Charles Freeman is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He began his financial services career in 1981 and is a qualified Portfolio Manager. Charles provides personalized financial strategies, managing discretionary portfolios that may include individual stocks, bonds, model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. He holds the designations of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR, Personal Investment Advisor, and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor. Charles earned a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from The University of Akron. His client focus areas include Family Wealth Management Strategies, Legacy Planning, and Personal Retirement Planning. Outside of his professional role, Charles is actively involved in his community. He has volunteered with organizations such as the Medina School Board of Education, Medina Breakfast Kiwanis Club, Akron Junior Achievement, and Goodwill Industries of Akron. Currently, he volunteers with Akron Children's Hospital. His personal interests include boating, reading, running (including marathons), and spending time with his family.

Thomas Clifford is a financial advisor at Osaic with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, Signator Investors, and Clifford Financial Group, where he is currently president and involved in marketing life and health insurance as well as fixed annuities. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including retail and institutional investors through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, employing asset-allocation tools and multiple investment platforms to manage portfolios comprising stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Janeanne Gregg is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Akron, OH, and has seven years of experience with the firm. Before joining Robert Baird, she worked at Ken Stewarts Lodge and Flemings Prime Steakhouse and was involved with Spring Garden Waldorf School. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm combines manager-traded and model-traded strategies with tax management and direct indexing, managing approximately $394 billion in assets as of December 2025.

Daniel Fagert is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Wooster, Ohio, holding a Series 63 designation and having 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 1996. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment options supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Jess Hurst II is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. He has held roles at Cetera Advisors LLC since 2013 and leads Impel Wealth Management as its president. Outside of his advisory work, Hurst is an author and publisher, with involvement in community organizations including the Akron Community Foundation and United Way Summit-Medina. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager investment platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various third-party managers and investment strategies.

Stephen Sowers is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in North Canton, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and previously at Cetera Advisor Networks and Cetera Wealth Services. Sowers is also involved with Ohio Investment Partners and operates an insurance agency related to his investment activities. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, participant-level retirement advice, and institutional platforms, combining a broad range of advisory and non-advisory financial services.

Nancy Lauren is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Primerica Advisors since 2017, following experience at Primerica Financial Services and Smith Foods. She serves on the board of Wincleveland, a nonprofit organization. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily for individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with nearly 3,700 financial advisors and approximately $15.5 billion in assets under management, offering model-based investment strategies supported by third-party asset managers and custodial services.

Colin Burdette is a financial advisor at Cetera with a Series 66 credential and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Prosperity Advisors and other firms, as well as experience in legal support and customer service. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services through a nationwide network of independent advisors and provides access to model portfolios, third-party managers, and customized strategies across multiple program structures.

Paul Storm is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC from 2009 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of Wadsworth United Methodist Church and is owner of PS Wealth Strategies LLC. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent professionals utilizing various tailored strategies and platform arrangements.

Amelia Urbanik is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Medina, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with Thrivent since 2015 and serves as president of her local church council. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, providing goal-based, holistic financial planning without discretionary portfolio management, and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account programs under consolidated billing.

Ruby Jain is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fairlawn, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 2014. Outside of advisory work, Jain receives compensation for referrals related to home security and automation products, as well as mortgage loan products. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm employs model-delivery investment strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports trade execution through BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing, managing approximately $15.5 billion in assets.

Hannah Magrum is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Thrivent and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans since 2012 and 2013 respectively. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several community and nonprofit activities, including serving as head chair of Kids First Medina, a nonprofit board member for Rising Heights, and owner of HKMagrum Consulting, which focuses on disability services planning and advocacy. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm delivers holistic, goal-based planning without discretionary trading authority, emphasizing comprehensive recommendations across a range of financial topics.

Michael Rufo is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Akron, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Equitable Advisors since 1999, including the period when the firm operated as Axa Advisors. Rufo serves as a board member of St. Paschal Baylon in Highland Heights, OH. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party asset managers, focusing on tailored risk assessment and model matching without sponsoring its own wrap fee program.

Pamela Kiltau is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Akron, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 47 years of industry experience. She worked at Merrill from 2001 to 2016 before joining Baird in 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for Boy Scout Troop #45 in Hartville, Ohio. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, including the DDK Group, serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services such as financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, utilizing a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with in-house research and technological tools.

Lois Gregory is a financial advisor with Cetera based in Akron, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Securities among other firms. Gregory serves as an unpaid board member of Trinity-Love Inc, a nonprofit focused on assisting impoverished communities in developing countries. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered advisor supporting a large nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a multi-manager platform offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers.

Kevin Longanecker is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Fairlawn, OH, holding 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 2011 and currently conducts sales activities under the PrimeVision Financial Group DBA. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sales representative for Tee Time Golf Pass, a discount golf program. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and a limited number of separately managed account options primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure for its services.

Elizabeth Goldthwaite is a financial advisor at Merrill with Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 43 years of industry experience. Her career includes prior roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and an earlier tenure at Merrill. She is based in Akron, OH. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Steven Milvet is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Lodi, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a zoning board member for the Chatham Township Zoning Commission. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a range of investment strategies and overlays to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

Rachael Chandler Head is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at LPL Enterprise since 2025. She previously worked at Edward Jones for nine years and held roles at State Farm VP Management Corp. and her own insurance agency from 2009 to 2016. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth investors and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and various non-securities products and services.

Danny Fox is a Financial Consultant currently affiliated with Fidelity Investments. In this role, he collaborates with individuals and their families to develop financial plans tailored to their unique situations and needs. He emphasizes understanding each client's circumstances and values to create a plan that they comprehend and feel comfortable with. Danny has accumulated professional experience since 2019, serving as a Brokerage Services Manager at Charles Schwab from 2019 to 2024. He then joined Fidelity Investments as an Investment Consultant from 2024 to 2026, before advancing to his current position as Financial Consultant in 2026. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Danny is interested in fitness, social events with friends, hiking, outdoor adventures, pets, and traveling.