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.

Michael Weber is a financial advisor with Research & Portfolio Management in Crescent Springs, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at American Equity Investment Corp from 2013 to 2019 and has been with Research & Portfolio Management since 2011. Research & Portfolio Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a suitability-driven, equity-focused investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside a mix of long- and short-term strategies.

Darren Wurz is a Certified Financial Planner® with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Wurz Financial Services, LLC and has held roles at Schmerge Executive Planning Services, Prosperity Wealth Management, and Fortune Financial Services. Wurz Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and business consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm offers specialized business planning services for law firm owners and employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches in managing accounts.

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 experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal at Kleinfelder Capital, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent and owns Graf Drive LLC, a company that owns an office building in Cincinnati. Kleinfelder Capital provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach and offers a wrap fee program that integrates transaction costs into the asset-based advisory fee.

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.

Douglas Mcpeek is a financial advisor with Nottinghill Investment Advisers, Ltd in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Nottinghill Investment Advisers since 1996. Nottinghill Investment Advisers serves both individual taxable and tax-exempt clients on a fully discretionary basis, offering portfolio management focused on equity and balanced strategies alongside a standalone investment-planning process. The firm employs a rules-based, quantitatively driven investment approach emphasizing large-cap, primarily value-oriented equities, and provides subscription and research services as well as specialized billing arrangements for external advisers.

Ryan Hoskins is a financial advisor at Benchmark Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH, with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fifth Third Bank for 17 years and was self-employed for two years. Outside of advising, he is involved in the ownership of a restaurant group in Carmel, IN. Benchmark Wealth Management is a four-advisor team that provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial, estate, and retirement planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses customized model portfolios that integrate long-term strategic allocations with quantitative strategies and offers specialized risk management techniques, including option-based approaches.

George Sparks Jr. is a financial advisor with Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management, LLC in Cincinnati, OH. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management, he worked for Biechele Royce Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he has a minority ownership interest in an adult daycare center. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management provides personalized investment advisory services and retirement plan management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a formal Discovery process to assess clients’ financial profiles and typically uses third-party sub-advisers to implement investment strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular reviews.

Matthew Mithoefer is a financial advisor at Faith Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Osaic Wealth Inc. and Faith Financial Advisors since 2020. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent and a notary public. Faith Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $77 million in assets. The firm offers asset management through an AssetMark wrap platform, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and educational seminars, typically managing portfolios with a long-term orientation while retaining flexibility for active trading.

Peter Barrett is a financial advisor at Investment Analytics, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Somerset Residences LLC. He is also Vice President of Barrett Family Investments, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio. Investment Analytics, LLC provides portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a blend of cyclical and technical analysis, fundamental research, and modern portfolio theory. The firm employs equity-focused strategies alongside other asset classes and offers both discretionary management and discrete consulting services.

Keith Kohout is a financial advisor at Vaultis Private Wealth Ltd with 20 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2014. Outside of finance, he owns Hangar 26, LLC, which manages and operates aircraft, and serves as a board member of the Beech Heritage Museum. Vaultis Private Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $45.3 million in discretionary assets and typically tailors portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities, employing a range of analytical approaches and third-party custodians such as Fidelity/NFS and Charles Schwab.

Ryan Lauer is a financial advisor at Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management, he worked at Deloitte Tax LLP for seven years. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management provides personalized investment advisory services, retirement plan management, and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a structured Discovery process and works with third-party Sub-Advisers to tailor portfolio strategies, managing approximately $102.8 million in assets across 166 clients.

David Bodnar is a CFP® professional with 36 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently a senior vice president at Kellett Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously operated his own advisory firm, David Bodnar Advisors LLC, for ten years. His background also includes long-term roles at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Professional Planning Associates. Kellett Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $344 million in assets. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and active monitoring, with portfolios that may include equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and other securities.

Alexander Brown is a financial advisor at Brown Financial Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in the financial and insurance sectors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in insurance and tax services through Brown Insurance & Tax Advisors, LLC. Brown Financial Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and asset management primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients and trusts. The firm employs a co-advisor arrangement for portfolio management, recommending third-party model portfolios and conducting both fundamental and technical analysis to support client objectives.

Braden Seymour is a financial advisor at Kleinfelder Capital, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kleinfelder Capital, he held positions at several firms including AE Wealth Management, Arkadios Wealth Advisors, and Russell Total Wealth & Wellness. He is also an independent insurance agent. Kleinfelder Capital provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach and sponsors its own wrap fee program that bundles transaction costs into an asset-based advisory fee.

Andrew Bertke is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is a partner at Barnes Dennig, a CPA firm, where he works in a non-investment capacity. Bertke has been with Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management since 2024 and previously worked at Biechele Royce Advisors. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management offers personalized investment advisory, retirement plan management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a formal Discovery process to assess clients’ financial situations, typically using third-party sub-advisers to implement investment strategies, and provides ongoing portfolio supervision and coordination with clients’ other advisors.

Luann Driscoll is a financial advisor at Research & Portfolio Management with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at American Equity Investment Corp and Mcw Financial, Inc., the latter operating as Research & Portfolio Management. Research & Portfolio Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a suitability-driven, equity-focused investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes Raymond James Asset Management Services for separately managed accounts.