John Russo is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at RubinBrown Advisors LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Archford Capital Strategies, LLC. Russo is a board member of The Illinois Autism Development Center, a nonprofit organization providing education programs for autistic children and adults. RubinBrown Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan sponsor services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm primarily implements strategic asset allocation through model portfolios of mutual funds and ETFs, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advice, and incorporates tax-aware practices and technology tools in its services.

Zachary Unnerstall is a financial advisor at Krilogy with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Krilogy, he worked at Meyer Landscaping and the Franklin County Country Club. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and 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 investment approach with tactical overlays implemented through advisor-led risk profiling and model portfolios.

Melissa Busso is a financial advisor at Western Wealth Management LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Jumet Financial since 2017 and was not employed in the financial sector from 2010 to 2017. Western Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of investment strategies through a decentralized network of advisors.

Gordon Haave is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial & Tax Architects, LLC for 10 years and previously worked at Coinrush Ltd., International Recovery Management, and Universal Fusion entities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing director of Agora Trust Ltd. and is involved in media and compliance services through indirect ownership in related companies. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those nearing or in retirement. The firm uses proprietary “Private Wealth Strategies” featuring exchange-traded funds, individual securities, and trend-aware rebalancing, and also offers sub-advisory services to other registered investment advisers.

Mitchell Ellebrecht is a financial advisor at Visionary Wealth Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Target, as well as work at the University of Missouri and Parkway South School District. Visionary Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities through a multi-advisor team managing several billion dollars for a few thousand clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both firm-designed and third-party managed investment options.

Brian Hoeltge is a financial advisor at RubinBrown Advisors LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 12 years before joining RubinBrown Advisors in 2021. RubinBrown Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan sponsor services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses strategic asset allocation through model portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advice, incorporating tax-aware practices and technology tools in its financial planning process.

Mark Gregor is a financial advisor with Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC in St. Louis, MO. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license and has 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include financial advisor positions at Members 1st Credit Union and First Missouri Credit Union. Outside of his advisory work, Gregor serves as a pastor at Owensville Christian Church and is treasurer and a board member of Mission to Russia. Midwestern Securities Trading Company serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, municipalities, school districts, charitable organizations, and community financial institutions. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, ERISA 3(38) investment fiduciary services, and access to third-party money managers through discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Jacob Summerville is an advisor at Sequent Planning, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at St. Louis Insurance Group and teaching positions at various educational institutions including the University of Missouri-Columbia and Lindbergh High School. Sequent Planning, LLC operates as Futurity First Wealth Management, serving individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm delivers advisory services through a network of approximately 97 investment adviser representatives, employing a structured risk framework and diversified investment approaches.

Daniel Henrichs is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Krilogy Financial. He previously worked at Integrated Wealth Advisors LLC for nine years. Henrichs holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in St. Louis, MO. 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 employs a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, utilizing advisor-led risk profiling and model portfolios, and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services.

Nicholas Tompras is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 17 years at Alpine Investment Management, LLC. He also serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Alpine Private Capital, LLC, providing strategic leadership and overseeing executive performance. ACR Alpine Capital Research provides discretionary portfolio management to institutional investors, intermediaries, and individual clients, including high net worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamentally valuation-based, bottom-up investment approach across various equity and multi-asset strategies, managing portfolios with a long-term orientation and a diverse range of account types.

Deborah Edwards is a CFP® professional at Arax Advisory Partners with 22 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Summit X, LLC for nine years before joining Arax Advisory Partners. In addition to her advisory role, Edwards is an insurance agent affiliated with Ash Brokerage. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth management firm overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans through a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation strategies.

Peter Lazaroff is a financial advisor at Plancorp, LLC in Saint Louis, MO, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations with 18 years of industry experience. He serves as Chief Investment Officer and member of the Investment Committee at BrightPlan, LLC, an affiliated SEC-registered investment adviser. Lazaroff also manages educational activities through his entity Lazaroff LLC, which encompasses his writing, presentations, and website. Plancorp serves individuals, trustees, business owners, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering wealth management, investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, business succession planning, and tax preparation services. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment process, employs documented Investment Policy Statements, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside cash management options.

Adam Klumb is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining MissionSquare, he worked at Edward Jones for two years. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as at Hy-Vee and Riverside Family Aquatics. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and advisory services, with investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Jeffery Kuhlmann is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Larson Financial Group, LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 23 years. Larson Financial Group provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm employs a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs using both strategic and tactical approaches, and offers a range of specialized services including pension consulting and the use of AI-assisted tools in research and client documentation.

Daniel Leritz is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Leritz has worked at Krilogy since 2017 and is also president and portfolio manager at Catapult Investment Management, LLC, where he manages quantitative investment strategies and oversees compliance. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services.

Thomas Sontag is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Wealth Management and LPL Financial since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Lumber Logs LLC, a business that hauls logs and retails lumber. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across various investment vehicles and delivers advice through multiple LPL-sponsored advisory programs.

Brian Redders is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Private Client Services. He is also a principal of Genex Consulting, an RIA firm. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets and serving around 17,800 clients. The firm offers both discretionary and consultative investment management services, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing a variety of portfolio management programs and third-party platforms.

James Logsdon Jr is a financial advisor with Krilogy in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Trinity Wealth Advisors LLC and a longstanding ownership and consulting position at The Logsdon Group, LLC, a non-investment related business. He is also a part-time employee and officer at Blue Meteor, Inc., another non-investment related company. Krilogy serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and family offices, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized advisory services. The firm employs a long-term investment philosophy with tactical flexibility and offers both active and passive strategies, private alternative funds, and tax-aware SMA options for certain clients.

Michael Brown is a financial advisor at Krilogy with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Krilogy Financial since 2012. Brown serves as a board member of Citizens National Bank and is also on the board of the nonprofit charity Brace For Impact 46. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily 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.

Dale Kleekamp is a financial advisor at Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at K. W. Chambers & Co. since 1994. Outside of advisory services, he has been involved in insurance sales with various companies since 1993. Huntleigh Advisors serves individual clients, small businesses, charities, trusts, estates, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, model portfolio programs, a specialized small- and micro-cap strategy called MindShare, sub-advisory services, and ERISA plan advisory services.