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Brian Jaros, CFP®, MBA, is the founder and CEO of Ville Wealth Management, a fee-only, fiduciary registered investment advisory firm based in Avon Lake, Ohio. Brian has spent more than 30 years in financial services — beginning his career at Society Bank and KeyBank in 1992, earning his MBA from Cleveland State University, and achieving his CFP® designation in 2002. He then spent two decades building two of the leading financial planning teams at regional private banks, serving as Director of Financial Planning at both Key Private Bank and Huntington Private Bank. During that time he personally guided hundreds of clients through the complexities of retirement planning, investment management, estate planning, and tax-efficient wealth transfer. In 2025 Brian founded Ville Wealth Management to return to what he does best — sitting across from clients, understanding their goals, and building plans that are actually implemented. The firm is named after the "Ville," the close-knit small town in southeastern Ohio where Brian grew up, a community built on hard work, trust, and people looking out for one another. Ville Wealth Management specializes exclusively in pre-retirees aged 50 to 65 with $250,000 or more in investable assets. Brian helps clients navigate the critical financial decisions of the pre-retirement decade — Social Security timing, Medicare enrollment, Roth conversion strategies, tax-efficient withdrawal planning, investment management, and estate planning. As a fee-only advisor, Brian charges 1% or less on assets under management with no commissions and no conflicts of interest. "A financial plan unimplemented has no value."

John Siuda is the founder and wealth advisor at Afia Wealth Management, a fee-based fiduciary practice based in Westlake, Ohio, and affiliated with RFG Advisory as its supervising RIA. Afia Wealth Management serves pre-retirees, business owners, executives, and high earners, offering investment management, retirement planning, tax strategy, and estate planning within a single, coordinated approach. The practice places particular emphasis on business owners preparing for an exit, helping them navigate capital gains exposure, tax-efficient sale strategies, and the transition from operating a business to living on its proceeds. As a fiduciary, Siuda builds plans designed around each client's goals rather than around product sales.

Andrew Leeman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Independence, OH. He holds Series 7, Series 63, and Series 66 exam licenses and has eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, Dynamic Wealth Advisors. Outside of finance, he owns rental properties and Miller Muscle, LLC, an online strength and nutrition coaching business. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios, operating as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life.

Robert Burns is the principal of Burns Financial Advisors, Inc. in Independence, Ohio, with 42 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Burns Financial Advisors since 1988 and has also been associated with Burns Financial Centre, Inc. since 2005. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in seasonal tax preparation work. Burns Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent firm managing approximately $9.4 million for about 98 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and some charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial consulting, utilizing various securities and employing technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis supplemented by external research.

Jeffrey Tock is a financial advisor at Argo Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Cantella and Co., Inc. since 2009. Tock is also involved in insurance sales, focusing on fixed annuities, long-term care, term life, and non-securities insurance. Argo Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, offering portfolio construction and ongoing management across a range of securities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and tailored asset allocation while serving retirement and ERISA-type accounts under a fiduciary standard.

Todd Pouliot is a financial advisor at Gateway Financial with 22 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Gateway Financial since 2019 and previously worked at Sigma Financial Corporation for 12 years. Pouliot holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Gateway Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and other businesses. The firm utilizes passive investment management and asset-allocation models based on modern portfolio theory, alongside fundamental and technical analyses, and offers portfolio management, financial planning, employee benefit plan services, and educational programming.