Phyllis Yvonne Richards

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.

Tyler Koepf is a financial advisor at M. Thomas Capital Management with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Koepf Financial Group L.L.C. and Eagle Strategies LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Koepf volunteers on the investment committee for the Foundation for Geauga Parks, providing input on fund allocation. M. Thomas Capital Management is a single-advisor independent firm offering portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based financial analysis to individuals and business entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, using index funds, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and select alternative vehicles aligned with documented risk tolerances and investment policy statements.

Alec Derrig is a CFP® and Series 65 license holder based in Akron, Ohio, with one year of experience at Sand Run Wealth Management. His prior work includes roles at Kauig Companies Limited and Apple Growth Partners, as well as four years at Kent State University. Outside of advising, he is involved with a family office through his other business activities. Sand Run Wealth Management is an Ohio-registered investment adviser serving individuals and families with investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term, goals-based investment approach tailored to client objectives and emphasizes tax-aware strategies through diversified portfolios.

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.

Carl Paskert is the sole advisor at Intelligent Capital Management LLC in Parma, OH, holding a Series 63 license with 17 years of industry experience. He previously owned an insurance agency and holds current licenses for Ohio property and casualty as well as life and health insurance, though he is not actively practicing in those fields. Intelligent Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, corporate accounts, retirement accounts, trusts, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax-conscious, low-turnover approach using diversified model portfolios of ETFs and no-load mutual funds, with allocations tailored to client risk tolerance across various asset classes.