Values

Helping our clients remain confident knowing they have an investment team behind them that is dedicated to:

Fiduciary Responsibility

As a fiduciary we are held to the highest standards of conduct and will always act in our clients’ best interests. Our recommended strategies will take an objective and holistic approach, suitable for each person’s financial situation.

Engaged Partnership

As a financial partner, we will implement agreed-upon financial strategies, perform ongoing reviews, and rebalance investment accounts to help keep our clients’ plans on track. We will meet to evaluate each plan’s progress, discuss each person’s specific needs, and make any strategic adjustments.

Complete Transparency

We provide complete transparency of each client’s investment strategy. We provide regular account updates, and clients may view investment performance, allocations, holdings, trades, dividends, and more through our secured portal.

Professional Execution

Our planning, operations, and investment specialists work in concert with an investment committee and insurance specialists to provide additional professional management resources to our clients.

Team

Helping Create Successful Outcomes Through Market Cycles

Wealth Team

Chris Cooper, CPA

Chris is President of Serenity Wealth Management based in the St. Charles Missouri area. He has over 20 years of experience in the finance and accounting industry. After a successful career in the corporate world, it was time for a change. Chris was missing the personal connection, community involvement, and ability to truly make a difference in individual people’s lives he knew he could offer. The key was to combine his strategic mindset, vast financial experience, and coaching personality with his passion for people and desire to make an impact in their financial well-being. Serenity Wealth Management was created to provide strategic direction and financial insights to families and business owners directly, providing each of his clients the Financial Serenity they Deserve.

As a licensed CPA, Insurance Agent, and Investment Advisory Representative, Chris coaches his clients on a holistic view of financial well-being. His passion, dedication, and educational approach to personal finances build long-term relationships with his clients. The customized approach is strategy focussed, delivering customized solutions to meet unique goals & objectives of each and every client.

He prides himself in his mission, to be: Your Guide down the Path to the Financial Serenity you Deserve

Chris lives in the St. Charles community with his wife and their 2 active, growing boys. He is an outdoor enthusiast spending as much time as he can cycling or skiing. He has completed 6 IRONMAN triathlons, multiple marathons, and cycling events. When not with clients, you can find him on his bike enjoying one of the many local trails the community has to offer with his family and friends. He is a trail steward for a local park and Head Coach for a youth mountain bike team.

Investment Team

Thomas Rozman, CFA^®, CAIA^®

Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Rozman is responsible for leading the Investment team for Simplicity Wealth. Prior to Simplicity, Mr. Rozman was President and Chief Investment Officer of Sawtooth Solutions. He also worked in Institutional Sales and Trading at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Rozman is a Chartered Financial Analyst®, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst®, and is Series 65 registered. He has previously held Series 7 and 24 securities licenses. Mr. Rozman earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A from St. Olaf College.

Chris Leonard

Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Leonard serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Simplicity Wealth. He is responsible for implementing the compliance program and assisting financial professionals to meet their compliance obligations. He has been FINRA licensed since 2005 and began his supervisory career in 2007. Mr. Leonard earned a B.A. & B.S. from Boston University.

Rosie Riley

Head of Operations

Ms. Riley is responsible for leading the Operations team for Simplicity Wealth. She has spent more than 20 years in the financial services space. Prior to Simplicity, Ms. Riley was the President and CEO of HighImpact Consulting LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to optimizing efficiencies for financial services firms. Ms. Riley earned her B.A. from University of Northwestern, St. Paul, with a degree in Business Administration and Management.