Andrew Kerns is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience and the sole advisor at Accountable Financial Planning LLC in Westerville, OH, where he has worked since 2009. Accountable Financial Planning LLC provides coordinated financial planning and non-discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, and small-business owners. The firm offers a broad range of services including cash-flow and retirement planning, insurance analysis, employer benefits reviews, bookkeeping, and income tax preparation, typically implementing globally diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs on a fee-for-service basis.

Paul Huey is a financial advisor at EFS Wealth Management LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Delta Capital Management, AE Wealth Management, and Eagle Financial Solutions, where he has also been involved in insurance sales and financial advising. EFS Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, family offices, small businesses, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm focuses on asset allocation and selecting outside money managers to manage portfolios, offering both discretionary management and standalone financial planning engagements.

Bryan Gebhart is the sole advisor at Sirius Trading Partners LLC in Gahanna, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has extensive self-employment experience since 1999, including one year at Sirius Trading Partners. Sirius Trading Partners provides discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients through quantitative, model-driven, ETF-based managed accounts. The firm offers systematic strategies that use proprietary models based on price momentum and volatility, with portfolios that may include leveraged and inverse ETFs and involve active trading.

Richard Roell is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Peak Financial Partners, LLC since 2007. Peak Financial Partners serves individual investors, companies, and trusts by providing financial planning, wealth management, and insurance products. The firm uses client-specific asset allocations with both fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios primarily through diversified mutual funds, stocks, FDIC-insured certificates of deposit, and U.S. Treasuries, typically on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and rebalancing.

Kyle Hickey is a financial advisor at Jameson & Griffin Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Everhart Advisors and Skylight Financial. Hickey is also a licensed insurance agent. Jameson & Griffin Financial is a sole-proprietor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading approach, managing accounts primarily with mutual funds, equities, and ETFs.

Matthew Oberdorfer is a financial advisor with Oberdorfer Financial, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has prior experience with The OIC Advisory LLC and maintains ongoing roles as an airline pilot and Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Oberdorfer Financial provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and employer-sponsored retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm combines asset-allocation strategies with both passive and active investment options, incorporates real estate and alternative assets into planning, and offers services including educational seminars and fiduciary support under ERISA.

Brian Vanwinkle is a financial advisor with Van Winkle Wealth Management Group LLC in Newark, Ohio. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 32 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Syndicated Capital, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of Bravo Holdings, LLC, a partnership focused on acquiring investment real estate. Van Winkle Wealth Management Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors and participants. The firm uses model portfolios combined with fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies to client objectives, managing approximately 400 client relationships and about $114 million in assets.

Matthew Sands is a financial advisor at Elevate Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Neptune Consulting, Heritage Wealth Partners, Private Client Services, and LPL Financial. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Elevate Wealth Management is a state-registered investment adviser that provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients. The firm uses asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and a combination of long- and short-term strategies, with accounts reviewed quarterly.

Mark Shafer is the sole advisor at Goodrich Asset Management LLC in New Albany, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. He has led Goodrich Asset Management since 2009. Goodrich Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and hourly financial consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $2.68 million across a small number of accounts. The firm offers tailored portfolios of individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and other public securities with regular account supervision and employs a range of active strategies uncommon for a solo advisor.

Perry Jeffries III is a financial advisor at Diamond Equity Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Diamond Equity Advisors since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Hardiman Investment Management Inc and First Heartland Capital Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health and wellness through marketing nutritional supplements and coaching via his web-based company, PHY-NANCIALLY FIT LLC. Diamond Equity Advisors provides consulting, financial planning, and pension/profit-sharing plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a focus on buy-and-hold strategies, using third-party managers and occasionally incorporating options or short-term trades where suitable.

