Cheryl Gazso is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2011, also working at Fifth Third Bank since 2007. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs and combines third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, supported by a platform that includes direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Alynne Strait is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Aurum Wealth Management Group LLC, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Edward Jones. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Josephine Trotta is a financial advisor at Carson Wealth with 24 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior experience includes roles at Pathfinder Wealth Advisors, TIAA-CREF, UBS Financial Services, and Merrill. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser with over 650 advisors managing approximately $50.6 billion. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that develops model portfolios and provides tailored solutions such as custom indexing and alternative investments.

Theodore Lorenzen is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Securities America Advisor Inc., Arbor Point Advisors, and Cedar Brook Financial Partners. Lorenzen has been involved in insurance sales and disability insurance for Ohio educators as a partner in the Ohio Educators Planning Group. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services, utilizing multiple strategies and platform integrations that distinguish its enterprise-scale operations.

Robert Coode is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Valmark Securities Inc, Marcum Wealth, LLC, and ProEquities, Inc. He is based in Cleveland, OH. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Edward Rigo is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards & Co since 2011, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Rigo serves as a trustee of an irrevocable trust in Mentor, Ohio. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a large team of advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, investment management, and M&A advisory, employing both proprietary and third-party strategies with an internal trading desk and custody services.

Nathan Reyes is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 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 a discretionary online Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and manages investments via approved model strategies executed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Maryjo Morello is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including LPL Financial LLC and Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions using both firm- and third-party models, combining active and passive strategies across varying risk profiles.

Jeremy Clark is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors, Beacon Financial Advisory LLC, Lincoln Investment, and Capital Analysts Incorporated. He serves on the board of directors for the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement plan participants, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of programs and services, including representative-managed accounts, third-party manager programs, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments, utilizing various investment strategies and platform relationships.

Glenn Hoehnen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Lyndhurst, OH, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities for over two decades and operates businesses focused on brokering non-registered insurance products. Hoehnen is also a passive investor in cryptocurrency and energy-related ventures. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a variety of program types tailored to client objectives, with a focus on non-discretionary assets and retirement plan advisory relationships.

Louis Trivisonno is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Marcum Wealth and ProEquities, Inc. He also serves as Vice President of Fixed Insurance at Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting through a network of advisors, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Connor Butler is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Stratos Wealth Partner and PM Graphics. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm focuses on ETF-based model portfolios supplemented by third-party managers and offers integrated advisory, brokerage, mortgage, and insurance services.

Norman Merhaut is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 45 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Planmember Securities Corporation and Northern Life Insurance Company. Merhaut is also president of NJM Inc., a company focused on marketing fixed annuities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through managed accounts, financial planning, and third-party manager selection, utilizing a combination of model-based allocations and discretionary portfolio management. The firm is notable for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Martha Royan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has held multiple roles concurrently, including ownership of MWR Consulting, LLC, and participation in several consulting and referral activities related to Medicare, estate law, and student loan restructuring. Royan is also involved in life coaching through Life Mastery Consulting and health insurance sales with Champion Health and Cornerstone Senior Marketing. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers as part of its advisory approach. The firm supports clients through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms, with regulatory assets under management around $1.7 billion.

Jose Albornoz is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Painesville, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Co, Nylife Securities LLC, and Eagle Strategies, where he has been since 2022. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

James Albanese is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Willoughby, OH since 1999. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves individual clients—including high-net-worth households—as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios and third-party managed accounts, combining advisory and broker-dealer activities alongside mortgage and insurance product distribution.

Michael Conley is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise from 2000 to 2013. Conley serves on the City of Highland Heights Board of Building and Zoning Appeals. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms while providing access to both proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Robert Mcguigan is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2013. Hantz Financial Services serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable and corporate entities, and business owners. The firm’s investment approach primarily uses ETF-based model portfolios across various risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and technology-driven solutions such as automated tax-loss harvesting and AI-assisted data aggregation.

Daniel Midgley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2017 and previously worked at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. from 2004 to 2017. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on its Passageway Managed Account platform, allowing clients to choose from advisor-directed models, SMA strategies, tax overlay services, and direct-indexing options.

Phillip Rini is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Fifth Third Securities, and Natcity Investments. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2015. Stratos Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors managing around $18.6 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory services through an IAR-driven, open-architecture platform.