Jerry Adzima is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Chesterfield, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent for life, annuity, and long-term care insurance and is involved with the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association supporting the St. Louis County Police. He also serves as Vice President of Programs for the St. Louis Pachyderm Club, organizing speakers and occasionally filling in as president. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options on the Fidelity-supported FMAX platform.

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.

Avraham Roberts is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an associate advisor at Kestra Advisory. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill and has held roles outside finance, including as a rabbi for the nonprofit Ignite YP Inc., where he provides religious counseling and education. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, providing services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and plan-level investment advice supported by thorough due diligence. The firm serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Erin Abeln is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for seven years and at Mercy for two years. Erin took a one-year break as a stay-at-home mom before joining Kestra Advisory. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and utilizes multiple management platforms, serving large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

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® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2012. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a broad 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 across various asset types.

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® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as a senior wealth advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2015. He is also co-owner and inventor at PatTom Ventures LLC, a non-investment related business focused on product development. Mariner serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services unique for a firm of its size.

Jason Grosse is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Washington, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2015 and has also worked at Matthew Haeffner Financial Services LLC since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Grosse Financial Services LLC and Matthew Haeffner Financial Services LLC in non-investment related capacities. 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 uses a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory to manage assets.

Paul Waller IV is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities since 2022. His prior experience includes six years at Wells Fargo Clearing and eight years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. 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 employ various investment strategies and offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and third-party managed account solutions.

Joseph Sell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Oppenheimer with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for six years and Select Marketing for seventeen years. Based in St. Louis, MO, Sell has been with Oppenheimer since 2024. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with a focus on strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Melinda Mitchell is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Moneta since 2019, following roles at BJC Healthcare and NISA Investment Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Momentum Cycles, a non-investment-related business. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and various 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 and provides diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring, as well as specialized services including trustee support through an affiliated trust company.

Conner Harrison is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Moneta Group in 2024, he worked at Marcum LLP and Rubinbrown LLP for a combined six years. Outside of his advisory role, he established Conner Daley CPA LLC, an accounting firm offering tax and basis accounting services to individuals and small businesses. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a partner-led team approach and an open-architecture investment process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Kevin Hannibal is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes seven years at Stifel Nicolaus & Co and a brief tenure at Groundwork Mortgage. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with a focus on low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Ally Kell is a CFP® with nine years of experience in the financial services industry, currently an advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Moneta in 2024, she worked at UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. She serves on the advisory board of the Affinia Healthcare Foundation and holds leadership roles with the Spirit of St. Louis Women's Fund, including President starting in 2023. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a partner-led team approach with centralized investment due diligence and utilizes a multi-criteria, open-architecture process for manager selection.

Lucas Glass is a financial advisor at &Partners with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He has been with &Partners since 2023. &Partners serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA consulting, and brokerage services, employing a range of fundamental, technical, and quantitative strategies with oversight through platform-based and third-party manager options.

Joseph Cantalin is a CFP® professional with 41 years of industry experience, currently with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, with a brief retirement in 2021-2022. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies managed internally and by third parties.

Ashlee Ogrzewalla is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in St. Louis, MO. Her prior experience includes roles at Pentegra Distributors, Inc., Pentegra Services, Inc., and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Youth & Family Center in St. Louis. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs and investment management services, utilizing strategies managed internally and by third parties, with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Bradley Dunajcik is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. His prior experience includes roles at Edward Jones and Scottrade. 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 centralized Investments Department and utilizes an open-architecture selection process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Sara Cooke is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management, LLC, and Morgan Stanley. 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, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies across various asset types.