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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.

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.

Wayne Maslyk is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and has been with Great Lakes Benefits and Wealth Management since 2004. He is also a principal of Great Lakes Benefits, Inc., an employee benefits firm specializing in group health and fixed insurance products. Great Lakes Benefits and Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental analysis and offers additional services such as tax preparation and educational workshops.

Brandon Schaefer is a financial advisor at W.A. Smith Financial Group in Sandusky, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial and multiple mortgage companies. W.A. Smith Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, tax-planning services, and retirement-plan oversight to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a top-down investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, combining active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives.

William Lauer is a financial advisor at W.A. Smith Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Great Lakes Retirement, Inc. since 2016 and W.A. Smith Financial Group since 2013. W.A. Smith Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, tax-planning services, and qualified retirement-plan oversight to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm uses a top-down macroeconomic and regulatory framework combined with active and passive strategies to tailor investment portfolios according to client objectives.