I specialize in tax, estate, and retirement planning for high-net worth individuals. Rather than leading with products or quick fixes, I starts every relationship by understanding what matters most - your goals, your concerns, and the future you're working toward. I live with my wife and two kids in Aviston, IL and I love playing a round of golf, rooting on the Cardinals, and spending time with my family.

Monica Gamblin is the principal of Integra Wealth Advisors in Saint Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Gamblin Group, LLC since 2012, where she is involved in tax representation, financial advising, and tax preparation. Her prior firms include First Heartland Consultants, Inc., New England Securities, and Edward Jones. Integra Wealth Advisors serves individual clients by providing comprehensive financial planning and tax-related services, with a focus on tax expertise as the principal is an IRS-designated Enrolled Agent. The firm acts as a solicitor to third-party money managers, offers educational seminars, and provides consulting on a fixed-fee or hourly basis rather than managing assets directly.

Michael Piper is a financial advisor and principal of Michael Piper, LLC in Saint Louis, MO. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with three years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Piper is the owner and author of Simple Subjects, LLC, a publishing company he has operated since 2008. He also serves as a volunteer board member for the Bogle Center for Financial Literacy. Michael Piper, LLC is a solo-registered investment adviser providing comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes passive investing and strategic asset allocation with a focus on tax efficiency, while clients retain discretion over portfolio implementation.

Ethan Oetter is a financial advisor at Long River Investment Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Twin Springs Investments, LLC, where he continues to provide contract administrative support. Long River Investment Management LLC is an independent, single-advisor firm managing approximately $71.8 million across various client types, including individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a dual-strategy approach combining concentrated value stock selection with ETF-based global diversification, emphasizing long-term, tax-efficient portfolio management tailored to client objectives.

Michael Ludgate is a financial advisor with Ludgate Capital and holds a Series 65 designation. He has no prior experience as a financial advisor but has worked in the cybersecurity industry for several years, including positions at At-Bay, eSentire, and TechGuard Security. His background also includes employment at the St. Clair County Treasurer's Office. Ludgate Capital provides non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, and other clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolio construction informed by fundamental and quantitative analysis and integrates financial and retirement planning into its advisory relationships.

Douglas Ramey is the sole advisor at Saint Louis Investment Advisors Inc., an independent, SEC-registered firm based in Collinsville, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 20 years of industry experience, including over two decades at his current firm. Saint Louis Investment Advisors manages approximately $61.5 million for a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutional accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using a core-and-satellite portfolio construction with passive index funds and ETFs as the core and selective active managers as satellites, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with global diversification.

Kyle Parke is the sole advisor at Parke Investment Management, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 credential with 28 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 1993 and has also been associated with Holiday Inn Corp. since 1992. Parke Investment Management serves primarily individual clients through discretionary portfolio management and occasionally provides financial planning at no additional charge. The firm manages a modest asset base for a limited client roster, employing a broad range of investment vehicles and utilizing borrowing and derivatives strategies within separately managed accounts.

Donald Despain Sr. is a CFP® professional with 40 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Despain Investment Solutions, Ltd., where he has worked since 1995, and has also held roles at Saxony Securities Inc. since 2020 and Despain Financial Corporation since 1982. Despain Investment Solutions, Ltd. provides financial planning and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities, with a focus on comprehensive retirement planning. The firm manages client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis using fundamental and technical analysis and offers written and hourly financial plans tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Michael Leara Sr. is the sole advisor at Gateway Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Williams Financial Group and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of financial advising, Leara serves as Executive Director of the Missouri Gaming Commission and is involved in commercial land development consulting and law enforcement equipment sales through his ownership of Jupiter, LLC and Defense Logistics, LLC. Gateway Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting primarily for institutional and pooled clients, employing an investment process that combines technical and fundamental analysis with continuous monitoring and active management across equities, bonds, and pooled investment products.

Ethan Rush is the sole advisor at Sigma Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO, with 10 years of experience in financial advising and a Series 66 designation. He has prior experience at Rush Penn, LLC, and has maintained a legal practice as an attorney since 1988, primarily focusing on estate planning. In addition to his advisory role, he provides legal counsel separately under his own law practice. Sigma Advisors offers financial planning, investment management, and single-family office services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, and single-family offices, serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes portfolio management using passive, low-turnover ETFs and no-load mutual funds, operates on a non-discretionary basis, and employs a flat annual fee structure.

