Kevin John Storm

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.

Alan Smith is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience and is the principal of ASA Advisors, Inc. in Eureka, MO. He has worked with Trinity Wealth Advisors, LLC since 1998 and has been self-employed in various capacities since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as an independent representative for Growth Management Group / Stryde Savings, which provides tax and cost-saving strategies for privately held companies. ASA Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, foundations, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, offering both strategic and tactical allocation management while combining internally managed accounts with third-party manager recommendations.

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.

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.

Jahanguir Azodi is the principal advisor at Virtual Investment Planning LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Aspire Wealth Management, and America's Financial Center. Outside of advising, he operates an accounting and tax services firm and is a published book author. Virtual Investment Planning LLC provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with a primarily long-term focus, offering diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and insurance consulting.

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.