Peter Mackie is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, Mackie serves as Treasurer on the board of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, a significant railroad history collection. 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. The firm supports over 400 independent investment adviser representatives who manage portfolios using various strategies and platforms, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Nicholas Pavlishin is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and Sincere Financial. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a partner-led team structure with a focus on asset allocation and manager due diligence, alongside specialized services for clients with complex needs.

Leland Kraus is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., having previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Kraus holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Saint Louis, MO. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using asset-allocation models and internal research tools to deliver tailored recommendations. The firm is affiliated with Charles Schwab & Co. and serves clients through a high-touch approach that involves annual reviews and guidance on a range of investment options.

Gavin Cook is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, Renaissance Financial Corp, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an enhanced open architecture investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Raymond Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He also serves as president of Precision Insurance Services LLC, a company that provides property, casualty, health, and other insurance services. Additionally, he has worked for the United States Postal Service since 2008 in a programming role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of fee-based and commission-based investment programs, combining proprietary and third-party model portfolios to meet different client needs.

Jack Cantalin is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and TD Ameritrade. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory services such as strategic asset allocation and retirement consulting on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Austin Schettler is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Severin Investments, TD Ameritrade, Krilogy Financial, and spent four years at Mizzou. Focus Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing comprehensive 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, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Yan Jung Liu is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Felicitas Global Partners and Felicitas Investors LLC. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and various institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations and supports a range of institutional relationships, including sovereign wealth funds and banking institutions.

Cary Dwars is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2025, he worked at Moneta from 2020 to 2024 and at Maritz Global Events from 2015 to 2020. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized techniques such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Grant Koentz is a financial advisor at &Partners with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wintrust Investments LLC. &Partners serves individual and institutional clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside proprietary and third-party strategies.

Anthony Dorn is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and has been with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2013. He is based in St. Louis, MO, and holds a Series 63 license. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a variety of institutional clients, including retirement plans and foundations. The firm employs a Partner-led Team model supported by centralized investment research and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

Matthew Midgett is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, PNC Bank, Ricoh USA, and Verizon. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving 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 services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory services.

Gina Katz is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and at Principal Life Insurance Company since 1997. Katz also serves as a bank officer for Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across multiple business units. 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. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jonathan Abner is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Buckingham Asset Management since 2007 and joined The Colony Group, LLC in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Abner is president and partner of a family-owned snack foods business, Abner Snack Foods, Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Eric Jessen is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC based in St. Louis, MO. He has five years of industry experience, including his current role at Stifel Trust Company, N.A. since 2021 and prior work at PNC Financial Corp. from 2018 to 2020. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office and business management, 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 within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Austin Vuichard is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, DiSys, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, providing comprehensive 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.

Nawar Alhariri is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup, NYLIFE Securities, New York Life Insurance Co., and Stifel. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and nonprofits. The firm employs a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, with access to proprietary wrap programs, third-party advisory solutions, and a digital advisory platform.

Philip Fleming III is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and having five years of industry experience. He has worked with affiliated firms Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he is a 1099 agent for Bankers Life & Casualty, focusing on insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Gene Diederich is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2009. He is based in St. Louis, MO, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of Aligned Equity Group, a private partnership focused on senior living facilities, and is a board member of Global Prairie Marketing, LLC, a marketing and public relations firm. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a variety of institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a partner-led team model supported by centralized investment research and provides diversified, multi-asset allocation strategies along with specialized services including trustee offerings and planning for professional athletes.

Tyler Hunter is a Certified Financial Planner® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with The Colony Group, LLC and was previously with Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC for ten years. Hunter holds a Series 65 registration and is based in St. Louis, MO. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office and business management services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.