Growth Fuels Moneta's Third Kansas City Expansion Since 2020 as $50B RIA Opens New Office
National financial advisor firm increases and upgrades its Kansas City space with latest move designed to accommodate more growth and strengthen commitment to the market
ST. LOUIS, October 30, 2026--Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC ("Moneta"), a 100% partner-owned Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with more than $50 billion in assets under management (AUM), announced it is moving its Kansas City office to 1957 W. 51st Street, Suite 500, Mission Woods, KS 66205. The new office opened Oct. 29 and will accommodate 25 employees, with capacity for 19 additional employees.
Moneta's third office move in the area comes six years after the firm opened its first Kansas City office in 2020 to launch its second expansion market outside of St. Louis. Moneta's Kansas City presence had already doubled in size by 2022, and the new space is designed to support the next phase of growth.
"I grew up here, and when I moved back to help launch this office, the goal was to build something that would last," said Moneta Partner, Steven Diederich, who is based in Kansas City. "This space reflects how far our team and our clients have come. It's a place where we can welcome clients, attract great people and keep building the kind of firm Kansas City advisors want to be part of."
KANSAS CITY: FROM LAUNCH TO LONG-TERM COMMITMENT
Moneta already served Kansas City clients when it chose to open its own office in the market. The firm sent experienced advisors with local roots to launch the office, added Kansas City talent and teams, and has continued to invest as the market has grown. Designed as a smaller-scale version of Moneta's new St. Louis headquarters at The Plaza, the new Kansas City office combines modern workspaces with dedicated areas for client meetings and collaboration. The space reflects the same emphasis on natural light, hospitality and a polished client experience that shaped Moneta's St. Louis headquarters.
"When Moneta enters a market, we commit to it. We open our own office, bring in advisors who know the community, add talent and keep investing as the team grows. Kansas City is a clear example of that approach in action, and this new office is the next step. It also reflects what is happening across Moneta as we continue to build a national firm one market at a time," said Moneta CEO, Eric Kittner.
PART OF A NATIONAL PATTERN
Kansas City is one of several markets where Moneta has followed a similar playbook. The firm first expanded beyond St. Louis in 2019 with a Denver office, which has since grown to a team of more than 30 members, added a second team in 2023 and expanded into Boulder in 2024. Moneta opened offices in Kansas City in 2020, Boston in 2021 and Chicago in 2022, and later expanded into Philadelphia and New Jersey, with Lane Hipple Wealth Management Group joining the firm in September 2025. Over that time, Moneta's AUM has grown from $14.5 billion at the end of 2015 to more than $50 billion today.