I'm Aaron Sloan, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and Chartered Financial Consultant® with an MBA. I help business owners answer two big questions: how do we build this, and who takes it from here? Family business isn't just my specialty. It's my family. I'm the third generation of the Sloan family behind Sherwood Community Bank, founded in 1902, where I still serve as an owner and board member. I've learned firsthand that the hardest parts of a transition aren't always on the balance sheet. Sometimes they're at the dinner table. My work centers on business planning and family business succession. That means building a plan to grow and protect the business, preparing the next generation or the right buyer to take over, and making sure the owner's retirement doesn't depend on a perfect exit. Along the way, I coordinate with your CPA and attorney so every piece actually fits together. I also provide comprehensive financial planning covering retirement, investments, and insurance. I'm based in Harrisonville, Missouri, where I serve as president of the Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and I work with clients virtually nationwide. If you're running a business you hope will outlast you, let's talk.

Neil Porter is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. He has held various roles at The Resource Center since 2001, serving as CEO, and is also the owner of Mr. Fix-It Services of the Ozarks. Porter is an author of the book "Finding The Courage To Retire" and serves on the board of the SWI Foundation, which employs adult handicapped individuals. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services such as model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services, utilizing a platform-centered approach that combines internally managed and third-party models.

Brian Coleman is the sole advisor at 80/20 Financial Services in Ozark, Missouri, holding a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent advisory firm in 2019, he worked for 12 years at White River Valley Electric Cooperative. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent, selling life, health, annuities, and disability insurance. 80/20 Financial Services provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm builds personalized portfolios based on model allocations tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, combining fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation.

John Gill is the sole advisor at Greystone Investment Advisors, Inc. in Springfield, Missouri, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. He has led Greystone Investment Advisors since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Gill is a co-member of Suiter and Gill Enterprises, L.L.C., a business involved in property management. Greystone Investment Advisors is an independent, single-advisor firm providing discretionary investment management to individuals, families, small business owners, retirement plan trustees, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, macro-oriented investment approach across three management styles—Aggressive, Growth over Income, and Income over Growth—using mutual funds, ETFs, and listed equities custodied at Charles Schwab.

Troy Kennedy is a financial advisor with ITI Financial Management in Springfield, MO, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with ITI Financial Management since 2009. In addition to his work at ITI, he is an investment adviser representative with SignalPoint Asset Management LLC, occasionally offering clients advice or products through that affiliation. ITI Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as select corporations and business entities. The firm follows a long-term, modern portfolio theory-based investment approach, primarily using passive mutual funds and index ETFs, and manages client assets on a discretionary basis within a wrap fee program.

I live in the Ozarks with my wife Heather and I work with Latter-day Saint families. I started Pinkston Wealth to be the practice I would have wanted to hire. I have built retirement plans for hundreds of families, and the lesson that stuck with me is that no two of them are truly the same. The financial industry does not plan that way. It hands two couples with the same account balance the same plan, the same models, the same allocations, the same glossy reports, as if the number on the statement were the whole story. It never is. A financial report is not a plan. Yours should be built around your life, not printed from a template with your name typed on the cover. So I work the opposite way. Before I look at a single account, I want to know what you are actually retiring toward. I have sat with couples who have plenty and are quietly terrified to spend a dollar of it, and couples with less who sleep fine because they know exactly what their money is for. The number on the statement told me almost nothing about which was which. That is the part the industry skips, and it is the part I start with. It is also why I specialize instead of trying to serve everyone. The clearest example is a season most advisors have never planned for: a couple leaving on a full-time senior mission. That one decision quietly touches everything, what the mission costs, what happens to the house and the income and the portfolio while you are gone, how to hand off eighteen months of your financial life and actually be present where you are serving. I went looking for someone who had mapped this out and could not find them, so I became that person. I am not going anywhere, and neither is this practice. I stay small on purpose, because I would rather know a hundred families well than manage a thousand I never really meet. These are relationships I expect to keep for decades, through retirement and the seasons of change that come with a life well lived. If that is the kind of advisor you have been hoping to find, I would be glad to talk.

Ridge Mc Bride is a financial advisor at Prosperity Financial Group in Springfield, MO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working with Portfolio Services Group, LLC and Menards. Outside of finance, he has worked in retail and manufacturing sectors. Prosperity Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis with a long-term trading approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Jacob Floyd is a financial advisor at Floyd Financial Group LLC in Springfield, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has been with Floyd Financial Group in various capacities since 2007. Outside of advisory services, he writes life insurance and fixed indexed annuities, receiving commissions from the issuing companies. Floyd Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and institutional retirement advisory services. The firm manages approximately $146.3 million in discretionary assets across 617 client relationships, using a process that begins with a written financial plan and incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions.

