Karen Numi is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at UMB Financial Services, Inc. in Collinsville, IL. She has worked with UMB Insurance Inc., UMB Bank, and SWBC Investment Services, LLC over her career. UMB Financial Services, Inc. primarily provides investment advisory and brokerage services to institutional clients, pooled vehicles, and municipal entities through its UMB Managed Account Solutions wrap-fee program, utilizing a mix of model-based and manager-driven investment approaches.

Jeffrey Cowley is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth in St. Louis, MO. His prior work includes roles at Citizens Bank NA, Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC, Central Trust Company, and Truist Wealth. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals and families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management within an open-architecture framework, combining quantitative and qualitative research, and provides additional services including tax and estate structuring and business consulting for multigenerational family and closely held business matters.

Calvin Neeman is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC in Columbia, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cornerstone Wealth Management since 2016 and previously spent nine years at Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through Triada Tax Consultants. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and third-party manager referrals. The firm manages $4.93 billion in discretionary assets as of year-end 2025 and employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with ongoing account supervision and rebalancing.

Thomas Reis is a financial advisor with Larson Financial Group, LLC in Saint Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Larson Financial Securities, LLC, Four Seasons Distributors, and 1st Phorm International. 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 uses a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs employing both strategic and tactical investment approaches, supported by AI-assisted tools alongside human oversight.

Brandon Reed is a financial advisor at ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to his current role, he spent 11 years at Northwest Permanente. ACR Alpine Capital Research offers 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 investment approach with bottom-up analysis across various equity and multi-asset strategies and manages both registered mutual funds and private pooled vehicles alongside sub-advisory and wrap program roles.

Joshua Packman is a financial advisor at Copper Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc., and Cuna Mutual Group. Copper Financial primarily serves credit union members, offering financial planning, brokerage services, discretionary portfolio management, and online guided investing. The firm works with both individual and institutional clients and uses a model centered on third-party manager referrals alongside in-house portfolio management.

Robert Wort is a financial advisor at Larson Financial Group, LLC in Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. He joined Larson Financial in 2022. Larson Financial Group provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a particular focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm employs a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs using strategic and tactical approaches and utilizes AI-assisted tools alongside human review for client recommendations.

Edita Hamzagic is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor at RubinBrown Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Duff & Phelps LLC from 2016 to 2019. Hamzagic has been with RubinBrown Advisors since 2019. RubinBrown Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan sponsor services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets and employs strategic asset allocation through model portfolios of mutual funds and ETFs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside third-party manager recommendations.

Katherine Shands is a financial advisor with UMB Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. She has been with UMB Financial Services and UMB Bank since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a committee member for the Shrewsbury Aquatic Center Exploration Committee, which conducts research and provides recommendations regarding community aquatic facilities. UMB Financial Services, Inc. primarily serves institutional clients, pooled vehicles, and municipal entities through its UMB Managed Account Solutions wrap-fee program. The firm employs both model-based and manager-driven investment approaches, offering access to a range of mutual funds, ETFs, municipal securities, and fixed income instruments.

Benjamin Westerman is a CFP®, PFS™, and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Resources Investment Advisors, LLC and HM Capital Management. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory and asset management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation through model portfolios that incorporate mutual funds, ETFs, and both active and passive management, supported by an Investment Committee.

Paul Larson is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Larson Financial Group, LLC. He has held roles at various affiliated entities, including Larson Wealth Partners and Larson Capital Management. Larson is also involved as a board member in nonprofit organizations and has ownership interests in businesses ranging from restaurant operations to consumer automobile leasing. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a focus on serving doctors and related businesses. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches, including model portfolios and custom discretionary programs, and offers pension consulting and affiliated private-equity services.

Daniel Upchurch is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC and Yates Group. Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm customizes portfolios using discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and employs a range of investment methods, including modern portfolio theory and third-party managers, alongside an in-house Growth Opportunities model focused on micro- and small-cap equities.

Trevor Davis is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC in Columbia, Illinois, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial and Synergy Wealth Solutions, as well as earlier positions in education and construction. Outside of advising, he is involved in coaching at Gibault Catholic High School. Cornerstone Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and LPL-sponsored programs, utilizing a multi-brand approach supported by technology to manage a high client load.

Rick Militello is a financial advisor with Integrated Advisors Network LLC in Ofallon, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Militello Wealth Management, where he currently holds an ownership interest. Integrated Advisors Network is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement and employee benefit plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis, along with a range of investment strategies, and frequently utilizes third-party sub-adviser platforms to implement and oversee client portfolios.

Willard Tow III is an advisor at ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His work history includes roles at IMST Distributors, LLC since 2017 and at ACR Alpine Capital Research since 2013, where he supports two Managing Directors in client relations and marketing efforts. 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 multiple equity and multi-asset strategies and manages a diverse range of pooled vehicles alongside sub-advisory and wrap program roles.

Bradley Keene is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Visionary Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2014. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities through a multi-advisor team structure managing several billion dollars for a few thousand clients. Visionary Wealth Advisors employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both firm-designed model portfolios and options managed by independent third-party managers.

Kenneth Dow is a financial advisor with UMB Financial Services, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at UMB Financial Services since 2017 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Investments, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a high school baseball coach. UMB Financial Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers multiple managed account solutions utilizing documented suitability reviews and model-based strategies, and it operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor affiliated with UMB Bank.

Gregory Halvachs is a financial advisor at ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Argent Capital Management and Wells Fargo Advisors. He is currently involved with Alpine Capital Research, LLC in client relations and sales and marketing support. 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 equity and multi-asset strategies and manages a mix of registered mutual funds, private pooled vehicles, and advisory programs.

Adam Perkins is a financial advisor with UMB Financial Services, Inc. in Clayton, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at UMB Bank, UMB Insurance Inc., and UMB Financial Services, Inc. since 2006, with prior roles at Banc of America Investment Services and Quick & Reilly. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of an LLC formed to purchase a vacation property for family use. UMB Financial Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee Managed Account Solutions and is affiliated with UMB Bank, operating as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor.

Scott Vieregge is a financial advisor at Visionary Wealth Advisors, LLC in O'Fallon, Illinois, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company and Visionary Wealth Advisors since 2014. 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 within a Modern Portfolio Theory-based asset allocation framework, offering both firm-designed and independent third-party managed portfolios.