Stephen Erken is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Maxele Advisors, LLC since 2013. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Maxele Advisors provides comprehensive and modular financial planning and discretionary wealth management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage investments according to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon, maintaining ongoing oversight with at least quarterly reviews.

James Evens is a CFP® with 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Trinity Wealth Advisors since 1997 and Trinity Wealth Securities, LLC since 2001. The firm serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses through retirement plan consulting. Trinity Wealth Advisors offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services that integrate clients’ lifestyle and legacy goals with tailored investment oversight.

Kristen Farris is a financial advisor at Aquilant Advisors in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at BJC Medical Group and TeamHealth. Aquilant Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm offers asset management, fiduciary retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services, using a documented investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, quantitative, and cyclical analysis to develop customized asset allocations.

Jared Meese is a financial advisor at Shearwater Capital in Ballwin, MO, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Shearwater Capital since 2007, following an earlier tenure at Edward Jones starting in 2000. Shearwater Capital serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, and trusts by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and investment supervisory services. The firm employs a long-term, scientifically based investment approach emphasizing broad global diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost passive funds, primarily utilizing Dimensional Fund Advisors’ products.

Doyle Gustus is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Select Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cornerstone Select Advisors since 2009. Gustus is also licensed in life and health insurance. Cornerstone Select Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary asset management and customized portfolio services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, banking institutions, corporations, and other investment advisers. The firm employs a top-down, value-oriented investment process with a technical trading overlay and offers several model strategies including Total Return, U.S./foreign equity blend, and Qualified Dividend portfolios.

James Matush Jr. is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trinity Wealth Advisors LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has been affiliated with Trinity Wealth Securities, LLC since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he has a longstanding inactive involvement as a user and distributor of healthcare products through Nikken. Trinity Wealth Advisors primarily serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses through retirement plan consulting. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and investment oversight, utilizing outside institutional managers within a goals-oriented, structured process.

Cherish Grey is a financial advisor at Breiter Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience with Foundations Investment Advisors, The Chamberlin Group, and C2P Capital Advisory Group. Outside of her advisory role, she provides insurance and non-legal estate planning administrative services. Breiter Wealth Management offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and 401(k) plans. The firm employs diversified ETF-based model portfolios guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, managing approximately $72 million in client assets.

Shelley Christian is a financial advisor at Bison Financial Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Worley Banks Group, LLC and the Pattonville School District. She also operates as an independent insurance agent. Bison Financial Group provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm tailors investment strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance, employing methods such as strategic asset allocation and both long- and short-term trading.

Joseph Scherer Jr. is a financial advisor at W. Swartz & Co., LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Charles Schwab and Citigroup. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with EGIS Financial, where he sells FDIC-insured cash account products, manages a sales team, and conducts insurance sales. W. Swartz & Co., LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment counseling, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term investment strategies, customizing accounts to client restrictions and maintaining regular reviews and communications.

Jacob Potter is a financial advisor at SFC Financial LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He is also a shareholder and director of tax at Swink Coplen & Company PC, a CPA firm where he has worked since 1999. SFC Financial LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages assets non-discretionarily using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and option strategies, and maintains an affiliation with the accounting firm Swink Coplen & Company, P.C.

Timothy Banks is a financial advisor with The Worley Banks Group, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Private Client Services, RFG Advisory, Four Seasons Wealth Management, and LPL Financial. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent. The Worley Banks Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as investment consulting to broker-dealer customers. The firm manages approximately $165 million across several hundred accounts and employs third-party model portfolios and research to guide its investment decisions.

Casey Hunt is a CFP® certificant with 28 years of industry experience, affiliated with St. Louis Financial Planners Inc. He has been with St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC and St. Louis Financial Planners, Inc. since 1997. Hunt is also a partial owner of both entities and assists clients with registering investments into living trusts prepared by attorneys. St. Louis Financial Planners, Inc. provides financial planning and advisory services to individual clients and plan sponsors, focusing on retirement, tax, estate, and college planning, as well as risk management. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and ongoing account monitoring, with portfolio strategies that primarily use technical analysis, individual equities, and exchange-traded funds.

Eric Steiner is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and is currently with Trinity Wealth Advisors LLC in St. Louis, MO. He has been with the Trinity organization since 2001 through its various entities. Steiner has an inactive role receiving residuals from selling annuities in the past. Trinity Wealth Advisors primarily serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, and provides retirement plan consulting for businesses. The firm uses a goals-oriented wealth management process that integrates lifestyle and legacy objectives with investment advice and typically implements portfolios through outside institutional managers under its oversight.

Logan Eckhardt is a financial advisor with Your Wealth Matters LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Your Wealth Matters LLC since 2017 and is also affiliated with Your Estate Matters, L.L.C. since 2013. Your Wealth Matters LLC primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, providing portfolio management through referrals to turnkey asset management programs and third-party advisers, alongside comprehensive financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, with an emphasis on manager due diligence and portfolio reviews, generally operating in a non-discretionary capacity and utilizing co-advisor arrangements for discretionary management.

Sean Duncan is a financial advisor with Duncan Financial Management, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and TD Ameritrade prior to joining Duncan Financial Management. Duncan Financial Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and company retirement plans with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages approximately $25.4 million in discretionary assets and offers customized retirement planning, asset allocation across various securities, and educational resources such as newsletters and seminars.

Shane Lee is an investment advisor representative at Skrobonja Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has also worked with Madison Avenue Securities. Prior to his advisory roles, Shane had work experience in various non-financial positions including landscaping and retail. Skrobonja Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily for individual clients. The firm manages approximately $32.3 million across 282 accounts, utilizing a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and cyclical analysis within their investment approach, and employs third-party money managers for implementation.

Dossie Jennings is a financial advisor with Compass Wealth in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 65, Series 66, and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Compass Wealth, Jennings worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Shiny Nickels & Dimes, Edward Jones, and BJC Healthcare. Compass Retirement Group, LLC, operating as Compass Retirement Solutions, serves individual and high-net-worth clients with a focus on retirement investing and income replacement. The firm offers discretionary investment management, integrated financial planning, and estate-planning support, utilizing asset-allocation models and third-party managers to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis.

John Clark is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. He has one year of industry experience and has held prior roles at CIBC and FinanceAble. His background also includes teaching positions at the University of Missouri and Lafayette High School. Clark Financial Services Group, operating as Gardius Wealth Advisors, serves individual and institutional clients including high-net-worth individuals and various organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and insurance products, and employs a documented, tailored advisory process that incorporates discretionary portfolio management with third-party model and tactical strategies.

Nathan Burke is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC in Chesterfield, MO, where he has worked since 2019. Burke also holds a role as a client service specialist at Osaic Wealth, Inc. since mid-2024. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using firm-developed model portfolios and a mix of quantitative and fundamental investment techniques.

Michael Quigley is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedgewood Partners, Inc. since 2002. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management focused on large-cap growth investments for high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and registered investment companies. Wedgewood employs a concentrated, owner-oriented investment approach, typically holding about 20 positions selected through quantitative and qualitative analysis for long-term ownership.