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Ryan Levine is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Channing Realty Advisors, and Toole Katz & Roemersma. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed notary. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and delivers services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Tyler Koepf is a financial advisor at M. Thomas Capital Management with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Koepf Financial Group L.L.C. and Eagle Strategies LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Koepf volunteers on the investment committee for the Foundation for Geauga Parks, providing input on fund allocation. M. Thomas Capital Management is a single-advisor independent firm offering portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based financial analysis to individuals and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, using index funds, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and select alternative vehicles aligned with documented risk tolerances and investment policy statements.

Michael Vitantonio is a financial advisor at Volition Financial Network, LLC in Cleveland, Ohio, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Volition Financial Network since 2019 and Capital Financial Services, Inc. since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he provides bookkeeping services for small family businesses through Vitantonio & Associates, Inc. Volition Financial Network, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, pension, and charitable clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes both in-house and third-party model portfolio strategies.

Jordan Rodriguez is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Chagrin Valley Legacy Advisors, LLC. Prior to this role, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Rodriguez is involved in several outside activities, including serving as treasurer for Recovery Resources, a nonprofit organization, and hosting a podcast focused on marketing through his venture Price Discovery. Chagrin Valley Legacy Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and pension plans. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on value, quality, and risk management, while also offering business consulting and educational seminars.

Ronald Rich is the sole advisor at Ronald J. Rich Financial Advising in Lakewood, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 2004. Outside of financial advising, he is the managing member of RJR Product Development Ltd., a business focused on developing hardware products. His firm provides investment supervisory services and financial planning for individuals, trusts, and pension plans, managing approximately $8.69 million in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation tailored to client risk tolerance, while also offering pension-plan advisory services, which is relatively uncommon among similar-sized advisors.

Edmund Burke is a financial advisor at Valiance Group LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Valiance Group since 2013. Valiance Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, and businesses, offering portfolio management and ERISA-compliant retirement plan consulting. The firm develops customized portfolios using an analytics module and collaborates with third-party service providers and sub-managers to implement and monitor investment strategies.