David Zaegel is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at CWOs for Hire LLC in Saint Louis, MO. He has been with CWOs for Hire since 2016 and is also a minority owner and accountant at CPAs for Hire LLC, an accounting and tax firm, where he provides CFO services and tax return preparation. Additionally, he owns Fastball LLC, an investment education business he restarted in 2025. CWOs for Hire LLC offers personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis with both passive and active management strategies, and maintains a referral relationship with an affiliated accounting firm.

Christopher Starkey is the sole advisor at Starkey & Associates, Inc. based in Weldon Spring, MO, with 23 years of industry experience and registrations including Series 63 and Series 65. He has been with Starkey & Associates since 1984. Outside of advising, he owns the musical group Ozark Mountain Boys, Inc. Starkey & Associates, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser serving a small client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $25 million in assets using a fundamental analysis approach with long- and short-term strategies and options, all on a non-discretionary basis.

Daryl Tegtmeier is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Epoch Family Wealth, an independent firm he has led since 2016. His prior experience includes roles at Panoptic Wealth Advocates, LPL Financial, Osaic FA, Inc., and Thrivent Investment Management. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent. Epoch Family Wealth serves business owners, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and other businesses, focusing on portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs strategies such as fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and long-term purchase approaches, primarily recommending ETFs alongside other securities.

Stephanie Calderas is a financial advisor at PathFinder Financial Services with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked with MRM Asset Allocation Group, Inc. Outside of advising, Stephanie is an Enrolled Agent who prepares tax returns, a licensed life, health, and disability insurance agent, and a licensed real estate agent in Missouri. PathFinder Financial Services provides discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamentally driven portfolio construction and uses third-party managers and models, including a sub-advisory model managed by Congress Wealth Management, while conducting ongoing oversight and annual reviews.

Jeffrey Risley is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Risley Capital Management LLC since 2011. The firm is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $163 million in assets, serving individual clients including high-net-worth households as well as state and municipal government entities. Risley Capital Management offers personalized investment policies and utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis, technical methods, and asset allocation across various securities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside consulting and tax-preparation services.

Brady Ritchey is a financial advisor at Roth Investment Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has taught finance and investment courses as an adjunct professor at Webster University and St. Louis University. Additionally, he contributes as a writer for the investment website Seeking Alpha. Roth Investment Management is a single-advisor independent firm providing discretionary asset management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, research-driven, value-oriented investment approach, often utilizing concentrated portfolios with strategies that may include leverage, derivatives, and option-selling to manage risk and enhance returns.

Michael Carroll is the principal of Carroll Wealth Management Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Chesterfield, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of experience in the financial industry. Carroll has led his own firm since 2009. He maintains a licensed insurance agent designation, though he does not actively use it. Carroll Wealth Management Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on client-specific Investment Policy Statements, employs a variety of analytical methods, and manages all accounts in-house, utilizing a broad range of investment strategies and asset types.

Misook Yu is a Certified Financial Planner® with 11 years of industry experience, currently operating Yu Financial Advice, LLC in Chesterfield, Missouri. She previously worked at Edward Jones and runs a separate publishing and education business, YU & Money LLC, which offers seminars and online classes on basic money topics without providing specific investment advice. Yu Financial Advice provides financial planning and advisory services focused on comprehensive written plans and project-based consulting for individuals. The firm emphasizes client education, uses a suitability questionnaire to tailor plans, and recommends passive, low-cost index funds and ETFs without managing client assets or earning commissions.

John Zata is an advisor at Simplexus Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Edward Jones and Correct Capital Wealth Management. Simplexus Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients through a monthly membership model. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach within a strategic asset allocation framework and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services in conjunction with its planning membership.

Brian Bingham is the owner of Elite Investment Advisors, LLC in Manchester, MO, holding a Series 65 registration with 25 years of industry experience. He founded Investor Education Network, LLC, where he creates and delivers market education courses. Since 2010, he has volunteered as a leader and board member with the American Association of Individual Investors, focusing on stock selection strategies, and he also leads Investor's Business Daily Meetup Groups to educate individual investors. Elite Investment Advisors is an independent, state-registered firm managing discretionary accounts primarily for individuals, IRAs, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a trading-oriented approach with concentrated portfolios, using a combination of fundamental growth-stock selection, technical analysis, market timing, and short-term trading.

Aaron Keener Smith is a financial advisor at Tiburon Capital Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. His prior work history includes roles at Stl Weightloss and FXPM. Tiburon Capital Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and investment policy development primarily for accredited and high-net-worth individuals and small businesses. The firm employs a combined tactical and strategic investment approach using model allocations and bespoke recommendations across a range of instruments, including ETFs, options, and alternative investments.

Brendan Freeman is a financial advisor at Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Business Bank, Regions Bank, and Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. is a fee-only firm offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth households, and select institutional clients. The firm employs model asset allocations to create customized portfolios combining indexed and active strategies, managing approximately $300 million across about 100 client relationships.

Walter Obremski is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 54 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with B & B Financial Planning Co., Inc. and has prior work experience spanning 35 years at Cutter & Company, Inc., followed by a position at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. Obremski is involved in investment clubs where he participates as a part-owner and broker on accounts. B & B Financial Planning Co., Inc. offers personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm creates customized portfolios through strategic asset allocation, combining passive index and ETF investments with selected active funds, dividend-paying stocks, and municipal bonds, and manages accounts typically on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews.

Timothy Hunt is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in financial planning and advisory services. He has been with St. Louis Financial Planners, Inc. since 1980 and St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management since 1996. Hunt is a partial owner of both firms and occasionally assists clients by notarizing documents or helping re-register investments into living trusts. St. Louis Financial Planners, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and advisory services primarily to individual clients and plan sponsors, with a focus on retirement, tax, estate, and college planning as well as risk management. The firm emphasizes detailed, written financial plans and ongoing account monitoring, using technical analysis and primarily individual equities and ETFs in portfolio strategies.

Bradley Bishop is a financial advisor at Belmont Private Wealth with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at Namtaf Advisors, Matter Family Office, Merrill, and TIAA-CREF Trust Company. Belmont Private Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, favoring passive investment strategies with periodic rebalancing to maintain target allocations.

Kendall Young is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Matter Family Office for 21 years. Since 2016, Kendall has served as the volunteer Board Chairman of the Financial Planning Association. Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. is a fee-only firm providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth households, and select institutions. The firm uses customized portfolios built from individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs based on model asset allocations, managing approximately $300 million across about 100 client relationships.

Todd Freund is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Freund & Co Investment Advisors, L.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, where he has worked since 1997. He has 21 years of industry experience and also maintains a general law practice as an attorney. Freund & Co. Investment Advisors provides financial advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and both for-profit and not-for-profit entities, along with retirement plan consulting for plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and modern portfolio theory, integrating economic and tax considerations into portfolio design.

Alexandra Markulis is a financial advisor at The Wealth Collaborative with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for six years. The Wealth Collaborative provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individual clients and small employer plans. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using a blend of fundamental and cyclical analysis with both passive and active strategies, and it offers educational seminars and speaking engagements to organizations and the public.

John Hofman is a financial advisor at Hofman Wealth Management with 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the finance committee and as a board member for two homeowners associations in Missouri. Hofman Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers for individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-profits, and businesses. The firm employs tax-aware, risk-adjusted asset allocations using a combination of active and passive strategies and manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

Hannah Wardenburg is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at The Wealth Collaborative with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Hightower and Edward Jones. The Wealth Collaborative offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals and small employer plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside passive and active strategies, and provides educational seminars and speaking engagements in addition to managing discretionary portfolios tailored to clients' risk tolerances.