Paul Simmons is a financial advisor with IHT Wealth Management LLC in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. IHT Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a blended investment approach using fundamental stock selection, quantitative tools, diversified model portfolios, and option strategies, while offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services through a network of approximately 153 advisors.

Timothy Sparks is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Sound Income Strategies, LLC since 2019, and previously worked at Specialized Advisors, J.D. Mellberg Financial, and Secure Investment Management. Sparks is also the author of a published book. Sound Income Strategies, LLC is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $4.0 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and other advisers, offering customized portfolio management with a focus on fixed-income analysis and equity review.

Bradley Gaines is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Louisville, KY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Strategic Wealth Investment Group in 2021, he was the managing partner at Reset Strategies from 2011 to 2019. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, typically implemented on a discretionary basis.

Dean Weerstra is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial Services. He has business interests related to tax and investment services through Weerstra and Associates LLC. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Matthew Dicken is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Dicken is the founder and chairman of Total Return Capital Management, a private equity fund, and is involved in several non-investment businesses including a racing team, a consulting firm, and a retirement education company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create client-specific investment plans, often implementing them on a discretionary basis through firm-developed model portfolios.

Phillip Bloyd is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has held leadership roles at P.T. Bloyd & Associates, Inc dba Revolutionary Financial Group since 1998 and currently owns Checkerboard Aviation, LLC, which manages aircraft for personal business use. Bloyd also serves as an educator and guest speaker for FMT Solutions, presenting adult financial education courses. AlphaStar Capital Management manages approximately $1.84 billion for individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs both model portfolios and custom strategies, utilizing quantitative analysis and tactical approaches, and acts as a subadviser and referral agent to other investment advisers.

Marcia Lewis is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Avantax Planning Partners, CSSC Brokerage Services, and CSSC Investment Advisory Services prior to joining her current firm. Lewis also serves as Director Emeritus at Blue & Co., a regional CPA firm, where she provides tax, consulting, and business valuation services. Additionally, she is a member-owner and advisor at Green Street Capital, LLC, offering wealth management services to diverse clients. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm utilizes a diversified allocation investment process based on mutual funds and ETFs, complemented by tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services through third-party providers.

Graven Monsour is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 credential with less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at First Watch and has a background that includes roles at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and local schools. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection strategies, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Autumn Wood is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles within Fifth Third Bank since 2019, including her current position at Fifth Third Securities starting in 2022. Prior to joining Fifth Third, she held positions at Norton Hospital, Yesternoon, and Jefferson Community College. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers access to multiple managed account programs and third-party portfolio managers via the Passageway platform, providing a range of investment options from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and direct indexing.

John Collett is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Louisville, KY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he volunteers as a youth basketball, flag football, and T-ball coach and serves as a board member of the Estate Planning Council of Metro Louisville. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a range of program types tailored to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jason Waters is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at ARGI Investment Services, LLC and ARGI Financial Group from 2006 to 2023. Waters serves on the Elizabethtown Community College Foundation Board and participates in the Baptist Health System Campaign Cabinet. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Patrick Mc Guire is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at ARGI Investment Service LLC, Farris CPA's, and Hamilton, Thomas & Company. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio solutions.

Sarah Zoeller is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Rivel, Cyberreason, Vistra Corp, Esperion, Louisville Metro, and Yum Brands prior to joining Cerity Partners. Cerity Partners provides wealth management and related services to a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm’s approach combines tailored asset allocation and manager selection with proprietary quantitative screening alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Abigail Miles is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Cerity Partners since 2023, following prior roles at ARGI Investment Services and Purestone Loan Services. Her background includes four years at Western Kentucky University and four years at Mercy Academy. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm manages approximately $126.9 billion in client assets and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Emmett Cosgrove is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill, in addition to serving several years in the United States Army. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-manager of Mercer Tax and Advisory LLC, a holding company investing in tax and accounting firms. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers various portfolio management and consulting services, employing multiple analytical approaches and acting as a fiduciary when engaged under written advisory agreements.

Emily Butler is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and currently based in Louisville, KY. She has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at Witten Financial Services, FSA Management Group, Sumitomo Corporation, and Western Kentucky University. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, tax planning, insurance placement, and access to alternative and private-market investments, utilizing tailored asset allocation and a mix of proprietary and third-party strategies.

Colin Wheeler is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at ARGI Investment Services for seven years before joining Cerity Partners in 2023. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing supported by proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Sonya Duvall is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked across multiple First Command entities since 2013 and operates Seven Sevens LLC as an independent contractor for her advisory work. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs utilizing model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Michael Bryan is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at ARGI Financial Group for 16 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2023. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a wide national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and manager selection, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities, and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Thomas Conway is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2009 and previously worked at Diversified Investment Services, Inc. from 2009 to 2022. In addition to his financial advisory role, he also provides legal services as an attorney. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, catering to individual and institutional clients.