Albert Duplace Jr. is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pruco Securities, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Allstate Financial Advisors, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and implements investments via approved strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Jessica Lucas is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, including 16 years with Fifth Third Securities. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple managed account programs on the Passageway platform, providing clients with options such as mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, and direct indexing.

Brennan Byrns is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC for seven years. His background also includes roles at Key Bridge Compliance and EDE Solutions. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Elliott Jordan is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2023. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2018 to 2023, and earlier held roles at Weckman & Wolff Holdings. Outside of advising, he serves as Director of Operations at Larmann Financial Corporation and Wealth Management & Benefit Partners, LLC, where he supports insurance sales and firm operations. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Michael Richter is a CFP® professional at Mariner with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Riverpoint Capital Management from 2012 to 2018 before joining Mariner Wealth Advisors in 2018. Richter serves on the finance committee of St. Joseph Home, a nonprofit children’s home in Cincinnati, assisting with endowment review. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with external allocations across a range of asset classes and provides integrated tax and accounting services along with family office and employer financial wellness solutions.

Joseph Landrum is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, and Fidelity Investments. 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 account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.

Jonathan Weidler is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2018 and previously spent five years with Touchstone Securities Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Cincinnati, OH. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers, providing a broad range of strategies along with coordinated tax and family office services.

Mary Schall is a financial advisor at Mariner with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Aspiriant for ten years before joining Mariner in 2022. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm uses a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and offers integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside employer financial wellness solutions.

Michelle Misplay is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2008. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a variety of investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform and operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor.

Gregory Altenau is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 43 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1979. Outside of his advisory role, Altenau serves as treasurer for a community band and holds board positions including treasurer for an archaeological research institute. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering discretionary and non-discretionary account options alongside custody, execution, and brokerage services.

Gage Smith is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third Securities in 2020, he worked at Fifth Third Bank since 2017 and previously at Best Buy from 2013 to 2017. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with affiliation to Fifth Third Bank and offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs, including advisor-directed models and a unified platform that features direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Darren Wilson Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience with prior roles at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Lifetime Financial Growth, Fifth Third Securities, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he operates Wilson Financial LLC and is a licensed Ohio notary public. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to a variety of model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Timothy Clarke is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Clarke teaches and performs traditional Irish music at the Riley School of Irish Music. 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 features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinct combination of municipal-advisor registration and bank affiliation.

Daniel Stipanovich is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, with two years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities since 2016. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on its Passageway Managed Account platform, including mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, and direct indexing, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Steven Zins is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors and previously worked at Ohio National Financial Services and CIBC Bank USA. He serves on the boards of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and Breakthrough Cincinnati. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolios supported by an internal investment team and third-party managers and offers integrated tax and administrative family office services.

Steven Schnell is an investment advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Bank since 2016 and previously worked at TGI Fridays from 2013 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account platform, allowing clients to select strategies based on their risk profiles, with access to mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and tax-efficient options.

Adam Dietz is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Mariner in Cincinnati, OH, with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked for Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. for ten years before joining Mariner in 2024. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm implements customized discretionary portfolios that combine in-house research with third-party managers and provides integrated tax and accounting services uncommon at this enterprise scale.

Larry Farr is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2013 and also has a history with Fifth Third Bank dating back to 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a retail associate at Home Depot in Lebanon, Ohio. Fifth Third Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor, providing a range of investment solutions including mutual fund and ETF models, separately managed accounts, tax overlay services, and direct indexing.

Rodrigo Domingo is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors prior to his current role. Domingo is based in Cincinnati, OH. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple managed account programs and works with third-party portfolio managers to provide a range of investment strategies and solutions.

Nicholas Kaminsky is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, bringing 11 years of industry experience. His work history includes nine years at 5/3 Securities and one year with Springboro Community Schools. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients by offering investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm provides access to multiple investment programs through the Passageway Managed Account Platform, utilizing a range of strategies such as mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, tax overlays, and direct indexing.