Justin Pagnard is a financial advisor with Vantage Financial Group, Inc. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Vantage Financial Group since 2011 and Cetera since 2013. Pagnard also serves as President of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Cleveland chapter and works as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed annuities and life, accident, and health insurance. Vantage Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm with six advisors, managing approximately $867 million in assets for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and governmental entities. The firm offers tailored investment programs and a range of financial planning and consulting services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies.

Alex Canitano is a financial advisor at Fairway Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fairway in 2023, he worked at Jonathan Rose Companies LLC from 2021 to 2023. Fairway Wealth Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, offering integrated wealth management, family office, and estate planning services. The firm emphasizes coordinated, tax-aware asset allocation and cash-flow strategies, managing a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis and providing advice for held-away retirement and plan accounts.

Cole Frischman is a CFP® professional at Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. with experience at CAPTrust and Waldron Private Wealth prior to joining his current firm. He has a background that includes roles at The Pennsylvania State University and Shady Side Academy. Strategic Wealth Partners serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and corporate accounts by providing asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO services. The firm utilizes a diverse investment approach combining various asset types and analysis methods, maintains a fiduciary role for advisory services, and offers services such as tax preparation and insurance advice.

Corbin Blackburn is a financial advisor with Tempo Wealth, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has 14 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Cleveland Wealth, Skylight Financial Group, and MassMutual. Blackburn is also an insurance agent specializing in individual life, traditional life, long-term care, and disability income insurance. Tempo Wealth provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, associations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, with a focus on alternative investments and digital assets for accredited or sophisticated clients.

Kristen Kuzma is a CFP® professional with 9 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fairway Wealth Management LLC. She has been with the Fairway organization in various capacities since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, Kristen operates a handmade jewelry business called Cleveland Accents, creating and selling pieces at craft shows and online. Fairway Wealth Management primarily advises high-net-worth individuals and families, focusing on integrated wealth management, family office, and estate planning services. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary approach with customized, tax-aware asset allocation and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Bernard Garrah Jr. is a financial advisor at Tempo Wealth with over 30 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Cleveland Wealth, LLC, and Massmutual Life Insurance Company. Bernard is also a principal of CW Insurance, LLC, involved in individual life, traditional life, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities insurance sales. Tempo Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, associations, and businesses by offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analyses, with particular emphasis on alternatives and digital assets for accredited or sophisticated clients.

David Cush is a financial advisor with Independence Capital Co., Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, including prior roles at the ON Equity Sales Company and Wisconsin Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he creates woodworking educational videos. Independence Capital Co., Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $118.7 million across 300 client relationships, employing a fundamental, long-term investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jay McClellan is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Aurora Securities Inc., Secure Asset Management, L.L.C., Concorde Investment Services, LLC, and Asset Management Systems Inc. McClellan is also president of Asset Management Systems, a business that provides income tax preparation, financial planning, and insurance services, and he owns the McClellan Agency, which focuses on fixed insurance and annuity sales. Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management and consulting primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, corporations, and pensions. The firm uses a proprietary investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis and provides a range of services including model portfolios, separately managed accounts, sub-advisory management, and consulting.

Landon Jones is a financial advisor at Revisor Wealth Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Independence Capital Co., Inc. and PRUCO Securities, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a part-time college instructor teaching finance courses at Cleveland State University. Revisor Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and other financial professionals. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a range of securities and alternative strategies, combining fundamental analysis with a primarily long-term orientation.

Janelle Woods is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Cookson Peirce Wealth Management since 2015 and previously at JFS Wealth Advisors. Woods also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Youngstown State University, where she teaches courses on Retirement Planning and Financial Plan Development. Cookson Peirce Wealth Management is a fee-only investment adviser that provides wealth management, financial planning, and discretionary portfolio management to private and institutional clients. The firm uses a quantitative, rules-based approach to equity selection and employs investment-grade fixed-income strategies, while also serving as a sub-advisor to a mutual fund and managing assets within multiple wrap fee programs.

Raymond Bolin is an investment advisor with Southland Equity Partners, LLC, holding 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation for 20 years before joining Southland Equity Partners in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Bolin is involved in mortgage lending and life insurance through American Premier Financial Services and is an owner of Madison & Logan, Ltd. Southland Equity Partners advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, offering financial planning, asset management, portfolio manager selection, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $891 million in discretionary assets and employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios.

Jacob Merton is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sikich Financial. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and several retail companies. He is part of a 20-advisor team based in Richfield, Ohio. Sikich Financial is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.18 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities with integrated wealth management, combining financial planning and portfolio management guided by an asset-allocation framework based on modern portfolio theory.

Frederick Kerestury is a financial advisor at WestPoint Wealth Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at WestPoint since 2020, following prior roles at AMFG Wealth Management LLC and Axa Advisors, LLC. He serves on the fundraising committee for the YMCA of Lorain County. WestPoint Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to tailor strategies to client goals and risk tolerances, managing assets both directly and through third-party managers.

Charles Avarello is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fairway Wealth Management since 2011 and currently serves as an advisor at Fairway Wealth Management LLC. Fairway Wealth Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, providing integrated wealth management and family office services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized asset allocation with third-party managers, tax-aware positioning, and cost control, managing approximately $3.0 billion in assets with a notable portion handled on a non-discretionary basis.

Alexander Hartzel is a financial advisor at Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kohmann Bosshard, he worked at Ernst & Young for three years and has experience in educational roles at Grove City College and Plumstead Christian School. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $910.7 million in assets for about 472 clients through a team of four advisors, using a long-term, diversified investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and low-cost funds.

Ashley Kabalan is a financial advisor with Independence Wealth Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has six years of industry experience, including five years with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and three years at The Oak Barrel prior to her current role. Independence Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and employee benefit plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical investment methods, and provides clients access to performance and holdings monitoring through eMoney.

Alexander Novack is an investment advisory representative with Financial Management Strategies, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Financial Management Strategies in 2025, he worked at Cetera Wealth Services and Vision Wealth Management. He is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. manages approximately $619.5 million in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, financial planning, and consulting, employing a variety of analytical methods and maintaining ongoing account monitoring and rebalancing.

Nathan Fischer is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently with SWP Investment Management LLC and has previously worked at Strategic Wealth Partners and Wesbanco. SWP Investment Management LLC provides customized portfolio management focused on exchange-traded funds and serves as the investment adviser for those ETFs. The firm’s clients are primarily investment companies and pooled-vehicle mandates, and its investment approach combines charting analysis with fundamental criteria to construct concentrated equity portfolios.

Victoria Ellinger is a financial advisor at Financial Management Strategies, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera, Centrust Wealth Management, and Ameriprise Financial Services. She is also a part owner of Financial Management Strategies, Inc. and serves as Vice President of Centrust Wealth Management. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using a range of analytical methods and investment strategies, and conducts participant education workshops.

Melissa Reider is a financial advisor with Financial Management Strategies, Inc. She holds a Series 63 designation and has 42 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, and she is also the owner of Your FinancialAdvisor Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she has worked part-time as a personal stylist at Nordstrom. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a range of analytical methods and investment strategies to meet client objectives.