operations at Derks Tax & Accounting, providing tax and accounting services. Derks Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $80 million across roughly 275 clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management across a range of investment types.

Scott Schaeffer is a financial advisor at MN Wealth Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at MarksNelson, LLC and Integrity Advisory, LLC. MN Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages portfolios across various asset classes and offers tailored asset allocation with ongoing monitoring, occasionally utilizing independent managers and private investment funds.

Tracy St. John is a financial advisor with Financial Avenues in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Financial Avenues since 2010. Financial Avenues serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses, offering fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio management that emphasize diversified, tax-conscious portfolios primarily composed of passively managed index funds and ETFs.

Erica Massman is a financial advisor at Index Wealth Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Index Portfolio Solutions, LLC since 2011. Index Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and institutions, focusing on passively managed, globally diversified index-fund portfolios. The firm’s approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory and a Fama-French multi-factor framework, emphasizing smaller-cap and value exposures, with regular portfolio monitoring and client education.

Keith Hanson is a financial advisor at Clearpath Wealth Management, L.C. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Butler, Lanz & Wagler, L.C. and Legacy Advisory Group. Outside of advisory work, Hanson is involved in several non-investment business ventures, including managing roles in residential real estate development and product sales organizations. ClearPath Wealth Management is a team-based firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with financial planning and retirement plan services, utilizing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and third-party sub-advisors, while maintaining affiliated accounting and tax practices.

Edward Kratty Jr. is a financial advisor at World Class Unlimited, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC and World Class Unlimited, Inc. (formerly World Class Financial, Inc.). He is also a licensed independent insurance agent in Overland Park, KS. World Class Unlimited, Inc. is a registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a relative-strength, trend-following investment strategy focused on concentrated portfolios primarily composed of ETFs and mutual funds and also offers tax, payroll, and insurance services.

Edward Colburn Jr. is a financial advisor with First American Financial Advisors, Inc. in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Great American Investors, Inc. since 2006. Colburn serves as a trustee of the Pentz Family Trust and as executor of the Karin V. Pence estate, overseeing management and disposition duties. First American Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement accounts, using both technical and fundamental analysis with primarily asset-based fees.

Daniel Compton is a financial advisor with Professional Asset Management, Inc. in Lenexa, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Professional Asset Management, Inc. since 1985. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent with various insurance companies. Professional Asset Management, Inc. provides financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, and trusts, managing approximately $11.6 million for about 20 clients. The firm follows an individualized financial planning process with regular account monitoring and typically recommends no-load mutual funds, ETFs, government securities, and annuities.

Allie Houston is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Dogwood Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining Dogwood, she held roles at Legacy Financial Strategies, LLC and various positions related to Kansas State University and other organizations. Dogwood Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes a long-term, strategic asset-allocation approach using low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, supplemented by individual equities or fixed income, and integrates coordinated tax and accounting services through an affiliated firm.

Melissa is a Certified Financial Planner ™, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst ™and holds a Masters degree in Personal Financial Planning from the University of MO-Columbia. You can see why Melissa is highly qualified to help clients with their financial planning needs! I am often asked, “How do I save for my children’s college fund, my own retirement and the luxuries that I enjoy, like vacations? How do you balance all of that?” A detailed, written financial plan with the strategy to live your best life and maximizing your hard-earned dollars by focusing on the 6 areas of financial planning - Net Worth Analysis, Investment Management, Estate Planning, Insurance Analysis and especially careful Tax Planning and Cash Flow Management, is the key. When you have your Cash Flow and Taxes in line, everything else falls into place. Melissa is also very well versed in Divorce Planning. If you are facing divorce, understanding the financial implications in the divorce process is a must! Sure, you need an attorney to finalize the divorce process. However, you need a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst to help make the financial decisions that will change your life forever. Whether you need help understanding an offer that has been made, knowing what your future tax situation looks like or to help craft an offer that is equitable, Melissa can help! She has experienced two divorces and understands the impact divorce has both financially and emotionally. Sapphire Wealth Planning - Helping Women Achieve Financial Independence! Contact Melissa to book your strategy session today.

Kristin Terranella Gumina is a financial advisor at Ryan Poage & Co. in Kansas City, MO, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Ryan Poage & Co. since 2010 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. Outside of advising, she is also a notary public. Ryan Poage & Co. provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and income needs.

Sarah Yao is a financial advisor at Family Legacy Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Family Legacy Advisors since 2022 and previously at Parman & Easterday starting in 2019. She also assists an estate planning law firm with marketing, event planning, and paralegal tasks. Family Legacy Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, utilizing a modern portfolio theory approach with model allocations across various asset classes.

John Christensen is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Storyone Family Office, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 13 years at Blue Creek Securities, LLC and Blue Creek Investment Partners, LLC. StoryOne Family Office is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, families, trusts and estates, corporations, qualified retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning along with expanded family office services including wealth design, trust administration, philanthropic planning, and family education through coaching and workshops.

William Grainger is a financial advisor at HDQ Wealth in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to HDQ Wealth, he worked at Stoak Management LLC and has experience in various roles including e-commerce and education. HDQ Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, and business entities with fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach and manages a diverse range of investment instruments, offering both discretionary portfolio management and oversight of third-party managed accounts.

James Werner is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Snider Talbot Financial Planning LLC since 2014 and previously worked for the City of Parkville from 2011 to 2017. Snider Talbot Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice primarily to individuals and couples, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, groups, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with most managed accounts handled on a non-discretionary basis.