Ryan Retcher is a financial advisor at Access Wealth Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been a managing partner at Loud Capital LLC, a non-investment related venture capital firm, since 2022. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Loud Capital starting in 2017. Access Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, offering age-based Life Cycle Portfolios and planning across retirement, estate, tax, business, and cash-flow needs. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis and manages proprietary model-guided strategies, including tactical risk management and frontier investment allocations.

Matthew Brandeburg is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Meridian Wealth Management, LLC since 2022. He previously worked at MTBW, LLC for six years. In addition to his advisory role, Brandeburg is the publisher of Coventry House Publishing, LLC, a publishing company he has been involved with since 2012. Meridian Wealth Management provides financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on cash flow, retirement, education, estate, tax strategies, and risk management. The firm employs a mix of active and passive investment strategies, emphasizing tax-efficient, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with client discretion on implementation and typically annual reviews.

Nicholas Groves is a financial advisor at Safe Harbor Wealth Advisors, LLC in Dublin, Ohio, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Prior to his current role, he worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and Gradient Securities, LLC. Outside of advising, Groves is involved in an active insurance business through an affiliated company. Safe Harbor Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $165 million and employs a model portfolio approach primarily through co-advisor relationships with third-party managers.

Michael Martinez is a financial advisor at The Pension Group in Dublin, Ohio, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, Kovack Advisors, Inc., and Kovack Securities, Inc. Martinez is also the president of One Resource Group Wealth Management, LLC, an insurance-related business. The Pension Group provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory with a long-term strategic asset allocation approach and utilizes third-party managers for portfolio implementation while maintaining ongoing oversight.

Shengde Liu, CFA®, is a financial advisor at Access Wealth Group, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He also has a tenure at Hamilton Capital Management Inc. dating back to 2016. Liu is the founder of Aurimax Holdings, LLC, which conducts investment-related research supporting Access Wealth Group’s investment models. Access Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing proprietary model-guided strategies and a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis. The firm offers institutional-style portfolios alongside traditional retail management, including tactical sector rotation and frontier investment allocations.

Nicholas Daniel is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Columbus Wealth Management since 2021 and previously spent seven years at Windsor Advisory Group. Nicholas is based in Dublin, Ohio. Columbus Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, business entities, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies guided by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing a small client roster with a focus on individualized policies and regular portfolio reviews.

Eric Franklin is a financial advisor at The Pension Group with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Jpmorgan Chase in various roles spanning from 2013 to 2026. The Pension Group provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and long-term strategic asset allocation, often working with third-party managers for portfolio management and trade execution.

Gregory Johnson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Compass Financial Group, Inc. He has worked at Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. since 2022 and was previously with The O. N. Equity Sales Company from 2013 to 2022. Compass Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, businesses, and trusts. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, discretionary portfolio management, and a team-based approach, offering a wide range of planning programs including retirement, tax efficiency, estate, and charitable planning.

Mark Kamann is a financial advisor at Common Wealth Management LLC in Columbus, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Common Wealth Management since 2009 and Physicians Wealth Solutions since 2014. Common Wealth Management LLC is a small registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $9 million across 33 client relationships, employing a variety of investment strategies including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, private placements, and third-party managers.

John Quimjian is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Physicians Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2014 and is also involved with Orthopedic Specialists and Sports Medicine, where he serves as a 401(k) and profit-sharing plan administrator. Physicians Wealth Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment process that includes fundamental and technical analysis, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with a focus on U.S. equities and a variety of other asset types.

Gregory Taylor is a financial advisor at Legacy Advisory Network, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Claraphi Advisory Network, Central Ohio Retirement Institute, and Retirement Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and life insurance annuities through Legacy Wealth Partners. Legacy Advisory Network provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on developing financial plans and investment recommendations, introducing clients to and monitoring third-party investment advisers rather than managing portfolios directly.

Brent Ries is a financial advisor with Legacy Advisory Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Legacy Advisory Network in 2022, he worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation for 11 years. He is also an independent insurance agent licensed in accident & health, life, and variable insurance. Legacy Advisory Network primarily provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on developing financial plans and investment recommendations and introduces clients to unaffiliated third-party investment advisers, overseeing their selection and monitoring rather than managing portfolios directly.

Gregory Dupont is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the managing partner of the Law Offices of DuPont and Blumenstiel, LLC, where he has served as an attorney since 1992. In addition to his financial advisory work at Advocate Wealth Solutions, Dupont is president of Ohio Tax Advocates, providing tax planning and consulting services. Advocate Wealth Solutions offers fee-based financial planning and portfolio management to a range of individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance, and integrates legal and insurance expertise into its tax, estate, and insurance planning services.

Jordan Ranly is a CFP® professional with over four years at Nvest Wealth Strategies, Inc. and nearly two decades of prior experience at Honda Motor Company. He is based in Powell, Ohio. Nvest Wealth Strategies serves individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm applies a long-term, multi-asset approach focused on no-load mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing diversification and periodic rebalancing while adhering to a fiduciary standard.

Cory Cook is a financial advisor at Cox & Cook Wealth Advisors in Dublin, Ohio, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2015. Outside of investment advising, he is an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of insurance products and fixed annuities. Cox & Cook Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and corporations. The firm manages approximately $98.7 million across about 205 client relationships, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting with a focus on individualized Investment Policy Statements and a mix of analytical approaches for long-term and options-based strategies.

Cory Sickles is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Safe Harbor Wealth Advisors, LLC in Dublin, OH, bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has held various roles within Safe Harbor entities since 2012 and is involved in insurance sales through Safe Harbor Retirement Group, LLC and Safe Harbor Health, LLC, where he serves as President and Owner. Safe Harbor Wealth Advisors serves both individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, as well as institutional and trust accounts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm primarily uses third-party model portfolios and maintains co-advisor relationships, incorporating client-directed restrictions and a range of investment strategies.

Brent Soller is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Siekmann Company since 2025. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and FSC Securities Corp and manages the Soller Insurance Agency. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in insurance sales and service through his own agency. The Siekmann Company provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting for individuals and organizations, focusing on non-discretionary portfolio management and participant education. The firm utilizes a range of fund types and institutional analytic tools to tailor portfolios to client needs, while managing significant retirement-plan assets.

John Lynch is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Lynch Financial Group since 1989, where he serves as one of two principals. Lynch Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policies and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside written financial plans and ad hoc consulting.

Ryan Sheppard is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Capstone Wealth Partners in Dublin, Ohio since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is the majority owner of The Ohio Political Network, LLC, a company that provides telecommunication technology to political campaigns and elected officials. Capstone Wealth Partners serves individual, high-net-worth clients, and businesses by offering discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party money managers, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm’s investment approach combines passive index funds and ETFs with selective active management, emphasizing college-focused planning services and software.

Douglas Lynch is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Lynch Financial Group since 1989 and is based in Dublin, Ohio. Lynch Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policies and offers discretionary portfolio management combined with written financial plans and ad hoc consulting.