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Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

Team

Firm-wide stats for Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

Total advisors

16

Across 3 offices

Clients per advisor

48 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$1,542,524 High

HNW client ratio

36% Typical

About

Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit‑sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses, providing discretionary and non‑discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm also offers trustee‑related services and specialized client offerings such as a Market Participation Structured Product, a Legacy IRA® charitable distribution program, and Charitable Tracker accounts for 501(c)(3) organizations.

Archford builds customized portfolios using a mix of independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, individual debt and equity securities, REITs, options strategies, and proprietary concentrated models, generally with a long‑term, asset‑allocation approach informed by fundamental and technical analysis. It oversees third‑party managers, may implement model portfolios, and reviews held‑away assets and employer plan accounts using third‑party platforms and custodial relationships.

Distinctive features disclosed in the brochure include multiple affiliated and white‑label arrangements: an affiliated accounting entity (Archford Accounting, LLC) and filing services, a white‑labeled trust administration partnership with Members Trust Company, and a solicitor relationship with Valmark Advisers, Inc. for fee‑based annuities; the firm also discloses an affiliation with 4J Technologies (Gifting Insider™) that supports charitable giving services and notes these relationships as potential conflicts with stated mitigation measures.

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Expertise

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Location

101 South Hanley Road, Ste 1310

Clayton MO 63105

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Colby S

Series 63, Series 65

St. Louis, MO

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

Colby Sherman is a financial advisor with Archford Capital Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Allstate Insurance Co, and Columbia Management Investment Distributors Inc, along with eight years of service in the Army National Guard. Archford Capital Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach using a range of investment vehicles and provides specialized services such as charitable giving programs and trustee-related support.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Derringer H

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Clayton, MO

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

Derringer Huff is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, Scottrade, and TD AMERITRADE. Outside of his advisory work, he assists as a trainer assistant for group fitness youth classes at Nutriformance. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach using a mix of independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and proprietary models.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Dustin M

Series 65

Clayton, MO

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

Dustin Mercer is a financial advisor at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Archford, he worked at Murray State and Virginia Tech and taught at Weddington High School. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolio construction using a variety of investment vehicles and also offers specialized solutions such as options strategies and Market Participation Structured Products.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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David S

Series 65

Clayton, MO

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

David Stoll is a financial advisor at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC in St. Louis, MO, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Severin Investments and Auto Assure. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolio construction using a range of investment vehicles and offers specialized solutions such as options strategies and Market Participation Structured Products.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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