Email: lriggs@personalfinancialgroup.com

Linda Riggs has worked in the financial industry for eight years; this is a second career for her. She formerly worked and retired from SBC/AT&T after a career of over 30 years mostly in Network Engineering as an engineer and budget analyst. Linda enjoys meeting new clients, assisting with our seminars, client appreciation events and is our compliance administrator. Linda has lived in the metropolitan area all her life with the exception of a two year relocation to St. Louis with SBC. She loves the Kansas City area and all it has to offer which includes the Chiefs, Royals, theatre and concert events.

While working for SBC Linda was involved with Community Relation Teams, Pioneers, United Way and Junior Achievement. She also volunteered for many activities at her daughters schools from room mother to prom chaperone and after prom party fundraising chairperson and was awarded a Kansas Lifetime PTA Membership and Wildcat Mom honors. Linda is a member of Unity Church of Overland Park and enjoys participating in their many community projects such as Habitat for Humanity and Harvesters.

Linda’s daughter Sarah graduated in the spring of 2008 with an Animal Science/Business degree from Kansas State. Sarah was an NCAA Athlete on K-State’s Equestrian Team and honor student. She now works for Farmer’s Insurance. Stepdaughter Kassie, her husband Jon and their children Olivia and Jaxon live in Shawnee and Linda enjoys being close to them. Since Sarah has graduated, Linda plans to continue working part-time and begin extensive traveling. She also hopes to learn to fly fish.

Email: mrabin@personalfinancialgroup.com

Mark Rabin has worked as an investment advisor representative in the financial industry for over 30 years. Mark likes to take a long term investment approach considering all of his client’s needs and objectives. Each client has unique needs, and Mark works very closely with each client constantly monitoring their changing financial needs as well as their investment performance.

After attending business classes at the University of Kansas, Mark has worked with some of the most prestigious wall street firms over the years, including Smith Barney, PaineWebber (now UBS Financial), Prudential Securities and PiperJaffray prior to becoming an independent financial advisor. Mark’s vast experience within the financial industry has enabled him to create long term client relationships, many of which have lasted for three decades. Mark currently holds the series 7, 8, 24, 63 and 65 registrations through LPL Financial and is also licensed in Life and Health Insurance.

Mark is married with 2 children and has lived in the Overland Park area his entire life. As a life long resident, Mark believes in supporting his community and charities.

Email: gregory.cornelius@lpl.com

Gregory Cornelius is founder and President of Gregory T Cornelius, MBA, CFP, LLC.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Kansas State University in 1978.  In 1981 he received his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Kansas.  Additionally, he completed the Certified Financial Planner™   program of study and earned the CFP® designation.  Greg has 35+ years of financial planning experience which includes time spent as Bank Examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 5 years in investment banking as an individual and institutional stockbroker, 15 years as a financial planner for MetLife, and 17 years as partner in American Financial Management.  He now manages his own boutique financial planning services firm with a strong emphasis on client service.

He is an avid sports fan and enjoys traveling and time spent with friends and family.

*LPL Financial and American Financial Management are separate entities.
 

Email: slawrence@personalfinancialgroup.com

Steve Lawrence has over 20 years of experience as a financial advisor.  He worked for two large financial services companies before joining the Personal Financial Group network of independent advisors.  He sees the independent advisor avenue as the best way to bring his clients a wide array of investment strategies and options that appropriately fit their long-term financial goals. 

Ask any of Steve’s clients and they will tell you Steve is different because he is personally invested in helping pursue their financial success.  He builds a relationship by listening to his clients’ concerns and crafts investment strategies designed to work towards achieving financial goals. Steve knows his clients’ families, job situations and life dreams. At the heart of Steve’s work life and personal life are his integrity, hard work and service to clients, family and community.  

