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William Messner is the principal of Bill Messner Contrarian Investment Advisory, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including 10 years at Keystone Investment Advisors, LLC before founding his current firm in 2019. Outside of advising, he works as a substitute teacher in Pennsylvania and Ohio and owns Tranquil Sanctuary Services, LLC, which provides high-end tutoring. Bill Messner Contrarian Investment Advisory, LLC offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, state and municipal entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active strategies, and it provides discretionary management options for employer retirement plans.

Barbara Battin is a financial advisor at Confluence Financial Partners with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and CashDollar & Associates, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a committee member at Cochranton Community Church, where she oversees budget, expenses, and audits financial records. Confluence Financial Partners provides holistic wealth management and financial planning to individual clients, professionals, business owners, and corporate executives, as well as retirement plan consulting to institutional clients. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with active and passive investment strategies, emphasizing asset allocation and macroeconomic analysis.

Michael Williams is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fusion Capital Management since 2019 and has prior experience with Panthrex Asset Management LLC and Virtue Capital Management, LLC. Additionally, he has been involved with The Williams Group since 1991, where he also works as an insurance agent. Fusion Investment Advisors, operating under Coppell Advisory Solutions, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an open-architecture platform utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis to implement tailored investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

Ronald Peters is a financial advisor at Vicus Capital, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at firms including Strategic Lifestyle Advisors, Inc., Cetera Wealth Services, and CPL Financial Group. Peters serves as an elected board member for the Clarion Forest County Visiting Nurses Association, where he reviews financial matters and approves business plans. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with various model strategies and places particular emphasis on retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Arthur Hughes is a financial advisor at WesBanco Securities, Inc. in Ellwood City, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has worked at WesBanco Securities since 2019 and previously at WesBanco Bank from 2016 to 2023. WesBanco Securities, Inc. provides investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, managing approximately $166 million in assets. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee portfolio management programs and access to third-party managed solutions, employing various analytical methods and strategies across nondiscretionary and discretionary accounts.

Gregory Liszka is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently affiliated with Vicus Capital, Inc. and has previously worked with Cetera and Strategic Lifestyle Advisors. Liszka also teaches a retirement planning class and serves on the board of Grove City Country Club. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with various model and separately managed strategies, emphasizing retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services alongside broader investment solutions.