Jaime Rogers is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and its affiliates in 2026, Rogers was with Commonwealth Financial Network and Pegasus Capital Management for ten years. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and utilizes a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Spencer Phillips is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including MassMutual Investors Services, American Century Investment Services, and The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Phillips is also involved in life insurance brokerage through his roles at 1847Financial and Total Financial Partners. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory services primarily on a non-discretionary basis through third-party asset manager platforms, financial planning, and consulting. The firm is noted for its dual registration as an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer and its affiliation with 1847 Financial/Penn Mutual.

Robert Myers Jr. is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he spent 21 years at American Century Investment Services, Inc. from 1996 to 2017. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental portfolio management techniques and affiliated non-investment businesses such as an affiliated law firm and trust company.

Nicholas Burchstead is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2018 and previously spent two years at Waddell & Reed. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, alongside selective private market exposure and tax-efficient strategies.

Taylor Hindes is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he held positions at CGN Advisors, Linscomb Wealth, and UMB Bank, among others. He has also worked in various roles outside finance, including at Tallgrass Tap House and Kansas State University. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and fundamental equity sleeves, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Alfred Simmons is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors from 2015 to 2020. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a range of institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm operates with partner-led teams supported by centralized investment research and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Grant Edmunds is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Legacy Investment Partners LLC from 2013 to 2019. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm uses a Partner-led team model supported by a centralized Investment Department and offers diversified, multi-asset investment strategies alongside specialized services such as planning for professional and developing athletes.

Bill Meador is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Wright Legacy Group for 16 years and continues to advise on insurance products through a related business. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans nationwide through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.

Kaylynn Watts is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2012. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Overland Park, KS. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental portfolio management techniques.

Conner Hanlon is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Hightower Advisors, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Msec, LLC, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and BOKF, NA. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers across mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Pablo Berrio is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Empower Financial Services and other firms in various industries. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning approach.

Spencer Sabates is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles in academia at the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, as well as work in healthcare at Sabates Eye Centers. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios supported by an in-house Investment Committee, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Paul Armenta is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Empower Advisory Group since 2024 and has also been associated with Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2014. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated service model is tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Tarren Bingham is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with two years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors, he worked at Ameriprise and CreativeOne Wealth, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, Bingham serves as the director for the special needs ministry at his church, managing volunteers and coordinating support for families with special needs. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Kane Harrish is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with a Series 65 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at UPS, Bow River, and various positions at Kansas State University. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, family office offerings, and third-party manager selection.

Kyle Mack is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021, following roles at Ivy Distributors, Inc. and Waddell & Reed, Inc. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and access to private market investments.

Zachary Kellner is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he was with Equitable Advisors and has experience in education and other sectors. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental portfolio management techniques.

Mark Hogan is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at several firms including Private Client Services and Cambridge Investment Research. Hogan serves as a board member of the Kansas City Athletic Club. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan services, and family office offerings, utilizing a mix of core/satellite, thematic, and tactical investment strategies.

Cole Tripp is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Creative Planning with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waddell & Reed and has experience driving for rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio management techniques and a range of affiliated non-investment businesses.

James Dunn is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors. Prior to joining Mariner, he worked at Edelman Financial Engines for eight years and has experience in higher education at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to implement discretionary, customized portfolios and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.