Smita Samant is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2009. She also has a longstanding affiliation with Bds Financial Network dating back to 2007. Outside of her advisory roles, she is the sole owner of Smita Samant, LLC, a private entity established for tax purposes and securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors by providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and model portfolios, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Chad Mc Whorter is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at the Center for Career Services and held roles at John Carroll University and Colonial Pharmacy. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform, offering diversified ETF-centered portfolios, financial planning, and a range of wealth management and consulting 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 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He previously worked at Aurum Wealth Management for five years and ProEquities, Inc for 13 years. Based in Cleveland, OH, he holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses in addition to his CFP® designation. 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 managers, supported by both internal research and third-party models across various financial planning and asset management services.

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.

Leahmarie Lamonica is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2014. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform offering diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios, financial planning, and wealth management services.

Carmelito Olaes Jr. is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2010 and also affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. He holds a real estate license, which he obtained to assist with family property sales. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios and emphasizes active monitoring and asset allocation 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.

Spencer Roule is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Cerity Partners since 2018 and previously worked at Marsh, Berry & Company, Inc. and John Carroll University. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screens alongside various investment options to build client programs.

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 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 individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports advisor-managed and model-based portfolios with active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

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 also held roles at Kinetico and Gannon University, where he has worked for nine years. Outside of his advisory work, Osolin participates in a volunteer leadership group at University Hospitals, contributing to the review and direction of donations and funds. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches tailored to specific programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

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.

Mark Tichar is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America, Inc. He has been associated with Ash Brokerage for over 20 years in insurance sales and client service. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and municipal entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.