Matthew Mcdonald is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at AJ Wealth LLC from 2014 to 2022 before joining Cerity Partners in 2023. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio management.

Randall Keller is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes over a decade with Northwestern Mutual in various wealth management and investment management roles. Outside of his advisory work, Keller is a partner in Navarre Dentistry, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships utilizing both proprietary and third-party model portfolios, as well as a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Bruce Hartzmark is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer based in Beachwood, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1988. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Leadership Counsel for University Hospitals of Cleveland Digestive Health Institute. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection to construct client solutions tailored to documented objectives.

Joanna Lograsso is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with a Series 65 designation and several years of experience in the industry, including roles at Marcum Wealth, St. Claire Advisors, LLC, and Paragon Advisors, Inc. She is based in Cleveland, OH. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning and asset management services, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Joshua Ayers is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Kirtland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at World Financial Group, Equitable Advisors, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Duquesne Light Company, where he also serves as a union representative. He is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Sarah Lange is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Chardon, Ohio. She has seven years of experience at Valic, preceded by eight years at American International Group. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and providing optional overlay services for portfolio customization.

Jackson Roskow is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Park Avenue Securities since 2025 and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2024, as well as positions outside the financial industry at Canterbury Country Club, Kent State University, Hamburg Brewing Company, and Orchard Park School District. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Jonathan Abbuhl is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and involvement with organizations such as Providence Church and Bowling Green State University. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and discretionary investment management. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including sovereign wealth funds.

David Bosak is a CFP® professional at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fairport for five years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2019. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of Advisor Practices. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles.

Duane Lipps Jr. is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a sole proprietor selling items through online resources. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Cody Bales is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience in education and retail, including roles at Franklin University and PetSmart. Hantz Financial Services serves individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes model-driven ETF strategies and incorporates third-party money managers, alternative investments, and advanced technology tools such as generative AI for client data analysis.

Emily Drake is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2019. Prior to joining Hightower, she worked for 12 years at WealthTrust Fairport, LLC. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its extensive network of Advisor Practices. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and utilizes proprietary research and various investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Joyce Zak is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at WealthTrust Fairport, LLC for 19 years. Zak is based in Cleveland, OH. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on portfolio construction that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

David Leavitt is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Arbor Point Advisors and Cedar Brook Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an executive board member and past president of Congregation Shaarey Tikvah, a small synagogue. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC provides investment management and financial planning to a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diverse advisory programs that utilize both proprietary and third-party platforms, with custody primarily arranged through Schwab and Fidelity.

John Rutkowski is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Beachwood, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Co of America and Primerica Advisors since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, supporting diverse account types and lending solutions.

Kimberly Jennings is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2020 and has worked with Fifth Third Bank since 2017. Fifth Third Securities 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.

Thomas Seifert is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He worked at WealthTrust Fairport, LLC for 12 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2019. Hightower provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and financial entities. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers along with a range of investment vehicles and operational support tailored to both domestic and international clients.

Dale Puruczky is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2012. Prior to that, he worked at LPL Financial, LLC for over two decades. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Richard Damico is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and previously worked at Fairport Asset Management for ten years before joining Hightower in 2019. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of Advisor Practices. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles, serving clients that include pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies.

Mark Mallia Jr. is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. since 2016. He also holds a branch sales manager role with Bankers Life, overseeing operations for offices in Cleveland North and Akron, Ohio. Outside of his advisory and management duties, Mallia is a board member of his local homeowners association, contributing to community governance. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, non-discretionary consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods to create customized asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.