Robert Willison is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab, Parkland Securities, Edward Jones, and LPL Financial. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models.

Matthew Marrah is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners since 2018 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, Axa Advisors, and Miller Management. He is also involved in selling life insurance products to complement his advisory services. 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.

Daniel Smyth is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. based in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities, he worked at Morgan Stanley and has experience in various roles outside finance, including media and logistics. He is also the owner of a Twitter account that posts memes and football news. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory options and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency, with affiliations to Citizens Bank, N.A.

Jeffrey Rankin is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 42 years of industry experience. Since 2014, he has been with VOYA Financial Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on the sale of fixed annuity and level term/fixed life insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of adviser-led programs and combines an advisory platform with an active broker-dealer distribution model and a broad affiliate ecosystem.

Abigail Bowman is a financial advisor at Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Nationwide Investment Services Corp in 2018, she held roles at Checks and Balances and Simply Rolled Ice Cream, and has experience in nonprofit and educational settings. She also participates as a charity runner with Students Run Chicago. Nationwide Investment Advisors provides investment advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants through programs such as ProAccount, My Investment Planner, and Smart Alliance, managing approximately $16.7 billion in ProAccount assets. The firm employs a scale-oriented, recordkeeper-driven model relying on independent financial experts to develop investment lineups and focuses on serving plan participants rather than high-net-worth or corporate clients.

Sam Walsh is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Columbus, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Walsh teaches tennis locally. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, retirement plans, and corporate and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage and insurance products through a combination of model portfolios, affiliated strategies, and third-party managers.

Michael Kline is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with Corient in Columbus, OH, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes a 19-year tenure at Budros, Ruhlin & Roe. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies and third-party managers, utilizing risk management tools and offering specialized services such as family office and trustee solutions.

Todd Emoff is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been associated with both Commonwealth Financial Network and Freedom Asset Management since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he rents a seat on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Amy Riggs is a financial advisor with Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation since 2010. Nationwide Investment Advisors provides investment advice and managed-account solutions primarily for retirement plan sponsors and participants, including ERISA 401(k) and public 403(b)/457(b) plans. The firm utilizes independent fiduciary experts for portfolio construction and serves a large retail participant base within a family of affiliated financial companies.

Andrew Pleune is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at various Bankers Life entities since 2017. Outside of advising, he serves as secretary for AmSpirit Business Connections, a networking group focused on professional referrals. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manage portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Brian Quinlin is a financial advisor with Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC based in Columbus, OH. He holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designation and securities licenses Series 65 and Series 63, with 11 years of industry experience. His career includes nearly a decade at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and roles at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. and Thrivent Financial. Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants through programs such as ProAccount and My Investment Planner. The firm manages discretionary assets with a scale-oriented, recordkeeper-driven model, serving a large number of clients per advisor and relying on independent financial experts for portfolio construction.

Anousone Gravitt is a financial advisor with Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and Massachusetts Life Insurance Company. Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants through programs like ProAccount and My Investment Planner. The firm uses a scale-oriented, recordkeeper-driven model with outsourced portfolio construction, managing approximately $16.7 billion in ProAccount assets under discretionary management as of December 31, 2025.

Kiarra Marshall is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including PNC and NS Charney and Associates. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Benjamin Kautz is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has held various roles at Mercer since 2015. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and platforms.

Dorian Larue is a financial advisor with Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation since 2008. Outside of finance, Larue is the owner and programmer of LARUXSOFT, a developer and distributor of mobile platform games for iOS and Android. Nationwide Investment Advisors provides investment advice and managed-account solutions primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants, focusing on ERISA 401(k) plans and public 403(b)/457(b) plans. The firm employs independent fiduciary experts to develop model portfolios and serves a large retail participant base through a family of affiliated financial companies.

Kristopher Morton is a financial advisor at Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Nationwide Investment Services Corp since 2013. Nationwide Investment Advisors provides investment advice and managed-account solutions primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants, focusing on ERISA 401(k) plans and public 403(b)/457(b) plans. The firm uses independent fiduciary experts to develop model portfolios and manages a large number of retail participant accounts within a family of affiliated financial companies.

Jeffrey Mccloskey is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. Mccloskey is also the managing member of Insurance First Capital LLC, which sells various types of insurance, including health, home, auto, and liability coverage. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations and active-duty military personnel. The firm emphasizes financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs, with investment implementation typically handled on a discretionary basis by those managers.

Adam Perkiomaki is a financial advisor with Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Nationwide Investment Advisors primarily serves retirement plan sponsors and participants through programs like ProAccount, relying on independent experts to develop investment models and managing approximately $16.7 billion in ProAccount assets under discretionary management as of December 31, 2025. The firm focuses on a large client base with a scale-oriented, recordkeeper-driven model and a narrow client segment centered on retirement plans.

Lessie Evans is a financial advisor with Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Nationwide Investment Services Corp and LPL Financial, with earlier experience at Trustmark Securities and Trustmark National Bank. Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants through programs such as ProAccount, My Investment Planner, Smart Alliance, and the Advice Program. The firm employs a scale-oriented, recordkeeper-driven model supported by independent financial experts to manage approximately $16.7 billion in ProAccount assets and serves a large client base focused exclusively on retirement plans.

Brian Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Nationwide Investment Services Corporation since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Fitzpatrick officiates basketball, baseball, and softball games, and operates a small vegetable stand selling surplus garden produce. Nationwide Investment Advisors provides investment advisory services primarily to retirement plan sponsors and participants, managing approximately $16.7 billion in ProAccount assets. The firm employs a scalable, recordkeeper-driven model relying on independent financial experts to develop portfolios and serves a large client base focused on retirement plans.