Brent Soller is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Siekmann Company since 2025. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and FSC Securities Corp and manages the Soller Insurance Agency. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in insurance sales and service through his own agency. The Siekmann Company provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting for individuals and organizations, focusing on non-discretionary portfolio management and participant education. The firm utilizes a range of fund types and institutional analytic tools to tailor portfolios to client needs, while managing significant retirement-plan assets.

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.

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.

Aaron Siekmann is a financial advisor at The Siekmann Company in Plain City, OH, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2014. The Siekmann Company provides advisory services primarily to corporate retirement plan sponsors and individual clients, focusing on retirement plan consulting, participant education, financial planning, and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages 49 401(k) programs with approximately $227.5 million in plan assets and uses collective investment vehicles alongside third-party analytics to evaluate and monitor investment options.

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.

Kelley King is a financial advisor at ArsenEAU Financial with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms including The Leaders Group Inc and Valmark Advisors, Inc. He also operates as an independent insurance agent through King Financial Solutions, a business he has been involved with since 1982. ArsenEAU Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning support to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $42.3 million in discretionary assets. The firm typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis and employs a variety of investment strategies including long-term investing, options trading, and allocations to private funds and real estate vehicles.

James Rice is a financial advisor at Capital Asset Management, Inc. in Columbus, OH, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2000. Capital Asset Management is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving affluent individuals and families. The firm employs a value-investing approach based on fundamental analysis and integrates comprehensive financial planning with ongoing portfolio management, also providing institutional consulting services for trusts, estates, non-profits, and businesses.

Christopher Combs is a financial advisor with FC Wealth Solutions LLC, holding 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. since 2011 and has been involved with Combs Insurance Services Agency since 1994 as Owner and President. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a board member of the York Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. FC Wealth Solutions provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, implementing portfolios through systematic ETF strategies and opportunistic trading.