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.

Paul Wiederholt is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Boulder Investment Group and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2008 to 2016. Wiederholt is also licensed to sell life, disability, long-term care insurance, and annuities, dedicating a portion of his time to these activities. Boulder Investment Group provides personalized investment management and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, strategic asset-allocation approach using a core-and-satellite structure with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options, managing over $72 million in discretionary assets across approximately 144 client relationships.

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.

Michael Murff is a financial advisor at Oak Road Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Shepard Wealth Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Friedline Financial, among other firms. Murff is also co-owner of Luminare Aesthetics and Wellness, a med spa providing facials and aesthetic injectable services. Oak Road Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and pension/401(k) plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $80 million in assets using a customized approach based on modern portfolio theory, primarily recommending ETFs and focusing on both ongoing wealth management and defined-scope planning engagements.

Perry Woolard is a financial advisor with First American Financial Advisors, Inc. in Lee's Summit, MO, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience, including 38 years running Woolard & Associates. In addition to advising, he is the owner of Woolard and Associates Financial Services, an insurance business offering life, health, and disability products on a commission basis. First American Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and periodic financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement accounts. The firm uses both technical and fundamental analysis and typically manages portfolios with full discretionary authority.

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.

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 licenses with 35 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Great American Investors, Inc., A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. He serves as a trustee and executor for multiple estates, overseeing trust and estate management duties. First American Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement accounts. The firm employs both technical and fundamental analysis, generally accepts full discretionary authority for securities trading, and maintains a governance structure with a single supervisory principal overseeing advisor and broker-dealer activities.

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 two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Dogwood Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining Dogwood Wealth Management, she worked at Legacy Financial Strategies, LLC and held various roles including positions at Kansas State University and in the construction and agricultural sectors. Dogwood Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis-driven investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios primarily composed of ETFs and mutual funds, along with other strategies tailored to client objectives.

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.

Megan Ramshaw is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MOKAN Wealth Management. She previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and has experience with Vanguard and Kansas State University Athletics. MOKAN Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm constructs individualized portfolios using equities, index funds, ETFs, and U.S. Treasury securities with a multifaceted investment analysis approach.

Andrew Matz is a financial advisor at Oak Road Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and previously worked at Cypress Point Wealth Management and Spire Outsourcing. Prior to his advisory roles, he was a student at Texas Tech University and worked in the Sedalia 200 School District. Oak Road Wealth Management serves individual clients—including high-net-worth households—and pension/401(k) plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, hourly consultations, and pension consulting. The firm uses customized Investment Policy Statements, modern portfolio theory, and primarily recommends ETFs, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary management and co-fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Christopher Lea is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Java Wealth Planning and Vallenwood Financial Services LLC. Prior to his financial advisory career, he has been involved in martial arts instruction through New Star Martial Arts LLC for over a decade and serves as Worship Arts Director and Executive Director of Finance at Lakeland Community Church. Java Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing passive, tax-aware investment strategies using index funds and ETFs. The firm offers a range of services from full financial planning to educational options and operates with a fixed and tiered flat-dollar fee model.

Richard Talbot is a financial advisor at Snider Talbot Financial Planning LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding a Series 65 credential with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Snider Talbot Financial Planning since 2007. Snider Talbot Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice mainly 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 strategy focused on strategic asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, generally managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis with client approval required for transactions.