Independent financial advisors in Atchison, KS

Jackson Brimblecom is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fidelity in 2022, he held various roles outside the financial sector, including positions at ABC Therapy and The Guidance Center. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to deliver model portfolios across mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Mark Begley is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1999 and previously worked with AXA Advisors, LLC for 21 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of St. Benedict Parish and has held the position of Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and various third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model and offers tailored services based on clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Alex Gehring is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent since 2013, including 12 years at THRIVENT Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Gehring serves as president of the Fuller Center for Housing of Atchison, a nonprofit focused on providing affordable housing in the community. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a broad network of advisors. The firm provides holistic, goal-based financial analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority, allowing clients to integrate planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan.”

Michael Hundley is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Atchison, KS, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2010. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including a broad range of households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a variety of advisory programs and investment solutions through a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Timothy Gottschalk is a financial advisor with Strategic Asset Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license, with 27 years of industry experience. He has served as president of Gottschalk & Company, CPA’s, LLC since 2002 and also leads management services at Gottschalk, Inc. and JJAA, Inc. outside of his advisory work. Strategic Asset Management, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $32 million in discretionary assets, focusing on long-term, asset-allocation strategies using diversified, passively managed portfolios and maintains an affiliation with an accounting practice to offer integrated tax and trust-related advice.

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously held positions at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella is based in Boston, MA. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and financial planning, operating both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.