Timothy Zitter is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2005. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based financial planning and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option called WealthPlan, while keeping these services separate.

R Marshall Douthat is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Leawood, KS, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2013 and has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering a broad range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning services supported by structured discovery processes and advanced modeling tools, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Joseph Melookaran is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Prairie Village, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, all with LPL Financial since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he has authored a memoir. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, various advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing discretionary and non-discretionary management along with access to proprietary and third-party research.

Joshua West is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and seven years of industry experience. He has held roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC, among others. West is also involved with a health insurance business through West Financial LLC. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services leveraging LPL’s research, model portfolios, and third-party asset managers, with an integrated platform that includes insurance products and collateralized lending programs.

Brian Meyer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Ameriprise in Olathe, KS, and has 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its related entities since 2005. Meyer also owns Creative Collaboration LLC, through which he provides client service support, financial planning analysis, and managed account recommendations. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to produce annual written recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated companies.

Stephen Dumsky is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he is part of the Group One Wealth Management team. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1996 at Merrill Lynch and joined Group One in 2009. Stephen specializes in providing customized financial strategies, drawing from extensive knowledge and resources to support clients nationwide. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification and is skilled in asset allocation, manager selection and oversight, and portfolio construction. Stephen values advising multiple generations of clients and emphasizes listening to clients to communicate financial concepts in an understandable way. Stephen earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri System. He lives in Lee's Summit, Missouri with his wife, Rocio, and their two children. Outside of his professional role, he enjoys baseball, chess, fishing, reading, spending time with his family, and traveling.

Ryan Mcqueary is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Mcqueary has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm employs structured planning tools and does not provide individual security recommendations as part of its standalone planning service.

Kevin Blick is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been serving clients since 2007 and joined Group One Wealth Management in 2017. Kevin works primarily with business owners and corporate executives to build personalized financial strategies and guide important financial decisions. As a Senior Portfolio Advisor, he assists clients with investment management, retirement planning, and complex financial situations such as selling a business, managing concentrated stock positions, and estate planning for multi-generational wealth transfers. Kevin's expertise centers on executive compensation and stock option planning, small business owner and retirement planning, as well as goals-based planning. His client focus includes college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, socially responsible investing, and services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits. He holds a bachelor's degree from Newman University and a high school diploma from Kapaun Mt Carmel. Kevin has earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) professional designations. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys basketball, biking, boating, golfing, swimming, and spending time with his wife Elizabeth and their two daughters, Emerson and Madelyn. He is involved in community organizations such as Harvesters and volunteers with groups including Special Olympics.

Gretchen Dervin is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2010 in various capacities. Outside of her advisory role, she works as an intake coordinator at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of investment strategies and affiliated services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and proprietary mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Christian Eckert is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and has held various roles across multiple companies including US Tech Solutions and the University of South Alabama. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and related financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory models with access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by centralized custody and order-routing infrastructure.

Valerie Escobar is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently with LPL Financial since 2024. She previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors for 10 years and has additional experience with Adams Hall and First Point Financial. Outside of advising, she owns Lawn Chicks LLC, a small business in Village, KS. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with research and model portfolios.

Chad Hamatto is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with two years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services mainly to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, using a process that combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

Hannah Mc Spadden is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She focuses on delivering personalized wealth management strategies tailored to her clients' unique financial goals. Hannah specializes in areas including family wealth management, legacy planning, LGBT wealth planning, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, socially responsible and ESG investing, and retirement income planning. Hannah holds a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University and has earned professional designations as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). She draws upon her experiences growing up in Spring Hill, Kansas, where she was involved in 4-H, FFA, and community volunteering, to inform her professional approach. Beyond her advisory role, Hannah actively participates in her community through involvement with organizations such as the Junior League of Kansas City, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Leawood Chamber Ambassador program, and the Spring Hill FFA Alumni Association. In her free time, she enjoys adventure sports including boating, fishing, golfing, horseback riding, scuba diving, and traveling, often spending summers at the lake with her family and her husky, Max.

Derek Neubauer is a financial advisor at OSAIC with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Royal Alliance since 2020 and has experience at several other firms and roles prior to that. Neubauer is also involved as an advisor with Vantage Pointe Financial Group, an LLC engaged in sales of securities and insurance products. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisors and offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm uses a variety of asset-allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Ada Sanabria Flores is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Olathe, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Clearing, she held roles at Wells Fargo Bank, MVP Law Firm, and Waterway Car Wash among others. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services grounded in modern portfolio theory and tailored to plan objectives and risk tolerances.

Janet Lakanen is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ausdal Financial Partners and Northwest Bank and Trust prior to joining Thrivent in 2021. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering goal-based planning across areas such as retirement, tax, estate, and special needs without discretionary trading authority. The firm combines planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan,” while maintaining separate planning and portfolio management services.

Michael Stompoly is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Olathe, KS, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Knights of Columbus, participating in charitable giving and service projects. Ameriprise is an institutional firm serving individuals approaching or in retirement, offering a retirement-income planning service that combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated companies.

Christopher Paul is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a soccer coach for the Union KC Soccer Club and is president of the Summit Station Property Owners Association. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

David Allen is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Leawood, KS, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in public speaking engagements at Kansas City Community College. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and modeling techniques in its financial planning process.

Lisa Shaw is a Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She has over 36 years of experience in investment and financial services, beginning her career as an investments trader for a large bank trust department before becoming a financial advisor in 1995. Lisa joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2006 and focuses on serving high-net-worth clients with advanced wealth management topics such as portfolio management, retirement planning, risk management, tax minimization, charitable and estate planning, and planning for closely held business owners and executives. Lisa holds several professional designations including Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA). She is also registered for Series 6, 7, 63, 65, and 66 FINRA registrations and is a registered insurance agent. Lisa earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Iowa State University and completed CPWA® coursework at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, along with international business studies at the London School of Economics and the University of London. In addition to her work with clients, Lisa volunteers for her church, St. Peter's Church, and various community organizations including Literacy KC and the Central Exchange. She has also been involved with the Bayer Community Advisory Panel and served on the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions Alumni Board and the ISU Alumni Organization. Lisa spends personal time with her family and pursues interests such as boating, gardening, interior decorating, music, running, skiing, swimming, and traveling.