Steve is a proud graduate of Kansas State University.  Steve has been married to his wife Martha for 32 years and is a proud father of their daughter Sarah.  Steve is active in the community including Children’s Mercy Hospital Planned Giving Council, Cornerstones of Care Foundation Board, Knights of Columbus, Delta Upsilon Capital Campaign Board and is a graduate of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions program.  When Steve isn’t planning his clients’ financial futures, he is watching the Wildcats, Royals and Chiefs. 
 

Email: dkammerich@personalfinancialgroup.com

Dan has been a Registered Representative of LPL Financial and an Investment Advisor Representative with Personal Financial Group since November 17th, 2009. Prior to LPL Financial, Dan had been a Registered Representative with SagePoint Financial since November 1993.

Dan obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) Certification in 1992. The CFP® certification process, administered by CFP® Board, identifies to the public that those individuals who have been authorized to use the CFP® certification marks in the U.S. have met rigorous professional standards and have agreed to adhere to the principles of integrity, objectivity, competence, fairness, confidentiality, professionalism and diligence when dealing with clients.

Email: eric.johnson@personalfinancialgroup.com

Eric Johnson joined Personal Financial Group as a Private Wealth Manager in March of 2015. Eric’s primary focus is to help his clients identify and pursue their goals at every state of their lives, from the birth of a child to sending children to college; from planning for healthcare costs in retirement to leaving the legacies they desire. He is committed to helping clients build, preserve and decide how their wealth will be passed on to the next generation, their philanthropies of choice or both.

Eric has over 30 years of experience, providing investment recommendations to individuals and small businesses in the areas of cash management, portfolio allocation, retirement and estate planning services. He is passionate about developing customized wealth management strategies and about helping you stay focused on them during the ups and downs of the markets.

Eric’s mission is to understand you and your priorities. To understand in great detail where your wealth stands today and where you’d like it to be tomorrow. This approach is all about helping you turn your wealth goals into reality.  

Eric received his BBA degree in Finance from the University of Oklahoma in 1987 and has lived in the Kansas City area for 32 years with his wife, raising four children.

Email: jeff.nessel@lpl.com

Jeff is dedicated to helping his clients work toward a solid financial foundation for their retirement. He has more than 30 years of experience, Series 7 and Series 63 registrations held through LPL Financial, and holds life insurance licenses through LPL Financial.

Jeff began his financial advisory career working for MuniciCorp of California, which at the time was the largest tax-free bond brokerage firm in the western United States. Though he started his career advising high-net-worth clients, he has expanded his business model over the years to help all his clients create plans for creating and maintaining wealth by advising them on investment strategies that fit their individual needs. The trust his clients place in him has led many of them to recommend him to their own now-grown children, making Jeff an advisor to multiple generations of several families.

Jeff graduated from the University of California-Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in political science and later earned a master’s degree in the same field from California State University-Northridge. Jeff has lived in Leawood, Kansas, since 1992. He and his wife, Sarah, are the parents of a son, Elijah. In the years since Elijah was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, Jeff has served as a volunteer for several local organizations that help children with autism.

Email: btackett@personalfinancialgroup.com

Brian has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years, with the last 18 years spent in the ultra-high-net-worth space. He began his career in the operations department, where he learned both the importance of client service and the nuance of individual investments. This was an important foundation in not only understanding the significance of investing, but also the emotional behavior behind being successful in each of our desired goals. He then went on to become an investment analyst, where his primary duties included trading and monitoring a vast range of portfolios, vetting individual funds, and managing overall risk. Brian’s service background, along with his knowledge of investments, made the transition to a wealth advisor only natural.

“I think of myself as a financial coach, utilizing the tools and hard work unique to each relationship, which ultimately leads to the likelihood of success. This means an open and honest dialogue, coupled with a sound game plan.”

Brian is a veteran of the US Army, where he graduated from Air Assault School and became a proud member of the 101st Airborne Division. He remains active in his support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization, and those who have proudly served our country. He obtained his Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA) designation from the College of Financial Planning, along with his Missouri Insurance License. He lives in Blue Springs with his wife Jennifer, and son Chase.