Thomas Burke is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Private Client Services, OSAIC, Securities America, Arbor Point Advisors, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he owns a high-end auto storage and service business and serves as president of a staffing and management company supporting Syntegra. Syntegra Private Wealth Group is a 12-advisor team providing investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using firm-developed model portfolios and various quantitative and fundamental techniques, complemented by an affiliated tax and business services entity.

Julie Bahr is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Meramec Financial Planners, LLC, where she joined in 2025 after ten years at Clayton Financial Group, LLC. Bahr holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Meramec Financial Planners LLC serves individual clients, small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled investment vehicles, and charities, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory, and operates with a multi-advisor team holding various industry credentials.

John Biedenstein is a financial advisor at Correct Capital Wealth Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wells Fargo Clearing. Correct Capital Wealth Management is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio services, building individualized investment plans through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Andrew Stringer is a financial advisor at FEFA Financial with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at VCI Wealth Management LLC, FEFA Asset Management LLC, and AE Wealth Management LLC. Stringer is also the owner of Stringer Strategic Solutions LLC, a holding company, and is involved in insurance sales as a licensed agent. FEFA Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension/profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, focusing on equities and ETFs with model allocations tailored to client risk profiles.

Carlye Knight is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Yanker Group in Manchester, MO. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and LPL Financial. The Yanker Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and hourly consulting. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform through LPL Financial and manages approximately $265 million in client assets across a three-advisor team.

Brian Pultman is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Correct Capital Wealth Management, LLC. He has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wells Fargo Clearing. In addition to his advisory role, he is a member of the JCC Endowment Investment Committee, focusing on passive index investment and asset allocation. Correct Capital Wealth Management is a team-based firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm builds customized investment plans and combines fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios, often maintaining positions around 24 months and utilizing third-party managers and reporting tools.

Frederic Sauer is an investment professional at Orion Investment Company with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Sauer Dazey Investment Company since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Capplanco Eight, Inc., an S-corporation that owns rental real estate and securities investments. Orion Investment Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and various institutional clients. The firm focuses on a long-term, low-turnover investment approach centered on gradually building a written “Target Portfolio” over three to five years, emphasizing income and careful security selection.

Krystal Hill is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Zemenick & Walker, Inc. since 2011. The firm is an independent, fee-only investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. Zemenick & Walker employs a team-based process with a predominately non-discretionary model, emphasizing diversification and client-approved investment decisions.

Donald Pence is a financial advisor at Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC with six years at the firm and a total of five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 certifications. Pence’s prior work includes roles at First Community Credit Union, Vantage Credit Union, Gallagher Bassett, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Tradewinds Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers three distinct management styles, employs technology for managing held-away accounts, and serves over 2,200 clients with a team approach supported by documented processes and client service staff.

Lauren Ferraro is a financial advisor at Wheelhouse Advisory Group, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC for nine years and had shorter tenures at Clayton Financial Group, LLC and a brief period of unemployment. Wheelhouse Advisory Group provides financial planning, investment management, and insurance-product services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses internally developed investment models and fundamental analysis to create customized portfolios and offers written retirement planning materials as part of its wealth planning services.

Hannah Leone is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Foundation Wealth Management, LLC since 2011. Foundation Wealth Management, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, trustees, and investment committees. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and serves a diverse client base, including state and municipal government entities, managing over $660 million with a compact team of four advisors.

Patrick Bruno is a financial advisor at Monetary Management Group Inc with 28 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Monetary Management Group since 2006, following a brief tenure at Moloney Securities Co., Inc. from 2019 to 2020. Monetary Management Group provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and Taft-Hartley plans through a firm-wide wrap fee program. The firm’s registered investment adviser representatives manage portfolios directly, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor strategies to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Manson Clement is a financial advisor at Mosaic Wealth in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mosaic Wealth, he worked for ten years at Kirk Day School. Mosaic Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and related services. The firm employs a customized, primarily long-term fiduciary approach, using fundamental analysis to construct and monitor portfolios that may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and pooled private vehicles.

Brett Rufkahr is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Alpine Private Wealth in Saint Louis, MO. He has held roles at Alpine Private Capital, LLC, IMST Distributors, LLC, Alpine Investment Management, LLC, and Merrill. Outside of financial advisory, he is a co-owner of Pottery Hollow, Inc., a chain of pottery painting and crafts stores, and chairs the Executive Advisory Board at Saint Louis University’s John Cook School of Business. Alpine Private Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to private wealth clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs a sub-adviser model for portfolio management and offers discretionary investment supervisory services alongside optional family-office support.

Jeffrey Steiner is a financial advisor at Private Wealth Asset Management in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at US Bank for eleven years before joining his current firm. Private Wealth Asset Management serves individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, philanthropic organizations, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.85 billion in discretionary assets, focusing on strategic asset allocation combined with tactical adjustments, and offers a range of investment and wealth management services alongside specialized offerings such as oil and gas royalty management and business transition planning.

Matthew Lapides is an investment advisor representative and member of MBM Wealth Consultants, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at MBM Wealth Consultants and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2013 and is also involved with MBM Insurance Services. Lapides holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. MBM Wealth Consultants is an SEC-registered independent advisory firm managing approximately $418 million in client assets for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a model-based portfolio management approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct tailored portfolios across various asset types.

Peter Krussel is a financial advisor with Southland Equity Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Southland Equity Partners since 2011 and previously at FSC Securities Corporation. Southland Equity Partners advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, offering financial planning, direct asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage mostly discretionary portfolios, with access to third-party portfolio managers and institutional custodians.

Stacey Cheek is a financial advisor with Wheelhouse Advisory Group, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wheelhouse Advisory Group in 2021, she worked at Duncan Financial Management, Inc. and Paradigm Financial Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, she is a co-owner of a graphic design company with her spouse. Wheelhouse Advisory Group provides financial planning, investment management, and insurance-product services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses internally developed investment models and fundamental analysis to create customized portfolios and often incorporates insurance contracts as part of its retirement risk-management strategy.

John Johnson is a CFP® and Series 65 professional with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Zemenick & Walker, Inc. since 1998. 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 process focused on detailed due diligence and client-approved investment strategies, emphasizing diversification and a predominantly non-discretionary model that retains final investment authority with clients.

Damaris Gingerich is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Brand Asset Management Group, Inc. She joined the firm in 2018 and has prior experience working at Missouri Baptist University. In addition to her advisory role, she has taught piano for over a decade. Brand Asset Management Group provides discretionary investment advisory services to a range of clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-asset, multi-style approach with strategic asset allocation, and offers specialized services such as the Mosaic Wealth Management© turnkey program and Brand Family Office solutions.