David Compere is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Prosperity Financial Group. Prior to joining Prosperity Financial Group in 2025, he spent ten years at UMB Bank. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Prosperity Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, including 401(k)s. The firm combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis within a long-term trading approach, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Tanner Greer is a financial advisor at Hickory Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Woodbury Financial Services and LPL Financial. Greer is also a licensed insurance agent involved in fixed and life insurance sales under Hickory Wealth Management. Hickory Wealth Management serves individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and business clients, providing investment advisory and portfolio management services with a focus on discretionary, individualized asset allocation and both fundamental and technical analysis. The firm offers wrap asset management through a sponsored wrap fee program and emphasizes fiduciary duties and internal controls.

Brandon Robinson is a financial advisor at Trend Management, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been associated with both Trend Management and Marshfield Family Clinic since 2008. Robinson is a part owner of a computer service and programming company, E Automation Systems LLC. Trend Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and small business retirement plans, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm employs a high-conviction investment approach focused on concentrated equity positions combined with tactical fixed income and cash allocations based on economic analysis.

Mark Brueggemann is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Trend Management, Inc. in Springfield, MO. He has been associated with Trend Management since 1991, totaling 35 years with the firm. He serves on the board of directors of International Division Springfield Missouri, a nonprofit organization outside the finance industry. Trend Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and small business plans, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm’s investment approach relies on fundamental research and concentrated equity positions combined with tactical fixed income and cash allocations, often resulting in portfolios that differ significantly from market indexes.

Nathan Gertson is a financial advisor at MacKay Financial Planning, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Run Free LLC and FreeAgent Coaching, among other roles. MacKay Financial Planning serves individuals, families, and institutional or charitable clients through both limited-scope hourly engagements and ongoing retainer relationships. The firm employs a three-part advisory process combining life planning, financial planning, and investment advice, focusing on diversified, passive, low-cost investment strategies using index funds and ETFs.

Lance O'Neill is a financial advisor at B1B Financial Solutions with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at B1B Financial Solutions since 2019, following seven years at Heim, Young & Associates, Inc. B1B Financial Solutions provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive, long-term portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and manages tailored discretionary accounts across a range of financial planning areas.

Dean Young is a CFP® certificant with over 40 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently serves at B1B Financial Solutions and has held prior roles at Mercer Global Advisors, Heim, Young & Associates, and HYA Financial Corp. His career spans various advisory capacities since 1989. B1B Financial Solutions offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive, long-term portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and provides tailored discretionary portfolio management.

Roger Plackemeier is a financial advisor at Hickory Wealth Management, LLC in Springfield, MO, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Woodbury Financial Services Inc. He serves as a board member of Messiah Lutheran Church. Hickory Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and certain broker-dealer customers by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm manages wrap-fee accounts on a discretionary basis using fundamental analysis and multi-asset allocation strategies to align portfolios with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Christopher Beste is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pinnacle Family Advisors, LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Private Client Services, RFG Advisory, LPL Financial LLC, and Four Seasons Wealth Management. He is also the owner of Beste Wealth Management, a personal LLC used for tax purposes. Pinnacle Family Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of model portfolios, technical and fundamental analysis, and proprietary risk-management signals to manage portfolios actively, offering both discretionary and limited non-discretionary management tailored to client needs.

Lawrence Ebisch II is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Auxan Capital Advisors, LLC and has worked with Blaicol Capital Management, LLC since 2004. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved in Classy Llama Studios LLC, a non-investment-related business he has operated since 2016. Auxan Capital Advisors serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing discretionary portfolio management across active and passive strategies as well as limited-scope ERISA 3(21) retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a hybrid analytical approach combining statistical risk models with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Kayla Chapa is a financial advisor at LaTour Asset Management LLC in Springfield, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She has been associated with LaTour Advisory Group since 2015. LaTour Asset Management serves clients by referring investment assets to third-party money managers and providing financial planning and limited estate-planning services. The firm acts as a liaison to recommended managers and offers insurance products through affiliated licensed agents.

Morgan Moore is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently advising at Keener Financial Planning in Nixa, MO. His work history includes roles at multiple firms and educational institutions, including Brigham Young University Idaho and Legacy Private Wealth Advisors. Keener Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, organizations, and pension plans, offering modular financial planning and portfolio management with a long-term, largely passive investment approach emphasizing low-cost index funds and ETFs. The firm operates on a fee-only basis using hourly, flat fees, and retainers, providing documented advice on approximately $1.48 billion in client assets.