Sara Becker is the principal and sole advisor at Omega Capital Management LLC, an independent SEC-registered firm. She holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Omega Capital, she has worked at Henry Schein Animal Health and Schottenstein Stores Corp. In addition to her advisory role, Becker serves as president of The New Albany CPA Co., an accounting and tax services firm. Omega Capital Management LLC manages discretionary assets for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional retirement clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with diversified investment allocations, focusing on long-term holdings tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Steve Schaefer is the sole advisor at Eagle Eye Advisory LLC in Westerville, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. He has operated Eagle Eye Advisory since 2006. Eagle Eye Advisory LLC is a fee-only independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit clients, with an emphasis on those with liquid net assets. The firm uses a goal- and asset-allocation driven approach to financial planning and portfolio management, offering tailored investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities.

John Gustafson is the sole advisor at Palmetto Wealth Management, LLC in New Albany, OH, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Palmetto Wealth Management since 2009. Palmetto Wealth Management offers personalized portfolio management and modular financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on a small client base with larger household accounts, employing firm-developed model portfolios that include mutual funds, individual stocks, bonds, and ETFs, as well as active strategies such as short-term trading, short sales, and option writing when appropriate.

Robert Buehler is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with FirstTen Financial in Westerville, OH. He has prior experience at Nationwide Insurance from 2011 to 2024 and currently operates BB Point LLC. FirstTen Financial provides fee-only financial planning primarily to individual clients, offering ongoing quarterly planning and project-based engagements without managing client assets. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies and charges fixed fees rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Joseph Baumann is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Cambridge Financial and Tax Advisors, LLC since 2008, operating as a solo advisor in Columbus, OH. Cambridge Financial and Tax Advisors is a fee-only, independent practice serving primarily mid- and upper-middle income individuals and families. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, tax preparation, and portfolio advice with a focus on low-cost investments and non-investment planning, emphasizing retainer and hourly billing rather than asset-based fees.

J'neanne Theus is a financial advisor at Theus Wealth Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with the firm, formerly Marathon Financial Group, since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she is a Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant, specializing in designing benefit packages for federal and military employees. Theus Wealth Advisors is a small supported firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients through personalized financial planning and consulting. The firm acts as a co-advisor to third-party asset managers, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs, and emphasizes client-specific planning, periodic reviews, and coordination with custodians.

Michael Fickell is a financial advisor with FC Wealth Solutions LLC in Westerville, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at FC Wealth Solutions since 2016, following a brief tenure at Lincoln Financial Advisors. FC Wealth Solutions serves individual and corporate clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, managing assets with both long-term and short-term strategies across a diverse range of instruments.

John Mc Kewen is a CFP® professional with 5 years of industry experience, currently with Elevation Financial Partners, LLC. He has also managed his own firm, J.H. McKewen III & Associates, since 2016. Outside of finance, he is a musician and sound engineer, founding and managing the band The Drowsy Lads since 2003. Elevation Financial Partners serves individual clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and corporations, focusing primarily on individuals rather than high-net-worth households. The firm offers both active and passive discretionary management, incorporating technical and fundamental analysis alongside market-timing strategies, and provides clients with in-house market commentary and business consulting services.

Shawn Arseneau is a CFP® and ChFC® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently a principal at ArsenEAU Financial in Westerville, OH, having previously worked at WealthBridge Capital Management and multiple Valmark entities. Outside of his advisory work, Arseneau is the founder of The Retirement Life, which provides educational and inspirational retirement content through digital media. ArsenEAU Financial offers portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning support to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $42.3 million in discretionary assets across fewer than 50 client relationships, with a fiduciary approach that incorporates multiple analysis methods and long-term strategies.

Timothy Woodburn is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Buckeye Wealth Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at TPW Financial, LLC, Adaptation Financial Advisors Inc., Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, and Eischen Financial Group. Buckeye Wealth Management LLC provides continuous investment management and basic financial planning to individuals, trusts, and pension or profit-sharing plan participants. The firm uses customized asset-allocation models with a core–satellite approach, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis for both retail and high-net-worth clients.