Nicholas Matlock is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Cratero Capital LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Dark Matter Capital Management, Edward Jones, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Scotttrade. In addition to his advisory work, he is CEO of Cratero Copilot, a firm providing personal assistant and operations management services for content creators. Cratero Capital LLC offers investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and pooled investment vehicles, with specialized business and tax/estate planning services for creators and small business operators. The firm implements investment programs using model portfolios focused on exchange-traded funds and manages both individual and pooled accounts, including a private fund with performance-based fee arrangements.

Brian Skrobonja is the founder and president of Skrobonja Wealth Management, LLC, with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He holds the ChFC® designation and has worked at firms including Kalos Management, National Planning Corporation, and Madison Avenue Securities. Outside of advisory roles, he is an author who produces books, blogs, and podcasts on financial topics. Skrobonja Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, managing about $32.3 million across roughly 282 accounts. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, with a focus on asset allocation, fixed-income strategies, and periodic portfolio rebalancing.

Paul Gantner is a financial advisor at Your Wealth Matters LLC in St. Louis, MO, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also operates an affiliated law practice specializing in estate planning, elder law, and probate. Gantner has been with Your Wealth Matters LLC since 2016 and Your Estate Matters, LLC since 2012. Your Wealth Matters LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management through referrals to turnkey asset management programs and third-party advisers, combining these with broader financial planning services that include retirement, education, charitable, and estate planning.

Don Mckinley is a ChFC® with 58 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is CEO and insurance agent at McKinley Financial Resources, Inc., a company he has been involved with since 1976. Since 2018, he has served as an advisor at Fortify Wealth, Inc., following prior roles at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, and Financial Resources of St. Louis. Fortify Wealth primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as corporations and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, fiduciary ERISA plan services, and conducts educational seminars, implementing portfolios through a proprietary research methodology and strategic asset allocation.

Steven Farris is a financial advisor with Aquilant Advisors in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Aquilant Advisors since 2016 and also has affiliations with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Farris serves as a finance committee member for Kirk of the Hills School and works as an independent insurance agent. Aquilant Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, fiduciary retirement plan consulting, and uses a documented investment process to construct customized portfolios through third-party platforms.

Sharon Stanton is a financial advisor at SFC Financial LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. She has been with SFC Financial LLC and its affiliated firm Swink Fiehler and Company since 2005. SFC Financial LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with asset-allocation techniques and employs both long- and short-term strategies, including option strategies such as covered calls, managing assets on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain execution authority.

Samuel Everett is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Archway Wealth Management, LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC for 12 years. Everett holds Series 66 registration and has experience acting as a co-trustee and power of attorney for family-related investment matters. Archway Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $313 million in assets across about 200 client relationships, using a portfolio approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and capital-market assumptions.

Jeffrey Duncan is a financial advisor with Duncan Financial Management, Inc. in West Palm Beach, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Duncan Financial Management since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Duncan Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary, client-education-focused approach, offering customized retirement roadmaps and diversified portfolio management that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and limited options strategies.

Christopher Sandifer is a financial advisor at Your Wealth Matters LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus and Hollingshead & Dudley. In addition to his advisory role, Sandifer is an attorney at Your Estate Matters LLC, a law firm specializing in estate planning. Your Wealth Matters LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing portfolio management through referrals to turnkey asset management programs and third-party advisers alongside comprehensive financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, with a focus on manager due diligence and aligning portfolios to client risk tolerance.

Robert Hynes is a financial advisor with Hynes Advisory Group LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been the owner of Robert E. Hynes & Associates since 1979, where he sells life, health, and property and casualty insurance, along with annuities. He has also been affiliated with Madison Avenue Advisors, Inc. and Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. since 2006. Hynes Advisory Group primarily serves individual and small-business clients who identify as moderate to conservative investors, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party money manager selection and monitoring. The firm emphasizes a defensive, principal-protection investment approach with diversification and limited trading, and it also offers educational seminars, newsletters, and affiliated tax planning and preparation services.

Charolette Mckinney is a financial advisor at Aquilant Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Aquilant Advisors, she worked at American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. for 10 years. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns Backyard Enterprise, a pet supply and stained glass business, and is involved with China Painters Resale. Aquilant Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, fiduciary consulting, and utilizes a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios.

Eduardo Vigil is a CFP® certificant with 19 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with The Private Family Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Zitko Financial Services, LLC and Argent Capital Management LLC. The Private Family Advisors, LLC serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management with a focus on long-term asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm combines passive and active strategies with an emphasis on cost control and integrates legal and tax service coordination alongside investment management.

John Schweizer is a financial advisor with LCI Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He is also the owner and operator of Confluence Property Management, LLC, where he manages residential rental properties. LCI Advisors is a state-registered investment adviser serving primarily individuals, trusts, and qualified plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a disciplined, value-based investment approach supplemented by growth-oriented strategies.

Mark Schweiss is a financial advisor at Modern Dollar Planning, LLC in St. Louis, MO, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations and joined Modern Dollar Planning in 2017 after a brief tenure at HighTower Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Schweiss is a managing partner at At Last, 2016 LLC, a real estate investment company. Modern Dollar Planning provides financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a largely passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified, low-cost exchange-traded funds and occasional fixed-income or individual securities tailored to client goals.

Tyler Skrobonja is an investment advisor representative at Skrobonja Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Madison Avenue Securities and Kalos Capital. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a college pastor and guitar instructor at the First Baptist Church of Arnold. Skrobonja Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily for individual clients. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach, combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes third-party managers alongside in-house strategies.

Zachary Wagganer is a financial advisor with Fortify Wealth, Inc. in St. Louis, MO. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fortify Wealth in 2018, he worked at Mosaic Family Wealth, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a hunting craft business called Preacher's Kid. Fortify Wealth serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as corporations and retirement plans. The firm uses a proprietary research methodology for portfolio construction, offers fiduciary ERISA plan services, and conducts educational seminars and workshops.

Kenneth Coplen is a financial advisor with SFC Financial LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with SFC Financial since 2003 and also serves as owner and secretary of the accounting firm Swink, Fiehler & Company, P.C., where he works as a tax accountant and consultant. SFC Financial, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages assets non-discretionarily, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and option strategies, with an affiliation to the accounting firm Swink Coplen & Company, P.C. that facilitates cross-referrals between financial and tax services.

Charles Weed is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Tactical Strategies, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Fiduciary Tactical Strategies since 2013. Fiduciary Tactical Strategies provides investment management and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts and estates, small businesses, family businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a dynamic asset allocation approach that incorporates market timing and technical analysis, primarily using no-load index mutual funds and ETFs, and also offers discretionary portfolio management alongside recommendations of third-party managers when specialized strategies are needed.

Anthony Maheu is a financial advisor with Guardian Investment Management, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. He has been associated with multiple Guardian entities since 2012 and has experience in both investment management and insurance brokerage. Maheu’s other business activities include managing member and insurance broker roles at Guardian Wealth Management, LLC. Guardian Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored investment programs based on clients’ objectives and risk profiles, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, and delivers financial plans within a stated 180-day timeframe.

Timothy Brennan is a financial advisor with Hynes Advisory Group LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Flexible Plan Investments and Ceros Financial Services, Inc. Hynes Advisory Group primarily serves individual and small-business clients who identify as moderate to conservative investors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party money manager selection and monitoring. The firm employs a defensive, principal-protection investment approach focused on diversification, limited trading, and the use of cash or principal-protected positions, complemented by educational seminars, newsletters, and an affiliated tax planning and preparation service.