Rafael Perez is a CFP® with 29 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2021. His previous roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Strategic Advisers, with a long tenure at Fidelity Brokerage Services. He serves as an endowment committee member for The Church in Aurora, where he promotes the endowment fund and monitors its investment adviser. MAI Capital Management, LLC offers 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, institutional clients, and trusts. The firm employs a range of customized portfolio strategies and serves both as an investment adviser and product sponsor, managing substantial assets and affiliated private funds.

Anthony Bucceri is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of traditional advisory roles, Bucceri has experience in fixed insurance sales and service, including fixed life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, health, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Christopher Muirhead is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Winslow Asset Management, Inc. for 11 years before joining Hightower in 2023. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in Cleveland, OH. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, incorporating both affiliated and third-party managers, with capabilities that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

James Love is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Cleveland, Ohio, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for the Greentree HOA. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategy that relies on algorithmic risk assessment and third-party implementation.

William Carroll is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Texas de Brazil for four years. In addition to his advisory activities, Carroll is a licensed insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty Company, authorized to write Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods to create tailored asset allocations and manages portfolios across various securities, emphasizing periodic rebalancing and performance reviews.

Melissa Aiken is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Independence, Ohio, bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2012 and also holds a role with Agia since 2022. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the board of directors for After School Discovery, a nonprofit providing educational and enrichment opportunities to at-risk children, and previously served as vice president of the Madison Band Patrons, a nonprofit supporting local school band programs. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, using Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

John Hyneman is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Agia, Valic Financial Advisors, and Prudential Advisors. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that includes third-party and affiliate investment strategies.

Victor Roach is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Beachwood, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Roach umpires youth baseball games for boys aged 9 to 20 in Ohio. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services that include model portfolios, customized portfolio management, and fiduciary services with a vertically integrated approach.

Jules Blakely is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Northwestern Mutual in various roles. Blakely has also been a student since 2009. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios, along with financial planning and consulting services.

Tracy Scott is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has been affiliated with Fifth Third Bank since 1996. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors, through advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on its Passageway Managed Account Platform, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and offering various strategies such as mutual fund and ETF models, SMAs, and direct-indexing options.

Dean Weemhoff is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial planner at OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC since 2024. His prior roles include ten years at Lincoln Investment and two years at Arbor Point Advisors. He also holds an insurance planning role that integrates annuities and insurance products as part of his financial planning process. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Dexter James is a financial advisor with MAI Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years before joining MAI Capital Management in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, James serves on the City of Hudson Tax Incentive Review Council and the Hudson Community Foundation board of directors. 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, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple strategies and serves in both advisory and product-sponsor roles, managing substantial assets and affiliated private investment vehicles.

Robert Tripp is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, TD Ameritrade, and PNC Investments. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary private bank offerings.

James Sophia Jr. is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. In addition to his advisory work, he is a 1099 insurance agent appointed to write Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in managing client portfolios.

Kent Mosher is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Beachwood, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2010 and also affiliated with LPL Financial since 2009. In addition to his advisory work, he is an author and has published a book available on Amazon. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Matthew Kolenich is a financial advisor at Clearstead with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at USI Securities, USI Advisors, Kestra Financial Services, and Chapman & Chapman Advisors. Clearstead serves affluent private clients and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, family office administration, and institutional consulting services. The firm manages approximately $33.9 billion in assets and uses an investment process that combines portfolio analytics, manager research, and strategic asset allocation across a variety of investment vehicles.

Deborah Solomon is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group located in Woodmere, OH. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience, including roles at GWFS Equities, Advised Assets Group, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Key Private Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of Valiente Ventures, LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and operates through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Denes Chapo III is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2017, following a decade at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. 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 optional tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinctive municipal-advisor registration.

Emily Ferguson is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Ebix, Inc. and Key Investment Services LLC. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm utilizes an open-architecture investment model that integrates third-party managers and proprietary Private Bank strategies, offering various wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Servaas Fick is an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors, he worked at Partners Financial Group and held roles at The Ohio State University and Cleveland State University. He is also a licensed insurance agent. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.