Jason Parrett is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities LLC, as well as New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of advising, he is a partner in an online marketing marketplace and serves as a board member for Redwood Christian Ministries, where he coordinates events and assists with organizational compliance. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions across multiple program types and manages a large majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with a diverse range of clients including defined contribution and benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate entities.

John Ciancibello is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with MAI Capital Management since 2014. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management strategies implemented through in-house managers and third-party sub-advisers and integrates financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Darin Kershner is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2004. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options that combine third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, supported by a platform that includes direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Anthony Basalla is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Cerity Partners since 2017 and previously worked at Sigma Investment Counselors from 2014 to 2017. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

Paul Shepherd is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Leaders Group, Inc. and J L Thomas & Company, Inc. since 2016 and was previously with SII Investments, Inc. from 2014 to 2016. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a regional vice president and wholesaler at J L Thomas & Company, Inc. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering a range of investment supervisory and fiduciary services, including a digital direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Kurt Marlow is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with The Huntington Investment Company since 2017 and also has a background with LPL Financial dating back to 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of a youth baseball and softball league as well as a local nonprofit organization. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach utilizing third-party and proprietary models, including wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform.

Timothy Mcbride is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cleveland, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 28 years of industry experience. Mcbride has been with PNC Investments since 2013. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Alynne Strait is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Aurum Wealth Management Group LLC, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Edward Jones. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Stephen Jones is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with PNC Investments since 2015. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist pilot for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and approved model strategies executed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Josephine Trotta is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Trecaso Financial Group, Pathfinder Wealth Advisors, LLC, and TIAA-CREF. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services, utilizing a discretionary, model-driven investment approach supported by an in-house Investment Committee and a range of customization tools.

Theodore Lorenzen is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 36 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Cedar Brook Financial Partners, and Securities America Advisor Inc. Lorenzen’s background also includes involvement in insurance sales and partnership in the Ohio Educators Planning Group, which focuses on disability insurance for educators. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Robert Coode is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Valmark Securities Inc, Marcum Wealth, LLC, and ProEquities, Inc. He is based in Cleveland, OH. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Andrew Connors is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and is currently with Hightower Advisors, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to joining Hightower, he spent 12 years at WealthTrust Fairport, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a variety of portfolio construction strategies and operational features.

Robert Smith is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Spero-Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. for 20 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2016. Smith serves on the board and multiple committees at University Hospitals Health System and is a member of the endowment investment committee at Ohio Northern University. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and regular rebalancing using proprietary quantitative screens and third-party managers, and offers specialized private-market investment programs alongside affiliated pension consulting and insurance services.

Stephen Malbasa is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Cerity Partners since 2016. Prior to that, he was with S&S Financial Ventures LLC for 13 years. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection using proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Edward Rigo is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for the Judith M. Rigo Trust in Mentor, Ohio. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various investment management services, utilizing a range of strategies monitored and rebalanced by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Nicholas Gatins is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined Hightower Advisors in 2026 and has prior work experience at Signet Jewelers, PCC Airfoils, West Virginia University Foundation, West Virginia University, and Washington & Jefferson College. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach with both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, supported by proprietary research and operational tools.

Nathan Reyes is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and manages investments via approved model strategies executed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Peter Devito is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at WealthTrust Fairport, LLC for 12 years. He is based in Cleveland, OH. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using a combination of affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various investment vehicles.

Todd Winchell is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Huntington Investment Company, Huntington National Bank, LPL Financial LLC, Five Star Bank, and Citizens Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account available to employees with PNC Bank online credentials. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.