Melissa Seibert is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 27 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 13 years before joining Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operates as a registered broker-dealer, and provides placement and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

David Workman II is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022 and previously spent 14 years at The Asset Advisory Group, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, multi-factor tilts, low-cost index vehicles, and tax management.

Diana Damico is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Cincinnati, OH, where she has worked since 1999. She has 26 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, she performs administrative duties for another Money Concepts representative. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers multiple managed programs and employs a range of portfolio strategies using fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Joshua Handel is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Madison Advisors, PNC Bank, NA, and ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust. Joshua holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Cincinnati, OH. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, 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 manages a wide range of investment strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services, overseeing $72.3 billion in assets under management as of May 31, 2026.

Gary Hollander is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Partners. He has held roles at IFP Securities, LPL Financial, and Mutual Service Corporation, among others, spanning five decades in the financial sector. Hollander volunteers as a moderator for continuing education programs at the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, and the University of Dayton, focusing on retirement education. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm is noted for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities, serving a diverse client base including individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients.

James Carroll is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and previously operated J. Carroll And Associates for over two decades. Carroll is also involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica and has experience owning rental properties. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party managers to implement investment strategies and offers multiple advisory programs alongside retirement plan administration services.

Daniel Vaughan is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 1999. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account Platform, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and strategies such as mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and tax-overlay services.

Michael Wessel is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 credentialed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, Buckley Financial Planning, Inc, National Financial Services LLC, and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving notable clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

James Winters Jr. is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016. Winters is also involved in insurance through his roles as part owner and president of Winters Financial Network, Inc., and part owner of United Benefits Agency, Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm is noted for delivering fiduciary services, plan design and compliance testing, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that include large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Matthew Griffin is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. and has held various roles within Fifth Third Bank and its securities division since 2009. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers on its Passageway Managed Account Platform, providing clients with options ranging from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and tax-overlay strategies.

Julia Galioto is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kleinfelder Capital, Inc., and Morgan Stanley. She is also the owner of Wild Nemi Birthing, LLC, a business unrelated to the investment industry. 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 regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Daniel Markarian is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2014 and has been with Fifth Third Bank since 2012. Fifth Third Securities 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 combines third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Thomas Lalley is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 19 years at John D Dovich & Associates. Lalley is associated with Eden Park Financial Partners, LLC, which holds keyman and business transition insurance in partnership with John Dovich. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a wide range of investment strategies across various asset classes and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-payment services into many client relationships.

Laura Smith is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with PNC Investment and PNC Bank since 2010. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithmic tools to recommend investment strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third parties.

Riley Blankenship is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, Riley held positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, utilizing a combination of in-house research and third-party managers to implement customized discretionary portfolios.

Stephen Dennis is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and over 43 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. since 1982, Ameritas Investment Corp. since 2006, and Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021. His prior business activities include being a licensed independent insurance agent for fixed insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by a comprehensive investment committee and third-party partners.

Jordan Nare is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has held positions at firms including Carson Wealth, Total Wealth Planning, LLC, and Mariner Wealth Advisors. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, utilizing a discretionary management approach with model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Andrew Shafer is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Cincinnati, OH, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. His prior work includes roles at Hanson McClain Advisors and Simply Money. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a range of strategies, including model portfolios, defined-outcome ETFs, and options overlays, and is notable for its ownership structure and specialized services such as an Airline division and privately offered Shorepoint income funds.

Ronald Alessi Jr. is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience and has been with Huntington since 2014, previously working at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that integrates third-party and affiliate managers, with portfolio management supported by National Financial Services custodial services.

Andrew Bruns is a CFA® charterholder at MAI Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Madison Wealth Advisors, Wealthquest Corporation, and John D. Dovich & Associates. 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- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services into many client relationships.