Brandon M Schaefer

Adam Schaffer is a financial advisor with A Schaffer Advisor Services in Norwalk, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked for Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. for 11 years before founding his current firm in 2021. A Schaffer Advisor Services provides discretionary portfolio management and advice-only engagements to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation using market-tracking ETFs, with customized investment policies and periodic portfolio reviews.

Shawn Armstrong is the sole advisor at Structured Investment Advisors, LLC in Sandusky, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 25 years of industry experience, including five years at Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner and leasor involved in the upkeep and management of a local property. Structured Investment Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management using mutual funds and model portfolios tailored to various objectives, emphasizing asset allocation and fundamental analysis.

Joseph Hoffman is the sole advisor at Hoffman Investment Services, LLC in Marblehead, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hoffman Investment Services since 2013 and previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Hoffman Investment Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate clients, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses technical analysis to guide investment decisions and offers model portfolios while managing accounts on a discretionary basis aligned with client objectives.

Gregory Bricker is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Bricker Financial, an independent advisory firm based in Marblehead, Ohio. In addition to his financial advisory work, he is the owner of Sunny Weather, LLC, an accounting and tax preparation firm, and serves as the mayor of the City of East Liverpool. He also holds the position of president at Bricker's Inc., a food service business. Bricker Financial provides advisory and planning services primarily to pooled and institutional-type clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation and uses the Orion Portfolio Solutions platform to manage portfolios through selected third-party managers or with limited discretion as portfolio manager.

James Ruthsatz is the principal of James Ruthsatz Pinnacle Advisors LLC and holds a Series 63 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He is also actively involved full time as a CPA with James L. Ruthsatz, Inc., a separate certified public accounting firm he has operated since 1990. He has led his advisory firm since 2004. James Ruthsatz Pinnacle Advisors provides advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors, trustees, and high-net-worth clients through co-advisory wealth and trust programs. The firm focuses on manager selection, monitoring, performance reporting, and coordination with other professional advisors, leveraging its formal affiliation with an accounting practice to offer integrated tax, bookkeeping, and trustee administration services alongside investment management.

Andrew Brewer is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Great Lakes Benefits and Wealth Management in Sandusky, Ohio, bringing three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and has held roles outside of finance, including at Pepperidge Farms and Kalahari Resorts. Brewer is also a licensed agent for Sentinel Security Life and Delaware Life, receiving commissions on annuities, and has worked part-time as a bartender. Great Lakes Benefits and Wealth Management offers portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and long-term trading with client-specific asset allocation. The firm also provides educational workshops and combines advisory services with access to insurance products, including commissionable options disclosed as potential conflicts of interest.