Michael Groomes is a Series 63 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He currently serves at Altitude Capital Management LLC and has prior experience with New York Life Insurance Co., Prudential Insurance Company of America, and various other firms. Groomes is also involved in insurance sales through his role as agent and owner at MLG Financial Services Ltd. Altitude Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, focusing on tailored portfolio management and consulting with no account minimums. The firm employs an individualized investment approach based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Justin Cress is a financial advisor with Stonex Advisors Inc. in Troy, Ohio, holding 23 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, Cress serves on the local school board and holds leadership roles in several local businesses, including indoor tanning salons and a barber/beauty salon. Stonex Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a combination of independent advisors and an in-house Private Client Group. The firm utilizes multiple investment platforms and model-based solutions, supporting a range of account structures and investment restrictions.

Shawn Hicks is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at AE Wealth Management, Gradient Advisors, and Heritage Financial Resources. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed to sell various insurance products. Signal Advisors Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, family, and business clients. The firm uses a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach with tactical asset allocation and sector rotation, offering discretionary model portfolios and third-party manager strategies.

James Cook is a financial advisor at Beacon Capital Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Beacon Capital Management since 1999 and The Tavenner Company since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of conventional life and annuity products. Beacon Capital Management provides model portfolio management and direct discretionary portfolio management to advisory platforms and retail advisors, serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes data-driven tactical allocation strategies primarily executed through ETFs and mutual funds.

Kameron Smith is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and has previously worked at Parallel Advisors, LLC, McKinley Carter Wealth Services, and Lifeplan Financial Group, Inc. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a goals-based approach that integrates proprietary software and behavioral economics, employing both passive and active investment strategies supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Steven Allread is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dayton, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He was previously with Cutter & Company, Inc. for 16 years before joining Prospera in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with SJ Wolfe Investments, Inc., where he participates in management and trading activities. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various advisory programs and platforms.

Daniel Gilbert is a CFP® and ChFC® with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently with First Heartland Consultants, Inc., where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and KMS Financial Services, Inc. Gilbert is also involved in marketing insurance and financial services. First Heartland Consultants provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan participants. The firm offers personalized asset management, third-party asset management services, and a model-based self-directed brokerage account program, delivering advisory services through independent investment adviser representatives.

Charles Neumaier is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at AlphaStar since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he assists individuals with claims under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, a non-investment related activity he has been involved in since 2004. AlphaStar Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other advisers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes strategic asset allocation, quantitative analysis, and third-party research, providing both model and custom investment strategies.

Darrell Patrick is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 55 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prospera in 2025, he worked at Cutter & Company, Inc. for 16 years and Butler, Wick & Co., Inc. for three years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Corporate Morality Action Center, Inc., a nonprofit focused on public education about corporate influence on morality. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms and programs.

Raymond Thomes is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. with 62 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Cutter & Company, Inc., Butler, Wick & Co., Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved full-time with SJ Wolfe Investments, Inc. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with over 270 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various advisory platforms and programs.

James Lavy is a financial advisor at Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at AE Wealth Management, Heritage Financial Resources Wealth Management, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and World Financial Group. James is involved with Heritage Financial Resources, where he oversees sales, presentations, and planning alongside other agents and specializes in federal civilian employee benefits for education and retirement planning. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their clients. The firm employs a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation process combined with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Kristine Skomer is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has held previous roles at Arkadios Capital, Russell Total Wealth & Wellness, and The Huntington Investment Co. She also serves as Chief Compliance Officer at Russell Total Wealth & Wellness. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, utilizing discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies to serve individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors.

Curvin Miller is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kalos Capital, Arkadios Capital, and Russell Smart Insight Tax Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, he owns Curv's Collectibles LLC, a business focused on buying and selling collectibles. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-based approach that combines models managed internally, by third parties, and advisor-managed solutions, supporting a wide range of investment and financial planning services.

Stefan Biddinger is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 5 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Western & Southern Life and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, Biddinger serves as a lay pastor at Xenia Nazarene, providing preaching and pastoral duties. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise firm serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a longstanding focus on educators and 403(b) and 457(b) program participants. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management and research team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive investment strategies.

Robert Russell is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has held leadership roles at Russell Smart Insight Tax Advisors, LLC, and Russell Capital Management, LLC, and has operated Russell Total Wealth and Wellness since 2003. Outside of advisory work, he is chairman, president, and treasurer of Do Good Marketing, a marketing services firm. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charities, and businesses. The firm offers model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and plan services through a platform that integrates internal and third-party strategies, supporting a high client load per advisor.

Elliot Harris is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, where he has worked for four years. His prior experience includes roles at Honu Solutions, Peraton, and a decade with the Department of Defense. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an adjunct professor supporting curriculum review for the Department of Defense Joint Special Operations University and owns a consulting business focused on defense policy and international relations. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who select and monitor approved model portfolios and third-party managers.

Nathaniel Abney is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2012. Fifth Third Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers various managed account programs on the Passageway platform, using multiple third-party portfolio managers and strategies such as SMA models, tax overlays, and direct indexing.

William Eaton is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, based in Troy, Ohio, with 40 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2015 and has worked in the insurance industry since 1986. Outside of his advisory work, he operates an insurance agency in Dayton, Ohio. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s fiduciary-based model incorporates a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms, often implementing advice through third-party managers and turnkey asset management programs.

Dustin Booher is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2023. Prior to entering the financial services field, he worked at Wright State University and Milton-Union High School. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Nicholas Miozzi is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with MAI Capital Management, LLC, based in Dayton, OH. He has been with MAI Capital since 2026 and has prior experience at Treloar & Heisel, Beverage Marketing Group, Amazon/Package Pro's LLC, and other organizations. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning and administrative services.