SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL 19 BOOK OF LISTS 2024 Finance AREA'S LARGEST STOCK & BOND BROKERS Rank Name Address Telephone • Website Email Licensed Series 7 Brokers Assets Under Management (Local) Employees (Local) Offices Local Nationwide Services Top Local Executive(s), Title(s) Company Headquarters Clearinghouse Year Founded Locally 1 (1) EDWARD JONES Various offices, Southwest Missouri 800-335-6637 • EdwardJones.com 66 $1,700,000,000,0001 125 58 19,000 Investment banking & management, individual & business retirement plans, education savings plans, life insurance, annuities Varies 2 St Louis Edward Jones 1984 2 (2) PENNEY, MURRAY & ASSOCIATES3 1342 E Kingsley St, Ste E, Springfield 65804 417-881-9200 • AmeripriseAdvisors.com ron.c.penney@ampf.com 21 WND 28 2 6 Financial planning, investment management, retirement & business planning Ron Penney & Seth Murray, owners/partners Springfield Ameriprise Financial 1997 3 (3) MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT 1535 E Primrose St, Springfield 65804 417-882-7150 • MorganStanley.com anita.oplotnik@morganstanley.com 17 $2,000,000,000 22 1 187 Investment management, financial planning, individual retirement account rollovers, corporate pensions, 401(k) plans Anita Oplotnik, senior vice president/branch manager/ senior investment management consultant New York Morgan Stanley 1960 4 (5) MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC 1256 E Kingsley St, Springfield 65804 417-882-7283 • MercerAdvisors.com/locations/ springfield plan@heimyoung.com 14 WND 21 2 60 Retirement, tax, insurance & estate planning, investment management Holly Gray, Mike Sharp, Jeff Bilberry & Brent Singleton, senior wealth advisers Denver Fidelity Investments 1995 5 (7) NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO 3250 E Sunshine St, Ste 300, Springfield 65804 417-831-5230 • Springfield.NYLOffices.com dcangell@newyorklife.com 13 $674,000,000,0004 10 1 110 Mutual funds, annuities, stocks & bonds, feebased planning, life & health insurance, longterm care insurance, disability insurance Don Angell, senior partner New York NYLife Securities 1942 6 (6) MERRILL LYNCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT 1630 E Bradford Pkwy, Ste J, Springfield 65804 417-881-0188 • Local.ML.com/springfield_mo 12 WND 19 1 555 Financial & business succession planning, investment management, credit & lending, tax investment strategies Shelley Marshall, VP/resident director/wealth managment adviser New York Self-clearing 1979 7 (10) SYNERGY WEALTH SOLUTIONS INC 3253 E Chestnut Expwy, Ste 13, Springfield 65802 417-430-2320 • SynergyWealthSoultions.com cdow@financialguide.com 9 $76,443,793 20 2 4 Financial, retirement & insurance planning, investment management, annuities, education funding, charitable giving Chuck Dow, managing director St Louis National Financial Services LLC 2017 As of June 19, 2023. Ranked by local Series 7 licensed brokers. Series 7 licenses are administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as a mandatory entry-level examination for stockbrokers. Arvest Wealth Management, ranked No. 4 last year, did not respond to survey requests. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of information listed. To be considered for future lists, email lists@sbj.net. 1 Companywide as of December 2022, according to company website. 2Offices are managed individually. 3A financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services. 4Companywide as of March 2023, according to company website. Researched by Karen Bliss Karen Bliss © Copyright 2024 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed. AREA'S LARGEST CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS Rank Name Address Telephone • Website Email Certified Financial Planners (Local) Financial Planning Staff (Local) Assets Under Management (Companywide) Services Top Local Executive(s), Title(s) Year Founded Locally 1 (1) MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC1 1256 E Kingsley St, Springfield 65804 417-882-7283 • MercerAdvisors.com/locations/springfield plan@heimyoung.com 9 19 WND Financial & retirement planning, education & estate planning, investment & portfolio management Holly Gray, Mike Sharp, Jeff Bilberry & Brent Singleton, senior wealth advisers 1995 2 (2) FORVIS WEALTH ADVISORS LLC2 910 St Louis St, Ste 200, Springfield 65806 417-865-8701 • ForvisPrivateClient.com privateclient.wealth@forvis.com 8 14 $7,399,111,171 Financial & retirement planning, investment management, estate planning, benefit plan consulting Steve Toomey, managing partner & Jeff Layman, partner/chief investment officer 1998 3 (3) NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO 3250 E Sunshine St, Ste 300, Springfield 65804 417-831-5230 • Springfield.NYLOffices.com dcangell@newyorklife.com 6 9 $293,000,000,0003 Mutual funds, annuities, stocks & bonds, feebased planning, life & health insurance, long-term care insurance Don Angell, senior partner 1942 4 (8) PENNEY, MURRAY & ASSOCIATES4 1342 E Kingsley St, Ste E, Springfield 65804 417-881-9200 • AmeripriseAdvisors.com ron.c.penney@ampf.com 5 36 $2,635,516,000 Financial planning, investment management, retirement & business planning Seth Murray & Ron Penney, owners/partners 1983 5 (7) CENTRAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS 3212 S Glenstone Ave, Springfield 65804 417-841-4386 • CentralInvestment.net jwerner@centralinvestment.net 4 7 $3,300,000,000 Financial planning & investment services Jeff Werner, senior vice president 1991 6 (5) CENTRAL TRUST CO 3333 S National Ave, Springfield 65807 417-883-3838 • CentralTrust.net customer.service@centraltrust.net 4 29 WND Wealth & retirement planning, investment management, trust & estate services Diane Homan, EVP/Springfield market executive & Jason Flores, chief investment officer 1970 7 (4) EDWARD JONES Various offices, Southwest Missouri 800-335-6637 • EdwardJones.com 3 61 $1,500,000,000,000 Investment banking & management, individual & business retirement plans, education savings plans, life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, estate & trust services Varies 5 1984 8 (6) MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT 1535 E Primrose St, Springfield 65804 417-882-7150 • MorganStanleyBranch.com/springfield.mo anita.oplotnik@morganstanley.com 3 22 $1,300,000,000,000 Investment management, financial planning, IRA rollovers, corporate pensions, 401(k) plans, trust services, foundation investment management, life insurance Anita Oplotnik, SVP/branch manager 1952 As of Jan. 30, 2023. Ranked by the number of local certified financial planners, then by assets under management. Local is defined as Springfield and its 50-mile radius. The previous year's rankings are in parenthesis. Springfield Business Journal relies on individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of the information listed. To be considered for future lists, email lists@sbj.net. WND: Would not disclose. 1 Heim, Young & Associates merged with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. on May 1, 2022. 2BKD LLP and DHG LLP merged on June 1, 2022, to form FORVIS LLP. FORVIS since formed a global partnership with Paris, France-based company, Mazars Group, and will be renamed Forvis Mazars on June 1, 2024. 3 According to company investor reports. 4A financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services. 5Offices are managed individually. Researched by Karen Bliss Karen Bliss © Copyright 2024 SBJ. All rights reserved. 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