Ryan Sowards is a financial advisor at Lineweaver Wealth Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Triad Advisors, and Wells Fargo Clearing Service. Sowards is also involved in providing fixed insurance advice. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $908 million in client assets and employs a mix of investment methods while providing client education through seminars and workshops.

Daniel Dreiling is a financial advisor with North Point Portfolio Managers Corporation, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with North Point Portfolio Managers Corporation since 2005. North Point Portfolio Managers Corporation provides separately managed portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, endowments, and corporations. The firm combines quantitative CFROI analysis with traditional fundamental research, emphasizing low turnover and portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

John Kratzert is a financial advisor at Tempo Wealth with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at SolomonWood, LLC and Northwestern Mutual. Tempo Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis in its investment approach and offers alternative investment products with a structured due-diligence process.

Brian Duffield is a financial advisor with North Star Advisory Group, LLC in Beachwood, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Highland Consulting, Union Home Mortgage, and New Century Capital. North Star Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, sub-advisory services, and specialty consulting. The firm employs tailored strategies focused on fixed-income securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, and provides niche services such as real estate and antiques consulting.

Samuel Petitjean is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at KeyBank, Key Investment Services LLC, and Wealth Advocate Group. Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $1.3 billion and serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and corporate accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and OCIO services, employing diversified investment strategies that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Kemper Arnold is a financial advisor with Vantage Financial Group, Inc. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Prestwick Group, Cetera Wealth Services, Vicus Capital, and Vantage Financial Group. Outside of advising, he serves as a legal consultant and mediator, is a director and officer of a charitable foundation, and participates as an honorary trustee with the Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association. Vantage Financial Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, governmental entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning using mutual funds, ETFs, and equities, employing strategies such as fundamental analysis, trading, margin, and options when appropriate.

Terence Gliha is a financial advisor at Journey Wealth Management in Cleveland, OH, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at FSM Wealth Advisors and Sequoia Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he has investments in a property management firm and a ballistics business. Journey Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, with a focus on customized, discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services.

David Kocsis is a financial advisor at Peak Wealth Solutions with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., J.R. Hill & Associates, and OSAIC prior to joining Peak Wealth Solutions. He serves as a principal at Peak Wealth Solutions. Peak Wealth Solutions provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, insurance services, and public financial education primarily to clients who are near or in retirement. The firm employs a multi-model, global asset allocation approach and manages approximately $982 million in client assets as of December 31, 2025.

Jeffrey Hertel is a CFA® charterholder with experience at North Point Portfolio Managers Corporation since 2025. He previously worked at RMS Investment Group for six years and Clearstead Advisors for three years. Hertel is based in Orange Village, OH. North Point Portfolio Managers Corporation manages separately managed, long-only equity and fixed-income portfolios for individuals, pension plans, nonprofits, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of quantitative screening via the UBS HOLT Lens® CFROI metrics and fundamental analysis, employing a low-turnover, tailored investment approach.

David Sabo is a financial advisor at Independence Capital Co., Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Independence Capital since 2011. He also has extensive experience with First Discount Brokerage and Great Lakes Mortgage. In addition to his advisory role, Sabo is a licensed insurance agent specializing in fixed, life, health, disability, long-term care, and annuity products. Independence Capital Co., Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $118.7 million across about 300 client relationships, using fundamental analysis and a long-term trading approach tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Matthew Burnham is a financial advisor at Journey Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Auxin Group Wealth Management. Burnham is also the managing partner of Auxin Group Wealth Management, where he serves as financial advisor and chief compliance officer. Journey Wealth Management offers financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm combines discretionary investment management with family-office style services such as bill-pay and tax coordination.

Lino Sergo is a financial advisor at Van Cleef Asset Management Inc with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Van Cleef Asset Management since 2000. Van Cleef Asset Management provides fee-only investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, families, and trusts, as well as religious and charitable organizations and select institutional accounts. The firm employs a total-return, all-cap investment approach that combines active equity selection with low-cost passive exposures, supported by a team-based research process and an Investment Committee that reviews and votes on recommendations.

Daniel Lane is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is a part owner at Financial Management Strategies, Inc. and holds credentials including Series 66. Lane has worked at Cetera and manages Lane Legacy Advisors, LLC, a business he operates alongside his advisory roles. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. provides advisory services to individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a range of analytical methods and maintaining multiple office locations.

William Gibbons is a financial advisor with Van Cleef Asset Management Inc and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 18 years of industry experience and has practiced law as an attorney since 1994. Van Cleef Asset Management provides fee-only investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, and select religious, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm employs a total-return, all-cap investment approach combining active equity selection with low-cost passive exposures, supported by a team-based research process and an Investment Committee.

John Mcardle III is a financial advisor at McDonald Partners LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with McDonald Partners since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a ski instructor at Mt. Brighton Ski & Ride School and provides sports lessons through his sole proprietorship, Kasota Sports LLC. McDonald Partners LLC serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and brokerage services. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer functions and manages private funds through affiliated entities.

Ranjan Jagetia is a financial advisor at Prasad Wealth Partners with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at various firms including MetLife Securities Inc. and Regal Investment Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is a part owner of an industrial robotics company operated by his son. Prasad Wealth Partners provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, family offices, private foundations, qualified retirement plans, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm primarily employs fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation and uses a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts.

Bill Dragolas is an advisor with Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc. in Broadview Heights, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including GT Securities, Liberty Partners Financial Services, and Citizens Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Executive Director of the CK Foundation, a nonprofit focused on raising and distributing funds to families and victims of COVID-19, and he is the founder and president of an online clothing store, Fatcat Sportswear, as well as president of Dynamic Education Solutions, LLC, which consults with school districts on process improvement. Cornerstone Asset Management Services primarily serves individual clients, including both non‑high‑net‑worth and high‑net‑worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management through its Alpha/Beta Solutions platform, separately managed accounts, sub‑advisory services, and investment consulting. The firm employs a proprietary analysis that combines fundamental and technical methods for portfolio management and provides clients with quarterly performance reports and a web-based reporting tool.

Jeremy Thompson is a Certified Financial Planner™ and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Adaptive Financial Consulting, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. from 2012 to 2017. Thompson is also a licensed insurance agent. Adaptive Financial Consulting, LLC is a team of six advisors serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses.

Noah Anthony is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at EmVision Capital Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2022. Outside of advising, he is the owner and president of NPA Wealth Solutions, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance services while offering a range of investment program structures and discretionary model portfolios.

Joseph Littman is a financial advisor with Arena Private Wealth in Shaker Heights, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, and ProEquities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for Hillel at Kent State University, University of Akron, and Hiram College, as well as a partner in a manufacturing business, Gavitt Wire & Cable Co. Arena Private Wealth provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering customized strategies and managing accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio approaches and acts as a fund sponsor and general partner through affiliated entities.