Matthew Shaffer is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and has been with Shaffer Capital since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Westerville, OH. Shaffer Capital advises individual and business clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm manages discretionary portfolios across various strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and offers educational seminars and plan education for sponsors and participants.

William Shaffer is a financial advisor at Shaffer Capital with a Series 65 designation and nine years of experience in the industry. He worked at St. Francis DeSales High School for four years prior to his current role. Shaffer Capital serves both individual and business clients, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and fiduciary advisory services. The firm employs a diverse investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, charting, and quantitative analysis, and offers customized portfolios and specialized retirement plan solutions.

Daniel Messmer is a financial advisor at Messmer Capital Advisors LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Meeder Investment Management, Inc. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages rental properties in central Ohio. Messmer Capital Advisors serves individuals, pensions, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory services, and financial planning, employing a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Shawn Hogan is a financial advisor with Finish Well RIA LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Golden Reserve, American Financial Education Alliance, AE Wealth Management, and Moon Rock Wealth Management. He is also owner of several affiliated businesses providing insurance and Medicare services to support holistic financial planning. Finish Well RIA LLC offers investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on portfolio management and investment planning with a long-term approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm provides financial planning to portfolio management clients, operates under a fiduciary standard, and incorporates licensed insurance services with transparent conflict-of-interest disclosures.

Michael Coury is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with First Hedge Capital Management since 2013. The firm serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and access to a private pooled investment vehicle. First Hedge Capital Management employs a technically driven, short-term investment approach focused on options and derivatives trading, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with active monitoring and leverage tools.

Robert Coury is a financial advisor at First Hedge Capital Management in Delaware, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with First Hedge Capital Management since 2013. Coury has investment interests in publicly traded securities through First Hedge LLC, where he is the majority member. First Hedge Capital Management primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and access to a private pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs a technically driven, short-term investment approach focused on options and derivatives trading, managing accounts with active monitoring and leverage tools.

Christopher Cassiere is a financial advisor at FC Wealth Solutions LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Shoker Investment Counsel, Inc. since 2007, alongside his current role at FC Wealth Solutions since 2020. FC Wealth Solutions provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, implementing portfolios through systematic, rules-based ETF strategies and opportunistic trading.

Nathan Parkins is a financial advisor at Concordia Wealth Planning, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at several firms, including MoLei Financial, where he serves as President, and Cryptail Corp, a PetTech company focused on technology development and business operations. Parkins also leads FinCap Advisors LLC, providing financial and technology consulting for small businesses and startups. Concordia Wealth Planning, LLC serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and offers wealth-planning engagements alongside investment management. The firm employs a structured planning model centered on written Investment Policy Statements and manages portfolios through a blend of passive and active approaches with options for ESG screens, direct indexing, and tax-aware overlays.

Robert Deitrick is a financial advisor with Polaris Financial Partners, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Polaris since 2003 and previously worked at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. from 2010 to 2023. Outside of advising, he is co-author of the book *Bulls, Bears & The Ballot Box* and is involved with Polaris Productions LLC. Polaris Financial Partners is a small, supported investment adviser managing approximately $226 million for around 143 clients. The firm serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and portfolio management, employing a variety of investment analysis methods and generally maintaining a long-term trading approach.

Michael Harding is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience and has been with Harding Financial Group since 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a licensed insurance agent. Harding Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in its investment approach and offers comprehensive planning services alongside portfolio management.

Mark Faubel is a financial advisor with Jericho Financial and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ohio National Financial Services, THE O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Swisher Financial. In addition to his advisory work, he provides tax preparation and filing services for individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Jericho Financial offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a long-term, asset allocation and diversification approach, supplemented by third-party advisers and technology platforms to manage client assets.

Erin Maynard is a financial advisor at Shuttleworth & Company with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Maynard has worked at Shuttleworth & Company in various capacities since 2011. Shuttleworth & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement planning advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other long-term investors. The firm employs a balanced, long-term investment approach using a diversified mix of asset types and tactical techniques to manage risk, and it operates as a small, employee-owned advisory with a focus on professional credentials among its staff.

Casey Stevenson is a financial advisor at Axim Planning & Wealth with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Casey is the owner of HedgeIT, LLC, an investment-related practice based in Powell, Ohio. Axim Planning & Wealth provides discretionary and nondiscretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select institutional clients. The firm customizes investment programs based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Stanley Edgell is a financial advisor at Strategic Planning, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Strategic Planning, Inc. since 2006. Outside of advisory work, Edgell is involved in managing time-share properties and business interests through Diversified Planning LLC and serves as president of Planned Financial Services of Ohio, which manages real estate and leases. He is also a licensed life and health insurance agent in Ohio. Strategic Planning, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a consultative onboarding process and manages diversified portfolios primarily through equities, mutual funds, and ETFs, operating a multi-decade advisory practice with a high asset-to-advisor ratio.

Andy joined the financial services and planning industry in 1999 shortly after graduating from Villanova University. In his early career, he joined a team of like-minded professionals who traveled throughout the USA consulting and teaching financial planners about the benefits of running fee-only, fiduciary practices, and shared comprehensive planning techniques to help them become better financial planners. After years of seeing clients’ experiences enhanced through consulting to planning firms, Andy felt compelled to start helping clients directly. Starting 2009 as an independent, fee-only financial planner, he has helped hundreds of individuals, families, and businesses throughout the United States and Puerto Rico achieve their financial goals. Andy maintains the professional credentials of the Certified Financial Planner(™) and a Masters in Business Administration. He enjoys traveling, visiting other cultures and is not scared of trying new and interesting cuisine. Andy is an avid guitar enthusiast and volunteers in his church’s worship band weekly. When he isn’t developing financial planning strategies for clients, traveling, or worshiping The Lord, he loves to spend quality time with his wonderful wife, Silvia, and baby boy, Luke.

Allen Weaver is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Elevation Financial Partners, LLC. He has been with J.H. McKewen III & Associates since 2015. Elevation Financial Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and corporations, focusing primarily on individual clients rather than high-net-worth households. The firm combines discretionary securities management with consulting services and utilizes both active and passive investment strategies, including technical and fundamental analysis and market-timing techniques.

Jake Ethridge is a financial advisor with Peerless Wealth in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Heximer Investment Management, Karageorge Wealth Management, and Peerless ETFs. Peerless Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charities, and qualified retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation framework and proprietary portfolio construction methodology, managing approximately $149 million in assets and acting as a sub-adviser to an exchange-traded fund that uses options strategies.

Christian Hviid is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Concordia Wealth Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Concordia, he held roles at Fifth Third Private Bank and Wells Fargo Private Bank. Concordia Wealth Planning, LLC serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering a range of wealth-planning engagements alongside investment management services. The firm uses a structured planning process with written Investment Policy Statements and manages portfolios through a combination of passive and active strategies, including ESG options and tax-aware overlays.

Deana Arseneau is a financial advisor at ArsenEAU Financial with a Series 65 credential and over eight years of industry experience, including roles at Centurion Service Group, SourcePoint, and The Retirement Life. She has been leading Arseneau Financial since 2026. Arseneau Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning support to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $42.3 million in discretionary assets, typically employs a discretionary management style, and uses a variety of analytical methods alongside alternative investment strategies.

Samuel Mc Coy is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Tenacity Private Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for the Upper Arlington Men’s Lacrosse Program and is a board member on the finance committee of the Upper Arlington Education Foundation. He is also the principal and owner of Tenacity Tax, LLC, a tax preparation service. Tenacity Private Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm emphasizes integrated tax and investment planning, drawing on its affiliation with an in-house tax practice and a team that includes CPA-licensed professionals.