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® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2018. Prior to joining Mariner, he worked at RiverPoint Capital Management for four years. He serves as a board member of the HealthPath Foundation of Ohio. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm uses customized, discretionary portfolios supported by a dedicated investment committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

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.

John Stagg is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 35 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term associations with Eagle Strategies since 2011, Nylife Securities Inc. since 1990, and New York Life Insurance Company since 1989. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored solutions through various program types and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on both retail and institutional relationships within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Spencer Ford is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience currently affiliated with AE Wealth Management, LLC. He has held roles at multiple firms including Madison Avenue Securities, LLC and Harrison Tax & Accounting, where he is a managing member. Ford is also an author working on revising or writing books. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies, serving over 127,000 clients through a platform-focused approach.

William Bruns is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at John D. Dovich & Associates, LLC for nine years before joining MAI Capital Management in 2019. Bruns is also associated with Eden Park Financial Partners, LLC, which holds keyman and business transition insurance. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment strategies and offers integrated financial planning and trust and insurance administration through affiliated entities.

Brett Roth is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving at Guardian Life since 2022. He previously worked at W&S Brokerage Services from 2016 to 2022. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Cincinnati, OH. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and incorporates proprietary and third-party investment models.

Matthew Hager is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Ipsos Insights. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

William Sena Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020, and previously spent time at Osborn Williams & Donohoe, LLC and Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. His current role is based in Cincinnati, OH. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse group of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, employing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various portfolio construction methods.

Dennis Brown is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Game Stop and Fifth Third Bank. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Platform and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Karl Zimmerman is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cincinnati, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fifth Third Securities, Fifth Third Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, and CitiGroup. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via approved models managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Thomas Keller is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2003. Keller holds a partner role at Kehoe Financial Advisors, providing advisory and accounting services. He is also involved with the Donauschwaben Society, a community organization. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and serves large institutional clients including sovereign wealth funds.

Bradley Curtsinger is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Cincinnati, OH. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2006. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a range of clients including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing access to multiple managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Jennifer Ferguson is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 1999. Fifth Third Securities serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers various managed account programs and investment strategies via the Passageway platform and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Thomas Faris is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Madeira, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2002. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Anthony Butz is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and previously worked at Carillon Investments, Inc. from 2003 to 2006. Additionally, Butz is a managing partner at Premier Planning Group, LLC, where he is licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers diverse managed account programs and integrates multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support client portfolio management.