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Ethan Layne is the sole advisor at Layne Financial Group, an independent registered investment adviser based in Barboursville, WV. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in financial and accounting roles since 2020, including running his own tax and accounting firm, Layne Tax Solutions. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in a printing company and was previously associated with a video advertising business. Layne Financial Group provides discretionary asset management and wealth planning for individual clients and institutional sponsors, including corporate retirement plans and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a factor-based, academic evidence approach to dynamic asset allocation and offers pension and nonprofit consulting alongside standalone financial planning.

Steven Smith is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Financial Solutions since 2008 and also maintains dual registrations with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Smith is a part owner of Esquire Country Club in Barboursville, WV. Creative Financial Solutions provides customized financial planning and advisory services for individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts. The firm focuses on individualized planning supported by third-party research and does not take custody of client assets, with investment activities managed through dual-registered advisors and custodial platforms.

Megan Watterson is a financial advisor at Ironwood Wealth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Kanawha County Courthouse, Ohio Valley Bank, Workforce West Virginia, and Marshall University. Outside of her advisory role, she spent two years engaged in extended travel. Ironwood Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a range of asset-allocation strategies supported by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, focusing on mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, and offers ongoing portfolio management and financial planning services.

John Williams is a financial advisor at Ironwood Wealth Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood Wealth Management since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a building through J&T, LLC. Ironwood Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting using a range of asset-allocation strategies supported by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Malcolm Maclaren is a financial advisor at Global Value Investment Corporation with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background that includes legal and compliance roles, such as positions at the Law Offices of Malcolm J. MacLaren and The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-member of Machair, LLC, a commercial real estate business. Global Value Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as sub-advisory services to other registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes fundamental research to identify undervalued securities and employs both short- and long-term investment strategies, including activist and concentrated positions.

Tyler Williams is a financial advisor at Ironwood Wealth Management, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ironwood Wealth Management, he worked at West Virginia State University for one year. Ironwood Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing mutual funds and exchange-traded funds supported by fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across a range of asset-allocation strategies.