James Clyde Davis IV

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, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led his independent firm since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Armstrong is a partner and lessor involved in building upkeep and related management duties. Structured Investment Advisors, LLC manages approximately $90.8 million across more than 300 client relationships, offering discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio and asset-allocation services, as well as portfolio and pension consulting. The firm serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans using a structured investment process that includes fundamental analysis, model portfolios, and documented investment policies.

James Ruthsatz is the principal of James Ruthsatz Pinnacle Advisors LLC and holds a Series 63 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He is also actively involved full time as a CPA with James L. Ruthsatz, Inc., a separate certified public accounting firm he has operated since 1990. He has led his advisory firm since 2004. James Ruthsatz Pinnacle Advisors provides advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors, trustees, and high-net-worth clients through co-advisory wealth and trust programs. The firm focuses on manager selection, monitoring, performance reporting, and coordination with other professional advisors, leveraging its formal affiliation with an accounting practice to offer integrated tax, bookkeeping, and trustee administration services alongside investment management.

Andrew Brewer is a financial advisor with Great Lakes Benefits and Wealth Management in Sandusky, OH. He holds a Series 65 credential and has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Northwestern Mutual and Pepperidge Farms. Outside of advisory work, Brewer has worked as a part-time bartender. Great Lakes Benefits and Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, incorporating investment supervisory services, tax preparation, and insurance products. The firm uses fundamental analysis with a long-term approach and emphasizes client education through workshops and a monthly newsletter.

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 with W.A. Smith Financial Group in Sandusky, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining W.A. Smith Financial, he worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Brandon’s background includes experience in mortgage lending and loan services. W.A. Smith Financial Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement-plan oversight for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a top-down investment approach combining active and passive strategies, guided by an internal Investment Committee, and utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios.