Gregory Taylor is a financial advisor at Turning Point Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at The Huntington Investment Company and working as a self-employed advisor before joining his current firm. Turning Point Advisors provides portfolio management and subadvisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a combination of cyclical and quantitative analysis with model-driven asset allocation, including the use of leveraged and inverse mutual funds and ETFs as part of its strategies.

Donald Tharp is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and has been with Hudson Financial Advisors Inc since 1996. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a licensed independent insurance producer, earning commissions from insurance product sales. Hudson Financial Advisors serves retirement and institutional clients, providing wealth management and consulting through a structured Financial Masterpiece process. The firm emphasizes model-driven asset allocation using third-party platforms, primarily recommending no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on Dimensional Fund Advisors funds.

Venera Izant is a financial advisor at 2 Knights Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wunderlich Securities, Inc., Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, and B. Riley Wealth Management. 2 Knights Wealth Management provides personalized investment management and financial advice primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with actively managed mutual fund portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

David Turben is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Turning Point Advisors, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Huntington National Bank for five years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Turben, LLC, a business related to his hobby of photography. Turning Point Advisors manages approximately $36 million for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a combination of cyclical and quantitative analysis with model-driven asset allocation, including the use of leveraged and inverse funds as part of its investment and hedging strategies.

Dori Torrens is a financial advisor at DBK Financial Counsel, LLC with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining DBK Financial Counsel, Torrens worked for Schulte & Company CPA's for three years. DBK Financial Counsel primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, offering ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm manages diversified portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, treasury inflation-protected bonds, and non-U.S. securities, applying a long-term trading approach based on fundamental and technical analysis combined with modern portfolio theory.

David Kearns is a financial advisor at DBK Financial Counsel, LLC in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, holding a PFS™ designation with 17 years of industry experience. He also practices law part-time with DBK Legal Counsel, LLC, an affiliated law firm. DBK Financial Counsel provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, using a fiduciary approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and emphasizes long-term trading while tailoring plans to individual goals and risk tolerances.

John Goodson is a financial advisor with Alpha Planning and Financial Services, Inc. in Solon, OH. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, MML Investors Services, and AXA Advisors. Alpha Planning and Financial Services, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement and income-generation advice, and standalone financial planning. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach with sector rotation and manages accounts on a discretionary basis through its wrap-fee program.

Dennis Tidmore is a financial advisor with Tidmore Retirement Planning Specialists in Beachwood, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Tidmore Consulting Services, which provides non-securities financial consulting in collaboration with other professionals. Tidmore has previously worked at Premier Investment Advisors Inc since 2000. Tidmore Retirement Planning Specialists advises ERISA-qualified retirement plan sponsors and individual investors, offering fiduciary governance, plan-level consulting, participant education, and investment management. The firm utilizes a combination of analytical methods and discretionary fiduciary services to actively manage portfolios and support both plan sponsors and individual clients.

Steven Mccann is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Hudson Financial Advisors Inc since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed independent insurance producer and earns commissions from the sale of insurance products. Hudson Financial Advisors provides wealth management, asset allocation, and portfolio management services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm combines advisory services with insurance consulting and business-planning, employing a multi-step, plan-oriented process that incorporates tax mitigation, wealth transfer, and wealth protection strategies.

Keith Lichtcsien is a CFP® and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Resource Strategies, Inc. since 1985 and has also worked with Valmark Securities, Inc. since 2007. Resource Strategies, Inc. provides investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning, including estate, business, education, and retirement planning. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management using third-party money managers and combines advisory fees with commission-based activities through broker-dealer and insurance products.

Adam Vertes is a financial advisor with Objective Capital Management, LLC in Pepper Pike, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 32 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Merrill, Advest, Inc., and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing family-held LLCs and serves as an executor of a family philanthropic fund established at the Jewish Community Federation. Objective Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other institutions. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches, including fundamental and technical analysis as well as Modern Portfolio Theory, with tailored portfolio management and planning services.

Jerry Herman is a financial advisor at Wisdom Investment Strategies, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He is the president and owner of Wisdom Capital, LLC, a firm offering general business consulting services. Herman serves as a trustee for the Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation. Wisdom Investment Strategies provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services to individuals, business entities, charitable organizations, and other registered advisers. The firm employs a proprietary equity selection process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, including the use of options for risk mitigation.

Todd Pence is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Virtera Partners LLC since 2021 and previously spent eight years at Parkwood LLC. Virtera Partners provides customized investment advisory services primarily to ultra-high-net-worth families, family offices, charitable organizations, and certain pooled vehicles. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification across public and alternative asset classes, relying on manager selection and due diligence to implement concentrated, high-conviction strategies.

Wellborn Jack III is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is the president and sole advisor at Acme Jack Wealth Management, having previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, and Stratos Wealth Advisors. Acme Jack Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with custom portfolios tailored to client risk tolerances and commonly operates with discretionary authority.

Eric Nye is the principal of Nye Wealth Management LLC in Hudson, Ohio, with 15 years of experience as a financial advisor. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has a background that includes founding Nye Financial Group, Inc., and serving as president and CEO of Ean Agency, LLC, a fixed insurance business. Nye devotes significant time to his insurance agency, which operates separately from his advisory services. Nye Wealth Management LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside planning consultations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis with ongoing monitoring and the use of third-party managed models through a sub-adviser arrangement.

James Crew is the sole advisor at Nirvana Analytics, LLC, an independent firm based in Pepper Pike, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Paradigm Institutional Investments from 2021 to 2022. Nirvana Analytics provides discretionary investment management to a range of clients, including individuals, estates, trusts, pensions, corporations, and public-sector entities. The firm focuses on large-cap equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and option-based trading strategies such as credit spreads and covered-call writing, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with in-house research and regular reviews.

Steven Francomacaro is a CFA® charterholder at Virtera Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Virtera Partners in 2025, he worked at the University of Oklahoma Foundation, Windancer Holdings, and Gerber Taylor. Virtera Partners provides investment advisory and family-office services to ultra-high net worth families and charitable organizations, focusing on customized portfolio management that includes public equities, fixed income, ETFs, and alternative investments. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification and serves primarily clients with substantial investable assets, typically $100 million or more.

Donn Goodman is a financial advisor at Market Gauge Asset Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked for Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC and Atalanta Sosnoff Management LLC for over two decades. He also serves as a consultant to a financial publishing entity, MarketGuarge.com. Market Gauge Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients using a blend of proprietary, rules-based models alongside fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis. The firm offers model-based trading signals, pre-designed portfolio blends, and employs tactical and longer-term strategies with potential use of hedging and leverage.

Molly Balunek is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Endeavor Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Laurel Tree Advisors, LLC, Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Spero-Smith Investment Advisers, Inc. Balunek serves as a board member of the Validation Training Institute, Inc., a nonprofit focused on improving communication with older adults with memory loss. Endeavor Wealth Advisors serves individuals, couples, families, and trusts, including high net worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs individualized Investment Policy Statements and combines long-term diversified strategies with occasional tactical trading.

Chaya Slain is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. She is currently with Virtera Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2020, following prior roles at Adcap Partners LLC, Adcap Management Inc., and Parkwood Corporation. In addition to her advisory role, she controls general partner entities connected to private investment funds managed by Virtera. Virtera Partners provides customized investment advisory services primarily to ultra-high-net-worth families, family offices, charitable organizations, and certain pooled vehicles. The firm focuses on asset allocation and diversification across public and alternative asset classes, employing a family-office model with a small, concentrated client base and serving as adviser and general partner to affiliated private funds.