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John Clark is a CFP® and CFA® with three years of experience at Wolf Bay Wealth Partners, where he is the sole advisor. He also serves as an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and supervises the university's Student Fund. Wolf Bay Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and educational seminars to institutions, pooled vehicles, nonprofit and corporate clients, as well as individual investors. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and factor analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and periodic reviews, and is notable for its academic leadership and focus on client education.

John Chladek is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He founded Chladek Wealth Management, LLC in 2009 and previously worked at TMFS-Providence, LLC. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management. Chladek Wealth Management applies modern portfolio theory and fundamental security analysis to create diversified, risk-based portfolios, utilizing no-load mutual funds and ETFs while maintaining trading discretion. The firm offers both one-time and ongoing financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services for held-away retirement accounts, with additional estate plan coordination through an independent third-party provider.

Mark Nasche is the sole advisor at Nasche Asset Management LLC in Overland Park, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co for 11 years before founding his current firm in 2020. Nasche Asset Management LLC provides asset management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and small businesses using separately custodied accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented, primarily long-term investment approach with tactical flexibility and manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval before trades.

Kenneth Gilpin is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience and has been the principal advisor at Sound Investments Inc. in Overland Park, KS since 1999. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates as a sole advisor at his independent firm. Sound Investments Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plan clients, including pension, 401(k), and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $16.3 million for about 65 clients, tailoring portfolios based on client net worth and investment profiles, and primarily uses no-load mutual funds, low-cost ETFs, and individual stocks with a trend-following selection process.

James Byrne is a financial advisor at Grand Street Advisors, LLC in Kansas City, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Grand Street Advisors since 2004 and has been affiliated with Sanwa Universal Securities Co., LLC since 1991. Grand Street Advisors is a small, independent advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, banks, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $9 million across about 16 clients, providing non-discretionary portfolio management, one-time advisory consulting, and pension consulting services with customized asset allocations based on fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Stephen Lyddon is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience, serving clients through Opine Financial Advisors in Kansas City, MO. He has been the owner and general manager of a Jackson Hewitt Tax Service franchise since 1992. His roles include overseeing operations and client relations at the tax preparation business alongside his financial advisory work. Opine Financial Advisors provides fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, and small tax-exempt organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using a core-and-satellite design and does not take custody of client assets, allowing clients to retain control of their investments.