Kaitlin Cengia is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has less than one year of industry experience and has held roles at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Lifetime Financial Growth, and UBS Financial Services. Her background also includes positions outside financial services, such as working with University of Dayton Athletics and Anheuser Busch. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual, pension, charitable, and corporate clients with financial planning, brokerage services, and advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including a lower-fee hybrid digital advisory option.

David Janszen Jr. is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fifth Third Bank and its affiliated securities firms from 2004 to 2023, before joining Bankers Life Advisory Services in 2025. Bankers Life Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Ben Russell is a CFP® and Series 63-registered financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. He has one year of industry experience and has been affiliated with Fifth Third Bank and its related entities since 2015. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs combining third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Russell Sims is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously spent 10 years at Osborn Williams & Donohoe. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Andrew Thompson is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. He previously worked at Truepoint, Inc. and Charles Schwab in various roles spanning eight years. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and offers integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions uncommon among firms of its size.

Gary Hamant is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he has interests as a rental property owner through several LLCs. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services, including an invitation-only, model-based digital investment program that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and discretionary portfolio management with mutual funds and ETFs.

Dominic Vanderyt is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, where he has worked since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Secure Future Advisor, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, IFS Financial Services, and Touchstone Securities. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Humbert's Meats. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs through its Passageway Managed Account Program, combining third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed options, with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Kealan Hatfield is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Mariner, he worked at Marriott and Stock Yards Bank & Trust. Mariner serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

David Heald is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities, Jackson National Life, and the Department of Defense. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as retail IRA and brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Robert Ernst is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2014, having also worked at Fifth Third Bank since 2012. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Arthur Kube III is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 31 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he previously operated a test preparation business, Ontrak College Funding LLC, though there has been no activity in that venture for several years. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, offering a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial planning and consulting solutions.

Tiffany Holt is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Omnica Wealth since 2013. Outside of finance, she was involved with Woodhouse Day Spa from 2013 to 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a range of managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office support for individual and institutional clients.

Joseph Schneider is a financial advisor at Mariner with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and is based in Cincinnati, OH. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2002. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment vehicles. The firm implements discretionary, customized portfolios supported by internal and third-party research and provides integrated tax and accounting services along with family office and employer financial wellness solutions.

Alexander Marshall is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and The Huntington National Bank. PNC Wealth Management delivers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account offered to select employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio execution to approved strategists using mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing automated management and annual rebalancing.

Gabriela Careaga Lopez is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2025 and has prior experience at Fifth Third Bank beginning in 2024. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, utilizing multiple portfolio management strategies and emphasizing client risk profiling.

Lucas Griffith is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at TIAA-CREF since 2019 and previously worked at OppenheimerFunds Distributors, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 securities registrations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, offering both model and customized portfolio management within a vertically integrated structure.

Brian Meeks II is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2015. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, offering multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Adam Hackney is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in St. Bernard, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and possessing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2015 and with Fifth Third Bank since 2014. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with integrated relationships among the bank, platform sponsor, and clearing firm.

Brent Zeiser is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, he worked for The Vanguard Group, Inc. for five years. He is also a board member and treasurer of The Bridge Adaptive Sports & Recreation, a nonprofit focused on making adaptive sports accessible for people with disabilities. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing over $8 billion in discretionary assets and offering tailored investment strategies through a network of advisers and third-party asset managers.

Margaret Petersen is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2019, previously spending nine years with Fifth Third Bank and the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers on its Passageway Managed Account platform, providing clients with a range of investment strategies tailored to their risk profiles.