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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
27 years
Location
St. Louis, MO 63131
Aquilant Advisors
Supported
Total advisors
4Clients per advisor
79 HighAvg AUM per client
$884,116 TypicalHNW client ratio
26% TypicalSteven Farris is a financial advisor at Aquilant Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, Stifel, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and Fifth Third Securities. Outside of advisory roles, he serves as a finance committee member at Kirk of the Hills School and is an independent insurance agent. Aquilant Advisors provides asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios and investment policy statements using a combination of analytical methods and integrates outside strategists through unified managed accounts and third-party platforms.
Based on Aquilant Advisors
Based on Aquilant Advisors
Financial planning services offered on a flat annual fee basis up to 5% of the account value
$0+: up to 2.25% annually $0+: up to 1.5% flat annual fee basis (discretionary client discretion) $0+: up to 1.9% annually on AssetMark, SEI, or WealthPort platforms $0+: up to 2.25% annually for retirement plan assets $0+: up to 2.25% annually for Variable Sub-Account management services
$250 per hour for financial planning services
Fee-only: Financial Planning Services at $250 per hour; flat fee for financial planning up to 5% of account value annually
St. Louis, MO
12444 Powerscourt Dr. Suite 370
St. Louis MO 63131
Advisors at this office
4
Illinois · Missouri · Texas
27 years of industry experience
Aquilant
2016 - Present • 10 years
Town and Country, MO
Cambridge Investment Research Inc
2014 - Present • 12 years
Fairfield, IA
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc
2014 - 2016 • 2 years
Fairfield, IA
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
2013 - 2014 • 1 year
Chesterfield, MO
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc.
2012 - 2013 • 1 year
MO
Merrill
2008 - 2012 • 4 years
Clayton, MO
Wells Fargo Clearing
2005 - 2008 • 3 years
MO
STIFEL
2001 - 2005 • 4 years
Edwardsville, IL
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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