Sarah Houk, CFP®
Portfolio Manager
Sarah is a portfolio manager with Commerce Trust. Upon gaining a thorough understanding of a client’s needs and goals as well as assessing the client’s entire financial situation, she works with our investment research team to construct a portfolio to help clients achieve their long-term goals.
She comprehensively represents our research and goals-based investment process, starting with the initial assessment and creation of an investment objective to ongoing evaluation and adjustments based on changing market and life circumstances. With a deep knowledge of the market and experience in investment management, she serves clients with thought leadership, insight, and consulting services.
Sarah began her career with Commerce Bank in 2021 as an ascend trainee. She then transitioned to Commerce Trust in 2022 as a portfolio manager associate before being promoted to portfolio manager in 2025.
She has a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in religious studies from Missouri State University, and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification. In her community she serves as the treasurer of the Mill Creek Park Association.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Start a conversation with Sarah
816-760-1596 sarah.houk@commercebank.com
