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By: Robin Seaton Jefferson - Special Correspondant
We are a Team of Advisors Helping You
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to have your own team of advisors like the CEOs and COOs of the largest corporations, or even your own cabinet, like the president and heads of state? Have you considered what it must be like to have just the right person on hand to answer that one question you have about your insurance, taxes, legal matters or nancial planning?
The president of a Cottleville company has asked these questions, and he has made it his business to offer ordi- nary people the same services afforded to heads of companies and elite investors—what he calls his “Circle of Advisors.”
Christopher Shreves is president and CEO of Securus, a nancial-planning company based in Cottleville. The veteran insurance agent has gathered certi ed licensed professionals such as licensed insurance agents, lawyers, registered securities advisers, CPA’s, long term care and Medicare experts, special needs planning specialists, and reverse mortgage specialists in one rm to work on the nancial futures of his clients in the greater St. Louis area and beyond.
Shreves is the Money Matters professional on KMOV Chanel 4’s Great Day St. Louis. He is also a licensed insur- ance advisor, and a member of the National Ethics Bureau and Better Business Bureau. He also serves on the CID (Community Improvement District) board for Cottleville.
Shreves opened Securus in 2004. Today it is one of the fastest growing nancial services companies in the indus- try. He specializes in advising clients on how to preserve their assets, reduce taxes, and how to diversify one’s portfolio based on standards of suitability and individual client needs.
“Every sports team, successful corporation, or organization built for long term results has key members with ex- pertise in speci c elds to bene t those they serve,” he said. “At Securus, we maximize these experts. They are our Circle of Advisors. [They] partner with us for one purpose—to serve the needs of our clients.”
Shreves said everyone, at some point in his or her life, will need help with saving, growing, protecting, distribut- ing and transferring their money.
Typically, these needs require the help of a tax, legal, investment or insurance advisor. “You would need to nd trusted individuals in each of these areas, work separately with them, and then try to go back and forth to make sure all of the advice works well together,” Shreves said.
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