Peter Donovan is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Arax Advisory Partners and previously worked at Summit X, LLC for nine years. He serves on the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee for Incarnate Word Academy and acts as a trustee for his parent's trust. He is also involved in insurance agencies and refers investment advisors to a proprietary data archiving and compliance software firm. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in regulatory assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation, and distinguishes itself by using performance-based fee arrangements and carried interest structures for certain qualified investors and private funds.

Sarah Meyer is a financial advisor at Krilogy with one year of experience in the industry. She holds the CFP® and Series 65 designations. Her prior roles include positions at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Express Scripts, and Commerce Bank. Krilogy serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth households, corporate and institutional clients, retirement plans, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment philosophy supported by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services.

Brennan Hammer is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Ludacka Wealth Partners. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm utilizes model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and employs third-party sub-advisers and custodians such as Schwab, Fidelity, and Pershing.

James Wood IV is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with NWF Advisory Services Inc and has held prior roles at OSAIC and Premier Financial Partners, LLC. Wood serves as a trustee and finance committee member for the St. Louis County Library Foundation and participates in advisory roles for charitable and educational organizations. NWF Advisory Services manages approximately $6.4 billion in client assets and serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients through a network of over 100 advisory representatives. The firm utilizes an open-architecture, technology-driven platform to deliver customized portfolio management and financial planning services.

Brett Siegfried is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at Krilogy Financial LLC and JPMorgan entities since 2012. Krilogy serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporate and institutional clients, retirement plans, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a long-term investment philosophy with tactical flexibility across active and passive strategies.

Cole Pickett is an associate advisor at Transce3nd LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Transce3nd since 2025. Prior to this, he has been involved with Madison Avenue Securities and e3 Wealth, where he also serves as a client concierge. Outside of his advisory roles, he co-owns Oasis Marketing, a business focused on email campaign management and prospect education. Transce3nd LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, foundations, trusts, and institutions, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation approach informed by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, often implementing portfolios through third-party managers and proprietary tools.

Roger Lintner is a financial advisor with First Heartland Consultants, Inc. in Chesterfield, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with First Heartland Capital, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with an investment club account at TD Ameritrade. First Heartland Consultants provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan participants. The firm offers personalized asset management, third-party management services, and model-based self-directed brokerage accounts, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Sarah Hehmeyer is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones and Tap Consulting, LLC dba Genex Consulting. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for roughly 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services, operating both discretionary and consultative platforms.

Michael Stalka is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Private Client Services. Stalka is also CEO and wealth advisor at Four Seasons Wealth Management, a financial planning firm. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 179 advisors managing about $8 billion for over 17,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment strategies, including actively managed and passive models, alternative investments, and annuities.

John Gallia is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and currently serves RFG Advisory, LLC. He has been with RFG Advisory since 2014 and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2014 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Gallia teaches college-level business courses as an adjunct professor at Maryville University. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 178 advisors managing around $8 billion for more than 17,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a combination of actively managed and passive ETF/mutual fund models, direct indexing, and tax-aware strategies, and serves a diverse client base with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and alternative investment access.

Austin Lewis is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Plancorp, LLC in Saint Louis, MO since 2015. Plancorp serves individuals, trustees, business owners, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with wealth management, investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, business owner succession planning, and tax preparation services. The firm’s investment process is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and documented Investment Policy Statements, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside third-party manager due diligence and tax-aware portfolio actions.

Jeffrey Sachs is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with a Series 65 designation and over 16 years of industry experience, including time at Sachs Financial. He joined Simplicity Wealth in 2026. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse range of clients from individual investors to institutional entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and supports advisers with technology and operational solutions through a managed account platform.

Joseph Mcculloch Jr. is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cetera Planning Partners since 2019. Prior to joining Cetera Planning Partners, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2014 to 2019. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm’s investment approach includes diversified allocations of mutual funds and ETFs tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, supported by additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through third-party providers.

Michael Lissner is a financial advisor at Acropolis Investment Management, L.L.C. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Acropolis since 2002. Acropolis Investment Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individual investors, institutional clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a committee-driven investment process focused on strategic asset allocation, tax-aware implementation, and low turnover, combining equities, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs with quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Karen Maurer is a financial advisor with Krilogy Financial LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. She has 30 years of industry experience, including two decades at Crown Capital Securities, LP. Maurer serves on the board of the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, advising its CEO. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals, families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services using a primarily long-term, CIO-led investment approach that incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis.

Rodney Ragsdale is a financial advisor with First Heartland Consultants, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with First Heartland Capital Inc since 1999. First Heartland Consultants serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, offering financial planning, model-based management for 401(k) accounts, and various asset management solutions through a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Brian Fernandez is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Matter Family Office for 17 years and Larson Financial Group for one year. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays through an Investment Committee and CIO-led process.

Jane Leech is a financial advisor at Krilogy in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley for eight years before joining Krilogy in 2021. Krilogy serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporate and institutional clients, retirement plans, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment philosophy guided by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services.

Byron Gabriel is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Valdes & Moreno, Inc. since 2014. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services.

Timothy Ward is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Wealth Management since 2016 and also maintains affiliations with Legends Financial Services Group LLC and LPL Financial. Ward’s background includes sales of fixed insurance and life and health products through Legends Financial Services. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a multi-brand model with advisor-led discretionary management and utilizes various LPL-sponsored programs and technology to support a large client base.