Brian Minier is a financial advisor with Prosperity Capital Advisors in Westlake, OH, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Capital Advisors since 2015 and is also a partner in Keystone Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Minier is involved with the American Financial Education Alliance, conducting seminars to address financial illiteracy, and serves on the boards of Grace Fellowship Church and Encompass World Partners. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach utilizing core risk-based portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to various investment vehicles and platforms.

Kathryn Madzsar is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently with Wellspring Family Office in Cleveland, OH. She has been with Wellspring Financial Advisors since 2014. Wellspring Family Office is an independent multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and related entities. The firm offers a comprehensive range of services including investment advisory, financial and estate planning, income tax planning, risk management, and business succession planning, using an open-architecture investment approach that emphasizes strategic asset allocation and tax efficiency.

Christopher Meyer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at OneSeven with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avior Wealth Management, Orion Portfolio Solutions, Horter Investment Management, and Great American Insurance Group. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and offers access to alternatives and private placements when appropriate.

Howard Essner is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC, with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors Inc since 2018 and Inverness Investment Group, LLC since 2006. Essner serves as a director and Chief Legal Officer involved in retirement plan consulting at Ancora Retirement Plan Services. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.2 billion for high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management, lifetime wealth planning, and corporate retirement consulting, utilizing a combination of top-down asset allocation and fundamental and technical security analysis.

Eugen Craciun is a financial advisor at OneSeven with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has a background that includes roles at MML Investor Services, MassMutual, Raymond James Financial Services, and Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors. Craciun also works as an insurance agent focusing on non-variable insurance and annuities. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term portfolio management using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds, with access to alternative investments and third-party platforms.

Marcia Kulberg is a financial advisor at Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 11 years. She joined Trustmont in 2020. Trustmont Advisory Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a long-term investment outlook, utilizes a broad range of research sources, and manages discretionary accounts totaling approximately $1.3 billion as of the end of 2025.

Martin Healy is a financial advisor at American Independent Securities Group, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at L.M. Kohn & Company for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, Healy is involved in municipal bookkeeping and independent insurance sales. American Independent Securities Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses an open architecture investment approach and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Rodney Stastny is a financial advisor at Signature Equity Partners, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Signator Investors, Inc. and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also conducts sales and marketing of fixed annuities and non-variable insurance through Signature Financial Group, LLC. Signature Equity Partners provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a multi-team structure and the Vision2020 Wealth Management Platform to offer tailored portfolio management and financial planning solutions.

Matthew Schuster is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Chicago, IL, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at AssetMark Brokerage, LLC, AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., Centra Financial, and Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Nathan Cope is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with OneSeven and has previously worked at Dilauro Wracher & Thomas, and Raymond James Financial Services. Cope serves as a board member for MS Respit Care & MS Research Funding, a nonprofit organization. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering diversified portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with flexibility for shorter-term trading and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

William Anderson is a financial advisor at Carnegie Investment Counsel with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Carnegie Investment Counsel since 2012. Carnegie Investment Counsel provides investment supervisory services, financial and investment planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs a varied investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and ESG analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client preferences.

Adam Meidenbauer is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial services. He is currently an advisor at SEIA and previously worked at Cedar Brook Financial Partners, Cadaret, Grant & Co., and Charles Schwab. In addition to his advisory role, he holds an insurance license related to financial planning. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments driven by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee, offering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jeremy Saham is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience currently with Silver Oak Securities, Inc. He has held roles at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with the American Jewish Committee and serves on the board of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters. He also teaches group fitness cycle classes. Silver Oak Securities, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and trusts. The firm offers a range of advisory programs focused on discretionary investment management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, combining individual securities selection and model portfolio strategies through a platform that integrates financial planning, retirement consulting, and third-party manager referrals.

Thomas Strauchon is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valmark Advisers, Inc. since 2018 and has been with Valmark Securities, Inc. since 1997. He receives non-variable life insurance commissions from other general agencies. Valmark Advisers, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, and offers proprietary platforms including ACCESS and Charles Schwab managed accounts.

Andrew Doepker is a CFP® professional currently with Wellspring Family Office, bringing four years of prior experience at Summit Financial Strategies and graduate-level education completed in 2022. He has been with Wellspring since 2026. Wellspring Family Office serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and estates with a range of services including investment advisory, financial and estate planning, income tax planning, and business succession planning. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach that combines passive and active strategies, emphasizing tax efficiency and long-term asset allocation.

Alex Howell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Stephens with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Circumference Group LLC and First Security Bank before joining Stephens. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs both bottom-up security selection and top-down fixed-income duration management across multiple sponsored programs and investment committees.

David Alison is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving with Prosperity Capital Advisors. He has worked with firms including Valor Capital Management and operates Alison Wealth Management, where he provides tax planning, tax preparation, and business consulting services. Outside of advisory roles, he is also a licensed insurance agent and is involved in managing real estate investment holding companies. Prosperity Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trustees, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes model-based, asset-allocation strategies with ongoing portfolio supervision, employing resources from providers such as BlackRock, Dimensional, and Vanguard, along with third-party sub-advisors.

Derek Miller is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at OneSeven. He has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for nine years and joined Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and MGO One Seven dba Feldmeyer Financial Group in 2023. Miller serves as general manager of the OSU Alumni Association of Greater Dayton, an organization that plans events for local Ohio State University alumni. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and access to alternative investments and private placements.

David Taucher is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC and has previously worked at firms including Beacon Financial Advisory LLC and RAV Financial. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with approximately 71 advisors managing around $5.57 billion in assets across 31 offices. The firm serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management through a network of independent advisory representatives.

Robert Kruty is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Westlake, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been associated with ValMark Advisers and related entities since 2003 and has operated Kruty & Associates since 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member of the St. Malachi Center, a nonprofit focused on assisting the poor and children, where he contributes to the finance committee and investment policy guidance. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and comprehensive due diligence.