Neil Patel is a financial advisor at Meeder Advisory Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Meeder Advisory Services, he held roles at The Ohio State University and Total Care Therapy. Meeder Advisory Services serves financial intermediaries, retirement plan sponsors and their participants, and individual investors through separately managed accounts and model/strategist programs. The firm uses a quantitative investment process implemented via SMAs, model portfolios, and Meeder-branded funds, primarily working through intermediaries and institutional plan relationships.

Brian Anderson is a financial advisor at Life, Inc. Retirement Services with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation since 2012 and joined Life, Inc. Retirement Services in 2019. Life, Inc. Retirement Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting services to individual clients and small-business plan sponsors, focusing on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to support a long-term investment approach.

Samuel Russo is a financial advisor at Lasting Mark Retirement Group LLC in Dublin, OH. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at several firms, including White Oak Partners and Crowe, LLP. Russo’s background includes roles in both advisory and accounting firms, as well as a period at Butler University. Lasting Mark Retirement Group LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, with a focus on retirement income, tax planning, healthcare, and estate planning.

Andrew Keeler is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Keeler & Nadler Family Wealth in Dublin, OH. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2014 and also holds a leadership role as president of Keeler & Nadler Financial Planning and Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory duties, he serves as a member of the Dublin City Council, participating on the Finance Committee. Keeler & Nadler Family Wealth advises individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, delivering wealth management that integrates investment management with financial planning. The firm employs diverse analytic approaches and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases, providing access to third-party managers and a broad range of investment vehicles.

Christen Biddlestone is a financial advisor at Trinity Financial Advisors LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Trinity, Christen worked at Maxtown Medical Corp, Nationwide Insurance, and Diamond Hill Capital Management. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, providing business-related financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $670 million across about 208 client relationships, offering customized portfolios and ongoing monitoring through platforms such as eMoney and Addepar.

Kendall Theil is a financial advisor at Meeder Advisory Services, Inc. with Series 65 and 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Meeder Distribution Services, Inc., Kendall held roles at Meeder Investment Management, First Mutual Holding Company, Homepoint Financial, and Ohio State University. Meeder Advisory Services serves financial intermediaries, retirement plan sponsors, and individual investors through separately managed accounts and model portfolio programs. The firm uses a quantitative, asset-allocation-driven investment approach and primarily works through intermediaries and institutional plan relationships.

Jeffrey Foster is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with Retirement Strategies, Ltd. since 2008. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Dublin, Ohio. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive partner in RS Tax and Accounting Services, LLC, a tax and accounting firm managed by an active partner. Retirement Strategies, Ltd. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and employer savings-plan monitoring. The firm offers regular newsletters, educational seminars, and uses client-facing planning software to support comprehensive financial planning.

Rita Itsell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at PDS Planning Inc with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with PDS Planning since 2002. PDS Planning Inc is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual clients, business entities, pension plans, charitable institutions, and non-profits. The firm focuses on planning-driven investment decisions and offers comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services, including retirement-plan consulting and estate coordination.

Joshua Allen is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and serves as Chief Executive Officer and partner at TCP Asset Management, LLC. He has held roles at various firms including Riley Benefits & Investment Group and East Harbour Capital. Outside of advising, he owns Wanderlust Adventures & Events, LLC, a business involved in real estate sales and management. TCP Asset Management, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, employs model portfolios and sub-advised strategies, and requires clients to use specific custodians and broker-dealers.

Daniel Wolford is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Swisher Financial Concepts, Inc., where he has worked since 2011, and previously spent over two decades at The O.N. Equity Sales Company. Outside of financial advising, he is a 50% member of Kidman, LLC, a real estate ownership entity with his spouse. Swisher Financial Concepts serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering fee-based financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to develop client-specific investment policies and also provides tax-preparation and small-business management consulting services.

Matthew Ruttenberg is a financial advisor with Life, Inc. Retirement Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Life, Inc. Retirement Services since 2019 and has worked with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a co-owner of Ruttenberg & Company LLC, a financial planning firm, and part-owner of The Money Twins, a financial education provider. Life, Inc. Retirement Services offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals and small-business plan sponsors, focusing on long-term strategies guided by fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory. The firm serves primarily non-high-net-worth clients and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Terry Davis is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Gryphon Financial Partners and previously worked at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and U.S. Bank for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns a Crossfit gym and serves on the boards of a nonprofit organization and a county fair board. Gryphon Financial Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs an active, diversified “total portfolio” approach and offers both discretionary investment management and consulting, with specialties in family business sales, retirement, legacy planning, and family office services.

Hannah Fitzpatrick is a CFP® professional at Summit Financial Strategies Inc with four years of industry experience. She has been with Summit Financial Strategies since 2016. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals across wealth levels, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolios while allowing flexibility for client-directed strategies and employs technology platforms to support tax-efficient asset management and rebalancing.

Joshua Richardson is a financial advisor at Peak Retirement Planning, Inc. in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Peak in 2023, he worked at Genpact and The Sygma Network. Richardson is also involved in insurance sales, providing various insurance products. Peak Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning consulting, and related services. The firm integrates an in-house CPA for tax preparation and employs an estate-planning software platform, tailoring advice to clients’ objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Adam Fitch is a financial advisor at Balance Wealth with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bolt Financial Group, RT Specialty, and Northwestern Mutual. Balance Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as defined contribution and defined benefit plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting through a team of nine advisors. The firm employs diversified, risk-based portfolios using fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative approaches, and operates across nine offices with relationships that facilitate brokerage and custody services.

Andrew Gersbach is a financial advisor with Stirlingshire Investments, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stirlingshire in 2024, he worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent LLC, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Uncle Andy's Hot Sauce, a business producing and distributing premium hot sauces. Stirlingshire Investments serves individuals, trusts, and other entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and IRA rollover advice. The firm customizes portfolios using a broad range of investment instruments and employs various analytical methods to manage client accounts, typically on a discretionary basis.

Nicholas Boyden is a financial advisor with The Joseph Group Capital Management in Columbus, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with seven years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively at The Joseph Group Capital Management since 2016. The Joseph Group Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory team managing approximately $1.09 billion in discretionary assets for individuals, high-net-worth households, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a purpose- and goal-based process with multiple core allocation strategies and specialty offerings, supported by a multi-credentialed investment team and unique client engagement practices such as educational seminars and newsletters.

Samuel La Vielle is a CFP® professional at Summit Financial Strategies Inc with four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Bank of America and Equis Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant swim coach for Olentangy Orange Schools. Summit Financial Strategies provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolio allocations while offering discretionary and non-discretionary services, tax planning, and retirement plan management.

Robert Aaron Hammack is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at John E. Sestina and Company since 2014. He is based in Columbus, OH, and has been with the firm in various capacities since that time. John E. Sestina and Company serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm employs a multi-advisor team of 12 professionals and manages approximately $634 million in discretionary assets, using a long-term, diversified investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

David Marlin is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Balance Wealth with eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Balance Wealth in 2025, he worked at Agdeavor Investments and Bolt Financial Group, Inc., and has also served as a military pilot instructor for FlightSafety Services Corp. since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he provides continuation training for C-17 pilots in a flight simulator. Balance Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as defined contribution and defined benefit plans. The firm employs diversified, risk-based portfolios and combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, quantitative analysis, and long-term trading, managing approximately $387 million for over 550 clients through a team of advisors.