Gudenkauf & Associates

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
4801 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 932.9777
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Our planning approach is to work together with you to create a personalized financial strategy designed to help you pursue your goals.
Gudenkauf & Associates
Welcome

Experience matters, and we believe we have the kind of experience that can bring you a valuable life perspective. Merrill’s wealth management planning is customized to help you address your unique concerns and goals, one-by-one. A disciplined planning process is followed to better understand how you think and feel about investing. That helps us assess the financial resources necessary to pursue each specific goal, such as retirement income planning, education funding and wealth transfer. Knowing the right questions to ask, the team offers access to a global network of research and specialists, and we can help create a framework designed to optimize your short- and long-range goals.

Recognition
Jared Gudenkauf
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes' "America's Top State-by-State Advisors", 2018
(Published on February 15, 2018. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2017.)
Forbes "America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors", 2017-2018
(Published annually July – Sept. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year.)
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2018-2019, 2022-2023
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
About Us
Philosophy

No two people are alike. Consequently, there is no single approach to wealth management that is appropriate for everyone. What matters most to you is what matters most to us. Once we get to know you, your priorities, your goals, risk tolerance, time horizons, liquidity needs and what you want to accomplish over time, only then can the team help you position yourself to identify and address financial challenges and potential opportunities. To that end, we thoughtfully employ our experience and resources to help guide you as you pursue your goals.

Meet Our Team
Jared Gudenkauf,

CPFA™, CPWA®

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
816.932.9777
Alicia Hazlett
Officer, Wealth Management Client Associate
816.932.9733
Theresa M Worman,

CRPC™

Relationship Manager
816.932.9708
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Aminah Sultan
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Grant Thorne
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #949760
Stoyan Sardjev
Structured Credit Executive
Bank of America, N.A.
About Merrill

Bringing fresh perspectives to your financial life

The financial decisions you make today can help determine the future you build for yourself and your family. Carving a clear path forward starts with connecting your life and finances. A Merrill advisor provides access to the investing insights of Merrill and banking capabilities of Bank of America to help you make informed decisions as you pursue your goals.

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Investments & Wealth Institute™ (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks CPWA® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor®. Use of CPWA®, and/or Certified Private Wealth Advisor® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for wealth advisors.
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, CRPC™, and the CRPC™ logo are certification marks or registered certification marks of The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. in the United States.