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. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 24 years of industry experience, including 16 years with Benjamin F. Edwards. Outside of his advisory role, 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 homeowners association. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, and brokerage, utilizing both proprietary strategies and third-party models.

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 with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC in two separate periods totaling 13 years, and at Copeland Capital Management, LLC for one year. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, including ERISA retirement plans. 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.

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® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management Inc, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies through an enhanced open architecture framework that incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside private funds and third-party managers.

Shahzeb Shaikha is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. Prior to his advisory roles, he was involved with myDawat.pk for seven years. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Aaron Vickar is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Bam Management, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies through an enhanced open architecture framework, using both fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Douglas Clark is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, Soltys & Clark, CPA LLC, and Madison Wealth Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, he serves as a board member for the Scarborough Group of Companies, a logistics and trucking firm. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a variety of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nora Hans is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. She has previously held roles at Principal Advised Services and First Command Brokerage Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she creates and sells digital planners and low content journals through platforms such as Etsy and Amazon. Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering advisory services through a wide network of affiliated offices and investment adviser representatives.

Billy Dickens III is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently advising at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2020. He previously worked with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Inc from 2016 to 2019. Based in St. Louis, MO, Mr. Dickens has been part of the Moneta firm structure for over eight years. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients including retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs a partner-led team approach with centralized investment oversight and a multi-criteria selection process, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and other specialized concierge offerings.

Kristen Murray is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she is also a property owner involved in managing rental real estate in Washington, DC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Ann Mclaughlin is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Benjamin F. Edwards & Co since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer for the Brandenberg Estates Homeowners Association. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, brokerage, insurance products, and M&A advisory services.

Tyler Breed is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. Breed has been with Eagle Strategies since 2017 and also maintains roles with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various program types, with an emphasis on non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

James Rohrbaugh is a financial advisor at &Partners with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at &Partners since 2024. Prior to this, he spent eight years at Wells Fargo Clearing and four years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.