Gabriel Thelen is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and recent industry experience beginning in 2023. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at Fidelity Investments and has a diverse background including roles outside finance such as at Cock and Bull Public House and Hustle Basketball, alongside a decade in full-time education. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving a broad client base from individuals to institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a range of affiliated entities.

Matthew Glassmeyer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and Cornerstone Financial Group since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a bookkeeper for Elite Performance Climbing and acts as a mentor coordinator with BNI Cincy North. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while offering operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Robert Corsarie is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities since 2006. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individual, charitable, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs, including direct indexing and tax-overlay options, and is notable for its municipal-advisor registration combined with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank.

Todd Mcintire is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at BB&T and U.S. Bank before joining Truist in 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he is owner of Heartland Turf LLC, a lawn care business, and Perennial Investments LLC, which focuses on residential real estate activities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing third-party platforms and manager arrangements to deliver investment solutions.

Diego Vallota is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of experience in the industry. His prior firms include Dean Dorton Wealth Management LLC, Avantax Advisory Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and PNC Wealth Management. Stratos Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, using an IAR-driven, open-architecture investment approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers.

Kenneth Crawford is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. in Mason, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fifth Third Bank and The Huntington Investment Company. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage services, offering a range of investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and provides access to multiple portfolio management strategies and tax-overlay services.

Adam Hardy is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at ARGI Investment Services, Fidelity Brokerage Services, Merrill, CitiGroup, and other financial institutions. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio solutions.

Edward Bosch Jr. is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with IFP Securities, LLC since 2019 and Independent Financial Partners since 2013, following a nine-year tenure at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Bosch is involved in a cattle farming operation in Kentucky. Independent Financial Partners provides 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 notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Eric Bokesch is a financial advisor with Mariner who holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Pinnacle Wealth Management, and Securities America. He is currently associated with Mariner Institutional and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized, committee-overseen portfolios that combine in-house research with third-party manager allocations and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Charles Williams II is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Park Avenue Securities since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he consults for a teleradiology medical practice and serves on the boards of the Thank America First Foundation and the Cincinnati Blue Line Foundation. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in assets and supports a range of investment strategies and account features through an integrated operating model.

Anthony Poe is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Northwestern Mutual, spanning from 2005 through 2019. Outside of finance, he operated AJPOE Photography for 11 years. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that incorporates a variety of investment strategies and third-party managers, supported by proprietary technology platforms.

Matthew Held is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds the CFP® designation and the Series 66 license, and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth, he worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 17 years. He is also the owner of Clarity Wealth Management, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Gregory George is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Primerica Advisors since 2012 and has been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 2011. Outside of his primary roles, he is involved in insurance products beyond Guardian Life and engages in prospecting business owners for LS Benefits. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with a range of brokerage and advisory services. The firm implements investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Nolan Kamerer is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at RiverPoint Capital Management and Fifth Third Securities. He serves as a board member of the HealthPath Foundation of Ohio. Mariner provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, and offers integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.

Vicki Schapp is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. She has held various roles including trustee of a revocable trust and educator at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Her background also includes administrative work and involvement with estate document services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, providing advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Brian Bolan is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He previously founded and led Bolan Capital Management for 15 years and worked at Fidelity for one year. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services, managing $72.3 billion in assets as of May 2026.

Robb Newman is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only online discretionary model account for employees. The program uses algorithmic risk assessments and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, focusing on investments in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

John Stagg is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. John has been with Eagle Strategies since 2011 and has worked with New York Life and its affiliates since 1989. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the vast majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Spencer Ford is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at AE Wealth Management, LLC in West Chester, OH. He holds roles with several firms including Madison Avenue Securities, LLC and Harrison Tax & Accounting, and has been involved with Conservative Financial Solutions LLC since 2016 as Chief Operating Officer and Wealth Advisor. Outside of his advisory work, he is also an author, working on editing and potentially revising a current book or writing a new one. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, utilizing a range of fundamental, technical, and cyclical strategies delivered through standardized models and platform services.

Teresa Graner is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. She has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 1985. In addition to her advisory role, Graner owns and operates a multi-line insurance brokerage, specializing in life and long-term care insurance as well as investment-related products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services and employs third-party asset manager relationships to provide tailored investment strategies.