Michael Hermann is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Larson Financial Group since 2020 and previously held roles at TD AMERITRADE and Scottrade. He is based in Saint Louis, MO. Larson Financial Group, LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting using a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs, incorporating strategic and tactical investment approaches alongside AI-assisted research tools.

Michael Lissner is a financial advisor at Acropolis Investment Management, L.L.C. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Acropolis since 2002. Acropolis Investment Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individual investors, institutional clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a committee-driven investment process focused on strategic asset allocation, tax-aware implementation, and low turnover, combining equities, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs with quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Karen Maurer is a financial advisor with Krilogy Financial LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. She has 30 years of industry experience, including two decades at Crown Capital Securities, LP. Maurer serves on the board of the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, advising its CEO. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals, families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services using a primarily long-term, CIO-led investment approach that incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis.

Zach Buettner is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Edward Jones, Sagepoint Financial, CreativeOne Wealth, and currently leads Conquistare Financial Advisory, where he serves as president and is involved in insurance sales including life, disability, and Medicare supplements. AlphaStar Capital Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.84 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and pension plans. The firm employs both predefined model portfolios and custom strategies that use strategic asset allocation and quantitative analysis, and it also provides subadvisory and platform services to other registered investment advisers.

Rodney Ragsdale is a financial advisor with First Heartland Consultants, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with First Heartland Capital Inc since 1999. First Heartland Consultants serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, offering financial planning, model-based management for 401(k) accounts, and various asset management solutions through a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Cory Downer is a financial advisor at Smith, Moore & Co. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Heidtman Steel for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent. Smith, Moore & Co. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs both advisor-managed and third-party manager accounts, with a focus on diversified portfolios including stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and alternative investments.

John Thomas is a financial advisor with Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. since 2015 and has been with Stifel Independent Advisors and Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2009. Stifel Independent Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and government entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a collaborative planning process supported by proprietary modeling to provide tailored asset allocation recommendations and operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser.

Brian Fernandez is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Matter Family Office for 17 years and Larson Financial Group for one year. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays through an Investment Committee and CIO-led process.

Joshua Kistner is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Principal Advised Services, bringing eight years of experience in the financial services industry. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Bruce Doyle State Farm. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner of GKW LLC, where he manages rental properties. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm combines third-party tools with proprietary models and operates within the Principal Financial Group family, allowing access to a range of affiliated financial products and services.

Jane Leech is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for eight years before joining Krilogy in 2021. Krilogy Financial LLC serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, using a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis to manage portfolios through an Investment Committee and CIO-led process.

Byron Gabriel is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Valdes & Moreno, Inc. since 2014. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services.

Timothy Ward is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Wealth Management since 2016 and also maintains affiliations with Legends Financial Services Group LLC and LPL Financial. Ward’s background includes sales of fixed insurance and life and health products through Legends Financial Services. 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 employs a multi-brand model with advisor-led discretionary management and utilizes various LPL-sponsored programs and technology to support a large client base.

Jeffrey Gelber is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with B. Riley Wealth Advisors since 2022 and has worked at B. Riley Wealth Management since 2005. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through about 274 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a broad range of advisory programs and financial planning services.

Thomas Lewis is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Saxony Securities and Krilogy Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of KEP Law, LLC, where he provides estate planning services, and also manages TNL Holdings, a holding company for Krilogy ownership units. Krilogy serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach combines long-term portfolio management with tactical adjustments, offering active and passive strategies, customized bond ladders, private alternative funds, and tax-aware long/short equity separately managed accounts.

Sweety Gandhi is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of industry experience. She has worked with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services since 2022 and has a background as an insurance agent offering life, health, annuities, and Medicare Advantage plans. Gandhi is also associated with S&S Financial in a non-investment capacity. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third-party manager relationships, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a platform relationship with Envestnet and serves as a conduit between clients and third-party managers while operating alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Richard Collop is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Visionary Wealth Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $6.75 billion and serving over 8,000 clients through a network of 123 advisors. The firm offers asset management, financial consulting, ERISA plan advisory, and sub-advisory services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans, employing a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Lucas Nikolaisen is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Krilogy with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Krilogy Financial since 2018 and previously held roles at Midwest Acceptance Corp and A.Mrazek Moving Systems. Additionally, he is a licensed Life and Health Insurance Agent. Krilogy serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporate and institutional clients, retirement plans, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment philosophy with tactical flexibility, offering a range of portfolio and financial planning services as well as sub-advisory and separately managed account strategies.

Andrew Lohmeyer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC since 2012. 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 delivers tailored investment advice through advisor-led discretionary management, LPL-sponsored programs, and integrates in-house advisors, third-party portfolio managers, and algorithm-driven models to support its client base.

Alison Hadzic is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC since 2017. Her prior experience includes a role at Four Seasons Wealth Management from 2014 to 2017. Outside of her advisory duties, she holds a Missouri Notary Public commission and is involved in tax preparation and accounting through Skiver Street LLC. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a range of LPL-sponsored programs alongside advisor-led discretionary management and third-party portfolio integration.

Mark Schmitt is a financial advisor at Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Huntleigh Advisors in 2025 after a 12-year tenure at Caleres, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a paid committee member on the Shiloh Village Planning Commission in Shiloh, Illinois. Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor that serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, trust, and business clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, retirement-plan services, and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative methods across its strategies, including the MindShare Small Companies program focused on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities.