Thomas Neess is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Neess operates an insurance agency as a sole proprietor. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various third-party asset management programs.

Samuel Mathis is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Cincinnati, OH. He has held roles at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019 and previously worked at The Country Club and the University of Cincinnati. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a wide range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Michael Reagan is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a class agent for Xavier University and serves as a board member for the Portage Point Resort condominium complex. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Vivian Brooks is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Middletown, Ohio. She has 42 years of industry experience and has been with Money Concepts since 2009. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory.

John Lame, Jr. is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2020, he worked at Lenox Wealth Management for six years. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

Christopher Travis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Hillcrest Financial Group and St James White Oak. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Garrett Cobb is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors and has previously worked at Cassady Schiller Wealth Management, Meyer Capital Management, Baird, and Hilliard Lyons. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charities, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm emphasizes discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and external managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Nolan Neville is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Skylight Financial Group, and Triplecrown Wealth Management. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, emphasizing customized, diversified portfolio strategies.

John Stanovich is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and has previously worked at ARGI Investment Services, LLC and TD Ameritrade. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing using proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Andrew Kohn is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including 12 years with L.M. Kohn & Company. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Allison Landscaping and Water Gardens LLC, an independent landscape business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, quantitative analysis, and internal portfolio oversight.

James Hager is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Raymond James & Associates for 15 years. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2024. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

John Kilcoyne is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Bohmer Kilcoyne Wealth Management, LLC and LPL Financial. He is also involved in tax preparation as a side activity. 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 employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

Amy Wills is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in West Chester, OH, with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2001 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank to provide a range of discretionary managed-account programs featuring third-party portfolio managers, direct indexing, and tax-overlay services.

Ellie Snyder is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at ARGI Investment, Kalos Capital, and Russell Total Wealth Management. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Carson Hosier is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work experience includes positions at Fidelity Investments and various other companies in different roles. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, including mutual fund, ETF, and separately managed account strategies, combining advisor-directed and third-party management approaches.

David Speer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Cornerstone Financial Group since 2006. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Benjamin Lipp is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at KeyBank and related entities. Outside of finance, he has worked as an Uber driver since 2017. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and are closely tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Bennett Baker is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2004. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a range of clients including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinctive municipal-advisor registration.

James Riley is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in West Chester, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Riley owns a residential remodeling business, Riley Home Improvements LLC. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with integrated relationships across its platform.

William Muething is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, based in Cincinnati, OH. He has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at Bohmer Kilcoyne Wealth Management, LPL Financial LLC, and Aspiriant LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active managers, overseen by an internal Investment Committee.