Lawrence Reed Jr. is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edward Jones for five years before joining Benjamin F. Edwards. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management consulting, utilizing a variety of managed strategies and maintaining custody and execution services uncommon among peers.

David Naert is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Fahnestock & Co. Inc., and CIBC World Markets since the mid-1990s. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies, with a distinctive role as a qualified custodian and a notable use of commission-based advisory programs.

Jacob Ross is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Kforce. 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 with an open-architecture investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Lucas Gast is a financial advisor with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Moneta, he worked at KPMG for several years in various roles. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients such as retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and specialized concierge offerings, utilizing a Partner-led team approach supported by centralized investments and a multi-criteria manager selection process.

Gorge Estevez is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Greenway Family Office, KForce, Krilogy Financial, and Saxony Securities. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Matthew Schwarz Jr. is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. His previous roles include positions at Renaissance Financial Corp and Securian Financial Services Inc. He also spent time working at the University of Missouri - Columbia and Mariner Wealth Advisors. 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 uses a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department and provides diversified, multi-asset allocation strategies along with specialized services such as trustee support and planning for professional athletes.

Patrick Kuster is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Blueprint Wealth Alliance, Voya Financial Advisors, and Zenith Marketing Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Fully Vested Advice, Inc., where he conducts research, writing, speaking, and consulting on financial, tax, and estate planning matters. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party managers and offers a comprehensive range of wealth management, retirement services, and fiduciary solutions.

Stephanie Temporiti is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Hightower Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth for eight years and Flourish Wealth Management Inc. for two years. 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 emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

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. Prior to joining &PARTNERS in 2025, Lewis worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2009 to 2025. Outside of finance, Lewis participates in craft festivals selling handmade crafts. &PARTNERS serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm utilizes a variety of analytical methods and investment strategies, managing accounts both directly and through third-party managers.

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.