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Hi, I’m Ryan Kelly, founder & CEO of Aries Financial Navigators. I am a fee-only financial planner, investment manager, & tax professional based in Lititz, PA. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University, I went on to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, the received the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ designation from the College for Financial Planning, & the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® mark from the Center for Fiduciary Studies. I began my career in financial services in 2007, becoming a Registered Representative before transitioning to an independent multi-family office RIA in the Philadelphia area, where I focused on portfolio management & comprehensive financial planning for high-net-worth individuals & families. After specializing in planning areas including Social Security, Medicare, & in-depth tax planning & preparation, I moved back to my hometown of Lititz, PA to work with a local fee-only RIA focusing on retirees. In 2019, I started Aries Financial Navigators to bring my vision of the ideal client experience and service model to life. Serving as a consultant to my former colleagues, I am part of a collaborative team with decades of experience while maintaining flexibility & independence. Our mission is to partner with clients & deliver incredible value by providing the highest quality services & meaningful results.

Stephen Elliker is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the principal of Elliker Financial, which he founded in 2025, after previously working at Rodgers & Associates, Ltd., The Vanguard Group, Inc., Compass Ion Advisors, LLC, and Chartwell Investment Partners. Outside of financial advising, he is co-owner of Elliker Cookie Company, a business involved in scheduling, business development, and sales. Elliker Financial serves individuals and high-net-worth households by providing wealth management and comprehensive financial planning, including investment management, retirement and college planning, business planning, and risk and tax considerations. The firm uses a discretionary approach emphasizing asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining both passive and active investment vehicles and offering socially responsible investing options upon request.

Ben Strubel is the principal of Strubel Investment Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Lancaster, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having founded and led his firm since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Stmt.ai, a financial data subscription software service focused on software development. Strubel Investment Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and a limited number of 401(k) plans. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach using a combination of low-cost index ETFs, fixed income, REITs, and a concentrated individual-stock sleeve, with asset allocations tailored to client risk tolerance and preferences.

Scott Foster is the sole advisor at Foster Investment Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Wyomissing, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, Foster briefly worked at Backcountry Edge in 2016. Foster Investment Management is a state-registered, fee-only firm providing investment management services to individuals and trusts. The firm uses a core-and-satellite approach combining passively managed index funds with actively managed satellite holdings, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management tailored to client objectives.

Timothy Deery is a financial advisor at Adare Asset Management, LLC in Lancaster, PA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Adare Asset Management since 2009. Adare Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individual and institutional clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate and insurance clients. The firm employs a conservative investment approach emphasizing companies with sustainable earnings and reliable dividends, along with a fixed-income strategy focused on highly rated bonds, and offers specialized financial-services portfolios and third-party adviser referrals.

Isaac Eisenhauer is a financial advisor at CedarLine Capital with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and is also the managing member and owner of IvyLine Capital Advisors and IvyLine Capital Group. CedarLine Capital provides portfolio management and limited pension consulting for individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and pooled investment clients. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, and offers discretionary account management with strategies that may include leverage, options, and both long- and short-term trading.