Thomas Ross is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Asset Management LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Ross has been with Bridgewater since 2014 and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC (formerly Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.) for over two decades. Bridgewater Asset Management LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and employer retirement plans, managing approximately $350 million in regulatory assets. The firm uses strategic and tactical asset-allocation models with a blend of fundamental and technical analysis to guide portfolio management and participates in multiple LPL-sponsored advisory programs, including operating its own wrap-fee program.

Steven Kenny is a financial advisor with Axius Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research and its affiliates, as well as AXIUS Financial, and is involved with the Cancer Support Community and Brownell Home. Axius Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities, using Modern Portfolio Theory and a long-term trading approach. The firm emphasizes documented client risk tolerance through Investment Policy Statements and conducts monthly account reviews.

Alex Dirksen is a CFP® professional at Zemenick & Walker, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri, with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Zemenick & Walker in 2022, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and US Tech Solutions. Zemenick & Walker, Inc. is an independent, fee-only investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a team-based approach focused on a detailed due diligence process and written Investment Policies, emphasizing diversification and a predominantly non-discretionary model that leaves final investment decisions with clients.

Anna Meurer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of industry experience. She currently serves as a financial advisor at Universal Financial Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Securities America, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Yellow Shed Creations, a business that designs t-shirts and wine glasses, and volunteers with several community organizations including the Salvation Army – St. Charles and local chambers of commerce. Universal Financial Advisors, LLC serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification based on Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory and offers customized investment solutions aligned with client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Andrew Merkle is a financial advisor with Claris Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been in the industry since 2026. Prior to joining Claris Advisors, Merkle held positions at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Edward Jones, and several organizations related to athletics and banking. Claris Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, asset-class investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes diversified, no-load mutual funds, relying on third-party managers for certain strategies and fixed-income management.

Benjamin Cason is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Fisher Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., TD Ameritrade, and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining MDRN Capital. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses a multi-advisor team model and focuses on portfolio construction through unaffiliated Independent Managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Jeffrey Fiehler is a financial advisor at Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Arbor Point Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Fiehler is involved in agricultural and farming businesses as well as a staffing and management company affiliated with Syntegra. Syntegra Private Wealth Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with a focus on ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, utilizing both quantitative and fundamental investment techniques, and includes an affiliated tax and business services entity.

Anthony Gennaoui is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Droms Strauss Wealth Management since 2013. The firm is a six-advisor team based in St. Louis, managing approximately $730 million for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. Droms Strauss Wealth Management offers customized investment management and integrated financial planning, utilizing an internal Investment Committee that applies fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to guide investment decisions.

Phillip Daniels is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brand Asset Management Group, Inc. since 2004. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and works out of Chesterfield, MO. Brand Asset Management Group provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers services including the Mosaic Wealth Management© turnkey program and Brand Family Office, emphasizing a multi-asset, multi-manager investment approach with continuous personal consultation.

Stephan Mc Kee is a financial advisor at 25 Financial in Saint Louis, MO, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Great Point Capital, LLC and Arete Wealth Advisors. Outside of advising, he is also licensed as an insurance agent and engages in insurance sales. 25 Financial provides discretionary asset management and ongoing financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Jonathan Lester is a financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently working at 25 Financial. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Edward Jones and Great Point Capital. Outside of financial advising, he serves as an account manager for Watchmen Solutions, a company providing video and physical security services. 25 Financial offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, with estate-planning coordination and periodic portfolio reviews tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Kyle Neese is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Sunpointe Investments, where he has worked since 2026, after spending nine years at Wells Fargo Advisors. Sunpointe Investments provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, uses fundamental and behavioral analysis, and offers family-office services along with diversified portfolio management across public and alternative asset classes.

Brian Knapp is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mosaic Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual, TD Ameritrade, and Edward D. Jones. He is also licensed to conduct insurance sales. Mosaic Wealth provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, employing a long-term, fundamental analysis-based investment process with customized portfolio construction.

Kacy Brannum is a financial advisor at FEFA Financial with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at VCI Wealth Management LLC, AE Wealth Management, LLC, and FEFA Advisors LLC, among other roles. Outside of her advisory work, Brannum has experience in the restaurant industry as a bartender and server. FEFA Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis with modern portfolio theory, emphasizing equities and ETFs with model allocations tailored to client risk profiles.

Spencer Funk is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Precision Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Eagle Strategies, Nylife Securities LLC, Darin J. Robinson, and Schmitt Profitools. Outside of his advisory work, he manages rental properties. Precision Wealth Strategies provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Life-Timing Allocation framework that aligns asset allocation with clients’ cash-flow needs and offers services ranging from portfolio construction to retirement plan consulting.

Mikaela Hodges is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brand Asset Management Group, Inc. in Chesterfield, MO. She has three years of industry experience, having worked with the firm since 2020. Her prior work includes positions at Rossman School, Covenant Seminary, and Technology Partners. Brand Asset Management Group provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers tailored wealth management and family office solutions, employing a multi-asset, multi-manager approach with an emphasis on personal consultation and strategic asset allocation.

John Huang is a financial advisor at Vestech Asset Management Inc. in Saint Louis, MO, with 27 years of industry experience. He has held the role of President and Financial Representative at Vestech Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer affiliated with his firm, since 2016. Vestech Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations, managing approximately $100 million in assets. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to allocate and actively manage client portfolios, often with discretionary trading authority.

Alex Flaugher is a financial advisor at Moment Private Wealth with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Moment Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term, low-cost, diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and manages approximately $357 million in discretionary assets through a six-advisor team.

Scott Yanker is a CFP® with 41 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with The Yanker Group since 2015 and has also worked at LPL Financial (formerly LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER) since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a bed and breakfast business operated with family members. The Yanker Group primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform through LPL Financial and employs a variety of investment strategies, maintaining a higher client load per advisor than typical for similar supported practices.

Austin Hanse is a Series 65-licensed advisor at FEFA Financial with six years of industry experience. He has worked at VCI Wealth Management LLC, AE Wealth Management, LLC, and FEFA Asset Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Hanse owns businesses involved in real estate investing and flipping. FEFA Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, focusing on equities and ETFs with model allocations tailored to client risk profiles.