Dylan Wardenburg is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2022, he spent time as a student and was unemployed for one year. He serves on the Lutheran Family and Children Services Young Professionals Board in St. Louis, focusing on development and public relations. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a variety of investment vehicles and strategies.

Michael Peek is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2014. He is based in St. Louis, MO. 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 with centralized investment support and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Travis Mooney is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Kennedy Capital Management, Carmax, Home Depot, and Windsor High School. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a diverse range of institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm employs partner-led teams supported by a centralized investment department and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

Samuel Hill is a financial advisor with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. 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 support. The firm uses a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department and provides diversified, multi-asset allocation strategies with ongoing monitoring.

Mitchel Pagano is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Summit Financial, LLC and Private Client Services. Outside of advising, he has been involved with TAP Consulting LLC dba Genex Consulting and held roles at Missouri State University and Waterway Cash Wash. 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 uses a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department, emphasizing diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Derech Bachmann is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, J.P. Morgan Securities, and TD Ameritrade. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Mona Gooden is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Moneta Group in various capacities since 2012. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm operates with Partner-led Teams supported by a centralized Investment Department, emphasizing diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Derek Dolitsky is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at D&B Strategic Wealth and SYNC National Logistics LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he has provided driving services for Lyft. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services, supporting advisors in implementing portfolios through both internal and external management options.

Shannon Lewis is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 33 years of industry experience. Lewis holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of finance, Lewis participates in craft festivals selling handmade crafts. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides a combination of investment advisory and brokerage services, employing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies through platforms like Envestnet.

Gary Goldberg is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 1999. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc., a company focused on financial aid and tax advisory services, and holds a board director position with the Lakeview Homeowners Association. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management approaches, utilizing fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analyses, and offers specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and annuity sub-account management.

William Luster is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF and Tiaa in 2023, he worked at Edward Jones for five years and spent twenty years with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. He serves on the boards of the Fathers and Families Support Center, 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the St. Louis County Library Foundation. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

John Reagan is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Hill Investment Group and Cammon Company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services through a Partner-led Team structure and a multi-criteria investment selection process.

Brian Copeland is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2017, previously holding positions at V Wealth Advisors LLC and LPL Financial. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Michael Haber is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2013. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies alongside firm-affiliated private and registered funds.

Matthew Erker is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has been with Moneta Group since 2012. 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 approach supported by a centralized Investments Department and utilizes a multi-criteria selection process with ongoing due diligence, managing proprietary multi-strategy vehicles and specialized services for clients with complex needs.

Elliot Dole is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Bam Management, LLC, and Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Dustin Gaj is a financial advisor at Mariner with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Amundi Distributor US, Inc. and various PNC entities. He serves as a director on the St. Louis Planned Giving Council board and as treasurer for the local council of the St. Louis Boy Scouts. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm uses a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with integrated tax and accounting services and specialized operational capabilities.

Richard Stocke Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as trustee for multiple family trusts. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services with a focus on strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management programs.

Brandon Brindley is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., TD Ameritrade, and other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches pickleball players at various skill levels through Vetta Racquet Sports, organizing leagues and clinics. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering investment recommendations and financial planning using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not charge clients directly for its services.

John Eric Hoemeyer is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Independent Financial Group, LLC and previously worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Premier Financial Partners, LLC. Hoemeyer serves as a board member for a not-for-profit nursing home facility. Independent Financial Group is a large, integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors with investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm delivers customized investment strategies through a combination of in-house and third-party models and operates both as a registered investment adviser and an active broker-dealer.