James Cornfeld is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has worked at Buckingham Asset Management, LLC since 2007 and joined The Colony Group, LLC in 2024. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside innovative tools like trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Milos Vranic is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Saint Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is an agent with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory relationships alongside financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Jeffrey Plummer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 2010 and also maintains long-term affiliations with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board for The Dublin Christian Academy Endowment. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a combination of transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services. The firm offers proprietary advisory programs and third-party manager platforms, implementing investment strategies with a mix of model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments.

Mark Witthaus is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at One Bridge Wealth Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Wunderlich Securities. Witthaus is a co-owner of M Witthaus Wealth Management, LLC, a private entity established to facilitate securities, advisory, and insurance business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients that include sovereign wealth funds.

Tiffany Whitney is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Plancorp LLC, PNC Bank, and Drury Hotels. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients such as retirement plans and endowments. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and specialized concierge offerings, utilizing a partner-led team structure and a multi-criteria investment selection process.

Garrett Reeg is a Certified Financial Planner® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has been with Moneta Group since 2015. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a range of institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm uses a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department and provides diversified, multi-asset allocation strategies along with unique institutional and niche client services.

Philip Blaxton is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones and Wells Fargo Advisors prior to joining Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Alison Lynch is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Clarity Financial Planners. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a comprehensive suite of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

William Thum is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Buckingham Asset Management from 2011 and joined The Colony Group, LLC in 2024. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and uses fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Logan Ballard is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Areotek Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm uses 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.

Jana Gregorek is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Her prior roles include positions at Visionary Wealth Advisors and Edward Jones. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a variety of institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Partner-led Team model supported by centralized investment research and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

Denise Duffy is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2000. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Martha Guyer is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in St. Louis, MO. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Royal Alliance. In addition to her advisory work, she markets and sells Medicare Supplement Insurance Policies as an independently contracted agent with United Healthcare and Aetna. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering various portfolio management options and financial planning services.

Kelly Hokanson is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Bam Management, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and The Planned Approach, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory work, she is a member of several real estate-related entities and Stellys Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, and it offers access to private funds and legacy strategies from multiple mergers.

Erica Bouchard is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 16 years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC and Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC 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 within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jackson Tucker is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and the Iowa State University Foundation. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating multiple analytical tools and legacy strategies.

Matthew Luzecky is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hill Investment Group Partners, LLC and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. 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 a centralized Investment Department and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

Zachary Joiner is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner and has previously worked at Spire Wealth Management, Meredith Wealth Planning, Parkside Financial, Archford Capital Strategies, and Cambridge Capital Management. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax, accounting, and employer financial wellness solutions.

Nathaniel Laupp is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Creve Coeur, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Modern Wealth Solutions and Ferguson Financial Group LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Laupp serves on the board of the Focus Marines Foundation, which supports veterans coping with emotional wounds, and he is president and a player for the nonprofit hockey organization St. Louis Blues Warriors. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Foster is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Finra, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and Scottrade. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting, utilizing a range of model strategies and portfolios reviewed periodically by an Investment Strategy Committee.