Timothy Waller is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at PNC Wealth Management, Kovack Advisors, The Huntington Investment Company, and Huntington National Bank. Outside of finance, he operated personal training and gardening businesses. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a multi-advisor team model, focusing on long-term portfolio construction using unaffiliated independent managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Aaron Mechling is a financial advisor with KMG Fiduciary Partners, LLC in Toledo, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated before joining KMG Fiduciary Partners in 2018. KMG Fiduciary Partners serves individual clients, high net worth households, and institutional plan sponsors, offering financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach with tactical overlays and manages approximately $1.6 billion in assets across a broad multi-office platform.

Terrel Eisert is a financial advisor with The Retirement Guys Formula, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Peak Brokerage Services, Blackridge Asset Management, Sterne Agee, and independent insurance agency work spanning over two decades. Outside of finance, he is involved in art sales through Andrea Eisert Abstract Art. The Retirement Guys Formula provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm uses its proprietary Independent Income System, blending multiple asset-allocation strategies and risk management tools, and manages approximately $300 million in discretionary assets across a team of ten advisors.

Chaz Price is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Retirement Guys Formula. His prior roles include positions at Peak Brokerage Services, Raymond James Financial Services, and Medicare Advantage Plans. Outside of advising, he owns Customer Retirement Planners, LLC, where he consults on marketing strategies and business succession planning for other financial advisors. The Retirement Guys Formula provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm utilizes a proprietary allocation system and offers discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and sub-advisory services through a team of ten advisors.

Brian Schmitz is a financial advisor at Structured Wealth Management, Inc. in Toledo, OH, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC and Next Financial Group Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Schmitz is a partner and owner of a tax preparation business, contributing about 20 hours per month to that activity. Structured Wealth Management provides investment advisory and life insurance services primarily to individual households, trusts, and business entities. The firm integrates an in-house tax practice with its investment services, focusing on individualized strategies, model portfolios, and retirement planning with an emphasis on tax efficiency.

Brady Fineske is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with TFO Wealth Partners since 2011 and previously worked at One To One, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is an author and contributing writer, having published the book *All You Have To Do Is Last*. TFO Wealth Partners manages approximately $4.85 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach using model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by third-party managers, and offers a range of financial planning and family office services.

Shane Meyer is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for 10 years and KMG Fiduciary Partners for 6 years. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers through portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm offers customized advice using a variety of investment strategies, including ESG options, and manages over $1.6 billion in discretionary assets.

Hannah Kirk is an Investment Advisor Representative at McAdam LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and Financial Express. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis to construct portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and individual securities, and offers a subscription-based financial-planning service alongside access to alternative and specialized investment strategies.

Jeffrey Barefoot is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. He has served as President and CEO of Ressourcement, Inc. since 2012 and has been affiliated with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. since 2004. In addition to his advisory roles, he is a board member of the Foundation for Life of Northwest Ohio and holds a law license with occasional volunteer pro bono work. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services including investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory.

Tad Sobieszczanski is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been with TFO Wealth Partners since 2016 and previously worked at One To One, LLC from 2017 to 2019. TFO Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.66 billion, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs, systematic rebalancing, and tax-aware strategies.

Tyler Mckean is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2011 to 2020 before joining Kestra in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a sole member of Tyler Mckean Enterprises LLC, which he uses for tax purposes. Kestra Private Wealth Services provides investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $13.45 billion in client assets and offers a range of investment products and platforms, with an emphasis on advisor-managed accounts and specialized services.

Ronald Myers Jr. is a financial advisor with Advisory Alpha, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Advisory Alpha in 2020, he worked at Planners Alliance and Alphastar Capital Management, and he has been involved with Citizen Advisory Group since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, Myers is licensed as a life and health insurance salesperson with Citizen Advisory Group. Advisory Alpha serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialty solutions such as retirement plan services and donor-advised funds. The firm also provides subadvisory and co-advisory services to other RIAs, managing a diverse range of portfolios with discretionary allocation and a variety of managed strategies.

Martin Lopez Tuero is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Advisory Alpha, LLC since 2020. He has previously worked at Citizen Advisory Group, Planners Alliance, LLC, Charles Schwab, and held a position with the State of Indiana. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed to sell insurance products. Advisory Alpha, LLC serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialty solutions such as retirement plan services and donor-advised funds. The firm also acts as a subadvisor or co-advisor for other registered investment advisors, managing portfolios that include a diverse range of managed strategies typically implemented through fund-of-funds structures.

Stanley Riggs is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with cfd Investments since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Riggs serves as a finance committee member at the Bowling Green Church of the Nazarene, where he assists with budgeting and financial decision-making. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs asset-class model allocations based on five risk objectives and provides specialized strategies including Biblically Responsible Investing.

Megan Cameron is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with TFO Wealth Partners since 2016 and previously worked at One To One, LLC from 2017 to 2019. TFO Wealth Partners manages approximately $4.85 billion in client assets for a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, family offices, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach using model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by third-party managers.

Matthew Moses is a financial advisor at OneAscent Financial Services LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Camelot Portfolios, LLC for 12 years before joining OneAscent in 2022. OneAscent Financial Services LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, broker/dealer customers, and institutions through multiple advisory teams. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, unified managed accounts, and consulting, utilizing individualized asset-allocation guidelines and various model-based platforms.

Katharine Heller is a financial advisor at TFO Wealth Partners with a Series 65 credential and experience since 2021. She has held positions at University of Dayton Economics & Finance and worked at Inverness Club and Brandywine Country Club. TFO Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.66 billion, offering investment management, family office services, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager allocations for individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using model portfolios with systematic rebalancing and tax-aware strategies.

Joseph Pino is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with B. Riley Wealth Management and its affiliated firms since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he is an author of children's books. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various investment programs and manages approximately $4.21 billion in client assets through about 173 advisors.

Ian Thanasiu is a financial advisor at Advisory Alpha, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Advisory Alpha, he worked at W&S Brokerage Services and Western & Southern Life, where he also served as a full-time sales agent. Before his career in finance, he worked at Expresso Car Wash and was employed by the Perrysburg School System. Advisory Alpha is an SEC-registered firm managing over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients through a team of approximately 60 advisors. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach overseen by a centralized Investment Team and is noted for its roles as a subadvisor and co-advisor to other registered investment advisers.

Luke Franks is a financial advisor at Advisory Alpha, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fifth Third Securities, Fifth Third Bank, and Citizen Advisory Group. He also holds a license to sell fixed insurance products. Advisory Alpha manages over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning and retirement-plan solutions. The firm follows a fund-of-funds investment approach, serving as a subadvisor and co-advisor to other registered investment advisers.