Brian Suthers is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 designation and eight years of experience at the firm. Prior to joining Stifel, he worked at Walgreens for 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he umpires youth baseball games for several local baseball organizations. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary methodologies using forward-looking market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to support client decision-making.

Timothy Burgess is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and TD Ameritrade. LPL Enterprise serves a broad mix of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via an integrated platform.

Matthew Schroeder is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience with prior roles at Stifel Independent Advisors, Edward Jones, Bank of America, and Merrill. Schroeder serves on the school board for Holy Childhood School and holds several volunteer positions with the Mascoutah Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mascoutah Economic Business Commission. Equitable Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates through program sponsors and third-party managers, emphasizing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions.

Brandon Voss is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a member of The Gray Group team. He works with select relationships to support their financial goals through a comprehensive wealth planning process. Brandon and his team serve as a resource across all aspects of clients’ financial lives, providing investment advice, guidance, and wealth planning tailored to individuals such as corporate executives, small business owners, medical and legal practitioners, and families preparing for their next stage of financial life. Brandon specializes in a wide range of advisory areas, including college education planning, retirement and income strategies, family wealth management, business transition planning, socially responsible investing, and defined contribution plan consulting. He holds several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Brandon earned his bachelor’s degree from McKendree University and maintains active involvement in professional and community organizations such as the Freeburg and Mascoutah Chambers of Commerce and the McKendree University Alumni Board. Outside of his professional commitments, Brandon enjoys biking, camping, golfing, playing piano, coaching youth baseball, and spending time with family. He contributes to community causes including the Boy Scouts of America, Children’s Hospital, the National Foundation for Syndactyly, and youth baseball programs.

Justin Frawley is a financial advisor with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2009. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach relies on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and planning.

Camilo Cantor is a financial advisor at Stifel with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at HSBC Bank USA, HSBC Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wamu Investments, and JP Morgan Chase Bank. He is based in St. Louis, MO. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services with a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Nathan Spudich is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2008. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Collinsville, IL. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Benjamin Maurer is a financial advisor at Stifel with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Stifel since 2023. Prior to his advisory role, Maurer held various positions including teaching at St. Louis University and other educational institutions. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services with a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Gregory Holcomb is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Constitution Bank and Country Financial. He is based in O'Fallon, Illinois. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Zachary Litzinger is a financial advisor at Stifel with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, TD Ameritrade, and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. Prior to his advisory career, he held roles at Missouri State University and Springfield Parking Company. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary analysis and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Aaron Laramore is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in wealth management and investment management roles for 22 years. Outside his advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokerage and real estate through various business entities. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, structuring collaborative, annual planning engagements using firm-approved analytical tools.

Charles Schaeffer is a financial advisor with Stifel in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company since 2025 and was previously with Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC from 2019 to 2025. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and planning analyses intended to guide client decisions.

Nikki Stueckel is a financial advisor at Stifel with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018, following four years at Scottrade. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member and heads the Birdie Bag care program at 3 Little Birds 4 Life, which provides celebration parties and care bags to cancer patients. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and asset allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Michael Staley is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Belleville, IL, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment strategies including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Salvador Planells is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Revantage Corporate Services and academic involvement at Indiana University and Clayton High School. Robert Baird & Co.’s DDK Group operates within the Private Wealth Management department, serving individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services with a focus on manager selection, tax management, and model-traded SMA strategies.

Brian Becker is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Highland, IL. He has four years of industry experience, all with Edward Jones, following a 15-year career at Leonardo DRS. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and corporate entities. The firm offers various advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Tiffany Chiarodo is a financial advisor at Merrill with 12 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has worked at Merrill since 2002 and at Bank of America, N.A. since 2018. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Mary Contreras is a financial advisor at Stifel with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. since 1999. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and asset allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

John Wichlenski is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and Noble Financial. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

Katherine Tripp is a financial advisor with Stifel in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Citigroup, and TD Ameritrade prior to joining Stifel in 2023. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, providing brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and asset allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.