Kyle Hickey is a financial advisor at Jameson & Griffin Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Everhart Advisors and Skylight Financial. Hickey is also a licensed insurance agent. Jameson & Griffin Financial is a sole-proprietor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading approach, managing accounts primarily with mutual funds, equities, and ETFs.

Matthew Oberdorfer is a financial advisor with Oberdorfer Financial, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has prior experience with The OIC Advisory LLC and maintains ongoing roles as an airline pilot and Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Oberdorfer Financial provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and employer-sponsored retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm combines asset-allocation strategies with both passive and active investment options, incorporates real estate and alternative assets into planning, and offers services including educational seminars and fiduciary support under ERISA.

Philip Hammond is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trendcalc Dynamics in Columbus, OH. His career includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America Advisors, Inc., and several iterations of Trendcalc Capital Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory work, he has operated as an independent insurance agent since 1990. Trendcalc Dynamics provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a research-driven, systematic investment process across global and regional equity and fixed-income strategies and is notable for its ERISA 3(38) investment manager role for retirement plans.

Roger Southward is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Southward Financial Services, LLC since 2000. Southward Financial Services is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm also offers tax preparation services through an on-staff CPA and utilizes a primarily non-discretionary investment approach with portfolios constructed using strategic asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.

Deborah Price is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience, owner of Price Planning, LLC in Columbus, Ohio. She has led Price Planning since 2002. In addition to her financial advisory role, she is the managing member of Price Legal Services, LLC, which offers clients the option to obtain basic legal documents such as simple wills and durable powers of attorney. Price Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies with emphasis on asset allocation. The firm does not accept commissions or custody of client funds and offers services through hourly and fixed-fee engagements.

Alan Ray is a financial advisor at Square Peg Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Columbus, OH, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to founding Square Peg in 2019, he worked at AlphaStar Capital Management and Nationwide Securities LLC. Ray is also a licensed independent insurance agent, though he does not actively solicit insurance outside of financial planning recommendations. Square Peg Financial Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning and investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party managers and model portfolios, focusing on cost efficiency and risk profile, and includes educational content in some limited planning engagements.

Craig Novosel Johnson is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Wealthought LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2013. He is also a limited partner in a family partnership managing timber and oil/gas assets. Wealthought LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a diverse range of analytic approaches and investment strategies across an unusually broad investment universe for a firm of its size.

Brent Jenkins is a financial advisor with Grant Street Wealth Management, Ltd. in Columbus, OH, holding 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with AXA Advisors, LLC since 2009. Outside of finance, he owns Jenkins Photography, a small photography business. Grant Street Wealth Management, Ltd. is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving families, small businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm focuses on financial planning, investment consulting, and pension consulting by recommending and overseeing third-party money managers and turnkey asset management programs, with an emphasis on pension consulting and plan-level services.

Eric Laub is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising, currently serving clients through his independent firm, Finance 180, in Columbus, OH. Before founding Finance 180 in 2017, he worked at Exchange Capital Management for two years. Laub also works as a substitute teacher for the Evergreen School District, a role he has held for over two decades and presently accounts for up to half of his time. Finance 180 provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive, low-cost investment approach focused on index mutual funds and ETFs, with customized asset allocations and quarterly account monitoring.

Terrie Austin is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Milestone Wealth Strategies in Columbus, OH. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial, Stratos Wealth Partners, Fifth Third Securities, Raymond James Financial, PRUCO Securities, Valic Financial Advisors, and UBS Financial Services. She holds several securities licenses, including Series 63, 65, and 66. Milestone Wealth Strategies provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, small businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm emphasizes risk control and value-oriented investing while offering a formal specialty in divorce financial planning, alongside educational seminars and employer retirement plan consulting.

Matthew Sands is the sole advisor at Elevate Wealth Management in New Albany, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Neptune Consulting, Heritage Wealth Partners, Private Client Services, and LPL Financial. Elevate Wealth Management is an independent, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high net worth clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside standalone financial planning, using strategies such as asset allocation and dollar-cost averaging with quarterly account reviews.

James Vaughan is the principal and sole advisor at Vaughan Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Worthington, Ohio. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having founded and operated his independent advisory firm since 2010. Vaughan Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process that integrates ETFs, large-cap equities, fixed income, alternative exposures, and active options strategies tailored to client goals and risk profiles.

Mark Shafer is the sole advisor at Goodrich Asset Management LLC in New Albany, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. He has led Goodrich Asset Management since 2009. Goodrich Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and hourly financial consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $2.68 million across a small number of accounts. The firm offers tailored portfolios of individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and other public securities with regular account supervision and employs a range of active strategies uncommon for a solo advisor.

Perry Jeffries III is a financial advisor at Diamond Equity Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Phy-Nancially Fit LLC, a web-based company offering health and money management advice, and markets nutritional supplements through Isagenix. Diamond Equity Advisors provides consulting, financial planning, pension and 401(k) plan consulting, and asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a preference for buy-and-hold investing, and offers specialized business consulting including a fractional-CFO style program for small businesses.

Michael Damian is the managing director of Damian Capital Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding his firm in 2003, he has worked as a senior project manager at URS Corporation since 1999. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as vice president of a small appliance manufacturing company, Happy Lights, LLC. Damian Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and occasional investment recommendations primarily to individual clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ time horizons, risk tolerance, and goals, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and exchange-traded funds, and currently manages approximately $590,000 in client assets.

Joe Mesenburg is the sole advisor at JR Mesenburg and Associates, LLC, an independent firm based in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with JR Mesenburg and Associates since 1977. The firm provides investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and religious and charitable institutions. Portfolios are customized based on clients’ income needs, liquidity, time horizon, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, primarily using actively managed equity and fixed-income strategies with discretionary implementation.

Emily De Blase is a financial advisor at Organic Wealth, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding the ChFC® designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Huntington Investment Company, The Huntington National Bank, Gerber, LLC, and Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc. Organic Wealth is a fee-only, solo registered investment adviser offering discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, financial coaching, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, utilizing a combination of passive and active investments, third-party managers, and model marketplace tools to tailor services to client needs.

Sara Becker is the principal and sole advisor at Omega Capital Management LLC, an independent SEC-registered firm. She holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Omega Capital, she has worked at Henry Schein Animal Health and Schottenstein Stores Corp. In addition to her advisory role, Becker serves as president of The New Albany CPA Co., an accounting and tax services firm. Omega Capital Management LLC manages discretionary assets for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional retirement clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with diversified investment allocations, focusing on long-term holdings tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

John Davidson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with KylesHill Financial Planning since 2008 and also has a longstanding affiliation with Growth Management Solutions. Additionally, he is a minority partner in Enterprise Advisory Group, LLC, a non-investment related professional services firm. KylesHill Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, focusing on long-term asset allocation and typically managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Divine Fondem is a financial advisor at FP Investment with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to this role, Divine worked with World Financial Group and has eight years of experience in the education sector. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of the Cumberlands in the Plaster Graduate School of Business. FP Investment, founded in 2025, offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis alongside Monte Carlo planning, managing accounts with various strategies including options trading, and provides specialized ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) pension consulting services.