Stephen Harris is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole proprietor of Vanda Advisers in Saint Louis, MO, and has a background in designing and marketing software for broker-dealers and investment managers. Harris also serves as an unpaid treasurer managing investments for a nonprofit organization. Vanda Advisers is an independent advisory firm that serves individuals, couples, and employers, focusing on employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRA rollovers, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages a limited number of client accounts with individualized advice and uses an investment approach based on historical returns, market conditions, and fundamental analysis, primarily investing in mutual funds, ETFs, and bonds.

Garrett Gould is a CFP® and Series 65-designated financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is the principal of Halyard Financial, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in St. Louis, MO. Prior to founding Halyard Financial, he was associated with Equity Advisors of Kentucky. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates Halyard Tax, LLC, a tax preparation business. Halyard Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and primarily utilizes passive investment vehicles, complemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis when appropriate.

Luke Corrigan is a financial advisor at Wynne Capital Management, Incorporated in St. Louis, MO, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Guggenheim Securities, LLC, and had an earlier tenure at Wynne Capital Management. Wynne Capital Management provides investment supervisory and management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, with a focus on mutual funds and bond funds. The firm employs a fund selection approach based on third-party research and offers tailored strategies, including short- and long-term trading and short sales, with options for discretionary or non-discretionary account management.

Ravi Kumar Devisetty is the sole advisor at Nidhi Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in St. Louis, Missouri. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has 14 years of industry experience, having founded Nidhi Capital in 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of several real estate investment companies and a technology firm, dedicating a portion of his time to those activities. Nidhi Capital manages approximately $9.13 million across 47 client relationships, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and institutional accounts. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a range of trading strategies, including options and margin transactions, and accepts both traditional asset-based and performance-fee arrangements.

Joshua Armstrong is a financial advisor at AIS Financial with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in various roles, including as a contractor consultant and at Dan Jones & Associates Certified Public Accountants. Armstrong’s career also includes experience with the St. Louis Board of Education and Wayneco Financial LLC. AIS Financial serves individual investors, business owners, corporations, partnerships, and endowments by providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a multi-method investment approach and offers services such as pension consulting, client education, and access to non-traditional strategies and alternative investments.

Victoria Ragland is a financial advisor with Equity Management, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Naples Asset Management since 2016 and Equity Investment Services, Inc. since 1998. Equity Management, Inc. serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering portfolio management and a mutual-fund timing service based on a short-term, technical trend-following model that utilizes chart analysis and timing signals to manage investments on a discretionary basis.

Matthew Lambdin is a CFA charterholder with 11 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Method Finance, LLC, an independent firm based in St. Louis, MO. He has been with Method Finance since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Central West End Yoga, a yoga studio in St. Louis. Method Finance provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost index funds, supplemented by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and manages all assets in-house.

John Dutemple is the sole advisor at Compton Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 23 years of industry experience, all of which have been with Compton Advisors since its founding in 2003. Outside of his financial advisory work, Dutemple is also a performing musician and operates a ticket brokerage business. Compton Advisors provides fee-only comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals and families, with money-management services and project-specific financial analyses. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost indexed funds and other conservative investment options, employs mostly low-turnover strategies, and serves a small, highly individualized client base.

Daniel Hampel is a financial advisor at Parco Wealth Management LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at MariPau Wealth Management and CoreCap Advisors. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in tax preparation through Hampel LLC and insurance sales via Parco LLC. Parco Wealth Management is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual clients, particularly federal employees and retired federal pensioners. The firm uses a risk-based investment approach focused on ETFs and equities, operates under a fiduciary standard, and does not require a minimum account size.

Matthew Dallas is a financial advisor at Portfolio Guide with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked previously at Cetera and Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a local homeowners association. Portfolio Guide provides portfolio management and investment analysis primarily to other registered investment advisers and investment companies in a sub-advisory capacity. The firm employs a model-driven investment process combining quantitative, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, using both long- and short-term trading strategies.