Peter Schmitt is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is a principal at Schmitt Wealth Advisers, LLC, where he has worked since 2015. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services primarily to individuals and families, as well as to pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Schmitt Wealth Advisers emphasizes risk management through proprietary model strategies that allocate across multiple asset classes and incorporates a secondary screening process to exclude investments in certain controversial sectors.

Benjamin Grossheim is a financial advisor at Family Wealth Advisory Group, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and H&R Block, as well as experience in non-financial sectors such as pest control and retail. Family Wealth Advisory Group provides wealth management, investment supervisory services, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining passive index and ETF positions with selective active funds, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Michael Livingston is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Fountain Square Asset Management and previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, Securities America, and Concourse Financial Group Securities. He serves on the advisory board for the School of Business at Gateway Technical and Community College, providing guidance on business programs and potentially speaking to classes about personal financial planning. Fountain Square Asset Management is an SEC-registered firm offering tailored portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, corporations, and institutions. The firm employs model portfolios with a focus on asset allocation and integrates various analytical approaches, serving approximately 330 client accounts with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Ryan Tishy is a CFP® and Series 63-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is the principal of Tishy Financial LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., U.S. Bank, Advisory Services Network, LLC, and Calton & Associates, Inc. Tishy Financial provides fee-only investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate sponsors. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on passive investment strategies and serves as an ERISA fiduciary for retirement plan sponsors, offering services such as investment review and participant education.

Christopher Donabedian is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience and has been with Ardent Capital Management, Inc. since 1993. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Cincinnati, OH. Ardent Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities, with portfolios constructed using fundamental research and a range of securities including equities, fixed income, and derivatives. The firm manages over $300 million with a compact team and offers rollover advice under fiduciary standards.

Allen Osgood is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience, currently serving at Financial Freedom, LLC since 1993. He is based in Cincinnati, OH. Financial Freedom, LLC is a fee-only wealth management firm providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, managing approximately $407.1 million in assets across about 115 client households, and emphasizes individualized investment strategies and fee-only arrangements.

Brian Wade is a financial advisor at Ardent Capital Management, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Winston Investment Management since 2017. Outside of finance, Wade co-founded Omega Natural Enterprises, a company that sells supplements for equine, pet, and human use, where he serves on the board of directors. Ardent Capital Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental research, and portfolios may include a variety of securities such as equities, fixed income, and derivatives.

Alex Holtmeier is a financial advisor at Union Strategic Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Raymond James and Associates for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Queen City Capital Advisors, LLC. Union Strategic Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, managing portfolios with a range of asset classes and also offers standalone business consulting services.

Brian Kellett is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently with Kellett Wealth Advisors, LLC in Cincinnati, OH. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial, among other roles. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant varsity basketball coach at St. Xavier High School. Kellett Wealth Advisors is a team investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities with customized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes options strategies, including covered calls, in client accounts.

Michael Kleinfelder is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kleinfelder Capital, Inc. since 2017. His prior roles include positions at PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc. and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent and owns Graf Drive LLC, which holds an office building in Cincinnati. Kleinfelder Capital provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term portfolio management using fundamental analysis, with an investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and manages approximately $307 million across a small advisory team.

Andrea Mench is a financial advisor at Mench Financial Inc in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with her current firm since 2008. Mench Financial Inc provides discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio services to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, quantitative, and qualitative analyses to implement sector-enhanced model portfolios, regularly monitoring and rebalancing accounts while providing detailed quarterly performance reports.

Kerina Graves is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Schear Investment Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2008, totaling 18 years of industry experience. She also has over two decades of experience with Schear & Schear, CPAs. Outside of her advisory work, she is a general partner in WEGAS Investments, LP, a small investment partnership formed among friends and family. Schear Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages primarily long-term equity-focused portfolios using a combination of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis.

Robert Walker is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal at Robert M. Walker & Associates, where he has worked since 1998. Outside of his advisory work, he also operates a tax preparation service called Your Tax Guy. Robert M. Walker & Associates provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios, incorporating long-term holdings, short-term trading, options, and emerging asset classes such as digital assets and AI-related securities, tailored to client risk profiles.

Benjamin Linser is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC for 13 years before joining Family Wealth Advisory Group, LLC in 2017, where he is currently an advisor. Family Wealth Advisory Group provides wealth management, investment supervisory services, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach with a global diversification strategy, managing approximately $335 million in assets and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Christopher Oberholzer is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Infinity Wealth Counsel, LLC since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Loveland, Ohio. Outside of advising, he is the managing member of Fallenoak Properties, LLC, a real estate entity owned by his IRA, which he oversees with minimal personal involvement. Infinity Wealth Counsel serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates by providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a diversified, value-oriented asset allocation strategy using a range of investment vehicles and offers fiduciary management tailored to retirement plans.

Randall Kronour is a financial advisor with Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., National Asset Management, and Fsic. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of Solutions CCRC, a mental health nonprofit, and Countryside YMCA, where he is chairman. Kapstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs and mutual funds, and manages approximately $271 million in assets for around 509 clients.

Joseph Perin is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He has been with Coordinated Financial Planning Corp since 2018, following two years at Great American and a five-year tenure at the University of Cincinnati. Coordinated Financial Planning Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through both model and customized accounts, combining charting, fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on low-fee mutual funds and ETFs.

Laura Gentzkow is a financial advisor at Integrity Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fifth Third Bank, Munich Re, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Outside of her advisory role, she is a landlord for a single rental property. Integrity Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $111 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using asset-allocation models and investor policy statements tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Keith Lewis is a financial advisor at Omega Wealth Private Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at W&S Brokerage Services and Western & Southern Life. Outside of advisory roles, he spent nearly two decades involved with Wine Cellar Innovations. Omega Wealth Private Capital LLC offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, serving both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients through a team of four advisors managing approximately $102 million in assets. The firm uses model portfolios and managed accounts with tailored asset allocation and ongoing rebalancing, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis along with AI tools.

Ronald Gulaskey is a financial advisor with Retire Right Wealth Management in Mason, Ohio, holding a Series 63 license and 26 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and multiple affiliated businesses focused on insurance, tax preparation, and estate planning, where he holds ownership and managerial positions. Retire Right Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $60 million across about 145 relationships. The firm offers tailored investment recommendations based on client objectives and risk tolerance, with regular portfolio reviews and a unique single-advisor practice model.