Christopher Dexter is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 designation. His professional background includes roles at Carson Wealth, Hills Properties, LLC, and Dexter Home Improvement, LLC. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customized tools.

Joanne Wolf is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Berno Financial Management, Inc. for five years before joining Creative Planning in 2021. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors and 151 offices.

Shawn Scott is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 17 years of industry experience, including over a decade at Wealthquest Corporation before joining Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services in 2024. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Kyle Harvey is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at New American Funding and River City Mortgage. Harvey’s background also includes four years at Ohio University. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using various strategies, including model allocations and options-based overlays, and is notable for its ownership structure and specialized service divisions.

Jason Dennis is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been affiliated with Ameritas Investment Corp since 2014. Dennis is also associated with Dell Financial Network, a non-investment-related entity used for name recognition. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participants.

Kevin Webb is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has been associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, Webb holds board positions in multiple homeowner associations and is involved in managing a real estate investment business. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment services supported by due diligence across multiple management platforms.

Gregory Franklin is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners in Blue Ash, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and his own firm, Franklin Wealth Advisors LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the financial operations committee of the Tonto Verde Golf Club, providing recommendations on financial policy. Independent Financial Partners supports a network of approximately 261 advisors across the U.S., offering investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services. The firm provides a decentralized advisory model with options for centralized asset management and is notable for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Timothy Francis is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple major healthcare-related firms including Silver Scripts, Envisionrxplus, Med Mutual, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Health Care. His current role at Transamerica Financial Advisors has spanned over 12 years. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a model portfolio and third-party management approach across multiple advisory platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Steven Weinstein is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Independent Financial Partners, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and operates Weinstein Financial Group, LLC, which provides advisory, brokerage, and insurance services. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide firm serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients through a network of approximately 261 advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services, supported by a comprehensive compliance and supervisory infrastructure.

Mark Roberts is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously spent 28 years at WaterStone Investment Counsel, LLC before joining MAI Capital Management in 2024. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services into many client relationships.

William Schretter is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently an advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P., where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Key Private Bank and Life-Legacy Services, the latter of which he founded to create legacy messages and conduct genealogy research. Schretter is also involved in several nonprofit organizations, serving as chairman and board member for multiple charities and holding a board position with the National Society of Accountants. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of model portfolio strategies and utilizes third-party sub-advisers when appropriate, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Elliott Singer is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Pruco Securities LLC, Fidelity Investments, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. He is based in West Chester, Ohio. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services.

Joshua Weinstein is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience currently advising at Independent Financial Partners. He has worked at Securities America, Inc. and operated Weinstein Consulting before joining his current firm. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Weinstein Financial Group, an investment-related business focusing on insurance sales and financial planning. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm offers both individualized investment strategies and centralized asset management options, with a notable specialization in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Brian Werbrich is a Certified Financial Planner® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2001. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several non-securities related business entities, including a watercraft holding company. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and providing options such as SMA strategies and direct indexing.

Micah Peterson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with firms including Carson Group, Total Wealth Planning, and Wealthquest Corp. Prior to his financial advisory career, he spent three years at Miami University. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customized investment tools.

Connor Payne is a financial advisor at FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of CC Investment Group LLC, a residential real estate rental business in Cincinnati, Ohio. 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 managed account programs and third-party portfolio managers via its Passageway platform, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Zachary Woodward is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at ARGI Investment Services and Russell & Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors for the Hope Rising Pregnancy Center and is managing director of Sensel Family Ventures, a small business investment firm. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and quantitative screening to build client programs and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative investments.

Colin Harper is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner and previously spent five years at LPL Financial, LLC, and nine years at FSC Securities Corporation. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax services, and family office solutions, combining in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Andrew Stout is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Allworth Financial, L.P. He has worked at Hanson McClain Advisors since 2018 and is an adjunct professor at UC Clermont, a role he has held since 2014. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses a mix of model strategies and third-party sub-advisers to implement customized portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services.

Charles Massarella is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Investment Corp. since 2006 and joined Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC in 2021. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.