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Bradford Lohiser is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Bullington Capital Management, LLC since 2009 and also serves as president and Investment Adviser Representative of Lohiser Investment Management, Inc. Prior to Bullington, he was associated with Zenith Investments. Bullington Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a suitability-driven process, using fundamental and technical analysis along with a mix of long- and short-term trading strategies.

Edmund Burke is a financial advisor at Valiance Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Valiance Group since 2013. Valiance Group is an independent, state-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and ERISA-compliant retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm develops customized portfolios and participant education materials, using an analytics module and third-party sub-managers to manage allocations primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Marc Mc Lean is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is the president of McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management and McLean Strategic Investments, and he also develops and licenses software technology through ESD Technologies. His career includes over a decade at McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management and ongoing work at ESD Technologies since 1997. McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering customized financial planning and investment management. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on U.S. securities and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, including options strategies and in-house asset management.

Michael Miller is a financial advisor at Michael G. Miller & Associates, L.L.C. in Willoughby, Ohio, with 45 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His career includes long tenures at Signator Investors, Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and OSAIC Wealth, Inc. Michael G. Miller & Associates, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and entities such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes a planning-centered process with tailored recommendations and ongoing review, relying on technical analysis and third-party research rather than discretionary asset management.

John Forbes is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 24 years of experience, currently serving at DFFA, LLC since 2012. He is also a partner at HW&Co., a CPA firm, where he works outside the investment advisory business. DFFA, LLC acts as a co-advisor alongside a separate SEC-registered investment adviser, providing wealth management support, financial planning, trust-focused services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes coordination of investment and planning services, including account aggregation, household allocation, and oversight of independent managers, with a notable focus on ERISA-aware retirement plan consulting and integration with affiliated accounting and legal professionals.

Kurt Schoeppler is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at International Management Advisors Ltd., where he has worked since 2006. He has 10 years of industry experience. International Management Advisors Ltd. provides discretionary investment management along with personalized financial planning and a range of accounting services, including tax planning and preparation. The firm serves a small client base primarily composed of sports and entertainment professionals, managing approximately $103 million in assets with a generally passive investment approach tailored to individual objectives and risk tolerances.