Greg Smith is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 27 years of industry experience. He held a position at Key Investment Services LLC for 10 years before joining Huntington in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant football coach at Elyria Catholic High School. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment model, offering multiple wrap-fee programs and combining third-party and proprietary portfolio management strategies.

Renee Kapanke is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Elyria, Ohio. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. Kapanke has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2013 and has also worked with Fifth Third Bank since 2012. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of discretionary managed-account programs combining third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed options, with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Gregory Guluzian is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed life and annuities insurance activities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Cole Gest is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Northwestern Mutual. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base that includes high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis to construct tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Shawn Brunner is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2011 and is also associated with MJ Baker & Associates, where he has been active since 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, he co-owns and manages commercial real estate through a private entity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, and compliance.

Thomas Biadas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Biadas provides investment advisory services and portfolio management through Kestra Advisory and registered representative activities via Kestra Investment Services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and manages multiple platforms and third-party solutions to serve large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

David Meler is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, The 4:8 Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, model portfolios, third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s platform combines individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supporting a wide variety of client needs through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Ameer Richardson is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Elyria, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages rental properties, which he states do not interfere with his professional duties. 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 distinctive features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, supported by its affiliation with Fifth Third Bank and its municipal-advisor registration.

Timothy Mclaughlin is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds the CFP® designation, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He serves as a board member of the Murray Ridge Housing Corporation. 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, and a range of investment solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Joy Mitchell is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Elyria, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Nancy Buck is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Michael Petrus is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners, he worked at Brighthouse Financial and held positions at several other firms. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform offering both individualized and centralized investment management, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Robert Wilber is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of the Financial Mentoring Foundation and serves as a Notary Public in Lorain County, Ohio. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Derrick Cope is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Brunswick, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2014. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a unique municipal-advisor registration and integrated corporate structure.

Tom Burchell is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2020, and previously spent over a decade with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs along with brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating also as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Stephen Dzurec is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks, Strategic Investment Solutions, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, among others. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charities, and corporations, offering financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management across multiple custodians.

Michael Syrowski is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Avon Lake, Ohio. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance, Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, and Pentegra Distributors, Inc. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Morgan Woods is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Avon Lake, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth, Woods held roles at MJ Baker Financial Advisors and Citizens Bank, among others. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Ryan White is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, PNC Investments, and Citizens Bank. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm uses an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank portfolios, primarily offering wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Daniel Hogan is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 40 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Huntington in 2017, he worked at Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. for 18 years and has been with Ameriprise Financial Services since 2026. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture model that integrates third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank models with a range of wrap-fee programs offered through the Envestnet platform.