Kevin Ruscher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Independence, Ohio. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Nationwide Insurance and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in land development through Bear Tracks Mountain, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various program types and maintains a large asset base managed primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Kowalewski is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Weslee Trillow. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, while offering access to third-party discretionary managers and performing regular due diligence and supervisory oversight.

Raluca Frangulea is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm’s approach relies on algorithmic risk assessment and employs approved model strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs.

Mark Malnar is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with GWN Securities since 2016. Malnar also serves as president of JKM Financial Inc., a financial advisory service offering life, health, accident insurance, and annuities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through multiple managed account programs and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and uses both model-based and tactical strategies, including market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Joseph Palko is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2022 and previously spent nine years at McDonald Partners LLC. He holds the Series 66 designation. MAI Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services, managing $72.3 billion in assets as of May 31, 2026.

John Silvis III is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and seven years of industry experience. Before joining Hightower in 2019, he spent 13 years at Fairport Asset Management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Spencer Roule is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Cerity Partners since 2018 and previously worked at Marsh, Berry & Company, Inc. and John Carroll University. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screens alongside various investment options to build client programs.

Steven Clark is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Clark Wealth Management since 2015, alongside his roles at Brookstone Capital Management and Clark Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is the president of the Lakewood Rocky River Rotary and is involved in insurance sales. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm offers fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program, delivering primarily discretionary investment management via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts with various strategies.

Griffin Lusk is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Independence, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2023, he worked at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, Ltd. from 2020 to 2022. He is also an appointed agent for AIGA, selling non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Jennifer Filkins is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Key Investment Services LLC since 2010, serving in various roles over more than a decade. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolio offerings, and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, while providing access to third-party discretionary managers and supervisory oversight.

Robert Fries is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Westlake, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Key Investment Services, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches basketball for Monroeville Local Schools. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management across multiple custodians.

Karen Yorke Taylor is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Key Investment Services since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance team as a board member of Rise Ministry CDC in Cleveland, Ohio. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various managed account programs and affiliated brokerage and insurance offerings. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment model selection and ongoing monitoring while providing access to third-party discretionary managers and supervisory oversight.

Stanley Majkrzak is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Hw Financial Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network for over two decades and was associated with Howard, Wershbale & Co, CPAs for 27 years. Majkrzak is a co-owner of IPS Bio, LLC, a private entity involved in investments unrelated to his advisory work. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of strategies and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and manages $72.3 billion in assets as of May 2026.

Barbara Whitmore is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in North Ridgeville, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2011 and has worked with New York Life Insurance Company since 2002. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in insurance brokering for non-registered products through outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, with a focus on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Nina Di Palma is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Marcum Wealth, Mid Atlantic Clearing & Settlement Corp., and several other firms over the past decade. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-class based investment strategy blending passive and active managers and offers a wide range of implementation tools and services through a large advisor network.

Scott Ziska is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding a Series 63 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2010 and previously worked at LPL Financial and Osaic FA, Inc. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, and access to model portfolios and third-party manager solutions through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Jarrett Mehalik is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Avon, OH, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property unrelated to his investment activities. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and business entities through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, providing clients with options ranging from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and direct indexing.

Kieran Harkness Robertson is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Key Investment Services, he was affiliated with KeyBank, NA and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, he has been involved with the Battle of the Ballers Tournament for three years. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap‑fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment choices supported by ongoing non-binding recommendations and due diligence, operating within the KeyCorp group alongside affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

Timothy McKee is a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS™) at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with three years of industry experience. He previously worked for S&T Bank for 29 years and operates as a self-employed consultant through Timothy P. McKee, CPA. He is also involved with Financial Wellness Partners, LLC, providing financial planning services. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, access to model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines individualized asset allocation with active monitoring and supports both proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple custodians.

Sidney Reyes is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Key Investment Services since 2015. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client direction in model and manager selection, provides ongoing monitoring, and works with third-party discretionary managers while maintaining supervisory oversight across its programs.