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Ryan Bargfrede is a financial advisor with The Jamison Edward Group, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Thrivent Financial and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is an outside sales representative for Brown Industrial Parts Services. The Jamison Edward Group provides asset management, financial planning, and educational services to individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm serves primarily non–high-net-worth clients and employs a range of analytical methods with regular portfolio reviews, alongside offering staged planning and periodic consulting programs.

Julia Newton is a financial advisor at The Jamison Edward Group with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, Market Advisory Group, and Dustin Keesler Insurance. The Jamison Edward Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational programming. The firm primarily works with non–high-net-worth clients and employs a range of analytical methods tailored to client objectives, offering both traditional asset management and financial consulting services.

Lee Taylor is a financial advisor at The Jamison Edward Group with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at The Jamison Edward Group since 2019, following roles at St. Bernard Financial Services and Cetera Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, Taylor is an insurance agent and owner of Green Tree Heart, LLC, operating as Integrated Financial Solutions of Kansas City. The Jamison Edward Group serves individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational programming. The firm tailors investment advice to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance using various analytical methods and provides public seminars and workshops alongside its advisory services.

Michael Blackmore is a financial advisor at DMK Advisor Group, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Parkland Securities and Stephen A. Kohn & Associates, Ltd. Blackmore holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and serves on the board of directors for the East Clay Rotary Club. He is also involved in managing fixed life insurance, annuities, long-term care and health insurance, and Medicare supplement products. DMK Advisor Group, Inc. manages approximately $84.5 million in client assets and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses mutual funds and ETFs with a combination of technical and fundamental analysis, and operates both as a registered investment adviser and an independent broker-dealer.

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.