Our Principals
BERT SCHWEIZER III, CPA/PFS
BERT SCHWEIZER III, CPA/PFS
Bert Schweizer III co-founded Buckingham Strategic Wealth in 1994 with a vision that families needed a trusted advisor to help map out their financial objectives and provide sound financial advice while acting in their best interests. He has served as wealth advisor, chairman and CEO, helping guide Buckingham’s growth to more than $8 billion of assets under management.
KEN KLEBAN, JD
KEN KLEBAN, JD
Ken Kleban was a partner for 45 years at the international law firm of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, a firm with more than 1400 attorneys spread across 31 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In the first half of his legal career, Ken specialized in tax matters representing closely held businesses, well known St. Louis-based large corporations and high net worth families. A large part of Ken’s practice involved estate, income tax and succession planning. At the firm’s request, Ken changed the focus of his practice in the mid-1990s to resolving multi-billion dollar Federal income tax controversies for Fortune 100 companies. Ken continued to work closely with estate and tax planning attorneys to ensure that his clients received state-of-the-art advice.
STEPHEN B. DAIKER
STEPHEN B. DAIKER, JD
Stephen B. Daiker is a highly regarded attorney specializing in estate, tax, and trust planning for high net worth families and owners of privately-held businesses. Steve has been recognized by Chambers, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers for his expertise as an estate planner, and has been published in many reputable journals including Taxation for Accountants, Taxation for Lawyers, The Florida Bar Journal, The Journal of the Missouri Bar, The Journal of Financial Planning, and Tax Management Journal of Estates Gifts and Trusts. Steve has served on numerous boards of charitable organizations, including the St. Louis Community Foundation, the Endowment Council of the St. Louis Art Museum, and the Legacy Council for the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.