Michael Nowacki is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Nowacki Capital Management LLC and Saga Partners, LLC. Outside of finance, he owns and manages M&P Bargain Books, a bookstore in Willoughby, Ohio. Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and corporate accounts by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and outsourced chief investment officer services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and manages approximately $1.3 billion across a broad range of public and private investments.

Meaghan Grant is a financial advisor at Rockport Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Thrivent and Lake Forest Country Club. Before entering the financial advisory field, she spent ten years in education at the college and secondary school levels. Rockport Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-based financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $676 million across a team of eight advisers and offers both traditional portfolio management and consultant-style services, including alternative investments and a wrap fee program.

Quin Strouse is a financial advisor with Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC in Millersburg, Ohio. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Design Outreach. Strouse serves as a board member for Design Outreach, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on vision, administration, and fundraising. Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory programs. The firm customizes asset allocations based on client objectives and employs a mix of analytical methods while actively managing diversified portfolios.

Brian Kerber is a financial advisor at Prasad Wealth Partners with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms including Regal Investment Advisors, Regulus Financial Group, and Ohio National Financial Services. Kerber serves as a board member of the Western Gales Homeowners Association. Prasad Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, private foundations, qualified retirement plans, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes customized planning and primarily uses fundamental analysis with a long-term investment orientation.

Daniel Steinberg is a financial advisor with Vantage Financial Group, Inc. in Cleveland, OH, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials with 42 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera and Savage & Associates Inc. Steinberg serves as a past chairperson of the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation and chairs the long-range planning committee at Sylvania Country Club. Vantage Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and governmental entities. The firm manages approximately $867 million in client assets and offers tailored portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a team of six advisors.

Anthony Kulka is a financial advisor with Prasad Wealth Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Regulus, LLC, Regal Investment Advisors, LLC, Arbor Point Advisors, and Securities America Inc. There are no additional outside activities noted. Prasad Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, family offices, trusts, private foundations, qualified retirement plans, and institutional plan sponsors with personalized financial planning and investment management. The firm emphasizes customized planning and primarily uses fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation, employing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and derivatives when appropriate.

Pamela Kruger is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 29 years of industry experience. She has worked at Cornerstone since 2005 and has also been affiliated with J.W. Cole Financial and J.W. Cole Advisors during that time. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in tax preparation as an Enrolled Agent and manages estate finalization and distribution for trustees and beneficiaries. Cornerstone Asset Management Services primarily serves individual clients across a range of net worth levels, providing discretionary portfolio management through its Alpha/Beta Solutions platform as well as sub-advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis in a proprietary model-driven process, offering risk-based portfolio selection and ongoing account monitoring.

George Anastasakis is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone since 2005 and is also involved with several other business ventures, including MTH Hats, LLC, a retail sales operation, and C. M. Hyatt & Associates, which provides notary services. Additionally, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. 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 employs a proprietary, computer-aided investment process that combines fundamental and technical analysis and provides multiple service delivery options, including model portfolios, separately managed accounts, sub-advisory services, and financial planning.

Marc Thomas is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lesjak Financial Corp since 1999 and is currently part of the team at Lesjak Planning, LLC in Westlake, OH. Lesjak Planning is a family-owned registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides written financial planning and portfolio management through two advisory programs, using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach tailored to client risk profiles and employing diversified allocation models across various asset categories.

Wayne Barker is a ChFC® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Prosperity Capital Advisors and previously worked at Valor Capital Management, LLC. Barker is based in Cleveland, OH. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach using core risk-based portfolios and specialized strategies across various asset classes and platforms.

Aaron Vaughn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently with Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 19 years and is also associated with Defiant Financial Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Vaughn is an attorney specializing in estate planning and is involved in several non-investment-related business ventures, including technology services and firearms instruction. Fortis Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, implementing a range of strategies across passive, active, tactical, blended, and ESG-integrated approaches, primarily on a discretionary basis.

Lawrence Kennard is a CFP® professional with 47 years of industry experience, currently serving at StoneX Advisors Inc. since 2015. He has a background that includes over a decade at StoneX Securities Inc. and long-term involvement with the L.P. Kennard Agency. Outside of advisory work, he is a board member of the St. Basil Catholic Church Finance Council. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting through independent advisors and an in-house Private Client Group. The firm employs various strategies, including proprietary models and third-party managers, and supports multiple account structures and investment platforms.

Maryann Ruben is a financial advisor with Tucker Asset Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has also operated Ruben Financial since 2005, where she is involved in the sale and service of insurance products. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary investment management, model-portfolio solutions, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and consulting. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation approach and integrates alternative investments through platforms like CAIS.

Bryan Bibbo is a financial advisor with Prosperity Capital Advisors in Avon, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation and with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Petros Financial Group and has been affiliated with C2P Capital Advisory Group and JL Smith Holistic Wealth Management since 2010. Outside of advising, he provides tax preparation services, teaches financial education seminars through the American Financial Education Alliance, and serves on the board of the Arthritis Foundation of Ohio. Prosperity Capital Advisors offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individual, corporate, charitable, and retirement plan clients. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and alternative solutions, and provides a range of institutional and advisory services including trustee and charitable account management.

Marco Miranda is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including Alliance Bernstein and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Compound Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a customized, risk-based investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, utilizing low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies.

David Forshew is a financial advisor at Advance Capital Management Inc in Independence, OH, holding a Series 63 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Advance Capital Management since 2016. Advance Capital Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, trusts, foundations, and corporations, focusing on financial planning and portfolio management primarily through mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a model portfolio approach managed by an Investment Committee and offers specialized retirement services, including a "Chief Retirement Officer" program.

Joseph Hamel is a financial advisor with Portfolio Medics, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Hamel Advisory Services, LLC since 2007 and Hamel & Associates, Inc. since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Hamel is a licensed insurance professional through Hamel & Associates, Inc., operating separately from his work at Portfolio Medics. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for about 3,700 clients through 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Brian Fowles is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC in Westlake, OH, with 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors, The Mutual Fund Store, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his work at Stratos, he is a managing partner and wealth advisor at Century Wealth Partners. Stratos Wealth Advisors is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, third-party manager programs, and insurance consulting, with access to proprietary products through its affiliation with SEI entities.

Sean Heney is a financial advisor with Portside Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and MassMutual, and currently serves as a partner and financial planner with Allegis Advisors and Suncrest Advisors alongside his role at Portside. Portside Wealth Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm that provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and co-advisory services for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—retirement and pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses tailored discretionary mandates with investment analysis that combines fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches.

Brian Minier is a financial advisor with Prosperity Capital Advisors in Westlake, OH, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Capital Advisors since 2015 and is also a partner in Keystone Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Minier is involved with the American Financial Education Alliance, conducting seminars to address financial illiteracy, and serves on the boards of Grace Fellowship Church and Encompass World Partners. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach utilizing core risk-based portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to various investment vehicles and platforms.