Every piece of advice that I offer my clients is based on my own journey along this path. I have owned, operated and exited a successful business. I’ve sat across the table from CPAs and attorneys to craft my own financial and estate plan. My wife and I have ensured our children’s needs will be met if anything happens to us. I have a deep understanding of financial markets that comes from managing my own investments including private offerings. Most financial advisors have strong educational backgrounds and significant experience advising clients, but they have not personally experienced the situations through which they are guiding their HNW clients.

Johnathan Krueger is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor at Krueger Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jag Capital Management, Cornerstone Business Services, and KPMG, as well as academic appointments at the University of Arkansas. Krueger Asset Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing wealth management services that combine discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm focuses on a “Select Value” equity strategy complemented by asset allocation and uses both active and passive investment vehicles across equities and fixed income while also offering specialized consulting and educational seminars.

Darren Vilardo Sr. is a financial advisor with Tekton Wealth Advisors in Lowell, Arkansas, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at DaVinci Wealth, Retirement Wealth Advisors, Delta Investment Management, and Lifeworks Advisors. He is also involved with Tekton Wealth Insurance Services, LLC, where he operates as a licensed insurance agent providing life and long-term insurance solutions. Tekton Wealth Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser that offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs client portfolios through selected independent managers or personalized asset mixes using various analytical approaches and provides both project-based and ongoing financial planning services.

Stephen Chastain is the principal of Steve Chastain Wealth Management LLC in Rogers, Arkansas, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. He has managed his wealth management firm since 2017 and co-owns Chastain Financial, LLC, where he also works as an insurance agent. Steve Chastain Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party managers on the AE Wealth Management platform, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to align client portfolios with their investment objectives and risk tolerance.

Jacqueline Rogers is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is currently with Elevated Wealth LLC and has previously worked at New Wave Wealth Advisors, Arvest Wealth Management, Parsec Financial Management, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Elevated Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, mutual fund and ETF evaluation, and tailored asset allocation across passive and active strategies, operating as a fiduciary and fee-only adviser.

Jessica Hillman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. She currently leads Do Wealth Different, an independent advisory firm, and has previously worked at Echo Collaborative, Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Pure Charity, Inc., and Preston and Company, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a substitute teacher, providing personal finance and math instruction at junior high and high school levels. Do Wealth Different is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and employer plan sponsors with investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines passive and active strategies with a long-term, asset allocation-focused approach and offers distinctive services including retirement plan fiduciary consulting, charitable organization support, and public educational programming.

Michael Karbouski is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Portico Financial Group, LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also independently licensed as an insurance agent, dedicating minimal time to insurance sales. Portico Financial Group provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, small businesses, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, offering services that include asset management, written financial plans, and ERISA Section 3(21) advisory support, with a focus on retirement planning and participant education.

Mark Chisenhall is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Taurus Financial Planning, an independent firm based in Bentonville, AR. His prior experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management, Mercer Allied Company, Charles Schwab, and Murphy Oil USA. Taurus Financial Planning offers comprehensive wealth management and project-based financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on employees of large publicly listed companies. The firm emphasizes passive investment management combined with fundamental and technical analysis and provides flexible fee arrangements including discretionary management and fixed- or hourly-fee project work.

Paul Schuder Jr. is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Crystal Oak Wealth Management, LLC in Rogers, Arkansas. His prior experience includes roles at Hightower Advisors, Raymond James Financial Services, and S Harris Financial Group. He is also a board member of the Fort Worth A&M Club. Crystal Oak Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, with specialized services in ERISA 3(21) advisory for qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and offers limited-scope pension consulting alongside traditional wealth management in a solo-practitioner setting.

Philip Kapler is a financial advisor at Willow with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management. Willow serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, providing wealth management and financial planning with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive planning advice, operating as a fiduciary and combining internal management with third-party tools.

Richard Lafargue is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Lafargue Financial Group, Inc. since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates an insurance agency. Lafargue Financial Group primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm integrates advisory and insurance brokerage activities and provides specialized special-needs planning and life-mapping services.

Cyndi Najar is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at LaFargue Financial Group, Inc. in Bentonville, AR. She has been with the firm since 2013, including experience at Metro Insurance prior to joining LaFargue Financial Group. Ms. Najar is the sole owner of a Special Needs Planning Division focused on creating life maps and education plans for families with special needs. LaFargue Financial Group primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning services with an emphasis on comprehensive, CFP-level planning. The firm combines advisory services with in-house insurance brokerage and maintains a specialized special-needs planning division to support families with developmental or medical needs.

Madison Derden is a financial advisor at Willow with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management. Willow provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis-driven investment approach, typically using ETFs and mutual funds while incorporating legacy positions as appropriate, and offers consolidated oversight through access to held-away accounts.

Steven Schmitt is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Willow, where he has worked since 2023, following a 16-year tenure at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Willow serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, providing wealth management and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, typically using ETFs and mutual funds, and offers discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive planning advice.

Nicola Cyr is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Five8 Financial LLC and previously worked at CGN Advisors, LLC, Navy Federal Credit Union, and Karl Kunz State Farm. Cyr is also an enrolled agent and owner of The Unicorn Collective LLC, a holding company for her ownership in Five8 Financial LLC. Five8 Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering separate in-house tax preparation services. The firm uses a diverse set of analysis techniques and a long-term trading orientation to tailor portfolios, which may include a range of investment vehicles beyond traditional ETFs.

David Welborn is a financial advisor at Family Legacy Planning with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of advising, he manages a farm through BWS Farm, LLC, where he oversees crop production. Family Legacy Planning serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a value-oriented, primarily long-only investment approach combined with tactical and strategic asset allocation, tailoring advice to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

David Fields is a financial advisor with D.L. Fields Advisory Group, LLC in Bentonville, AR, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at FMG Distributors since 2018 and Money Concepts Capital Corp from 2014 to 2016. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Regional Marketing Director at Financial Marketing Group, supporting marketing for fixed and variable annuity sales. D.L. Fields Advisory Group provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with written financial planning and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in managing portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, UITs, and insurance-linked products.

Tony Hansmann is a financial advisor at Guardian Financial, Inc. in Bentonville, Arkansas, holding a Series 65 credential with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Financial since 2011 and previously ran PHIL413, LLC, a consulting business focused on internet marketing strategies. Hansmann also serves as an owner and insurance agent for related insurance services. Guardian Financial, Inc. provides discretionary asset management and insurance solutions primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing third-party managers through the Envestnet network. The firm is notable for its solo-practitioner model serving a relatively large client base and integrates insurance offerings as part of its financial services.

Joseph Chowansky is a financial advisor at Willow with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. from 2020 to 2025. Willow serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering wealth management and financial planning with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive planning advice covering retirement, estate, and related financial matters.

Roxanne Martens is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Five8 Financial LLC since 2025 and previously spent five years at CGN Advisors, LLC. Martens is also the owner of RM Capital LLC, a holding company with ownership in Five8 Financial LLC. Five8 Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, supplementing its services with in-house tax preparation. The firm employs a range of analytical techniques and constructs portfolios mainly using ETFs, tailoring allocations to client restrictions and incorporating diverse investment vehicles as appropriate.