Abby Shemeld is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at Creative Planning and prior experience at Paradigm Financial Advisors and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She is based in Des Peres, MO. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Andrew Gildehaus is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and JP Morgan entities. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and advanced technology tools.

Aaron Bock is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with The Colony Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2006. He is based in St. Louis, MO. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity and offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial counseling, family office services, and fiduciary consulting.

Tiya Lim is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Creative Planning, based in St. Louis, MO, and has 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Creative Planning since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member trustee for John Burroughs School, an independent high school in St. Louis. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various tactical and tax-efficient options, supported by a broad advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

Robert Mitchell is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63-licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive strategies.

Alejandra Berra is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. She has been with Steward Partners and affiliated firms since 2026. Prior to her current role, she worked at Commerce Bank for 16 years. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Jennifer Burleson is a CFP® and ChFC® with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Creative Planning since 2022 and previously held roles at Paradigm Financial Advisors and State Farm. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by options such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Nancy Georgen is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2005. Based in St. Louis, MO, she also holds a Series 63 license. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and various institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Partner-led Team model supported by a centralized Investment Department, focusing on diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Nolan Tran is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Busey Bank. Before entering the financial sector, he worked in several service industry roles including at Prairie INN Bar and Pizza Hut. 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 over 33,000 clients through approximately 42 advisors and managing about $41 billion in regulatory assets.

Benjamin Norris is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., where he has worked since 2020. Prior to joining Benjamin F. Edwards, he was with J.A. Glynn and Co from 2014 to 2020. 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 a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management services, utilizing both strategic and tactical investment approaches monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Melissa Yost is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Paradigm Financial Advisors, Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, and Argos Family Office. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Daniel Westlund is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and HM Capital Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Michael Momeno is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He is also president of Seasons Bridge Financial, a non-investment related business, and works as a driver for Uber. Since 2025, he has been involved with the Federal Benefits Academy in a training role. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and investment strategies, serving approximately 14,700 clients with about $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Jonathon Polizzi is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. His work history includes multiple roles at Moneta Group as well as positions at TD Ameritrade and Scottrade. 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 uses an open-architecture, multi-criteria selection process for asset allocation and manager due diligence.

David Pisarkiewicz Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, with 7 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Wealth Advisors at CIBC Bank USA since 2012 and with Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company since 2004. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial and estate planning, philanthropic advisory services, and coordinated Family Office services, utilizing a combination of proprietary and external investment strategies.

Patrick Rowland is a CFP® professional affiliated with &PARTNERS, with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing agricultural operations, including broiler and cattle farming, and co-owns a honey and bourbon distilling business. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by ongoing monitoring and periodic account reviews.

Lionell Stovall Jr. is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Service LLC and Amazon LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services through proprietary and third-party methodologies, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Devin Fraley is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Greenway Family Office from 2015 to 2020. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Andrew Briggs is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in St. Louis, MO. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. He is also a Development Board Member for St. Louis Children's Hospital. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Peter Mitrano is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has been with The Colony Group, LLC since 2012. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework and offers a range of financial and fiduciary services.