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Sean Bruna is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He has been with Thrivent since 2025 and previously worked at ConocoPhillips and Kansas State University. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally works as a mechanic on his family’s farm. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based analyses covering a broad range of planning topics, with options to combine planning and managed-account services under the WealthPlan billing program.

Ashley Beswick is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Palmer, Kansas, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. She has worked at Edward Jones since 2014, with a brief period at Color Street in 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a USTA Level 1 judge for tennis competitions and teaches baton classes at a local dance studio. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a large network of advisors and branch offices. The firm offers a range of advisory and investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Lydia Cox is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Thrivent Financial since 2016. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, providing holistic, goal-based financial analyses and planning without discretionary portfolio management. Their services include a combination of planning and managed-account options under a consolidated billing program called “WealthPlan.”