Ernest D. Poulos is the sole advisor at POULOS, Ernest, D., an independent firm based in Akron, Ohio. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience, including six years at Ameriprise before founding his current practice in 2006. He is also the owner and managing member of a personal services company established in 2016. The firm provides personalized portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. Investment decisions combine fundamental and technical analysis with customized asset allocation and ongoing supervision, including formal quarterly reviews.

Sandra Thomas is the sole advisor at S.C. Thomas & Associates, CPA, LLC in Medina, OH. She holds the PFS™ and Series 65 designations and has nine years of industry experience, complementing 38 years with her firm, which she has been with since 1988. S.C. Thomas & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses, offering discretionary investment management, project-based financial planning, and tax preparation services. The firm integrates tax considerations into investment decisions and coordinates planning with accounting services, employing a mix of passive and active strategies guided by modern portfolio theory and ongoing asset-allocation reviews.

Blase Restifo is the sole advisor at Great Lakes Financial Companies Inc. in Twinsburg, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates the Restifo Insurance Agency. Great Lakes Financial Companies, Inc. provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual clients, managing diversified portfolios of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, with individualized portfolio management based on a consultative intake process.

Amanda Sharratt is a financial advisor at Your Wealth Financial Solutions, LLC in Medina, OH, with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, Ltd. and operated Sharratt Financial Solutions, LLC. Amanda also has experience with Medina United Methodist Church. Your Wealth Financial Solutions provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes written Investment Policy Statements, applies fundamental analysis alongside modern portfolio theory and quantitative methods, and offers estate-planning coordination through third-party services.

Huaiyu Chen is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at MEV Value LLC since 2015. He also has a long-standing role at Youngstown State University, where he has worked since 2003. MEV Value LLC is a small independent advisory firm serving primarily individual clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses an asset-allocation process that balances active and passive management and employs detailed compliance and trading policies uncommon for a single-advisor practice.

Frank Cihlar is the sole advisor at CCM Investment Counsel, an independent firm based in Stow, Ohio. He holds 26 years of industry experience and has been with CCM Investment Counsel, including its predecessor firm CCM Management & Research, Inc., since 1997. CCM Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, pension or profit-sharing plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a structured process to create written investment guidelines that align with clients’ objectives, focusing on value investing, diversification, asset allocation, and tax-efficient management.

Brian Davis is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Davis Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has operated since 2002, and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2009. Davis also engages in the sale of fixed life insurance products outside his broker-dealer affiliation. Davis Wealth Management provides fee-based financial and investment planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses exclusively on comprehensive planning engagements without discretionary portfolio management, delivering written plans and periodic updates while leaving implementation to clients or third parties.

William Mccarthy is a financial advisor with Partners Investment Services, Inc. in Hudson, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Investment Services since 1999 and also serves as president and CEO of Partners Insurance Agency, an insurance marketing company, since 2006. Partners Investment Services serves older adults and families of seniors, focusing on estate protection and long-term care planning, including Medicaid planning. The firm’s preservation-oriented investment approach emphasizes fixed and fixed-indexed annuities and money-market vehicles, with recommendations made on a non-discretionary basis and tailored to clients’ needs rather than continuous asset management.

William Henzey is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Financial Guidance Investment Advisers, Inc. in Olmsted Falls, OH, where he has worked since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he owns an accounting services business and is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance product sales and services. Financial Guidance Investment Advisers, Inc. provides customized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis approach, focusing on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and offers non-discretionary portfolio management, ERISA plan support, and pension consulting.

Curtis Lindsay is a financial advisor with Cademuir Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including Westpoint Wealth Management and Ameritas Investment Corp. Outside of advisory services, he is actively involved in selling life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Cademuir Wealth Management is a single-advisor registered investment adviser that offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm serves pensions, profit-sharing and other retirement plans, trusts, small businesses, and individual clients, using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to tailor portfolios and provide participant education and pension consulting.

