Todd Walter is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with The Joseph Group Capital Management in Columbus, OH, where he has worked since 2009. He has 21 years of industry experience. The Joseph Group Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charities, and businesses, as well as consulting for retirement plan sponsors. The firm’s investment process involves aligning client goals with named strategies and includes a weekly Investment Team Market Health Analysis to guide portfolio decisions.

John Forloine is a CFP® and Series 66 registered advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Golden Reserve Retirement, LLC and has previously worked at firms including The Pension Group, McCarthy & Cox Retirement & Estate Planning Specialists, Commonwealth Financial Network, Nationwide Securities, and Merrill Lynch. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in commissionable insurance sales through an affiliated entity. Golden Reserve Retirement, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing modern portfolio theory and long-term, low-cost investing. The firm integrates estate-planning and tax-preparation services through affiliated entities and employs discretionary management with a focus on tailored investment strategies.

Philip Kessler is a financial advisor at SWS Partners, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with SWS Partners since 2015. SWS Partners manages approximately $442.6 million in assets with a five-person advisory team, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and multi-family office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining passive asset-class exposures with research-driven active selection and offers proprietary model portfolios, wrap-fee programs, and access to alternative investments.

Mikhail Poltyrev is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at GGM Financial LLC. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for six years and has co-owned a private eBay sales business, BAM Distributing, since 2016. GGM Financial, LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs discretionary, goal-based investment programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, using various analytical methods and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Carter Gerlach is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Windsor Advisory Group, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining Windsor, he worked at The Columbus Foundation from 2016 to 2019. Windsor Advisory Group serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families, offering customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm also provides family office and personal CFO services, with an investment approach that includes both public and private markets and a distinctive capability to manage pooled private investment vehicles.

Callie Jacoby is a CFP® at Gryphon Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at PNC Bank NA for 26 years before joining Gryphon. Gryphon Financial Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, focusing on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, tax and estate planning, and family office services.

Branda Allen is a financial advisor with TCP Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including United Planners Financial Services of America and Trendency Capital Partners. Outside of advisory work, she owns and operates Wanderlust Adventures & Events LLC, a venture focused on real estate activities. TCP Asset Management, LLC offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and annuity management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term trading approach and uses model portfolios and sub-advised strategies through third-party platforms.

Omar Ganoom is a financial advisor with SB Advisory, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at San Blas Securities LLC, Central States Capital Markets, Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc., and Boenning & Scattergood. Outside of his advisory work, he is the managing member of a real estate ownership entity. SB Advisory, LLC is a multi-team firm managing over $1 billion for individuals, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm primarily provides non-discretionary investment advice using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and outside managers, employing fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis.

Laurie Licata is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as part of the team at PDS Planning Inc in Dublin, OH. She has been with PDS Planning since 2008, totaling 18 years at the firm. PDS Planning Inc is a fee-only registered investment adviser that offers financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, business entities, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $2.17 billion across about 600 clients and employs a fixed-fee structure for its advisory services, providing customized financial plans and investment strategies that include ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct equities and fixed income.

Eric Kelemen is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with licenses including Series 65 and Series 63. He has professional experience spanning roles at Huntington National Bank, Golden Reserve, Park National Bank, and MDRN Capital since 2022. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $338.6 million using a multi-advisor team model and primarily constructs portfolios with unaffiliated independent managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Erik Roemer is a CFP® with over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Gerber, LLC since 2000 and previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Roemer holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves as Chief Compliance Officer at Gerber, overseeing client service, financial planning, staff management, and regulatory compliance. Gerber, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, focusing on growth-oriented, first-generation entrepreneurs. The firm offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth services, using a long-term, diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and derivatives, supported by independent managers and an outsourced CIO.

Ryan Watt is a financial advisor at Arena Private Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Fifth Third Securities and Mutual Securities. Watt serves on the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Southern and Central Ohio. Arena Private Wealth provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, with services that include manager selection, customized strategies, and a covered-call strategy for concentrated equity positions. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio approaches and acts as a fund sponsor and general partner through affiliated entities.

James Lindner is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Retirement Strategies, Ltd. He has held roles at Private Client Services and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, among others. Outside of advising, Lindner is the founder and president of Capital City Young Aviators, a nonprofit that mentors at-risk youth through aviation programs, and he also serves as president and co-founder of the Central Ohio Professional Education Council, which provides free financial education workshops. Retirement Strategies, Ltd. provides comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, supplemented by newsletters, educational seminars, and client-facing planning software.

Matthew Schaefer is a financial advisor at Golden Reserve Retirement, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at The Superlative Group for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, Schaefer is a licensed insurance agent involved in commissionable insurance sales and retirement planning through an affiliated entity. Golden Reserve Retirement, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a long-term, predominantly passive investment approach based on modern portfolio theory. The firm offers discretionary management, estate-planning, and tax-preparation services through affiliated entities, distinguishing itself with formal affiliations and a specific custodian requirement.

Nicholas Leeper is an advisor at Retirement Strategies, Ltd. in Dublin, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials. He has experience working at Baker Hughes and managing Leeper Farms alongside his advisory role. Retirement Strategies, Ltd. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers employee-focused educational seminars.

Kristen Nicholson is a financial advisor at Gryphon Financial Partners with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Gryphon, she worked at PNC Bank for seven years. Gryphon Financial Partners serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs an active, diversified approach focusing on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and offers a range of portfolio management, consulting, tax, estate planning, and family office services.

Michael Solik is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Gryphon Financial Partners. He has been affiliated with Gryphon since 2017 and is also a member of Gryphon Normandy Manager, LLC. Gryphon Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on family business sales and exits, succession and legacy planning, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tax and estate planning, as well as family office services, using an active, diversified investment approach tailored to client objectives.

Jacob Martin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at The Joseph Group from 2013 to 2025 and subsequently at NorthAvenue Financial Advocates before joining Keeler & Nadler Family Wealth, LLC in 2025. Keeler & Nadler Family Wealth provides wealth management services combining investment management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a broad range of analysis methods and incorporates tools such as margin, leverage, and derivatives in client strategies.

Brynn Walden is a financial advisor with Ash Matson Wealth Partners, Inc. based in London, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ash Matson, Walden worked for Platinum Capital Advisors LLC for 10 years and has been involved with Southern Cross Management Ltd since 1993. Outside of advising, Walden is active in real estate development and management through multiple partnerships and development companies. Ash Matson Wealth Partners provides advisory services to individuals and various institutional clients by recommending third-party advisers to implement investment strategies. The firm uses a personalized asset-allocation process based on client goals and risk tolerance but does not directly manage client portfolios or custody assets.

Jessica Simmons is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a wealth advisor at TCP Asset Management, LLC. She has held prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Aurora Wealth Advisors. Simmons also provides consulting services as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst through BlackBird Divorce Solutions. TCP Asset Management, LLC advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term trading approach.