The Yanker Group

Joseph Farhatt is a financial advisor at The Yanker Group with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The Yanker Group since 2015, also maintaining a role with LPL Financial since 2011. The Yanker Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and hourly consulting. The firm manages approximately $265 million in client assets and operates on an open-architecture platform through LPL Financial, offering access to a broad range of investment products and implementing strategies based on fundamental, technical, cyclical analysis, and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Scott Yanker is a CFP® with 41 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with The Yanker Group since 2015 and has also worked at LPL Financial (formerly LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER) since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a bed and breakfast business operated with family members. The Yanker Group primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform through LPL Financial and employs a variety of investment strategies, maintaining a higher client load per advisor than typical for similar supported practices.

Sampson Norton is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with The Yanker Group and has prior experience at LPL Financial LLC, MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co, and several other financial firms. Norton serves as a board member for the nonprofit Buddy Fund in St. Louis, MO. The Yanker Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, managing approximately $265 million in assets. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and hourly consulting through an open-architecture platform with a range of investment options, and it sponsors a wrap fee program while maintaining a higher client load per advisor than typical supported practices.

Carlye Knight is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Yanker Group in Manchester, MO. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and LPL Financial. The Yanker Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and hourly consulting. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform through LPL Financial and manages approximately $265 million in client assets across a three-advisor team.

Stephen Tichacek is a financial advisor at The Yanker Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Scottrade. The Yanker Group primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, trusts, and select corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $265 million in assets across about 646 client relationships and operates on an open-architecture platform through LPL Financial.