Adam Hardy is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. His career includes roles at ARGI Investment Services, Wake Forest University, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and previous positions at Merrill and CitiGroup. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, providing customized wealth management services that include investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach incorporates client-specific investment profiles, quantitative screening, and access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Eric Bokesch is a financial advisor with Mariner who holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Pinnacle Wealth Management, and Securities America. He is currently associated with Mariner Institutional and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, committee-overseen portfolios that combine in-house research with third-party manager allocations and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Anthony Poe is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Northwestern Mutual, spanning from 2005 through 2019. Outside of finance, he operated AJPOE Photography for 11 years. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that incorporates a variety of investment strategies and third-party managers, supported by proprietary technology platforms.

Jerome Evers is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of a family real estate company. Fifth Third Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services, offering a range of managed account programs and portfolio management options via its Passageway platform. The firm operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Vicki Schapp is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. She has held various roles including trustee of a revocable trust and educator at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Her background also includes administrative work and involvement with estate document services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, providing advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Spencer Ford is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with AE Wealth Management, LLC. He has held positions at multiple firms including Madison Avenue Securities, LLC and Conservative Financial Solutions LLC, where he serves as Chief Operating Officer and Wealth Advisor. Outside of his advisory roles, Ford is also an author working on revisions and new material. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse clientele, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio management and offers specialized ERISA services while managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Patrick Mullen is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third Securities in 2021, he worked at Fifth Third Bank and previously at Kona Grill. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a variety of investment programs, including mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, and direct indexing, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Dennis Brown is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Game Stop and Fifth Third Bank. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Platform and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Thomas Keller is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2003. Keller holds a partner role at Kehoe Financial Advisors, providing advisory and accounting services. He is also involved with the Donauschwaben Society, a community organization. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and serves large institutional clients including sovereign wealth funds.

Jennifer Ferguson is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 1999. Fifth Third Securities serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers various managed account programs and investment strategies via the Passageway platform and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

James Murphy is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with PNC Investments since 2007. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only online discretionary model account that utilizes algorithmic risk assessment and invests via approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties.

Robert Lemmons Jr. is a CFP® certificant with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Carson Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Total Wealth Planning, LLC, Financial Management Group Inc, and Wealth Dimensions Group, Ltd. He is based in Cincinnati, OH. CWM, LLC operates as an SEC-registered investment adviser with an enterprise platform overseeing approximately $50.6 billion through more than 650 advisors. The firm offers services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan solutions, utilizing an Investment Committee to construct and monitor model portfolios and providing tailored investment options.

Stacy Naberhaus is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth and Cornerstone Financial Group since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she owns SKW Financial LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios and various program structures.

Todd Leary is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Allstate Insurance Company, Northwestern Mutual, Securian Financial, Foresters Financial, and Waddell & Reed. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital portfolio offering available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. These programs use algorithm-driven risk assessments and invest in approved model strategies via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Dana Decknadel is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also associated with Pinnacle Financial Services, Legacy Shield, and AARP United Healthcare Medicare Plans, where she assists clients with Medicare supplement insurance and estate planning. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charities, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, combining proprietary and third-party investment models with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Nicholas Hench is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC in Loveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with KeyBank NA since 2013, overlapping with his tenure at Key Investment Services LLC since 2023. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plans through a network of financial professionals. The firm employs a multi-provider model combining platform and discretionary implementation by Envestnet with strategist portfolios designed by internal and third-party managers, offering various wrap programs and ancillary insurance products.

Madison Krummen is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Carson Wealth and CWM, LLC, having held prior roles at Total Wealth Planning, LLC, BCR Wealth Strategies, LLC, and Fidelity Investments. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through more than 650 advisors across partner offices. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to construct model portfolios and providing tailored solutions such as custom indexing and access to alternative investments.

John Wolf III is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Loveland, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Wealth Management since 2006. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment to manage portfolios with approved mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s approach involves third-party portfolio implementation and focuses on discretionary model accounts without direct trading or standalone financial planning services.

Thomas Robinett is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and previously worked with Ameritas Investment Corp. and Tap Insurance Agency, Inc., where he also manages fixed insurance product sales as an independent insurance agent. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering a range of asset management and financial planning solutions across multiple program platforms.

Jonathan Andre is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Carson Wealth and CWM, LLC, joining both firms in 2025. His prior experience includes 11 years at Total Wealth Planning, LLC, and four years with Financial Management Group Inc. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with more than 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, using an Investment Committee to construct and monitor model portfolios while providing tailored solutions and integrating custodial and technology relationships.