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 at Tempo Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Tempo Wealth in 2025, he worked at Cleveland Wealth and Skylight Financial Group. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering individual life, traditional life, long-term care, disability income insurance, and fixed annuities. Tempo Wealth is a team of four professionals serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting, using a mix of analytical methods to build diversified, strategic asset allocation portfolios.

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 with Tempo Wealth and holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 30 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cleveland Wealth, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MML Investors Services. He is also principal of CW Insurance, LLC, specializing in individual life, traditional life, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities insurance sales. Tempo Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis in its investment approach and has recently added alternative investment products and digital asset recommendations to its offerings.

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.

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.

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 seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at AmTrust Financial and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $700.5 million for over 1,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations, utilizing a fundamentally driven investment approach with a range of portfolio options.

Karen Bauman is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at GGM Financial LLC, where she has worked since 2021, following seven years at J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. Karen took a three-year parental leave between 2018 and 2021. GGM Financial LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension and charitable organizations. The firm manages discretionary assets through a combination of internally managed model portfolios and third-party model options, offering a broad range of securities and products alongside individualized financial planning and retirement rollover guidance.

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.

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.

Martin Burke is a financial advisor at Van Cleef Asset Management Inc with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Van Cleef Asset Management since 2008, alongside prior roles at Natcity Investments, Inc. and National City Corporation dating back to 2001. Van Cleef Asset Management provides fee-only investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, families, and trusts, as well as religious, charitable, and select institutional clients. 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.

Logan Bratsch is an advisor at Lineweaver Wealth Advisors with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has been working in the financial industry since 2024 and joined Lineweaver Wealth Advisors in 2025. Prior to his financial career, he held positions with PGA Tour Live and at various golf clubs and educational institutions. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $1 billion in discretionary assets and focuses on tailored portfolio construction, ongoing monitoring, and rebalancing using a variety of investment methodologies.

Michael Fedj is a financial advisor with Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James and Associates and Wells Fargo Advisors. Fourth Dimension Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and personal financial planning. The firm develops individualized asset allocations based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance, employs active portfolio monitoring with a range of analytical techniques, and emphasizes ongoing client communication and education through detailed reporting and workshops.