Mark Hawthorne is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1994. Robert Baird & Co. serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through its Private Wealth Management department. The firm offers a wide range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax-management techniques, and ongoing investment research.

Thomas Udelson is a financial advisor at Stifel with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. and B. Riley Wealth Management. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

John Egan is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 18 years before joining Raymond James. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets and serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers non-discretionary financial planning and consulting services, drawing on multiple portfolio management styles and affiliated research, and provides specialized municipal advisory and employer consulting programs.

Daniel Cotter is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 37 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Rehmann Wealth, Waterstone Financial Group, and WS Griffith Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for the Notre Dame Club of Cleveland and the Community West Foundation. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset-management programs to individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes assessing client risk tolerance and utilizing a range of advisory models, delivered primarily through third-party asset managers and firm-sponsored programs.

Michael Quiring is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Independence, Ohio, and has six years of industry experience. His professional background includes work at Equitable Advisors since 2020, along with roles at Boyerts Greenhouse and Baldwin Wallace University. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm utilizes a range of third-party asset managers and advisory platforms and provides ERISA fiduciary services to qualified plans.

Kelli Benedejcic is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Pepper Pike, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James and Associates, KeyBank, and Edward Jones Investments. Before entering the financial industry, she worked at Youngstown State University and in retail at TJMaxx and Homegoods. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers planning services supported by structured discovery processes and advanced modeling tools.

Joseph Constantino is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Wealth Management based in Pepper Pike, Ohio. He provides personalized wealth management, retirement planning, and investment guidance to individuals and families. Joseph focuses on understanding clients' unique goals and priorities to implement strategies aimed at building, preserving, and transferring wealth. He serves clients throughout Northeast Ohio, including individuals, families, and business owners, with expertise in retirement income planning, wealth accumulation and preservation, tax-aware investment strategies, risk management, and corporate benefits. Joseph holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC) designation and the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Joseph graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. He was born and raised in the Cleveland area, where he continues to live and work. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Joseph enjoys cooking, football, music, running, and spending time with his family.

Kimberly Morel is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones for ten years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a commissioned Notary Public in the state of Ohio. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing model portfolios and research from multiple sources, and incorporates technologies such as machine learning in its investment approach.

Frances Lantery is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 2000, following a 39-year tenure at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Lantery also engages in sales of loan products and home-related services referrals through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with nearly 3,700 advisors and approximately $15.5 billion in assets under management, delivering advisory services through model-based recommendations and utilizing third-party asset managers and custodians.

Peter Szklarz is Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity, a position he has held since 2022. He has been partnering with clients to build and maintain financial plans for over 15 years. Peter takes a holistic approach to understanding all aspects of a client's financial landscape, focusing on what is most important in their lives. He seeks to understand clients' goals and aspirations to ensure that financial plans align and have the flexibility to adapt as their lives change. Peter's professional experience includes roles as a Wealth Advisor at W A Smith Financial from 2018 to 2022, a Financial Advisor at PNC Investments from 2013 to 2018, and a Financial Representative at Dorman Sciulli from 2011 to 2013. Outside of his professional work, Peter's personal interests include baseball, comedy, family activities, football, golf, and traveling.

Ryan Pavicic is a financial advisor at Cetera with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Cetera and affiliated firms since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates a tax preparation business focused on personal and small business returns. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional accounts, offering a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services through a large nationwide network of independent advisors.

Adam Ours is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. Before joining Raymond James in 2024, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for extended periods. Outside his advisory role, he serves as a lacrosse coach at Hawken School. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering tailored financial planning and consulting with a range of portfolio management styles and institutional services.

David Saari is a financial advisor with Merrill and holds a Series 66 designation. He has eight years of industry experience, including seven years at Merrill and Bank of America, and previously operated Bushland Adventures for nearly two decades. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Deborah Junior is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS since 1994 and was previously associated with Painewebber Incorporated starting in 1986. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor plans according to client goals and risk tolerances. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides additional offerings including custody, underwriting, and capital markets services.

Shawn Kennedy is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with LPL Enterprise and has held long-term roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member of Coach Sam's Inner Circle Foundation, a nonprofit organization. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, and brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform used by its investment adviser representatives.

Christian Benninghofen is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been affiliated with Fidelity and its related entities since 1996, including roles at Strategic Advisers Inc and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, an IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Fund, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, including multi-manager and fund-of-funds structures.

Bryan Barragate is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2009, working across different entities within the firm. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, known for its Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Robert Mastrangelo is a financial advisor at Cetera with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera Advisors LLC since 2013. He also serves the City of Highland Heights and participates as a poll worker in local elections. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of independent advisors.

Matthew Vulku is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Pepper Pike, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equity Trust, NCA Financial, and Ohio State University. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals nearing or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to produce written recommendation reports, with an emphasis on assets held in Ameriprise managed accounts and the use of algorithmic automation overseen by a dedicated team.

Kenneth Hight is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Independence, OH. He holds a Series 66 designation and joined the firm in 2026. Prior to his current role, he worked in the education sector, including positions at Columbus City Schools and the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio. Equitable Advisors serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs. The firm utilizes a variety of advisory models and third-party asset managers to tailor investment solutions.