Chad Taake is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of experience in financial advising at Stone House Investment Management, LLC. Prior to his advisory role, he worked for Procter and Gamble for 21 years as an engineer. Stone House Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and modular financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a range of model and separately managed strategies and integrates active trading techniques and institutional custodial platforms to serve its diverse client base.

Tyler Verst is a financial advisor at Journey Advisory Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Great American Insurance Company, American Financial Group, and General Cable Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a tax preparation service through Tyler J Verst CPA LLC. Journey Advisory Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing long-term strategies with a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Andrew Allwein is a financial advisor at Formidable Asset Management, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gibbs Insurance Associates and THOR Wealth Management. Formidable Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and other registered advisers, employing a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis through Formidable-branded ETFs and model portfolios. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, outsourced CIO services, and retirement-plan advisory under ERISA.

John Gislason is a CFP® professional with Opus Capital Management in Cincinnati, OH. He has been with Opus Capital Group since 2024, following ten years as a student. Opus Capital Management provides wealth management and pension consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, public and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients including foundations and endowments. The firm uses an asset-allocation approach across various investment vehicles and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary fiduciary services.

Timothy Stearns is a financial advisor with W&S Advisory Services, LLC based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Touchstone Securities Inc and IFS Financial Services Inc, where he has worked since 2013, and at Envestnet PMC from 2009 to 2013. W&S Advisory Services serves parents and other custodians through a digital-first UGMA wrap-fee program delivered via Fabric’s platform, offering custodial account management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios implemented with oversight from Fort Washington Investment Advisors and emphasizes a fixed-fee structure distinct from traditional AUM-based advisory models.

Paul Sartori is a financial advisor with Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. in Covington, KY, holding a Series 63 credential and possessing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Triad Advisors for 15 years and with Legacy Financial Advisors for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, Sartori serves as a trustee for two trusts on a volunteer basis. Legacy Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, estate planning, risk management, and discretionary portfolio management across traditional and alternative investments. The firm manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets for about 1,000 clients, emphasizing diversification and asset allocation through a capital-preservation sleeve combined with growth-oriented portfolios and alternative strategies.

Thomas Hagedorn is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Magnate Advisory Services, LLC. He has been with Magnate Wealth Management LLC and En Garde! Investing LLC since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing member of Christian History in America LLC, a publisher of nonfiction books. Magnate Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and serves a high volume of clients through a team of six advisors.

John Ashcroft is a financial advisor at Shepherd Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as Girard Advisory Services, The Burney Company, and TD Ameritrade. Shepherd Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a team approach, managing approximately $162 million in discretionary assets and emphasizes a primarily passive portfolio construction guided by Modern Portfolio Theory alongside various analytical methods.

Tyler Malay is a financial advisor at Journey Advisory Group, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2024 and has prior work experience in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at Valet Plus Parking and Dick's Sporting Goods. Journey Advisory Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies with strategic asset allocation and uses various instruments and approaches to manage approximately $1.47 billion in assets.

Gareth Caluducan is a financial advisor at W&S Advisory Services, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been associated with W&S Brokerage Services and Western Southern Life since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Caluducan is involved in community outreach and serves on the board of a local career mentorship organization; he is also a co-owner of a professional wrestling training school and related apparel business. W&S Advisory Services, LLC serves parents and custodians through a digital-first UGMA wrap-fee program offered via Fabric’s platform, alongside comprehensive financial planning through Western & Southern Life agents. The firm employs a model portfolio approach managed by Fort Washington Investment Advisors and distinguishes itself by using a fintech-driven custody and onboarding process with fixed fees rather than traditional AUM-based billing.

Troy Rennekamp is a financial advisor at Shepherd Wealth Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Troy previously worked at Fidelity Investments and its related entities for over 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the Finance Director for Vineyard Westside Church, managing bookkeeping and financial operations. Shepherd Wealth Management is a fee-only firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a team approach and emphasizes a primarily passive investment strategy using index funds and ETFs, supplemented by various analytical techniques.

Krysten Taylor is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Formidable Asset Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. She has been with Formidable Asset Management since 2013. Formidable Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and other registered investment companies and advisers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage portfolios, including its own family of ETFs and model portfolios, serving a range of clients through both direct management and model licensing arrangements.

Kevin Kane is a financial advisor at Journey Advisory Group, LLC in Covington, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lang Advisors LLC since 2018 and previously was with Optimized Transitions, Independent Investment Counsel from 2016 to 2018. Journey Advisory Group serves individuals, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach and incorporates tax-conscious strategies within customized portfolio construction.

Andrew Woodard is a CFA® charterholder with five years of experience at THOR Wealth Management Inc in Cincinnati, OH. His prior work includes roles at UBS Financial Services and the University of Cincinnati. THOR Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a “total portfolio” approach using active, diversified model portfolios guided by written investment policy statements and combines fundamental and technical analysis with proprietary models to adjust asset allocations.

James Hynd is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at W&S Advisory Services, LLC. He has been affiliated with W&S Brokerage Service since 2007 and Western Southern Life since 2006. Outside of his financial advisory work, he engages in personal development speaking engagements. W&S Advisory Services, LLC provides non-discretionary investment management for UGMA accounts through the Fabric by Gerber Life digital platform, primarily serving custodians managing minor beneficiaries' assets. The firm employs model portfolios managed by an affiliated sub-adviser and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Western & Southern Financial Group.

James Owens is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Journey Advisory Group, LLC in Covington, KY. His work history includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Lang Advisors since 2015. Owens serves as Treasurer on the board of Covington Partners, a nonprofit providing wrap-around services. Journey Advisory Group serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach tailored to client objectives and offers services including tax-conscious portfolio management and co-fiduciary roles, managing approximately $1.65 billion in assets.

William Brown is a financial advisor at Formidable Asset Management, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Formidable Asset Management since 2015. Formidable Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and other registered investment companies and advisers. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and quantitative analysis, offering portfolio management through Formidable-branded ETFs and model portfolios, along with financial planning, outsourced CIO services, and retirement-plan advisory under ERISA.

Allisha Curtis is a Series 63 licensed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with THOR Investment Management, Inc. since 2005. THOR Wealth Management manages approximately $679 million in discretionary assets and provides investment advice to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a “total portfolio” approach with active, diversified model portfolios guided by written investment policy statements and employs a committee-governed process integrating fundamental and technical analysis alongside a proprietary mean-reversion model.

Richard Pettway is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Journey Advisory Group, LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Journey, he worked at PNC Bank, N.A. for eleven years. Pettway holds leadership roles outside his advisory work, including serving as President of the CFA Society of Cincinnati and chairing the Investment Committee for 4C for Children. Journey Advisory Group serves individuals, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm follows a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach with tailored portfolio construction, incorporating tax-conscious techniques and managing approximately $1.65 billion in assets.

Gregory Luke is a financial advisor at THOR Wealth Management Inc with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Thor Investment Management, Inc. since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a law practice. THOR Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $679 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a total portfolio approach with active, diversified model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis alongside a proprietary mean-reversion model to guide investment decisions.