James Vaughan is the principal and sole advisor at Vaughan Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Worthington, Ohio. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having founded and operated his independent advisory firm since 2010. Vaughan Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process that integrates ETFs, large-cap equities, fixed income, alternative exposures, and active options strategies tailored to client goals and risk profiles.

Michael Stafford is a financial advisor at One Brick Capital, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at One Brick Capital since 2019 and concurrently at SWS Partners since 2015. Stafford is also a partner in CRM Binds LLC and Stafford Brothers, LLC, with the latter being a family partnership without active responsibilities. One Brick Capital, LLC provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and small businesses. The firm employs a systematic, rules-based investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management primarily through its proprietary wrap fee program tailored to higher-net-worth clients.

Mark Shafer is the sole advisor at Goodrich Asset Management LLC in New Albany, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. He has led Goodrich Asset Management since 2009. Goodrich Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and hourly financial consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $2.68 million across a small number of accounts. The firm offers tailored portfolios of individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and other public securities with regular account supervision and employs a range of active strategies uncommon for a solo advisor.

Perry Jeffries III is a financial advisor at Diamond Equity Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Diamond Equity Advisors since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Hardiman Investment Management Inc and First Heartland Capital Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health and wellness through marketing nutritional supplements and coaching via his web-based company, PHY-NANCIALLY FIT LLC. Diamond Equity Advisors provides consulting, financial planning, and pension/profit-sharing plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a focus on buy-and-hold strategies, using third-party managers and occasionally incorporating options or short-term trades where suitable.

Michael Damian is the managing director of Damian Capital Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding his firm in 2003, he has worked as a senior project manager at URS Corporation since 1999. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as vice president of a small appliance manufacturing company, Happy Lights, LLC. Damian Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and occasional investment recommendations primarily to individual clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ time horizons, risk tolerance, and goals, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and exchange-traded funds, and currently manages approximately $590,000 in client assets.

Joe Mesenburg is the sole advisor at JR Mesenburg and Associates, LLC, an independent firm based in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with JR Mesenburg and Associates since 1977. The firm provides investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and religious and charitable institutions. Portfolios are customized based on clients’ income needs, liquidity, time horizon, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, primarily using actively managed equity and fixed-income strategies with discretionary implementation.

Emily De Blase is a financial advisor at Organic Wealth, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding the ChFC® designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Huntington Investment Company, The Huntington National Bank, Gerber, LLC, and Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc. Organic Wealth is a fee-only, solo registered investment adviser offering discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, financial coaching, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, utilizing a combination of passive and active investments, third-party managers, and model marketplace tools to tailor services to client needs.

Norma Duckett is a financial advisor at Dorsey Groomes Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Nationwide Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and leads Dorsey Groomes Creative, LLC, a company providing marketing services. Dorsey Groomes Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and investment management. The firm typically employs third-party managers and offers a range of client service options from comprehensive plans to hourly consultations.

Chad Frush is a financial advisor at Arch City Financial with the PFS™ designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Arch City Financial since 2018 and has also operated Frush & Associates, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Frush Consulting, LLC, which provides external accounting solutions to clients. Arch City Financial serves institutional and plan-sponsor clients, corporations, and individuals, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services. The firm primarily uses passive investment management with diversified, asset-class portfolios and applies various analytical methods in its research and due diligence.

Jacob Kipi is a CFP® professional with two years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the principal of Kipi Financial Planning LLC in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at The Joseph Group and held various roles including at Designer Brands and Rea & Associates. He is also a CPA and operates a small online retail business specializing in collectible trading cards. Kipi Financial Planning is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates investment management and financial planning, using a range of analytical techniques to construct diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Sara Becker is the principal and sole advisor at Omega Capital Management LLC, an independent SEC-registered firm. She holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Omega Capital, she has worked at Henry Schein Animal Health and Schottenstein Stores Corp. In addition to her advisory role, Becker serves as president of The New Albany CPA Co., an accounting and tax services firm. Omega Capital Management LLC manages discretionary assets for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional retirement clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with diversified investment allocations, focusing on long-term holdings tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

John Davidson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with KylesHill Financial Planning since 2008 and also has a longstanding affiliation with Growth Management Solutions. Additionally, he is a minority partner in Enterprise Advisory Group, LLC, a non-investment related professional services firm. KylesHill Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, focusing on long-term asset allocation and typically managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Troy Green is the managing member of T Green Wealth Advisors LLC in Grove City, OH, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Patrol Director for Mad River Mountain Ski Patrol, overseeing medical and skiing proficiency training on a volunteer basis. T Green Wealth Advisors LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, emphasizing retirement-plan consulting and participant education. The firm’s investment approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and asset allocation, utilizing a range of securities including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Divine Fondem is a financial advisor at FP Investment with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to this role, Divine worked with World Financial Group and has eight years of experience in the education sector. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of the Cumberlands in the Plaster Graduate School of Business. FP Investment, founded in 2025, offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis alongside Monte Carlo planning, managing accounts with various strategies including options trading, and provides specialized ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) pension consulting services.

Curtis Reed is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He founded and has operated WelsPire LLC since 2015 in Upper Arlington, OH. WelsPire LLC is an independent registered investment advisor serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, employing a long-term investment approach with tailored strategies that include low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and tactical use of options and cash.

Daniel O'Connell is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley from 2011 to 2017 before founding BullRock Capital, LLC in 2017, where he is the sole advisor. BullRock Capital provides ongoing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, profit-sharing and charitable plans, and corporate clients. The firm combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with both long-term and short-term trading, and maintains an explicit pension consulting practice while managing client assets directly.

Jason Marsh is a financial advisor at Cognition Financial LLC in Dublin, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Fors Marsh Group LLC. Cognition Financial provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and corporate clients, incorporating tax preparation, bookkeeping, and fractional CFO services alongside portfolio advice. The firm employs a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and both passive and active strategies to tailor asset allocation to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Timothy Hamilton is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at FinancialFamilies since 2014. He holds a Series 66 license and serves as a volunteer Finance Officer for the Civil Air Patrol in Maxwell, Alabama. FinancialFamilies provides financial planning and investment review services to individual and high-net-worth families, focusing on tailored, non-discretionary plans that cover retirement, estate, tax, insurance, business planning, cash flow, and college savings. The firm emphasizes client-specific recommendations and periodic reviews, using various analytical methods and typically recommending mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and fixed-income instruments.

Steve Schaefer is the sole advisor at Eagle Eye Advisory LLC in Westerville, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. He has operated Eagle Eye Advisory since 2006. Eagle Eye Advisory LLC is a fee-only independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit clients, with an emphasis on those with liquid net assets. The firm uses a goal- and asset-allocation driven approach to financial planning and portfolio management, offering tailored investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities.

John Gustafson is the sole advisor at Palmetto Wealth Management, LLC in New Albany, OH, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Palmetto Wealth Management since 2009. Palmetto Wealth Management offers personalized portfolio management and modular financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on a small client base with larger household accounts, employing firm-developed model portfolios that include mutual funds, individual stocks, bonds, and ETFs, as well as active strategies such as short-term trading, short sales, and option writing when appropriate.