Alex Staggenborg is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Saint Louis, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Premier Financial Partners, UBS Financial Services Inc., Riverland Wealth Management, and service in the United States Air Force both active duty and reserves. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic asset allocation and manager selection across passive and active exposures, delivering tailored client strategies through its proprietary and third-party platforms.

Luke Gilliam is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameritas Investment Company, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Carillon Group, and Dealer Benefit Service Inc. He has nine years of experience in full-time education. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, utilizing multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support portfolio construction and ongoing management.

Stephen Heil is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2021, with prior roles at Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, LPL Financial, and Merrill. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services.

David Fingerhut is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Financial Legacy Associates, LLC and OSAIC for over two decades. Fingerhut is also the owner of Compliance Company, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business, and provides tax preparation services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual‑registered broker/dealer and SEC‑registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Kenneth Rosenbaum is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including The Colony Group, LLC, Bam Management, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Patrick Donnelly is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC for 14 years and Mintz Levin Financial Advisors LLC for 7 years. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Kenneth Winegrad is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Moneta Group since 2016, serving in their St. Louis, MO office. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients including retirement plans and endowments. The firm uses a Partner-led team structure and a multi-criteria selection process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence to provide portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized concierge services.

Klinton Silvey is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in financial services since 2020. In addition to his advisory role, Silvey serves as an associate pastor and is a certified personality trainer with Ntrinsx. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage approximately $3.33 billion across 14,700 clients.

Jena Daake is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in St. Louis, MO, with 9 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and AT&T. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs with discretionary and non-discretionary services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Gregory Haueisen is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently advising at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. His prior experience includes roles at Berger, Cohen & Brandt, Beckemeier LeMoine, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, Herzog Crebs, and Evans & Dixon. 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 and a multi-criteria investment selection process, with additional offerings including proprietary multi-strategy funds and specialized services for clients with complex needs.

Joann Kirchhofer is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Money Concepts since 2002 and has operated her own CPA practice since 1990. Kirchhofer serves as a trustee and participates in an investment club, reflecting involvement in both financial and community activities. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers multiple managed programs using a combination of model portfolios, adviser-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

David Simons is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at &Partners. Prior to joining &Partners in 2024, he spent 11 years at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is a radio host on KMOX. &Partners serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and consulting services through a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative strategies.

Xuyi Chen is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients. The firm offers diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF model portfolios, discretionary fixed-income management, and retirement plan fiduciary services, serving more than 33,000 clients through a team of approximately 43 advisors.

Matthew Ilteris is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2005. He is based in St. Louis, MO. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, advisory services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Leah Bruemmer is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC, based in St. Louis, MO. She has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ernst & Young LLP and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Outside of finance, she has worked in the brewing industry with Flat Branch Pub & Brewing. 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 operates with Partner-led Teams supported by a centralized Investment Department and provides diversified, multi-asset allocations along with specialized services such as planning for professional and developing athletes.

Hunter Brown is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and has been with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2014. Based in St. Louis, MO, he holds the Series 65 license and works within a large enterprise firm comprising 220 advisors. 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 solutions. The firm operates with Partner-led Teams supported by a centralized Investment Department and is noted for its diversified multi-asset allocation approach and unique institutional client relationships.

Paul Fagyal is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in St. Louis, MO. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Bank of America Private Bank, and Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment process combining passive and active management with oversight from an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of implementation tools and services through a large advisor network.

Leanne Geer is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Waddell & Reed, Woodbury Financial Services, and Jones Investment Group. Outside of her advisory work, she manages bookkeeping for a sole proprietorship in trucking and serves as a branch treasurer for the Society for Creative Anachronism. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors, offering diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF model portfolios, discretionary fixed-income management, and retirement plan fiduciary services.

Patrick Strollo is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience and has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2021, alongside longstanding roles at New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC dating back over three decades. He also operates Strollo & Associates, a separate business focused on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers tailored advice across multiple program types and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Brian Gregorek is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, Edward Jones, and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.