Robert Sponseller Jr. is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P., holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Allworth Financial and AW Securities since 2020 and previously spent eight years with Commonwealth Financial Network and Cornerstone Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using a variety of model strategies, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and specialized investment approaches, including a focus on airline industry employees and management of privately offered real estate and credit funds.

William Hoover is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Co. and Park Avenue Securities since 2000. Hoover serves on the Northern Kentucky University School of Business Advisory Board and is Treasurer of the Military Commons HOA. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and provides a range of account-level services and lending solutions.

Robert Pembaur is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services for a combined 25 years before joining Empower Advisory Group in 2025. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing rather than short-term forecasts.

Thomas Dillon is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and IFP Securities. Dillon also engages in selling Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement insurance, as well as fixed life, indexed annuities, and other insurance products. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting, serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients.

Neal Mc Mahon is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and experience in the industry since 2016. He previously worked at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management and PNC Private Bank before joining Mariner. Mariner serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios with an in-house investment committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Sean Fitzgerald is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, including 20 years with Fifth Third Securities. 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 institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs that combine third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, and is notable for its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank.

Kyle Kursim is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. He previously worked at ARGI Investment Services for five years and Fidelity Investments for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property rehabilitation and renovation through Livingston & Co. and Livingston Homes. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving a diverse client base with customized portfolio strategies that emphasize diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Nathan Rogers is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors since 2002. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Agia since 2022. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing partner of an LLC that owns his office space in Kentucky. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

John Young is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains distinctive market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Alexander Leugers is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2025 and was previously employed at TIAA starting in 2017, as well as First Financial Bank from 2016 to 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs tailored primarily to individuals associated with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning from ongoing portfolio management, operating under a fiduciary standard and utilizing model or customized portfolios within its managed account offerings.

Joseph Ford Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2018 and previously spent four years at JPMorgan Securities LLC. Based in Cincinnati, OH, he currently serves clients through Mariner. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, coordinated tax services, and family office support, utilizing customized portfolios overseen by an investment committee and combining in-house research with third-party manager allocations.

George Kavalauskas is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2001. Outside of his primary roles, he is involved with The Rebecca Group, where he engages in insurance sales. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account types with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Eric Holzwarth is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2014 and with FIFTH THIRD BANK since 2013. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on its Passageway Managed Account platform, providing clients with access to various portfolio management strategies and risk profiles.

Timothy Goodman II is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities and its affiliated firm since 2010. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. 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 broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor affiliated with Fifth Third Bank.

Judd Eberhart is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2019. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked for six years at Northern Trust Corporation. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Michael Frey is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2021. His prior experience includes ten years at Bank of America, N.A., and over two decades at Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Cincinnati. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers integrated services through affiliated trust and insurance entities and access to alternative and private investments within its Rockefeller Global Family Office platform.

Traci Byrge is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2007 and has been associated with Fifth Third Bank since 2000. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Traci Lea Photography. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individual, charitable, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm provides multiple discretionary managed-account options, including direct indexing and tax-overlay services, and operates as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinctive municipal-advisor registration.

Ian Schilly is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2022, with prior experience at Fidelity Investments and a decade at Let's Play Sports, Inc. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options that integrate third-party portfolio managers and advisor-managed strategies, supported by a range of features including direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Robert Fisher is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He has held roles at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa since 2018 and previously worked at Strategic Advisers, Inc. from 2013 to 2018. Fisher holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and is based in Cincinnati, OH. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-managed employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Daniel Berssenbruegge is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 13 years of industry experience. His work history includes prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, as well as experience outside the financial sector at Sunrise Treatment Center. Berssenbruegge is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that integrates third-party and affiliate portfolio management solutions.