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.

David Sherman III is a financial advisor at TFO Wealth Partners with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has managed Sherman TDC, LLC since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he manages collectible-related entities. TFO Wealth Partners serves individual clients, family offices, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, managing approximately $4.85 billion in assets. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach based on modern portfolio theory, utilizing model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, with additional third-party managers for fixed-income strategies.

Daniel Clinard is a CFP® certificant with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company and Visionary Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2014. Visionary Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs model-based strategies and separately managed accounts, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

Lon Dircks Jr. is a financial advisor at Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor serving individual, high-net-worth, charitable, trust, and business clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, ERISA retirement-plan services, and employs fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative methods across its strategies, including a distinctive MindShare Small Companies program focused on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities.

William Stiles is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Victory Financial Group and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, having previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he volunteers with Friends of Kids with Cancer and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Victory Financial Group provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs diversified asset-allocation model portfolios based on fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Adam Weingartner is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Brentwood, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Arete Wealth Advisors and its predecessor Arete Wealth Management since 2016 and previously worked at Alvery Bartlett Fund Management Co. from 2006 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, he has sold health and life insurance in Missouri. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis and employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, using third-party sub-advisers and due diligence processes.

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.

Brooke Wadkowski is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at LPL Financial LLC, Alliance CPAs LLC, and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and third-party manager referrals. The firm manages $4.93 billion in discretionary assets and employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with regular account reviews and rebalancing.

Daniel Tabash is a financial advisor with Saxony Capital Management, LLC in Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Saxony Capital Management and its affiliated broker-dealer Saxony Securities Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a basketball and soccer referee for the Catholic Youth Council. Saxony Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates a multi-team model with 38 advisors, offering discretionary asset management alongside hourly or flat-fee planning, and employs a variety of investment methods including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Robert Link is a financial advisor with Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 49 years of industry experience. He has worked with Huntleigh Securities Corporation since 1997. Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor serving individual, high-net-worth, charitable, trust, and business clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, retirement-plan services, and third-party manager solicitation. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative methods, including a distinctive MindShare Small Companies program that targets micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities.

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.

Joshua Lochstampfor is a financial advisor at Larson Financial Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience in commercial tile installations and education. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a focus on serving doctors and related businesses. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs employing both strategic and tactical approaches, and incorporates AI-assisted tools alongside human review in their advisory process.

Donald Aulbert II is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cornerstone Wealth Management since 2012, also maintaining a relationship with LPL Financial since 2009. 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 uses a multi-brand model supported by LPL platform programs and technology to deliver tailored investment advice emphasizing continuous account supervision and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

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.