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Justin Lero is a financial advisor at Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of experience in advisory services. His prior work includes contracts with Northrop Grumman and Serco, as well as roles in structural steel and roofing industries. Black Knight Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and coordination with other professional advisors. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and prepares individualized Investment Policy Statements, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary, asset-based basis.

Stephen Spear is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Excelsior Springs, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He is part of a multi-team advisory structure serving state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities. MissionSquare Retirement administers deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, providing plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. Guided Pathways offers discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management, serving more than 40,000 participants.

Richard Bidding is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 1985 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of advisory services, he owns a machinery leasing business, B & M National Services, LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Christina Caldwell is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2012. Caldwell also operates as an independent insurance agent through Riveroak Wealth Management LLC. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a large network of independent financial professionals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing both model-based and customized investment approaches.

Brett Smoot is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Richmond, MO, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Axa Advisors, LLC and AG Power Inc. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies and affiliated financial products through a large nationwide network of advisors and branch offices.

Bradly Tharp is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations, and has 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avantax Investment Services, Avantax Advisory Services, Avantax Insurance Services, and 1st Global Advisors. He also operates Family WealthCare Center, a business related to his LPL advisory activities. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by in-house research, combining large-scale advisory operations with various non-advisory product offerings.