Laura Barr is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Buckingham Strategic Partner, LLC from 2022 to present, Freedom Path Investors from 2020 to 2021, and Made Homes from 2014 to 2021. 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 and discretionary fixed-income management, serving approximately 42 advisors and over 33,000 clients with around $41 billion in regulatory assets under management and administration.

Leigh Capelli is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Leigh worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Ameritas Investment Corp, Cornerstone Advisors, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, and Carillon Group. Outside of finance, Leigh was involved in the hospitality industry with a seven-year tenure at Anthonino's Taverna. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a 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, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Rickey Bellew Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 15 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His career includes roles at LPL Enterprise, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, LPL Financial LLC, Edward Jones, Fisher Investments, and Scottrade. He is based in St. Louis, MO. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services using strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio reviews, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Robert Leavitt is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Saint Louis, MO, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Kuhlmann Financial Services, Inc. and Kuhlmann Leavitt, Inc., where he is an owner and reviews financials and audits payables. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Christina Voigt is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer and Co. Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and having 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 1997. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.

Douglas Weber is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 license and has been with Moneta Group since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Weber serves as chairman of the St. Louis Mens Group Against Cancer, a position he has held since 1995. 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 is noted for its diversified, multi-asset allocation approach and unique institutional client base.

Wendy Hartman is a Certified Financial Planner® with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Bam Management, LLC, and Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a 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.

Charles Saenger is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at L.M. Kohn & Company and Millennium Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CFO for a farming operation and as trustee of a family trust. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations through fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting. The firm offers a variety of actively and passively managed strategies and maintains an internal trading desk alongside traditional custodial services.

Julie Sward is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2013. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in St. Louis, MO. 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 offerings. The firm operates with Partner-led Teams supported by a centralized Investment Department and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Michael Carpenter is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2017. He has prior experience within the Moneta Group organization dating back to 2016. Outside of advisory work, Carpenter also provides accounting services for a construction company in St. Louis, MO. 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 approach with a centralized Investments Department and utilizes an open-architecture, multi-criteria process for asset allocation and manager due diligence.

Marco Nesrallah Ferrari is an advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with no prior industry experience. His work background includes roles at Focus Partners Wealth, as well as positions at Uber, DoorDash, Lyft, and several other businesses. Focus Partners serves individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, 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.

Joshua Erni is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Edward Jones for 20 years before joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2022. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, institutions, and retirement plans through fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and custom portfolios, supported by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Ryan Robinson is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Edward Jones, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, MML Investors Services, LLC, and Park Avenue Securities. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a mix of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Luca Vujovic is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. Before joining Mariner in 2018, he worked at Summit Strategies Group for one year. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with external management and offers integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Michelle Perry is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Creve Coeur, MO. She previously worked at Edward Jones for 12 years before joining Triad Financial Group, LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network in 2024. Outside of advisory work, she participates as a research associate in health surveys through LifeX. 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 hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Alec Roussin is a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience working at Moneta since 2022 and previously worked at RSM US LLP. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and various institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm uses a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department and provides diversified, multi-asset allocations with ongoing monitoring.

James Phelps is a financial advisor at &Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial, Saxony Capital Management, Saxony Securities, and Scottrade. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA 3(21) consulting, and brokerage services through a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Jesse Dale is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at &Partners since 2026 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2026. Outside of his advisory work, he has ownership interests in agricultural businesses including Westfarthing LLC and Dale Hollow Fruit Farms LLC. &Partners serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutions, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative approaches, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies, and operates under dual registration as a registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Brian Mulhall is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2007. His other business activities include fixed insurance. 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 hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and various custody and clearing services.

Omar Qureshi is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2017, following prior roles at V Wealth Advisors and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Qureshi serves as the Board Chair Member for Villa Duchense & Oak Hill School, participating in the schools' finance committee in a volunteer capacity. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a broad array of portfolio management and consulting services tailored to various client needs.