Nicholas D'andrea is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at CX Institutional, LLC and has prior experience at Bartlett Wealth Management and Fidelity Investments. CX Institutional serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plan sponsors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its multi-strategy platform. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various asset classes and offers specialized thematic strategies alongside technology-enabled reporting and tax-efficient asset location.

Jonathan Adams is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC, joining the firm in 2024 after roles at Mainstreet Advisors, Fifth Third Bank, Fifth Third Securities, and Fidelity. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC manages approximately $7.8 billion in discretionary assets for a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, using a structured investment policy process and integration with affiliated bank entities.

Emma Kellerman is a financial advisor at Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Johnson Investment Counsel in 2022, she worked in the University of Dayton Accounting Department and held various roles outside of finance, including positions at The Silo Restaurant and J. Crew. Johnson Investment Counsel serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a team-based portfolio construction process that integrates multi-factor quantitative equity analysis with fixed-income management, offering customized discretionary mandates and automated advisory programs.

Michelle Stevens is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Truepoint, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, where she has worked since 2021, following prior roles at U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management from 2014 to 2021. Truepoint serves individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients with tiered wealth management offerings, employing an evidence-based, long-term investment approach that includes diversified asset allocation and low-cost index funds. The firm is employee-owned and integrates tax and administrative services alongside comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management.

Eric Larison is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently practicing at DayMark Wealth Partners, LLC since 2022. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2022. DayMark Wealth Partners serves individual and institutional clients, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines internally managed models, third-party managers, and held-away account tools, utilizing diverse analytical methods and access to alternative investments.

Brett Hamilton is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management CO in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The O. N. Equity Sales Company since 2014 and Ohio National Financial Services since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance agent. ON Investment Management Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and employs a dual-registration model, serving clients through a combination of third-party investment programs and advisory relationships.

Angelina Watkins is a financial advisor with Gradient Securities, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and Elevance Health, where she continues to work as a learning project manager. Watkins also owns Becoming To Being, a business focused on emotional, mental, and spiritual counseling and coaching. Gradient Securities, LLC (doing business as Gradient Wealth Management) provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary investment model and frequently incorporates third-party managers, with an approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Joseph Bates is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and the Ohio Auditor of State. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations across five risk levels and incorporates third-party research and an Executive Investment Committee in portfolio management.

William Backscheider is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MCF Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Truepoint Wealth Counsel, and Bartlett Wealth Management. He is also the owner of a non-investment business, Relentless Challenge, LLC. MCF Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $4.68 billion for about 3,440 clients, including individuals, small businesses, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and tax and accounting services, employing a tactical asset allocation investment approach supported by third-party platforms and cross-disciplinary solutions.

Alex Bey is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc., where he has worked since 2010. Johnson Investment Counsel serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, public agencies, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a team-based investment approach that integrates quantitative equity analysis with a macro and micro fixed income strategy and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and model portfolio management for third-party platforms.

Louisa Gehring is a financial advisor at Constellation Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously operated Gehring Travel, a travel agency, where she designed and arranged travel excursions. Constellation Wealth Advisors provides customized investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporate retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages diversified strategies across public and private markets and operates a proprietary private capital platform with approximately $5.4 billion in client assets.

Kristen Kirkwood is a Series 66-licensed advisor at MCF Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at IFS Financial Services, Touchstone Securities, Inc., and Ohio National Financial Services. She serves as a board member of the Greater Cincinnati Mutual Fund Association, participating in networking and speaking event organization. MCF Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm managing approximately $4.68 billion for around 3,440 clients, including individuals, small businesses, and pension plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, tax and accounting services, and integrates third-party platforms and cross-disciplinary solutions to support client needs.

Douglas Boschert is a financial advisor with M Holdings Securities, Inc. based in Covington, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with M Holdings Securities since 2002 following a brief tenure at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Boschert serves as treasurer for Friends of Lauren Hill Memorial Park and participates on the Elder High School Investment Committee overseeing the school’s endowment management. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a variety of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and professionals. The firm provides a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, emphasizing suitability-based recommendations and ongoing client monitoring across discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Neil Hantak Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2019. He previously worked at John Dovich and Associates and The Randolph Co. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple strategies and incorporates financial planning and tax services into its client relationships.

Ken Mason is an Executive Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2025. In this capacity, he works closely with clients to develop wealth strategies that incorporate their workplace benefits, aiming to support them in pursuing their financial goals. Ken emphasizes building trust through a consultative approach, ensuring clients receive personalized and understandable financial plans. He is committed to helping clients achieve peace of mind by focusing on what matters most to them. Specific details about his education, credentials, or personal interests were not provided.

Ryan Dilts is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 license with approximately one year of experience at Cerity Partners and prior roles including positions at First Financial Bank, Western Kentucky University, and Clayton and Crume. His background includes a combination of financial services and education. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing over $166 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management solutions through a mix of proprietary quantitative methods, direct security selection, and access to alternative investments and private market solutions.

Donna Sterwerf is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2025. She previously worked at Constellation Wealth Advisors, LLC for eight years and Oxford Financial Group, Ltd for two years. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, integrated 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 offers a customized approach to portfolio management using various strategies and serves both advisory and product-sponsor roles, managing significant assets and affiliated funds.

Michael Ducker is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2005. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale alongside unique market roles, including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Laura Tidd is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Cincinnati, OH, with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities and its affiliated firm since 2009. 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 subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinctive combination of municipal-advisor registration and corporate bank affiliation.

Andrew Magenheim is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2012 and is also the owner of Pi E3 Financial Collaborative, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.