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Steven Crane is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Financial Legacy Builders in Fairborn, OH. He has a diverse background including strategic consulting, founding a medical services company for veterans, authoring and public speaking, and leading a nonprofit focused on veteran mentorship. His other activities include coaching and facilitating professional networks for veterans. Financial Legacy Builders is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management through third-party advisers. The firm emphasizes asset allocation aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, blending passive and active strategies, and maintains a focus on military and veteran clients through specialized affiliations and services.

Timothy Adams is a financial advisor at Inception Financial Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealth Watch Advisor and Imagine 320 Inc, where he provides accounting and tax services alongside offering insurance products. Outside of his advisory role, he offers life, health, and annuity insurance as an independent contractor and provides accounting and bookkeeping services through Imagine 320 Inc. Inception Financial Services offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, utilizing various analytical approaches and managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Thomas Tavenner is a financial advisor at Tavco Financial Advisory, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Tavco since 2017 and is also involved with The Tavenner Agency and The Tavenner Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an insurance agent selling fixed life, annuities, and long-term care products. Tavco Financial Advisory, Inc. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and retirement plans by recommending and monitoring third-party money managers and providing ERISA plan services. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes fundamental analysis, often recommending mutual funds and specialized equity strategies through third-party platforms.

Shehara Wooten is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equita Financial Network, Inc. She has previously worked at Edward Jones and Your Story Financial, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Your Story Financial Academy, LLC, which focuses on financial empowerment and education through workshops and online courses. Equita Financial Network provides financial planning, ongoing consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes market efficiency and strategic asset allocation, using sub-advisers and third-party managers to create tailored portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Steven Jacobs is a financial advisor at HBW Advisory Services LLC in Springfield, OH, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at HBW Advisory Services since 2019, with prior experience at Cetera Advisor Networks, HBW Securities LLC, and HBW Partners. Jacobs also works as an insurance agent selling life, annuities, and long-term care products. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in client assets and serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a blended investment approach involving third-party money managers, multi-manager diversification, and tactical asset allocation, and offers sub-advisory and co-advisory services along with online wrap-fee portfolio options and retirement-plan subscription services.

Trace Gold is a financial advisor at Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Chipotle and Culvers before entering the financial sector. Gold is also affiliated with Goodfield State Bank as a financial advisor. Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm serves a large retail client base through discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis supported by an internal Investment Advisory Committee.