Daniel Garner is a financial advisor at Presper Financial Architects, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and the Millennial Group prior to joining Presper Financial Architects in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches retirement seminars through Passport to Retirement. Presper Financial Architects, LLC offers personalized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm utilizes proprietary portfolio models combining fundamental analysis with active and passive strategies and provides specialized program arrangements and multigenerational planning.

Steve Persons is a financial advisor with CBS Funding, Inc. in Broadview Heights, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with CBS Funding since 2011 and is also involved with Creative Benefit Strategies, Inc., a pension consulting and actuarial firm where he spends a majority of his time. Additionally, he works as an insurance agent selling life, disability, and annuities on a limited basis. CBS Funding, Inc. provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs client-specific investment policies, fundamental analysis, and model portfolio allocations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside ERISA plan services and participant education.

Danielle Lechard is a financial advisor with Return on Life Wealth Partners in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Alliance Bernstein, and Planned Financial Services. Return on Life Wealth Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, and retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, offering services such as tax and estate planning coordination and family-office style solutions. The firm uses a values-centered approach to align portfolios with client goals and provides a range of concierge services alongside traditional advisory offerings.

Angel Way is a financial advisor with Way Street Financial, LLC in Brunswick, Ohio, holding a Series 65 credential and 11 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Way Street Financial, she held roles at multiple firms including ORG Partners, Paragon Estate Planners, and Emerald Investment Partners. Outside of advising, she serves on the board of Integrated Community Solutions, a nonprofit focused on community development for people with developmental disabilities, and is Vice President of the MetroWest Toastmasters club. Way Street Financial provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines investment advisory services with affiliated insurance and tax-related businesses, offering a range of products and educational seminars while managing accounts under discretionary authority using modern portfolio theory and tailored client recommendations.

Amanda Crighton is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Rabe Investment Consulting Group since 2021 and held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Randstad Staffing, and Banana Republic prior to that. Rabe Investment Consulting Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of active and passive portfolio management strategies, emphasizes tax-efficient asset allocation, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside advising on held-away insurance and annuity products.

Jeffrey Thomas is a financial advisor at Alpha Asset Management in Akron, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alpha Asset Management since 1996 and American Heritage Securities Inc since 2013. Thomas is also president of JCT Investment Counsel, a fee-based investment management firm. Alpha Asset Management is a fee-based registered investment advisor serving primarily individual clients and a limited number of institutions. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach focused on large-cap equities, investment-grade bonds, and investment-company securities, combining top-down secular-cycle analysis with bottom-up security selection.

Scott Fischer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Enza Financial, LLC since 2014 and also has a history with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Fischer serves on the Tudor House Advisory Council, contributing to promotion, ticket sales, donations, and maintenance activities. Enza Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm tailors investment advice to client objectives using a variety of strategies and offers distinctive services such as retirement plan participant education and group seminars.

Laura Lindahl is a financial advisor at Lindahl & Mansager Inc with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 1992. Lindahl & Mansager provides tax planning, tax preparation, accounting services, investment management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and businesses. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients, managing roughly $214 million in assets with a small advisory team. Their investment approach emphasizes diversification, use of Morningstar risk ratings, buy-and-hold strategies, and integrates ongoing tax and accounting services alongside portfolio management.

William Manby is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC and has held roles at Simplicity Wealth LLC, Paradigm Holdings LLC, OnPointe Advisory and Financial Services, LLC, and Manby Financial Strategies, Inc. He is also a licensed fixed insurance agent. Paradigm Investment Advisory provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to both individual and institutional clients, focusing on manager due diligence, asset allocation, and fundamental analysis while relying on third-party money managers for security selection. The firm also sponsors multiple privately offered conduit investment funds and offers retirement-plan fiduciary and administrative support.

David Flaspohler is a financial advisor with Skybox Financial Group LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been with Skybox Financial Group since 2026 and has prior experience including roles at Cleveland Football Academy and Case Western Reserve University. Skybox Financial Group provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $75 million across about 189 accounts. The firm uses a portfolio construction approach based on modern portfolio theory and asset allocation, offering discretionary management, comprehensive financial planning, and client education programs.