Sohrab Sadegi is a financial advisor with Independence Capital Co., Inc. in Parma, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Independence Capital since 2005 and has over 32 years of experience at Bankers Life & Casualty. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales and operates an online food delivery and shopping business. Independence Capital Company, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $118.7 million across about 300 client relationships, employing fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Steven Rivkin is a financial advisor at McDonald Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with McDonald Partners since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting services through his CPA practice and serves as controller for the Rabbinical College of Telshe Inc. He is also involved with the Cleveland Kashruth Organization as a board member and serves as treasurer for the Jewish Voters Association. McDonald Partners LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and brokerage services. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer activities with affiliated private fund management.

Gregory Gromek is a financial advisor at Peak Wealth Solutions with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and JR Hill and Associates. Gromek is also a registered representative and an insurance producer, providing fixed insurance and annuity products. Peak Wealth Solutions serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, focusing primarily on clients near or in retirement. The firm employs a multi-model, global asset allocation approach utilizing discretionary individual account management and plan-level consulting, with offerings that include tax-efficient and tactical investment strategies.

Mark Niederhelman is a financial advisor at Lineweaver Wealth Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Lineweaver Financial Group since 2003, Lineweaver Wealth Advisors since 2014, and previously at Triad Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2024. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $908 million in client assets. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, employing a mix of investment methods and client education initiatives.

Douglas Ambrose is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Journey Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors and TDAmeritrade. He also works as an insurance agent offering fixed insurance products such as fixed annuities, long-term care, and traditional life insurance. Journey Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes customized discretionary investment programs and combines investment advisory services with family-office style offerings such as bill-pay and tax coordination.

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.

David Sommer is a financial advisor at St. Clair Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with St. Clair Advisors since 2010. St. Clair Advisors is a practitioner-owned multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, and corporate executives. The firm offers integrated wealth management services with an open-architecture investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and includes tax and family-office functions.

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.

Kimberly Murphy is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Park Edge Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Lowrie Wealth Management of Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC and McDonald Partners, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is an adjunct professor at the University of Akron and John Carroll University and serves on the board of the Financial Planning Association of Northeast Ohio. Park Edge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, business owners, trustees, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach utilizing various analytical methods and trading strategies, and provides services such as subadvisory support and performance-based fee arrangements.

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.

Matthew Gordillo is a financial advisor with Park Edge Advisors, LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Stratos Wealth Advisors, Inverness Securities, and First Allied Advisory Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent who sells life and health insurance. Park Edge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, business owners, trustees, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a varied investment approach that includes fundamental and quantitative analysis, options, and ETF allocation, with active portfolio monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Julie Distler is a financial advisor at Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and AmTrust Financial. Lakeridge Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses primarily ETFs and mutual funds to build customized portfolios based on clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Karen Bauman is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. She currently works with GGM Financial LLC and previously spent seven years at J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and J.P. Morgan Institutional Investments Inc. GGM Financial, LLC provides wealth management, asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals and families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary, goal-based investment programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, using a variety of analytical methods and monitoring accounts with quarterly reviews and daily tolerance checks.

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.

Martin Burke is a financial advisor at Van Cleef Asset Management Inc with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Beachwood, Ohio. Van Cleef Asset Management provides fee-only investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, families, and trusts, as well as religious and charitable organizations. The firm employs a total-return, all-cap investment approach combining active equity selection with low-cost passive exposures, managing roughly $1.09 billion across about 215 client relationships.

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.