Guy Richardson is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. since 2009. Stifel serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group to inform asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

Todd Hicks is a financial advisor with Stifel who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel in 2019, he worked for Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He serves on the board of the SOR Cincinnati Area Foundation, which raises funds to support economically disadvantaged children’s education. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. Its investment approach utilizes proprietary methodologies from the Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and financial planning guidance.

Teresa Papadatos is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in West Chester, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica Advisors since 2016 and has worked with Primerica Financial Services since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in sales of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed accounts. The firm curates third-party asset managers and employs a tiered wrap-fee structure for its advisory services.

Brian Snowden is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Scottrade. Snowden is also employed as a sales assistant at Yellow Cardinal Brokerage Services. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored, non-discretionary planning using analytical tools and supports a broad advisor network with specialized programs including municipal advisory and SIMPLE IRA employer consulting services.

Jonathan Patton is a financial advisor at Ameriprise in West Chester, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameriprise since 2018 and has prior experience at Makino and Brooks Brothers. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement income planning through written Recommendation Reports and ongoing advice. The firm’s approach includes proprietary research and third-party data, with distinctive enrollment criteria and an investment framework influenced by affiliated product partnerships.

Seann Schaller is a financial advisor at LPL Financial in Cincinnati, OH, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC, Guardian Life, and ClaimLinx. Outside of his advisory role, he is owner and president of Freeman Heyne Schaller, where he provides health benefits and insurance services. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Margaret Vagle is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, and manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets.

Brayden Rouse is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with LPL Financial in Harrison, Ohio. He has professional experience beginning in 2025, with previous roles at Discount Den, Capital Concepts, and Pizza Uncommon. He is also affiliated with Purdue University. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and model portfolio programs, supported by advanced operational tools and a large network of over 22,800 advisors.

Jeffrey Scheper is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stifel. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. for four years before joining Stifel in 2019. He serves on the board of directors of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce, supporting economic growth initiatives in Anderson Township, Ohio. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and nonprofit organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment guidance is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling.

Beth Mc Donald is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Florence, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services, and also spent time at Neat Method of Cincinnati. Outside of Ameriprise, she serves as an Associate Financial Advisor at BFM & Associates, LLC, focusing on financial planning. Ameriprise is an institutional firm offering a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm provides tailored, non-discretionary recommendations using a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis, delivered through a centralized consulting team in partnership with client advisors.

Kimberly Thompson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with several firms including Wells Fargo Clearing and UBS Financial Services before joining Ameriprise in 2018. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm that serves individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service providing written recommendations and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Andrew Peter is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Cincinnati, OH. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses, and has 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Charles Schwab serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to affiliated discretionary separately managed accounts, offering multi-asset model portfolios and alternative investment options supported by centralized custody and order-routing operations.

Patrick Lause is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 33 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with PFS Investments Inc. since 1993 and Primerica Financial Services since 1992. In addition to his advisory role, Lause is involved in non-investment activities including independent contracting for 3M Cogent, Inc. and ownership of DBASolutions, Inc., a legal entity formed for Primerica business purposes. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm uses model-delivery investment strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and provides trading and custody support through BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing.

Mark Gorsuch is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2007. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily consisting of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment management supported by multi-asset model portfolios and centralized operations.

Michael Long is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 66 license, and has 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Avantax and 1ST Global Advisors, and is also the managing partner of Long, Schaefer & Company, Inc., a CPA firm. Outside of financial services, he is involved in the breeding, care, and sale of meat goats through Long Gone Farming. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple investment platforms and third-party managers, operating a multi-manager platform with over $256 billion in assets under management.

Scott Litwin is a financial advisor at Stifel with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President and Treasurer of the Wyoming Ohio Cycling Foundation, where he is involved in fundraising and managing grants. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide forward-looking asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

Shahid Malik is a financial advisor with OSAIC who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Sii, and Ameriprise. He serves as Treasurer on the board of the American Muslim Chamber of Commerce and teaches Arabic language outside of his advisory work. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charities, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services with a focus on model-based asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and a multi-advisor platform.

Michael Vennemeyer is a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2017, including its affiliated entity Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a paraplanner with Solomon Professional Services LLC, assisting with client meeting preparations. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets, providing customized Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and algorithmic tools to generate tailored advice primarily for clients who hold assets in Ameriprise-managed accounts.

Roger Ames is a CFP® professional with 44 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with LPL Financial since 2003 and holds a Series 63 license. Outside of his advisory role, Ames also operates a CPA practice focused on tax preparation and accounting. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions with a range of financial planning and investment management services. The firm offers access to model portfolios, third-party asset managers, and institutional platforms, supported by extensive technology and a broad suite of financial products.

Mark Wilkins is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, based in West Chester, Ohio. He has 19 years of industry experience, all with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a sole proprietorship providing technology services and maintenance to small businesses on an ad-hoc basis. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm provides holistic, goal-based planning across various topics and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option, while maintaining separate management of these services.