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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.

Michael Mills is the sole advisor at Mills Barrington Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Chesterfield, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Mills has led his firm since its founding in 2013, following prior experience at major brokerage firms. Mills Barrington Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, and businesses. The firm emphasizes global diversification and uses a combination of quantitative analysis with fundamental and technical inputs, employing a range of strategies including margin, options, and short sales alongside longer-term holdings.

John Lotshaw is the principal of JM Lotshaw Consulting, an independent registered investment adviser based in O'Fallon, Missouri. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 30 years of industry experience. Lotshaw has led JM Lotshaw Consulting since 2003. JM Lotshaw Consulting provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm manages approximately $7.9 million across seven client relationships, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies according to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Gary Cassell is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisory Services, Inc. in Chesterfield, MO, with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Premier Wealth Advisory Services since 1998, also working at Ceros Financial Services Inc. since 2012. Cassell is an independent insurance agent for various companies in addition to his advisory work. Premier Wealth Advisory Services provides portfolio and active management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans, using a blend of technical and fundamental analysis combined with tactical timing rules. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary management across multiple asset classes and conducts daily monitoring with monthly reviews.

Matthew Durham is the principal of Durham Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in St. Peters, MO. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Infinity Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, Durham maintains a licensed insurance practice. Durham Wealth Management is a solo advisory firm serving individual clients through discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning. The firm customizes investment strategies based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental and technical analysis, and manages approximately $11.5 million across 83 client relationships.

Stephen Parkin is the sole advisor at S.P. Parkin & Co, an independent firm based in Chesterfield, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, Integrated Asset Management, Inc., and his own firms dating back to 1981. In addition to advisory services, Mr. Parkin is licensed to sell insurance through his firm, primarily to benefit clients. S.P. Parkin & Co. serves individual investors, corporations, churches, and endowments by providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis using four model portfolios with tactical sector rotation and employs multiple forms of analysis to adjust allocations. It also publishes a quarterly newsletter and operates an affiliated insurance agency, features that are uncommon among solo independent advisers.