Christine Clements is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, she worked at AmeriSave and held roles in fitness and wellness businesses. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates, delivering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Brendan Norwine is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Edward Jones, Stifel Financial Corp., and Stifel Bank & Trust. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors, offering model portfolios, operational support, and fixed-income sub-advisory services. The firm combines enterprise scale with a relatively small advisor base, managing approximately $41 billion in assets and serving more than 33,000 clients.

Brian Cheah is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Emma Von Weise is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Stepp & Rothwell, and BMO Harris Bank. Outside of her advisory role, Emma provides pro bono financial coaching to young people and informal financial advice to individuals in her community. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Amanda Schmidt is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2017. She previously worked with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a variety of institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm employs a Partner-led team model supported by centralized investment research and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

Anna Brown is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and The Jaspen Corporation. Outside of finance, she has experience in academia through her roles at the University of Redlands Department of Economics and Fitness Center. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients such as retirement plans and foundations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and concierge services, using a partner-led team approach with an emphasis on asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Matthew Herman is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at BBR Partners, Herman & Company CPAs, P.C., and Epoch Investment Partners. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a consultant for an accounting firm. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm employs a partner-led team structure with a focus on asset allocation, manager due diligence, and oversight of sub-advisers, while also providing specialized services for clients with complex needs.

Ryan Fedder is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, and TD Ameritrade. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients, offering model portfolios, operational support, and access to third-party cash-management and insurance solutions. The firm emphasizes diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF portfolios and combines enterprise scale with a small advisor base, managing approximately $41 billion in regulatory assets.

Jared Cernansky is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus since 2018 and previously worked at Rubicon Global (formerly WestRock) from 2016 to 2018. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based 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 financial planning.

Benjamin De Mond is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Busey Bank and TheBank of Edwardsville. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions through a large nationwide network of advisors and branch offices.

Nicholas Peker is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC since 2016, including his current role at Wells Fargo Advisors starting in 2018, and briefly at Edward Jones in 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he is a food delivery driver for Uber Eats and manages an e-commerce business through Peker Family Enterprises, LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering investment and fee-based financial planning services. The firm provides a broad range of planning options tailored to clients who meet certain net-worth criteria, utilizing proprietary research and tools to develop customized recommendations.

Emir Mansfield is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Citigroup, Commerce Bank, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Outside of finance, he is a half-owner of M.G. Marketing, LLC, a company that provides marketing services for small brick-and-mortar businesses. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser affiliated with Wells Fargo, offering investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad range of planning services and utilizes Wells Fargo research and tools to develop tailored client recommendations.

Blakely Hall is a financial advisor at Stifel with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018, following a four-year tenure at Cetera Advisor Networks. 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.

Elizabeth Brown is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets, employs more than 14,000 financial advisors, and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Matthew Cafferata is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in St. Louis, MO, and has nine years of industry experience. He has worked concurrently at Medcom Funding Solutions and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC since 2017 and previously at Healthcare Connect United from 2015 to 2017. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research and analytics from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party providers.

Allison Kenly is a financial advisor at Stifel in St. Louis, MO, with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Stifel since 2014. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary analysis and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning.

Clinton Bert is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Shiloh, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior firms include Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Stifel. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, and institutions with a range of advisory and brokerage services including financial planning and third-party asset management. The firm supports its advisors with research model portfolios, customized strategies, and technology tools, managing over $819 billion in discretionary assets through a network of more than 22,800 advisors.

Deborah Briest is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2021, following roles at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, and BB&T Securities. Deborah is based in St. Louis, MO. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Tosha Adams is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research and analytics from Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Jessica Gavin is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Shiloh, Illinois, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Edward Jones since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she occasionally works as a waitress for a local American Legion post’s Friday night fish fry. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, tax-efficient solutions, and access to affiliated mutual funds and separately managed accounts.