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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.

Kenneth Patsey is a financial advisor at Wisdom Investment Strategies, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Wisdom Investment Strategies since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Patsey serves as an Executive Director of Manufacturing Works, a nonprofit organization supporting manufacturing companies in Northeast Ohio. Wisdom Investment Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services to individuals, business entities, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a proprietary equity selection process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, with an emphasis on risk mitigation through options and a performance-based fee structure for qualified clients.

Michael Vitantonio is a financial advisor at Volition Financial Network, LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Volition in 2019, he worked at Capital Financial Services, Inc. and Thomas Roulston Investment Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he provides bookkeeping services for small family businesses using QuickBooks. Volition Financial Network offers discretionary portfolio management and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs model-driven asset allocation combined with fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing various strategies including long- and short-term holdings, trading, margin, short sales, and option writing.

Jordan Rodriguez is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. He has prior experience at Wells Fargo Clearing and is a partner at Chagrin Valley Business Strategies, a consulting and coaching firm. Rodriguez also serves as treasurer and board member for Recovery Resources, a nonprofit organization. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services through a large network of independent Financial Professionals using various account platforms and third-party strategists.

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 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.