Andrew Louis Tisler III

Andrew Leeman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Independence, OH. He holds Series 7, Series 63, and Series 66 exam licenses and has eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, Dynamic Wealth Advisors. Outside of finance, he owns rental properties and Miller Muscle, LLC, an online strength and nutrition coaching business. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios, operating as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life.

Robert Burns is the principal of Burns Financial Advisors, Inc. in Independence, Ohio, with 42 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Burns Financial Advisors since 1988 and has also been associated with Burns Financial Centre, Inc. since 2005. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in seasonal tax preparation work. Burns Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent firm managing approximately $9.4 million for about 98 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and some charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial consulting, utilizing various securities and employing technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis supplemented by external research.

Alec Derrig is a CFP® and Series 65 license holder based in Akron, Ohio, with one year of experience at Sand Run Wealth Management. His prior work includes roles at Kauig Companies Limited and Apple Growth Partners, as well as four years at Kent State University. Outside of advising, he is involved with a family office through his other business activities. Sand Run Wealth Management is an Ohio-registered investment adviser serving individuals and families with investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term, goals-based investment approach tailored to client objectives and emphasizes tax-aware strategies through diversified portfolios.

Todd Pouliot is a financial advisor at Gateway Financial with 22 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Gateway Financial since 2019 and previously worked at Sigma Financial Corporation for 12 years. Pouliot holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Gateway Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and other businesses. The firm utilizes passive investment management and asset-allocation models based on modern portfolio theory, alongside fundamental and technical analyses, and offers portfolio management, financial planning, employee benefit plan services, and educational programming.

Ryan Kitson is the sole advisor at WRK Investments, LLC, based in Solon, Ohio, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has operated WRK Investments since 2011. WRK Investments provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high net worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach combines proprietary fundamental and cyclical research focused on mid, large, and mega-cap equities, utilizing long-term holdings alongside occasional short positions, margin, options, and tactical strategies.

Martin Jaras is the principal of Jaras Financial Services, Inc. in Brecksville, Ohio, with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked in various capacities including investment advisory, insurance sales, and business consulting. Outside of financial services, he operates Dirt Wranglers, LLC, a small local equipment business. Jaras Financial Services primarily serves individual investors along with retirement plans, corporate entities, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan administration, managing portfolios on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases using fundamental and technical analysis.