Frank Cihlar is the sole advisor at CCM Investment Counsel, an independent firm based in Stow, Ohio. He holds 26 years of industry experience and has been with CCM Investment Counsel, including its predecessor firm CCM Management & Research, Inc., since 1997. CCM Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, pension or profit-sharing plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a structured process to create written investment guidelines that align with clients’ objectives, focusing on value investing, diversification, asset allocation, and tax-efficient management.

Brian Davis is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Davis Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has operated since 2002, and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2009. Davis also engages in the sale of fixed life insurance products outside his broker-dealer affiliation. Davis Wealth Management provides fee-based financial and investment planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses exclusively on comprehensive planning engagements without discretionary portfolio management, delivering written plans and periodic updates while leaving implementation to clients or third parties.

William Mccarthy is a financial advisor with Partners Investment Services, Inc. in Hudson, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Investment Services since 1999 and also serves as president and CEO of Partners Insurance Agency, an insurance marketing company, since 2006. Partners Investment Services serves older adults and families of seniors, focusing on estate protection and long-term care planning, including Medicaid planning. The firm’s preservation-oriented investment approach emphasizes fixed and fixed-indexed annuities and money-market vehicles, with recommendations made on a non-discretionary basis and tailored to clients’ needs rather than continuous asset management.

Daniel Garner is a financial advisor at Presper Financial Architects, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and the Millennial Group prior to joining Presper Financial Architects in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches retirement seminars through Passport to Retirement. Presper Financial Architects, LLC offers personalized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm utilizes proprietary portfolio models combining fundamental analysis with active and passive strategies and provides specialized program arrangements and multigenerational planning.

Amanda Crighton is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Rabe Investment Consulting Group since 2021 and held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Randstad Staffing, and Banana Republic prior to that. Rabe Investment Consulting Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of active and passive portfolio management strategies, emphasizes tax-efficient asset allocation, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside advising on held-away insurance and annuity products.

Laura Lindahl is a financial advisor at Lindahl & Mansager Inc with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 1992. Lindahl & Mansager provides tax planning, tax preparation, accounting services, investment management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and businesses. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients, managing roughly $214 million in assets with a small advisory team. Their investment approach emphasizes diversification, use of Morningstar risk ratings, buy-and-hold strategies, and integrates ongoing tax and accounting services alongside portfolio management.

William Manby is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC and has held roles at Simplicity Wealth LLC, Paradigm Holdings LLC, OnPointe Advisory and Financial Services, LLC, and Manby Financial Strategies, Inc. He is also a licensed fixed insurance agent. Paradigm Investment Advisory provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients, focusing on manager due diligence, asset allocation, and fundamental analysis while relying on third-party money managers for security selection. The firm also sponsors multiple privately offered conduit investment funds and offers retirement-plan fiduciary and administrative support.

Elizabeth Scheiderer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Signal Tree Financial Partners LLC and previously worked at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., Nca Financial Planners, and Royal Alliance Associates. Signal Tree Financial Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a long-term strategic asset allocation approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Joshua Sobitz is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with SOBITZ Financial Group, LLC and previously worked at Capital Analysts and Lincoln Investment. Outside of advisory services, he serves as a director of SOBITZ Enterprises LLC, a holding company. Sobitz Financial Group, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and portfolio monitoring for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering tailored investment strategies with regular account reviews and opportunities such as rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

Norman Lindahl is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Lindahl & Mansager Inc. since 1992. He holds a Series 63 license and works out of Fairlawn, OH. Lindahl & Mansager provides tax planning, tax preparation, accounting services, investment management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and businesses. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients, managing roughly $214 million across about 281 client relationships with a small advisory team. Its investment approach emphasizes diversification and uses primarily no-load mutual funds and ETFs, integrating accounting and tax services alongside portfolio management.

William Kobyljanec is a financial advisor with Objective Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2015. He holds credentials as a CPA and attorney and has 10 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is self-employed as a CPA, attorney, and consultant. Objective Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and trust clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Mark Oelschlager is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience and serves as the sole advisor at Oelschlager Investments in Akron, OH. He previously worked at Oak Associates, Ltd. for 19 years before founding his current firm in 2019. Oelschlager Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to registered investment companies, including the Towpath Funds, and separately managed accounts for high-net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, endowments, and public plans. The firm combines top-down market and sector analysis with bottom-up company selection, managing concentrated portfolios with low turnover across various strategies including All-Cap Core, Technology, and Fixed Income.

Richard Weidrick is a financial advisor at Summit Wealth Management LLC in Akron, OH, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role since 2015, he has been involved with Weidrick, Livesay & Company, a CPA firm, since 1997, where he also serves as a CPA and tax preparer. Summit Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and pension/401(k) consulting to both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individual investors and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis and long-term strategies, incorporating Schwab’s Institutional Intelligent Portfolios for index-based asset allocation with automated monitoring and rebalancing.

Giuseppe Vitale is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hudson Financial Advisors Inc. since 2020 and previously held roles at Capital Analysts, Beacon Financial Advisory LLC, Beacon Financial Partners, and Lincoln Investment. Outside of his advisory work, Vitale serves on the boards of directors for the DDC Clinic, Center for Special Needs Children, and Northern Ohio Charitable Gift Planners. Hudson Financial Advisors provides wealth management, asset allocation, and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates advisory services with insurance consulting and business planning, employing a multi-step, plan-oriented process that includes tax mitigation and wealth transfer strategies.

Stephen Hecker Jr. is a financial advisor with BCD Advisors based in Akron, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Sterne Agee Financial Services and related affiliates, and he is the President and Owner of Armor Financial Management, LLC, where he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Outside of financial services, he is involved in marketing for a health and beauty product company. BCD Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach, offering both discretionary and advisory arrangements.

Michael Sobitz is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Sobitz Financial Group, LLC, and has held prior roles at Lincoln Investment, Capital Analysts, Incorporated, and Sobitz & Co., Inc. He is also a self-employed CPA offering individual tax return preparation services. Sobitz Financial Group, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and portfolio monitoring for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with account reviews at least quarterly to tailor investment programs according to client goals and restrictions.

James Unger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with DBK Financial Counsel, LLC and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Zoyhofski Financial Services, and The Oswald Companies. Outside of his advisory role, Unger is involved as a hockey coach and operates Chestnut Tree Farm. DBK Financial Counsel provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory. The firm acts as a fiduciary, tailoring plans to client goals and risk tolerances while managing accounts typically on a discretionary basis.

Gary Miller is a financial advisor at Bullington Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. from 2026 to the present. Bullington Capital Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis and offers tailored portfolio management primarily focused on equity securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and other instruments, while also providing educational seminars.

Wayne Salsbury is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Presper Financial Architects, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Cedar Brook Group and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. He holds an insurance license and is involved in insurance sales and service consistent with financial planning. Presper Financial Architects, LLC provides personalized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm uses a proprietary model approach combining active and passive strategies and offers a wrap fee program with Schwab as custodian.

Donald Tharp is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Hudson Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1996. Tharp is also a licensed independent insurance producer and earns commissions from the sale of insurance products. Hudson Financial Advisors provides wealth management, asset allocation, and portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines advisory services with insurance consulting and business-planning, employing a multi-step, plan-oriented process that includes tax mitigation and wealth transfer strategies.