Stephen Pontello is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Lake Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Paradigm Financial Advisors, TD Ameritrade, US Bank, and the University of Missouri St. Louis. Outside of advising, he owns Pontello Homes LLC, a home building and remodeling business. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers financial planning and investment management through an integrated model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Jerod Bland is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC. He is also involved with the Chamberlin Group, where he provides insurance and non-legal estate planning administrative services. Foundations Investment Advisors serves a broad client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through a network of affiliated offices, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with tailored client profiles and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Steve Long is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Saint Peters, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at MSI Financial Services, Inc. and the Insurance Group of St Charles Co LLC. Outside of advisory services, he owns Long Financial Services LLC and works as a property and casualty insurance agent. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies supported by third-party managers and technology platforms, managing approximately $4.07 billion in client assets through a network of several hundred advisors.

Bradley Henningfeld is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Chesterfield, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2017, and prior to that, at OneAmerica Securities and American United Life from 2011 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in fixed insurance activities, including life, disability, long-term care, and annuities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

William Macher is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management through various model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Aaron Jeffers is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts since 2018 and has presented for the Federal Benefits Academy since 2026. Outside of his advisory role, Jeffers serves as president of the Free to Live Ministry, where he writes religious devotionals, and he has been promoting his own book since 2024. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and uses both fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to guide asset allocation and account rebalancing.

Giovanni Ferrara is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with several firms, including The Chamberlin Group and C2P Capital Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory role, he provides administrative support and non-legal estate planning services, including insurance and annuity solutions, through The Chamberlin Group. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC offers financial planning and portfolio management to a wide client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, using model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Jason Cummings is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has six years of industry experience and has worked at firms including MassMutual and Northwestern Mutual prior to joining Principal. He serves as a trustee on the board of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jeffrey Bradley is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Creve Coeur, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. Bradley has been with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and has concurrent experience at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company dating back to 2016. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and managing the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

John Fischer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Creve Coeur, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Triad Financial Group, LLC since 2007, where he is also the owner. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Bradley Miller is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Saint Louis, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Beltone Alliance and real estate firms such as RE/MAX Results Realty and Payne Family Homes. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through various program types, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Barone is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2018 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, DiSys, Allen Lunc Co, and Westminster College. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across several segments, including workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Deborah Beasley is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab since 2021, following prior roles at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, Td Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Based in St. Louis, MO, she provides investment advice and wealth management consultations. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab-referred clients, offering non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management. The firm uses asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection, with client authorization required for trade execution.

Kenny Parker Jr. is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Saint Peters, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts since 1998 and with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2000. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an officer for Wealth Concepts, Corp., an independent insurance agency, and is a vice president of regional training. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $3.33 billion across about 14,700 clients through a range of managed programs using model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Thomas Self is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal, he worked at Thrivent Financial and BSN Sports. Outside of his advisory role, Thomas serves as a public address announcer for Festus School District high school football games. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

John Ronston is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. He has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Edward Jones, Wells Fargo Advisors, Wachovia Securities, Chevy Chase Financial Services, and Merrill. He currently serves as Vice President of Investment Implementation at Concurrent Investment Advisors. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized, primarily long-term portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities.

Patrick Payton is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and US Bank. Outside of finance, he works as a delivery driver for DoorDash in Chesterfield, Missouri. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Gary Ford is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. and First Bank, having previously worked at Principal Securities Inc, Principal Life Insurance Co, Stifel, and his own advisory firm, G.H Ford Investment Advisors. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a range of clients including individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm delegates investment management to its representatives while providing oversight and offers customized advisory services along with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Thomas Elder is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC since 2024. He previously worked at Compass Retirement Solutions and Synergy Wealth Solutions, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president of Elderwise Consulting LLC, where he consults on sales training program development and is the author of a book on sales training program design. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, utilizes third-party sub-advisers and custodians, and offers services through a large network of affiliated offices and representatives.

Chrysa Snow is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding a Series 66 designation and currently located in Saint Peters, MO. She has been with Money Concepts since 2025 and previously worked at Haeffner Wealth Advisors and Hermann Wurst Haus. Outside of finance, she owns and operates Chrysa Snow Photography. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in client assets using model-driven and asset-allocation approaches, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio programs supported by third-party managers and technology platforms.