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Charles Reader is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He is currently the sole advisor at Illuminate Wealth Management, having previously worked at Different By Design Financial Planning and several other firms. Illuminate Wealth Management serves individuals, families, and small businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and tailored services such as a virtual family office and virtual CFO engagements. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, diversified portfolios, and coordination with external specialists to provide comprehensive wealth management solutions.

Richard Walker is a financial advisor at Robert M. Walker & Associates with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 1998. Robert M. Walker & Associates provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios. The firm manages a relatively small client base and incorporates both traditional and newer asset classes, including digital assets and securities related to artificial intelligence, in accordance with client risk profiles.

Peter Gaughan is a financial advisor at Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 43 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James and Silver Oak Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and president of Peter J. Gaughan LLC, a separate business focused on managing administrative and budgeting tasks. Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, including a dedicated division for amateur and professional athletes. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement advice, employing a primarily long-term investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, option strategies, and tax-efficient asset management.

Noah Ellison is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently with Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC in Louisville, KY. He has previously worked at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. and has experience in both academic and financial sectors. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to recommend and write life insurance policies. Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, with a dedicated division for amateur and professional athletes. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach combined with multiple analysis techniques and may engage in option strategies and external money managers, also offering services such as discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning.

Michael Ellison is a financial advisor with Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Allied Advisory Services, First Allied Securities, and Magnate Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he is involved in real estate as an owner, broker, and developer through MJE Enterprises LLC. Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a fiduciary approach, constructing customized portfolios that combine fundamental, technical, and charting analyses.

Lawrence Carter is a financial advisor at Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an advisor to the board of a local condo association and provides notary services to personal clients. Retirement Planning Solutions, LLC offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and provides ongoing investment monitoring and review.

John Stillwagon is a financial advisor at Alexander Investment Services Co. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Alexander Investment Services Co. since 2012. Alexander Investment Services Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm primarily manages clients’ portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, using technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis alongside long-term purchase strategies tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

John Frymire is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Alexander Investment Services Co. since 2009 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 1999 to 2009. Frymire is a minority shareholder in a small real estate investment company unrelated to securities. Alexander Investment Services Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting, using technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Lonny Powell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC. He has worked previously at Horter Investment Management, LLC and Brookstone Capital Management. Powell is also the owner of Alliance Retirement Solutions, where he manages brokerage and servicing of Medicare Supplement and Medicare RX plans alongside insurance and annuity sales. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including proprietary ETF-based models and third-party managers, with a platform that supports tailored suitability assessments and regular portfolio rebalancing.

John Cogswell is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Silver Oak Securities since 2021, following 13 years at Portfolio Resources Group, Inc. and five years at Financial West Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in small business consulting through Chancery Financial Advisors and holds a minority ownership in Gaudium LLC, a company that sells hats and shirts. Silver Oak Securities, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and trusts through a network of over 100 financial professionals, managing approximately $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers various advisory programs with a primarily discretionary, customized investment approach aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Scott Wicker Jr. is a financial advisor with Silver Oak Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes over two decades at H.D. Vest Advisory Services and H.D. Vest Investment Services, as well as longstanding involvement with S.B. Wicker & Company. Outside of advisory work, he is engaged in tax preparation and accounting through his ownership and leadership roles in several related businesses. Silver Oak Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and trusts through a network of over 100 financial professionals, managing approximately $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with a primarily discretionary investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, supported by proprietary trading and reporting platforms.

Janel Colepaugh is a financial advisor with Savvy, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Truist Investment Services and owns Alas Language Tutoring, where she teaches English and Spanish to young students. She also serves as Advanced Planning Lead at MWM Family Office, providing consulting and tax and estate planning services. Savvy delivers investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily index-based, long-term investment strategies, integrating third-party fintech tools, specialized sub-adviser strategies, and in-house tax and estate planning support.

Timothy Jordan is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Fifth Third Bank, Macy's, and Jersey Mike's Sub Shop. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a range of clients including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with integrated relationships among the bank, platform sponsor, and clearing firm.

Michaela Peterson is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Grant Fuller is a CFP® professional at Creative Planning with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2014 with a brief tenure at Mariner Wealth Advisors and SwitchPoint Financial Planning. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a range of supplemental investment options and affiliated non-investment businesses.

Michael Flowers is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Louisville, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and PNC Investments LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution for employees that uses algorithmic risk assessment and third-party strategists to implement investment models primarily with mutual funds and ETFs.

Arnold Staton Jr. is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Valic Financial Advisors, AXA Advisors, and GWN Securities. Outside of advising, he operates as an independent agent in fixed insurance sales. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party program sponsors.

Matthew Mc Dowell is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, his work background includes roles outside the financial industry, including positions at Taco Bell and Chuys. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs, utilizing both proprietary programs and third-party advisory models.

Ashley Cassity is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Shelbyville, KY, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2010. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.