Jeremiah Schalk is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Net Law Group, Legacy Shield, WealthWave, Amazon, and World Financial Group. He is also involved in estate planning services through Legacy Shield and Net Law Group. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms that utilize model portfolios and third-party managers.

Bernita Pridgett is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with First Financial Wealth Resource Group since 2009 and is also associated with First Financial Bank, where she has worked since 2000. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

George Kavalauskas is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with both firms since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with The Rebecca Group, an insurance sales business focusing on term and whole life insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, serves individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and businesses with brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party platforms.

Eric Holzwarth is an advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2014 and has also worked at Fifth Third Bank since 2013. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Program, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and providing a range of investment strategies from mutual funds and ETFs to SMA and direct indexing options.

Timothy Goodman II is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, including roles at The Huntington Investment Company and Fifth Third Securities since 2010. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and trusts, offering investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm features the Passageway Managed Account Program, which provides access to various third-party portfolio managers and investment strategies through a wrap-fee platform.

Judd Eberhart is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2019. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked for six years at Northern Trust Corporation. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Michael Frey is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC, where he has worked for five years, and previously spent a decade at Bank of America and over two decades at Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm combines portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, offering access to equities, fixed income, alternatives, and personalized managed accounts.

Traci Byrge is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2007 and has been associated with Fifth Third Bank since 2000. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Traci Lea Photography. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individual, charitable, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm provides multiple discretionary managed-account options, including direct indexing and tax-overlay services, and operates as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a distinctive municipal-advisor registration.

Ian Schilly is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2022, with prior experience at Fidelity Investments and a decade at Let's Play Sports, Inc. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options that integrate third-party portfolio managers and advisor-managed strategies, supported by a range of features including direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Robert Fisher is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He has held roles at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa since 2018 and previously worked at Strategic Advisers, Inc. from 2013 to 2018. Fisher holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and is based in Cincinnati, OH. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-managed employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Britton Riley is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Hanson McClain Advisors and has previously worked with Simply Money Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Riley is also involved as an insurance agent and associate advisor with Financial Network Group Ins. Agy. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and education through multiple channels, employing a mix of customized investment strategies and technology-driven monitoring.

Melissa Seibert is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 27 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 13 years before joining Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operates as a registered broker-dealer, and provides placement and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

David Workman II is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022 and previously spent 14 years at The Asset Advisory Group, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, multi-factor tilts, low-cost index vehicles, and tax management.

Diana Damico is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Cincinnati, OH, where she has worked since 1999. She has 26 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, she performs administrative duties for another Money Concepts representative. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers multiple managed programs and employs a range of portfolio strategies using fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Joshua Handel is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Madison Advisors, PNC Bank, NA, and ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust. Joshua holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Cincinnati, OH. MAI Capital Management provides 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, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a wide range of investment strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services, overseeing $72.3 billion in assets under management as of May 31, 2026.

Joseph Bono II is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Covington, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 1999. 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 a tax-overlay service, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Gary Hollander is a CFP® with 43 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Independent Financial Partners and IFP Securities, LLC and has previously worked with LPL Financial, Mutual Service Corporation, and Ohio National. Hollander volunteers as a moderator for continuing education programs at the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, and the University of Dayton, focusing on FINRA-approved retirement planning courses. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and is noted for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Adam Dickman is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at A&R Logistics and Costco, as well as teaching at Thomas More College. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients, and offers both advisor-directed and centralized investment management options.

Craig Middendorf is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently with Independent Financial Partners. He has held positions at IFP Securities, LLC since 2019 and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC from 2011 to 2019. Middendorf also operates GPS Wealth Management, a financial services firm focused on insurance sales and investment advisory services. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Ameesh Mehta is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 credential and with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Integrity Express Logistics, LLC. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual high-net-worth and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, allowing clients to select strategies ranging from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and direct indexing.