Kevin Pietrzyk is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Marcum Wealth LLC and Strategic Wealth Partners. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Emily Shacklett is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at WealthTrust Fairport, LLC and Fairport Asset Management, LLC before joining Hightower in 2019. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing proprietary research and a broad range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Michael Germo is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 45 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. His prior work includes over 30 years at Royal Alliance Associates, INC., followed by extensive tenure at Financial Planning Resources and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advisory services, he provides tax preparation and accounting through Michael A. Germo Tax Services. &PARTNERS serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Robert Koeth is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Willoughby, OH. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 56 years of industry experience, including 27 years with Hantz Financial Services. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm emphasizes ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and direct indexing, and operates with a structure combining advisory, broker-dealer, mortgage, and insurance services.

Kevin Baumberger is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Independence, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2014. Baumberger serves as a board member of Cornerstone of Hope, a bereavement organization, contributing to strategic planning and organizational growth. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers various advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Marla Petti is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She currently works at MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously held roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, HW Financial Advisors, and Cornerstone Family Office. Petti serves on the Finance Advisory Committee for the City of Beachwood. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth planning, retirement consulting, and family-office services to a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a range of portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning with tax and administrative services, managing over $72 billion in assets as of mid-2026.

Eric Beahn is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 21 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial, PNC Wealth Management, and Amfin Investment Services. Beahn also has an operational and compliance role with Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutions, delivering a range of advisory services through independent and affiliated representatives using an open-architecture investment approach.

James Tracz Jr. is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Commonwealth Financial Network, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., and Waddell & Reed, Inc. Tracz is also involved in fixed insurance sales, devoting a small portion of his business hours to this activity. &PARTNERS serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies through an established platform infrastructure.

John Geretz is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2014 and with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2013. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with planning, consulting, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

John Palguta is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is based in Cleveland, OH. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across various strategies through in-house and third-party resources.

Robert Moore is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Investment Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and KeyBanc Capital Markets. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Christine Pauletta is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with MAI Capital Management since 2014. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Nicole Zidlicky is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Cetera Advisors and Velocity Advisors. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Richard Juarbe is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and LPL Financial. Juarbe is also a commissioned notary public in the state of Ohio. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management, serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers.

Ernest Mishne is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc., a division of Oppenheimer, for 31 years. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of investment and consulting services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement planning.

Allen Dengler is a financial advisor at Clearstead and Clearstead Advisory Solutions in Cleveland, OH, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at HPM Partners LLC, PNC Bank, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Dengler joined Clearstead and its predecessor Hartland & Co., LLC in 2022. Clearstead serves affluent private clients and institutional investors, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, family office administration, and institutional consulting services. The firm manages approximately $33.9 billion in assets across more than 4,300 client relationships, applying institutional disciplines and specialized investment strategies such as Direct Indexing and access to private pooled funds.

Andrew Burger is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at Clearstead for five years and held roles at PNC for two years. He is also the Manager and President of a special purpose vehicle created to invest in the Ohio High Growth Investment Opportunities Fund LP. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including individuals, families, institutions, and foundations, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and a client-specific investment approach that incorporates both third-party and direct investment strategies, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Anthony Grisanti is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at PNC Investments, Bank of America, Merrill, The Huntington Investment Company, and TD Ameritrade. He is currently based in Mayfield Heights, OH. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services primarily through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Brayden Makar is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and approximately one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at DWR Financial / Turney Tax and has experience in hospitality through Ethos Hospitality Group. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers various advisory programs covering equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Tracy Anton is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 20 years of industry experience, including positions at UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Concorde Investment Services. She is based in Chardon, Ohio. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.