Benjamin Schwarz is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has previously worked with ValMark Securities, Inc. and currently has additional roles in insurance strategy and production. Outside of finance, he engages in automotive photography as a hobby and occasional source of income. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on investment supervisory services and portfolio management using manager selection and Modern Portfolio Theory, and it offers a direct-to-consumer digital platform called Starlight Portfolios.

Luis Mancipe is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at KeyBank and Wells Fargo in various roles since 2014. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, while also providing access to third-party discretionary managers and supervisory oversight.

Joseph Reynolds is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citigroup, New York Life Insurance Company, NYLife Securities LLC, and PNC Investments. He has been with Key Investment Services since 2021. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of advisory programs, model portfolios, and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and provides access to third-party discretionary managers, while operating within the KeyCorp group and maintaining affiliated relationships with KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Douglas Butler is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Investment Committee of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, participating in the evaluation of investment managers for the organization's endowment fund. 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-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services within many client relationships.

Benjamin Wooley is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience, having worked at Charles Schwab since 2012 and joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2025. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and emphasizes client-directed trading decisions supported by Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools.

Gregory Robb is a financial advisor with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Akron, Ohio, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at FNB Wealth Management for eight years before joining Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC and Sequoia Financial Group, LLC in 2021. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC offers wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of model and custom portfolios, utilizing various investment vehicles and conducting regular portfolio reviews supported by an Investment Policy Committee.

Robert Casarona is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he was with Financial Planners of Cleveland Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, INC. from 2015 to 2022. Casarona serves as Chair of the Financial Planning Association of Northeast Ohio NexGen committee and is a member of the finance committee for the Northern Ohio Italian Association, a nonprofit organization. Sequoia Financial Group provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm uses a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party managers, supported by regular oversight from an Investment Policy Committee.

Cynthia Ciccotti is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Key Investment Services in various capacities since 2014. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of advisory programs and investment products. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and provides access to third-party discretionary managers, offering monitoring, rebalancing, and supervisory oversight across its offerings.

Cheryl Lutman is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She is currently a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., where she has worked since 2021. Prior to joining Sequoia, she spent 24 years at WealthStone, Inc. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and other institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of in-house model allocations, custom portfolios, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Brenda Johnson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 11 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and BDS Financial Network, where she has worked since 2012 and 2014, respectively. Johnson is the sole owner of Brenda Johnson, LLC, a private entity established for tax purposes and securities business facilitation. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who deliver advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Greg Goldfeder is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2026, following prior roles at Vivaldi Capital Management and Proper Analysis Corp. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Charles Melsher is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and offering 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Key Investment Services since 2005 and has concurrently worked with Sbhu since 1992. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed account options, utilizing a client-directed approach combined with ongoing monitoring and due diligence. The firm operates within the KeyCorp group and collaborates closely with affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

John Hollis is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Beachwood, Ohio, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, Hollis is involved in several business ventures, including serving as president of HaHa Dumpsters LLC and holding investments in product innovation through Blazor Inc LLC. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory relationships along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports multiple advisory programs and account-level services.

Paul Muskin is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at PNC Investments, PNC Bank, N.A., and Key Investment Services, LLC. Outside of finance, he has been a professional musician performing with The Muskin Band since 2008. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital portfolio solution available by invitation to select employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio management to third-party strategists, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Lisa Gillen is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2001. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank to provide a range of discretionary managed-account programs, including advisor-directed models, separately managed accounts, and unified portfolios with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Laray Cash is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Key Corp from 2016 to 2022. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment model selection and ongoing monitoring, with access to third-party discretionary managers and supervisory oversight.

Paul Combs is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He co-owns Bridgeview Wealth Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, and previously spent over 30 years with Foresters Financial and its advisory arm. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers a variety of program structures and delivers back-office support in operations, trading, compliance, and practice management.

Adrian Phipps is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Bank of America, Merrill, and Fifth Third Securities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available as an employee pilot. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and delegates portfolio implementation to third-party strategists.

Anthony Seghy is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Brecksville, Ohio. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience, including 27 years at Fifth Third Securities. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Sean Deasy is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2002. He also holds a role with Agia involving non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants, offering discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services.