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John James Gallia

Advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC — Creve Coeur, MO Three City Dr

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Experience

21 years

Location

Creve Coeur, MO 63141

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RFG Advisory, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

189

Across 86 offices

Clients per advisor

91 High

Avg AUM per client

$295,694 Very Low

HNW client ratio

7% Low

About

John Gallia is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with RFG Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Edward Jones, ON Investment Management Co, and LPL Financial. Gallia also serves as an adjunct professor teaching business courses at Maryville University and is involved with agricultural and outdoor recreation leases through Gallia Family Farms, LLC. RFG Advisory provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, including investment companies and government entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments, utilizing model strategies, third-party platforms, and technology-driven retirement solutions.

Client services

Based on RFG Advisory, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on RFG Advisory, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting

Occupation focus

Based on RFG Advisory, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

Demographic focus

Based on RFG Advisory, LLC

Women Professionals Mid-Career Professionals

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning and consulting services up to $50,000 negotiated per engagement

Percentage

$0+: up to 2.35% annually (varies by Financial Advisor; schedules are flat, linear, or tiered; negotiated individually) $0+: up to 0.50% RFG annual platform fee (included in total advisory fee) $0+: 0% to 1.00% strategist fee by manager (if applicable) $0+: Sub-adviser fee for Bluemonte Funds: 0.15% annually $0+: Retirement Plan Consulting fees not exceeding 1.00% of plan assets under management, negotiated case-by-case $0+: Annuity management fees up to 1.15% annually (billed quarterly advance) $0+: SMArtX accounts under $10,000 incur additional $10/month platform fee

Commissions

Some Financial Advisors are also registered representatives and receive commissions for sale of securities and insurance products; RFG receives portion for administrative support

Project-based

Hourly charges are possible for consulting but specific rates not disclosed

Other

Minimum fee: $12.50 non-refundable quarterly Account Service Fee deducted from Client accounts held at Fidelity, Pershing and Schwab; $10 per month platform fee for accounts under $10,000 under SMArtX platform Fee-only: Flat fees up to $50,000 for financial planning and consulting services, negotiated between Financial Advisor and Client

Location

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Creve Coeur, MO Three City Dr

Three City Dr, Suite 590

Creve Coeur MO 63141

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

Missouri

Work history

21 years of industry experience

Private Client Services

2018 - Present • 8 years

Creve Coeur, MO

RFG Advisory

2014 - Present • 12 years

Creve Coeur, MO

LPL Financial

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Creve Coeur, MO

ON Investment Management CO

2014 - 2014 • 1 year

Edward Jones

2009 - 2014 • 5 years

Disclosures

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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, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Midwest Investment Advisors since 2010 and also has a long tenure at Kriegl Lohbeck & Co dating back to 1992. Midwest Investment Advisors is a single-advisor independent firm that provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a broad range of investment instruments, with a client mix that uniquely includes corporate and institutional-type accounts.

Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Annuities
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