De'andrea Johnson is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory, Johnson worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Charles Schwab Bank, Edward Jones, and Wells Fargo NA. Outside of financial advising, Johnson occasionally assists with property management for rental properties held under a family LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations supported by Schwab’s proprietary research tools. The firm delivers advice through standard asset allocation models and does not exercise discretionary trading authority over client accounts.

Diane Compardo is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2005. Based in St. Louis, MO, she holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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, focusing on diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Seyda Holekamp is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and access to both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings spanning mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Joseph Buffa is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses as well as select external clients. The firm delivers specialized research and model guidance without exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Adam Truebe is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Bayer. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside various portfolio tools.

Zachary Naert is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2019, with a brief period at Ground Shark Coffee and time associated with the University of Missouri. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.

Carla Munton is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Co since 2011. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers diversified investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary wrap programs and supports both employee and affiliated independent-contractor advisors.

Lindsay Taylor is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. She has been with Moneta Group in various roles since 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she manages a rental property in Huntington, WV. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm uses a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department, emphasizing diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Cody Basala is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience, all with Benjamin F. Edwards. Prior to entering the financial industry, he spent ten years with The Fitness Edge. Basala serves as a Lifelong Wellness Adjunct Instructor at Delta College, where he teaches wellness classes. 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 fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting, utilizing both in-house and third-party managed strategies across various portfolio types.

Matthew Romine is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, GreenCourse Financial Advisors, and Cushman & Wakefield. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office and business management, and retirement plan 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.

Peter Mccarthy is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an alternate member of the City of Town and Country Board of Adjustment and is a trustee for the Fordyce Manor Drive subdivision. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs and managed strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and custom portfolios, supported by a comprehensive operational platform and an Investment Strategy Committee.

Michael Mattern is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked at OneDigital and Enterprise Mobility and spent four years at Purdue University. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive approach to portfolio construction, utilizing a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Krisha Kozlowski is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Creative Planning and has three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Paradigm Financial Advisors, Wipfli, Mueller Prost PC, and Brian Toennies & Associates. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies complemented by tax-loss harvesting and selective private market exposure.

Brooke Hunady is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. She has been with Moneta Group since 2016, including its predecessor entities. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a partner-led team structure with a centralized investment department and an open-architecture process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Seth Hieken is a CFA® charterholder based in St. Louis, MO, with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked primarily at The Colony Group, LLC, spanning over 28 years in total, with a brief tenure at Copeland Capital Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management 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.

Jada Diedrich is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Buckingham Asset Management, LLC since 2013 and The Colony Group, LLC since 2024. Focus Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a comprehensive range of 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.

Shaune Colwell is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 22 years of industry experience. He has held advisory roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC prior to joining &PARTNERS. Colwell holds a Series 63 designation. &PARTNERS serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Kevin Carlton is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Buckingham Strategic Partners since 2013 and joined The Colony Group in 2024. He is currently affiliated with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors, offering model portfolios, operational support, and discretionary fixed-income management. The firm combines enterprise scale with a relatively small advisor base, managing approximately $41 billion in assets and serving over 33,000 clients through about 42 advisors.

Savanna Cawvey is a financial advisor with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and based in St. Louis, MO. She began her advisory career in 2024 and has worked at Moneta Group Investment Advisors and Stifel, among other roles. 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 uses an open-architecture, multi-criteria selection process emphasizing asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Bradley Jenkins is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, among other firms. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.