Kevin Bucher is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Advisory Alpha, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Planners Alliance and Alphastar Capital Management, and he has been involved with Citizen Advisory Group since 2007, where he serves as Vice-President and is also a licensed insurance agent. In addition to his advisory work, he co-owns a tax preparation business, CAG Tax, LLC. Advisory Alpha serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialty solutions such as retirement plans and donor-advised funds. The firm also supports other registered investment advisors through subadvisory and co-advisory arrangements and employs a broad range of managed portfolio strategies overseen by an internal Investment Team.

Jason Eichenberg is a financial advisor with TFO Wealth Partners in Maumee, Ohio. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TFO Wealth Partners, he worked at Modern Woodmen of America and managed operations at Expresso Car Wash Inc. for over three decades. TFO Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.66 billion, providing a range of services including investment management, family office support, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager consulting. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs, and offers access to specialized mandates and digital planning tools.

Shams Afzal is a financial advisor at Carnegie Investment Counsel with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Private Wealth Consultants before joining Carnegie Investment Counsel in 2018. Carnegie Investment Counsel offers investment supervisory services, financial and retirement plan advice, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies aligned with client goals and provides specialized services such as ERISA-section fiduciary oversight and nongovernmental governance support.

Zowe Clark is a financial advisor at TFO Wealth Partners with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining TFO Wealth Partners, Clark held positions at Arizona State University, the University of Toledo, ProMedica, and ENDEVIS. TFO Wealth Partners manages approximately $4.85 billion in client assets for a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, family offices, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment strategy using model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by third-party managers.

Jaden Mc Mullen is a CFP® certificant with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TFO Wealth Partners. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mc Mullen also serves as a Marine Reservist with the United States Marine Corps. TFO Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.66 billion, offering investment management, family office and Family CFO services, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager allocations. The firm employs a long-term, allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs, along with access to digital tools for estate and document management.

Nolan Dill is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc. in Bowling Green, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and professional sports organizations such as the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in insurance sales through his DBA Standing Firm Financial and operates Nolan C Dill LLC, providing financial planning and investment services. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients with a variety of investment management and financial planning solutions. The firm employs asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research and offers strategies ranging from passive ETFs to tactically managed portfolios, including a suite of Biblical Responsible Investing options.

Peter Samenuk is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisory Alpha, LLC and has previously worked at Planners Alliance, Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, and Citizen Advisory Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and serves as a general partner at Foresight Insurance, LLC. Advisory Alpha serves individual and high-net-worth investors with portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of specialty solutions, including retirement plans and tax-advantaged accounts. The firm also partners with other registered investment advisors through subadvisory and co-advisory arrangements and employs a diverse investment approach featuring fund-of-funds strategies alongside individual securities and structured products.

Thomas Nehring is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Fifth Third Bank. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that incorporates third-party and affiliate strategies, with custodial services provided by National Financial Services.

Joseph Kizer is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He is also employed as a vascular access specialist and provides nursing care at Wood County Hospital. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Morgan De Nutte is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameritas, De Nutte worked at Northwestern Mutual and several mortgage-related firms. De Nutte is also employed at Deverna & Co Financial, providing investment advising and insurance services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and multiple custodial platforms.

Umihiko Saito is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Perrysburg, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2009 and is also affiliated with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company, both since 2006. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Mcintire is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has operated McIntire Retirement Services since 2000, providing financial and retirement planning. McIntire is also involved in insurance sales as an independent contractor. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Madeson Lamlein is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Bowling Green, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fifth Third Securities, Lamlein worked at Fifth Third Bank and has experience in various roles including at Beckett's Burger Bar and Valco Valley Tool and Die. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Kevin Pietro is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, he operates an e-commerce business as a sole proprietor on eBay. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select retail clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Hunter Smith is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry career in 2026. His prior work experience includes roles at DeVerna & Co Financial, LPL Enterprise LLC, and Beck Logistics LLC, among others. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners to align portfolios with client objectives.

Anthony Spaniolo is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally bartends on weekends at Silver Lake Chicken Shack. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Brooke Bowerman is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Royal Alliance Associates for 13 years and has owned Bowerman Financial LLC, an insurance agency, since 2007. Outside of her advisory work, Bowerman serves as chairman of Visions of Hope Ministries and is a member of the executive advisory board for the Toledo Community Land Trust, a nonprofit focused on affordable housing and equitable development. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a variety of portfolio strategies and custodial platforms.

Robert Schoonmaker is a Certified Financial Planner® with 23 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and has held prior roles at firms including Huntington Bank and MassMutual. Outside of his advisory work, Schoonmaker is involved as a fitness coach at CrossFit Fenix and serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the University of Toledo Foundation, Junior Achievement of Northwest Ohio, and the YMCA of Greater Toledo. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base ranging from individual high-net-worth investors to corporate and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory approaches, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners to align portfolios with client objectives.

Jacob Chalupa is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. His career includes 17 years at The Huntington Investment Company and one year at Ameriprise. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses an open-architecture model that combines third-party sub-managers and proprietary private bank models, offering a range of wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Richard Hudson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Perrysburg, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. His prior affiliations include New York Life Insurance Co and Nylife Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the Perrysburg Library Foundation Board of Trustees and is active as an usher at SaintRose Church. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across various program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.