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.

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.

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.

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.

Matthew Renaud Sr. is a financial advisor at Renaud & Company, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Renaud & Company since 1999. Renaud & Company, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $210.7 million in assets, using an actively managed approach based on client objectives and risk tolerances, with investments across equities, municipal and government securities, and mutual funds.

Theodore Hellman is a financial advisor at Hofman Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for six years and Morgan Stanley for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chair of the Woods Mill Center Redevelopment Association and provides strategic planning consulting to the Phi Kappa Theta Alumni Association. Hofman Wealth Management offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and third-party asset manager selection for individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, nonprofits, and businesses. The firm employs tax-aware, risk-adjusted asset allocation strategies using a combination of active and passive investments and provides discretionary portfolio management along with wrap-fee and third-party manager programs.

Dana Rice is a financial advisor at Forest Park Capital LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and also works as a financial coach through Elevate Financial Coaching, where she assists individuals in managing their finances. Additionally, she has a background in dental hygiene, having worked at Excellence in Dentistry for several years. Forest Park Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis techniques, offers customized Investment Policy Statements, and integrates long-term trading approaches with options strategies when appropriate.

Daniel Wieman is a financial advisor at Marketocracy Masters Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Marketocracy Masters Capital Management since 2021. Wieman also has a background in the reinsurance industry, having worked at RGA Reinsurance Company since 2011. Marketocracy Masters Capital Management is an internet-based registered investment adviser that provides algorithm-driven portfolio management to individual clients through an interactive website. The firm focuses on individual investors with low recommended minimums and manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios, requiring custodial accounts at Interactive Brokers.

Patricia Conway is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Conway Financial Group, LLC since 2005. Conway Financial Group provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental and cyclical analysis approach to create diversified, risk-based portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation and capital preservation, offering comprehensive planning and ongoing portfolio management through a flat, periodic advisory fee structure.

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.

Bethany Wieman is a financial advisor at Marketocracy Masters Capital Management LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked exclusively at Marketocracy Masters Capital Management since 2023. Outside of advising, she is a freelance writer. Marketocracy Masters Capital Management is an internet-based registered investment adviser that offers algorithm-driven portfolio management to individual clients through an interactive website. The firm focuses on individual investors with low recommended minimums and manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios developed by its Masters and Investment Committee.

James Pieper is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Belmont Private Wealth and has prior experience at Krilogy Financial, Moneta Group, Swiss Re, Tradebot Systems, and the University of Missouri Kansas City. Belmont Private Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, favoring passive investment strategies with index funds and ETFs, and manages accounts with a focus on maintaining target allocations through periodic rebalancing.