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® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at &PARTNERS and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he holds ownership interests in two agriculture-related businesses in Stover, Missouri. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies using multiple analytical approaches and proprietary and third-party portfolio solutions.

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.

Rebecca Craig is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Atalante Advisors, and Guardian Life. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Edward O'Neal is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of rental property in the St. Louis area. 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 corporate clients through a network of over 500 advisors. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and certain M&A advisory services.

Janet Heitzig is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Chesterfield, MO, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 28 years of industry experience, including tenure at Principal Life Insurance Company since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she is secretary of a local ladies golf league and is involved in selling prepaid legal and identity theft protection products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Daniel Fuhrig is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior work includes positions at Smith, Moore & Co. and Bass Pro Shops, where he also worked as a sales associate. Fuhrig serves on the Board of Directors for the Mountain Lake Hunting & Fishing League, overseeing the club's investments. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a partner-led team approach to investment decisions, utilizing an open-architecture selection process and managing proprietary multi-strategy funds.

Brian McGraw is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. from 2012 to 2021 before joining Hightower in 2021. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using a range of investment vehicles and proprietary research to support portfolio construction and risk management.

Craig Poe is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Creve Coeur, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Curate LLC and Four Season Hotels and Resort. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client objectives, with a significant focus on non-discretionary assets and relationships with institutional sponsors.

Robert Swieterman is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC, having joined in 2023. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Investment Services, Cetera Investment Advisors, Regions Bank, and Fifth Third Securities. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients with 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 emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Mary Ruddy is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. She has been with GWFS Equities / Great-West Life & Annu-Ins Co since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she has worked as a sales clerk selling jewelry at JCPenney. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates within an integrated platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative services.

Zachary Han is a CFP® at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Moneta Group since 2015. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs 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.

Douglas Standish is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2009. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. 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 wide range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets under management.

Joseph Sheehan is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2015. He is based in St. Louis, MO. Moneta Group Investment Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and a range of institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and concierge offerings. The firm operates with partner-led teams supported by centralized investment research and emphasizes diversified, multi-asset allocations and ongoing monitoring.

Tanner Smith is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Benjamin F. Edwards in 2022, he worked for six years at SSM Health. He holds a Series 66 designation. 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 corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm provides a range of investment management and consulting services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions that combine proprietary strategies and third-party model providers.

Stephen Wiechel is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Buckingham Strategic Partners, LLC for 17 years, and had a brief tenure at Securian Financial Services, Inc. in 2006. 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.

Lawrence Lund is a CFP® with 25 years of experience at Money Concepts Capital Corp, where he has worked since 2001. He serves on the board of directors for the Missouri Baptist Medical Center Foundation. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies and operates as an enterprise-scale adviser managing approximately $4.07 billion in client assets through a network of several hundred advisors.

John M. Hoemeyer is a Certified Financial Planner® affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2026, he worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and has a legal background including operating his own law firm focused on estate planning. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension plans. The firm employs strategic asset allocation with a combination of passive and active investment strategies across various risk profiles.

Charles Mueth is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked primarily at Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC since 2018, with a brief tenure at Rubin Brown in 2019. Based in St. Louis, MO, he combines his firm experience with his credential to serve clients. 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 and an open-architecture investment process focused on asset allocation and manager due diligence, offering a range of services from portfolio management to specialized concierge offerings.