Logan Ballard is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Areotek Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kathryn Freeman is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Town and Country, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked with First Command Financial Services, Inc. and First Command Financial Planning, Inc. since 2011 and has also been affiliated with First State Community Bank since 2008. Freeman operates her own financial advising business, K Freeman Planning LLC, as an independent contractor. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs utilizing centrally managed model portfolios and third-party managers selected by its Investment Management Team.

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 the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked for The Colony Group, LLC from 2000 to 2011. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with 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, employing both fundamental and quantitative analysis to construct tax- and fee-sensitive portfolios.

Martha Guyer is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in St. Louis, MO. Her career includes roles at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Plaza Advisory Group, Raymond James Financial Services, and Royal Alliance. She also markets and sells Medicare Supplement Insurance Policies through independent contracts with United Healthcare and Aetna. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Kelly Hokanson is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Bam Management, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, The Planned Approach, Inc., and Sunset Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she holds membership roles in several entities unrelated to investment management. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad 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.

Erica Bouchard is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked for Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC for 14 years before joining The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under 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 has previously worked at Finra, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and Scottrade. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services including wrap-fee programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management with proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Eugene Brucker III is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Bankers Life and its affiliated entities in various roles since 2016. Outside of advising, he serves as a unit field trainer for Bankers Life & Casualty, recruiting and training insurance agents, and he holds leadership positions as Vice President in local business networking organizations focused on professional referrals. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals, offering both wrap and non-wrap programs with access to a range of securities.

Joseph Delia is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., TD Ameritrade, and Cerner. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations according to individual goals and risk tolerance.

Neal Furlong is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and V Wealth Management. He serves as a board member of the Ladue Education Foundation, where he participates in grant voting and organizing the Alumni Committee golf tournament. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with capabilities spanning mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Allan Curtis is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2005. Curtis is also a licensed insurance agent who services existing policies without receiving commissions or fees. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and various institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm uses a partner-led team model supported by centralized investment research and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

Michael Wright is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2012 and briefly at Mintz Levin Financial Advisors LLC. He is based in St. Louis, MO. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach blending active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Demos Argyros is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and Fahnestock & Co. Inc. for 22 years. &PARTNERS serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA 3(21) consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with proprietary and third-party strategies.

Patrick Howley III is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner. He has held prior roles at Moneta Group Investment Advisors and Mariner Wealth Advisors, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner and inventor at PatTom Ventures LLC, focusing on product development. Mariner serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by an internal management team and third-party managers, and it provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Paul Waller IV is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2022 before joining Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities in 2022. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing various analytical approaches and fiduciary practices.