Christopher Bloomstran is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC since 1998, where he is one of two advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities, employing a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach focused on concentrated portfolios with long-term orientation and tactical adjustments. Semper Augustus manages a large asset base with a small team and sponsors a private pooled vehicle that uses leverage and derivatives for certain qualified accounts.

Damon Cetro is a financial advisor at Wheelhouse Advisory Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. Before joining Wheelhouse Advisory Group in 2023, he worked for six years at the Special School District of St. Louis County. He holds a Series 65 credential and owns a home repair business, Jeffco Handyman LLC. Wheelhouse Advisory Group provides financial planning, investment management, and insurance products to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios and uses fundamental analysis and proprietary investment models to implement diversified portfolios, serving a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals.

Cheryl Obrien is a financial advisor at Anderson Hoagland & Co with 11 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Anderson Hoagland since 2018 and previously worked at PNC Investments from 2014 to 2018. Obrien holds the Series 66 designation and is based in St. Louis, MO. Anderson Hoagland & Co provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental equity selection and fixed-income strategies, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis and offering consulting on private, non-public investments.

Jacob Brydels is a financial advisor at Wheelhouse Advisory Group, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hill Investment Group, St. Louis Trust & Family Office, Moneta, and Lutheran Church Extension Fund. Wheelhouse Advisory Group provides financial planning, investment management, and insurance products to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses fundamental analysis and proprietary investment models to manage discretionary portfolios and serves a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals.

William Albair is a financial advisor with Universal Financial Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at PFG Advisors, LLC, Securities America, Inc., BEAM Asset Management, and Financial and Investment Management Advisors, Inc. In addition to advisory work, he maintains a licensed insurance agent role. Universal Financial Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, with an investment approach centered on asset allocation and diversification guided by Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory.

Matthew Bower is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Clayton Financial Group, LLC since 2015 and worked previously at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC from 2009 to 2015. Clayton Financial Group provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charities. The firm employs both discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary advisory approaches, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to guide investment decisions.

Aaron Ward is a financial advisor with RBF Wealth Advisors in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Roman Butler Fullerton & Co since 2010 and with Triad Advisors Inc from 2010 to 2023. In addition to his advisory role, Ward provides student loan repayment planning for dental and other emerging healthcare professionals through StudentLoansRX. RBF Wealth Advisors offers personalized, fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, profit sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach, combining fundamental and technical analysis, with routine portfolio supervision and quarterly reviews.

Christopher Dorsey is a financial advisor at Slagle Financial, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Slagle Financial and Peak Insurance Agency since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, Dorsey is an insurance agent for Peak Insurance Agency. Slagle Financial provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, and businesses, tailoring strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance. The firm uses a globally diversified investment approach with an emphasis on index mutual funds and ETFs, and it operates ten offices across multiple locations.

Tracy Sullivan is a financial advisor at Compass Wealth with Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones for seven years and Mercy for four years. Outside of finance, she owns and operates Small Batch Sanctuary LLC, providing yoga instruction for special events, and is involved with Discipleship Collaborative LLC, a book and speaking ministry. Compass Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-focused advice. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation strategies using equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and coordinates planning with clients’ other advisors.

Rishi Ghosh is a financial advisor at Wheelhouse Advisory Group, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Duncan Financial Management, Inc. for eight years. Outside of advising, he owned an LLC that managed insurance commissions, which was terminated in 2021. Wheelhouse Advisory Group provides financial planning, investment management, and insurance-product services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses internally developed investment models and fundamental analysis to create customized portfolios and offers written retirement planning materials, serving a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals and institutional accounts.

Kevin Lisch is a financial advisor at Mosaic Wealth with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked with the Sydney Kings from 2016 to 2023 and has been with Mosaic Family Wealth since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a member of the Billiken Athletics Hall of Fame Committee and coaches 7th grade boys basketball for Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70. 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 select family-office bill-pay services. The firm employs a customized, primarily long-term fiduciary approach, constructing portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party sub-advisers while monitoring accounts annually or as needed.

Michael Wiedner is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He currently serves at CarsonAllaria Wealth Management, LTD. and has prior experience with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Edward Jones, Merrill Lynch, and CBS Corporation. Wiedner also acts as a FINRA dispute resolution arbitrator. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $792 million on a discretionary basis, employing quantitative optimization and risk/return analysis to guide portfolios that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, cash, and fixed income. The six-advisor team integrates traditional wealth management with ERISA fiduciary services for employer plans.

Marnie Deschaine Venneman is a financial advisor at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Archford since 2015. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolio construction using a variety of investment vehicles and provides specialized solutions such as options strategies and Market Participation Structured Products.

John Kang is a financial advisor at Anderson Hoagland & Co with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Anderson Hoagland since 2008. Anderson Hoagland provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm implements investment policies through fundamental equity selection and fixed-income strategies, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis while offering advisory support on private, non-public investments.

Mark Chao is a financial advisor with Vestech Asset Management Inc. in Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vestech Asset Management since 2019 and has prior experience with Farmers Financial Solutions and Executive Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Promotions and a class instructor for Saint Louis Kendo. Vestech Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage targeted asset-allocation model portfolios with discretionary trading authority.

Brian Sanguinet is a financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with 25 Financial in Saint Louis, MO. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Arete Wealth Management LLC, Larson Financial Group, and other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Salon Artiste, a hair salon. 25 Financial provides discretionary asset management and ongoing financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in tailored investment programs and offers estate-planning coordination and due diligence services.

Paul Tice is a financial advisor at Argos Capital Partners, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Consolidated Financial Investments, Inc. since 1988 and Argos Investment Advisors, LLC since 2008. Tice is the chief investment officer of Argos Partners, managing partner of Argos Capital Markets, founder and continuous manager of Alpha Fund LLC since 2000. He serves as an observer on the boards of Clearent, Compass Electronics, and KE2Therm. Argos Capital Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to ultra-high net worth families affiliated with Argos Family Office, along with select pooled and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes passive, index-based investing for liquid assets while incorporating active managers and alternative strategies where appropriate, and it manages several private funds with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory assets.

Airionne Solanke is a CFP® and Series 66–registered advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Compass Retirement Group LLC since 2017 and has prior experience at Waddell & Reed, Steve Robbins, and Things Remembered. Solanke is also a licensed insurance agent. Compass Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-focused advice. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation strategies using equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and coordinates planning with clients’ other advisors.

Eric Cunningham is a financial advisor at TBG-Bedford Group LLC in Saint Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones for 12 years and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC for 2 years. He has been with TBG-Bedford Group LLC since 2026. TBG-Bedford Group provides financial planning, consulting, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, disciplined investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation, risk management, and customized portfolios, using a variety of investment vehicles and regular portfolio monitoring.

James Evens is a CFP® with 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Trinity Wealth Advisors since 1997 and Trinity Wealth Securities, LLC since 2001. The firm serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses through retirement plan consulting. Trinity Wealth Advisors offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services that integrate clients’ lifestyle and legacy goals with tailored investment oversight.