Raelene Nickerson is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Independence, OH, holding a Series 63 license and 34 years of industry experience. She has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2018 and has prior experience at Legend Advisory Corporation, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. She is a retired employee of MetLife and continues to receive renewals from permanent life insurance policies written during her tenure there. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with specialized focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a range of investment management programs that include both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by a dedicated Investment Management & Research team.

Brandon Bleile is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has worked at MAI Capital Management since 2019 and previously held positions at KeyBanc Capital Markets, Livelsberger Financial Advisory, Sherwin-Williams, Foot & Ankle Center of Ohio, and Ashland University. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, professional athletes, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages over $72 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies across multiple asset classes, integrating financial planning and administrative services.

Kevin Ruscher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Independence, Ohio. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Nationwide Insurance and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in land development through Bear Tracks Mountain, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various program types and maintains a large asset base managed primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Smita Samant is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. She holds the Series 63 license and operates a private entity, Smita Samant, LLC, related to her securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Zachary Williams is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Marcum Wealth, LLC, Appreciation Financial, and Cetera Advisors LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, using a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Van Himbergen is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Aurum Wealth Management and ProEquities, Inc. 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 management, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Dominic Campomizzi is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and with experience spanning several roles since 2015, including positions at Bankers Life entities and prior employment with ADT Safe Haven, Burger King, and Highland Local School District. He is based in Beachwood, Ohio. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Joseph Palko is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2022 and previously spent nine years at McDonald Partners LLC. He holds the Series 66 designation. MAI Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services, managing $72.3 billion in assets as of May 31, 2026.

Caden Johnson is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Bankers Life since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents responsible for hiring and training, and is appointed to write business for Medicare Supplement, annuity, life insurance, health, and long-term care products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manage portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Carmelito Olaes Jr. is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners since 2010 and previously held positions at LPL Financial and Merrill. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm combines individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party strategies and operates a variety of fee arrangements across multiple custodians.

John Silvis III is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and seven years of industry experience. Before joining Hightower in 2019, he spent 13 years at Fairport Asset Management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Matthew Ruhl is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has been with PNC Investments since 2015. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only online discretionary model account available to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Gregory Resnick is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Equitable Advisors, Axa Advisors, LLC, and Citizens Securities Inc. since 2014. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only discretionary model account available to select employees. The firm’s approach involves algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and delegated portfolio implementation using mutual funds and ETFs.

Rita Maher is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Beachwood, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and affiliated LPL Financial since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of Maher Acquisitions, a general contracting business. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, managed wrap and non-wrap programs, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of advisors using both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Griffin Lusk is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Independence, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2023, he worked at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, Ltd. from 2020 to 2022. He is also an appointed agent for AIGA, selling non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily 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 for portfolio construction.

Hunter Osolin is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has held prior roles at Kinetico, Gannon University, and various other organizations. Osolin volunteers in a leadership capacity with the Diamond Advisory Group at University Hospitals, helping to review donation and fund allocation options. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to client objectives.

Gregory Lopez is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Valmark Securities, Inc., Marcum Wealth, Global Retirement Partners, LLC, LPL Financial, LLC, Oswald Companies, and Girard Securities, Inc. He serves on the investment committee of the Cleveland Music Settlement. 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 financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a combined passive and active investment approach guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Stanley Majkrzak is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Hw Financial Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network for over two decades and was associated with Howard, Wershbale & Co, CPAs for 27 years. Majkrzak is a co-owner of IPS Bio, LLC, a private entity involved in investments unrelated to his advisory work. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of strategies and services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and manages $72.3 billion in assets as of May 2026.

Michelle Hegarty is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 34 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Janney in 2022, she worked for McDonald Partners LLC for 10 years. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Kelly Marshall is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Kelly has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2024 and also has a decade of experience with BDS Financial Network. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.