Zachary Woodward is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at ARGI Investment Services and Russell & Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors for the Hope Rising Pregnancy Center and is managing director of Sensel Family Ventures, a small business investment firm. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and quantitative screening to build client programs and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to alternative investments.

William Lyon is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Cincinnati, OH, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience and has been associated with New York Life and its affiliates since 1986. Lyon also operates The Lyon Group, LLC, and serves as a minister at Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church and LyonShare Ministries. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Mark Dickman is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with Independent Financial Partners and its affiliated entities since 2013, including a tenure at LPL Financial from 2010 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he conducts research in the home recycling field through Cleanloopinnovations. Independent Financial Partners offers 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 decentralized advisory model and a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Bradley Cunningham is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Cunningham coaches swimming for Madeira Swim Club and Madeira High School and serves on the Madeira City Schools School Board. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions to meet diverse client needs.

Peter Crotty is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked in various roles at Lincoln Investment Planning, Allstate Financial Advisors, FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, and other firms since 2002. Outside of his advisory work, Crotty is involved in owning and managing rental real estate properties. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that develops model portfolios and adaptive strategies.

Colin Harper is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner and previously spent five years at LPL Financial, LLC, and nine years at FSC Securities Corporation. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax services, and family office solutions, combining in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Catherine Anderson is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2025. She has previously worked at Encompass More Investments, LLC and Verity Asset Management among other firms. Outside of her advisory work, she owns Anderson Financial and Insurance Group, where she is a licensed life and health insurance agent. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services and specialized operational offerings for employer clients.

Eric Turner is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2019, following a four-year tenure at Mutual of Omaha. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Glen Whittington is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors LLC, Advisor Group, MassMutual, The Huntington Investment Company, BMO Nesbitt Burns, and JPMorgan Securities. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of investment programs via its Passageway Managed Account Platform, utilizing multiple third-party portfolio managers and strategies such as SMA, tax overlays, and direct indexing.

Andrew Stout is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at firms including Hanson McClain Advisors and Simply Money Advisors. Stout serves as an adjunct professor at UC Clermont. He is affiliated with Allworth Financial, a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using various model strategies, discretionary and non-discretionary services, and employs technology to manage held-away retirement accounts.

Michael Hall is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and has 39 years of industry experience. He has been with New York Life Insurance Company since 2000. Hall serves as a Board Member at Large for the Loveland Museum Center, contributing to local historical awareness initiatives. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Charles Massarella is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 34 years of experience in the industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Ameritas Investment Corp. since 2006 before joining Ameritas Advisory Services in 2021. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and program platforms, combining firm-developed and third-party model portfolios with various securities, and offers comprehensive asset management and financial consulting services.

Ryan Murray is a CFP® professional based in Cincinnati, OH, with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Corient, having joined in 2025 after roles at firms including Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Fidelity. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Robert Chess is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at L.M. Kohn & Company and Fifth Third Securities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Henry Heidrich is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Central Bank and Trust, and two separate tenures at Fifth Third Bank. He has also worked for the Cincinnati Reds and operated Four Seasons Tent Rental. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through both investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering a range of program types and third-party portfolio managers via its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and provides services including advisor-directed mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, tax-overlay services, and direct indexing.

Christopher Dudash is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist product that uses algorithmic risk assessment and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties.

Richard Jackson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and operates Jackson Wealth Strategies, Ltd, where he brokers non-registered insurance products. Jackson also volunteers at White Oak Christian Church. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, serving a diverse client base including defined contribution and defined benefit plans.

John Casteel is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cincinnati, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model portfolio pilot for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Andrew Stahl is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 30 years of industry experience. He worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. for 22 years before joining Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities in 2018. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple managed account programs on the Passageway platform, allowing clients to work with advisors to select tailored investment strategies ranging from mutual fund and ETF models to separately managed accounts and direct indexing.

Brian James is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hanson McClain Advisors since 2018. He has held roles at Simply Money Advisors, Stratos Wealth Partners, PNC Wealth Management, and Natcity Investments. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the Phi Kappa Tau Beta Chapter, assisting with financial operations on a volunteer basis. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios through a range of model strategies and uses technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts, with distinctive ownership and specialized industry divisions.