James Gansner

Advisor at Fidelity — Chesterfield, MO Swingley Ridge Rd

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Experience

17 years

Location

Chesterfield, MO 63017-2064

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Fidelity

Institution

Total advisors

17,005

Across 1,872 offices

Clients per advisor

141 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$234,793 Very Low

HNW client ratio

31% High

About

Jim Gansner is currently serving as Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he works closely with clients to help them achieve their financial goals by leveraging his extensive education, experience, and Fidelity's resources. He values building relationships with clients and assisting them in striving for a better life for themselves and their families.

Prior to joining Fidelity, Jim held various positions in the financial industry, gaining experience in sales, consulting, and advisory roles. His previous roles include Financial Consultant at American Century Investments, Guidance Sales Manager at TD Ameritrade, Guidance Solutions Consultant at Scottrade Investment Management, Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors, and Fixed Income Sales at First Bankers' Banc Securities. Additionally, he held multiple leadership positions at Bank of America, including Vice President Student Banking, Vice President Small Business Lending, Assistant Vice President Training and Development, and Assistant Vice President Branch Manager.

Client services

Based on Fidelity

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Provider of model portfolios

Expertise

Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management

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Location

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Chesterfield, MO Swingley Ridge Rd

16090 Swingley Ridge Rd, Suite 100 300

Chesterfield MO 63017-2064

Advisors at this office

32

Most active in

Missouri · Texas

Work history

17 years of industry experience

Fidelity Investments

2025 - Present • 1 year

Boston, MA

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

2020 - Present • 6 years

Chesterfield, MO

American Century Investment Services, Inc.

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Kansas City, MO

Td Ameritrade, Inc.

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Jersey City, NJ

Scottrade, Inc.

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

Saint Louis, MO

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Business activities & affiliations

Joe P

CFP®, CRPC®, EA

Kirkwood, MO

Mayfair Financial, LLC

Meet Joe Petry, Ph.D., CFP®, EA, CRPC®— Passionate hooper, hiker, and dog lover who founded Mayfair Financial. -Ph.D. in Economics and a Master's in Personal Financial Planning. -Extensive academic and professional background in teaching finance and economics at renowned institutions. -Certified Financial Planner™ and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor®. -Has received awards for his volunteerism and leadership. -He believes in the power of random acts of kindness to make the world a better place. Fun Fact: Joe and his neighbors are now novice beekeepers.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy General tax planning Founder/Business Owner Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Alan S

CFP®, Series 63

St. Louis, MO

Trinity Wealth Advisors LLC

Alan Smith is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trinity Wealth Advisors LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has worked at Trinity Wealth Advisors since 1998 and owns Business Owner Strategies, Inc. Additionally, he is an independent representative for Growth Management Group / Stryde Savings, providing tax and cost-saving strategies for privately held companies. Trinity Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a values-based “Return on Life” planning approach and typically uses outside institutional managers and sub-advisors to implement client portfolios.

General retirement planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Wealth management Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner

Richard E

Series 66, Series 7, JD

Chesterfield, MO

Ameriprise

Richard Espenschied is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with Series 66, Series 7, and APMA(R) designations. Before joining Ameriprise in 2025, he worked at Anheuser-Busch for nine years in economics and strategy. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to produce written recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated companies.

Wealth management General retirement planning General tax planning Roth conversion strategy Multi-generational wealth transfer Approaching retirement HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Retired Mid-Career Professionals Christian Faith Based
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Jeffrey L

CFP®, Series 65

Saint Charles, MO

Fidelis Financial Planning, LLC

Jeffrey Laughlin is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been with Fidelis Financial Planning, LLC since 2011. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Saint Charles, MO. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and managing member of a non-investment related real estate entity. Fidelis Financial Planning serves middle-income and high-net-worth individuals, as well as various institutional clients, offering integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a structured investment approach grounded in academic research, focusing on broadly diversified, low-cost funds and ETFs.

Passive / index investing Real estate investing
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Jahanguir A

Series 65, Series 66

Clayton, MO

Virtual Investment Planning LLC

Jahanguir Azodi is the principal of Virtual Investment Planning LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Aspire Wealth Management, Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, and America's Financial Center, among others. Azodi also operates America's Financial Center, a wealth management and tax services firm, and is an author of a book related to accounting and tax services. Virtual Investment Planning LLC provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement account advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $23.7 million across about 102 clients, utilizing a long-term-focused investment process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, employing diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and insurance consulting through affiliated businesses.

Wealth management General retirement planning
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Bruce K

Series 65

Fenton, MO

Midwest Investment Advisors, LLC

Bruce Krieg is a financial advisor at Midwest Investment Advisors, LLC in Fenton, Missouri, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Midwest Investment Advisors since 2010 and also has a long-standing association with Kriegl Lohbeck & Co dating back to 1992. Midwest Investment Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and business clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs multiple analysis methods and manages all portfolios in-house, overseeing a notably high client load for a solo advisor and maintaining an affiliation with an accounting firm to offer complementary services.

Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Annuities
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