Neal Schear is a financial advisor at Schear Investment Advisers, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved in investment management since 1980 through various entities, including Schear & Schear and Schear Capital Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an investment partnership, Schear Investment Partners LP, dedicating significant time to its operations and investment decisions. Schear Investment Advisers, LLC provides discretionary investment management and securities advice to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term growth through fundamental and technical analysis, concentrating portfolios in marketable securities such as equities, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, with occasional use of options and margin.

Sandra Faith Hall is a financial advisor with Faith Financial Advisors, Inc. in Loveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Faith Financial Advisors since 2013 and has also worked with Osaic Wealth Inc. since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee and holds general powers of attorney for family members. Faith Financial Advisors serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing approximately $97.2 million with a two-advisor team. The firm offers discretionary asset management, modular financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and educational seminars, implementing portfolios through institutional strategists on the AssetMark platform with a long-term investment orientation.

Jeffrey Schear is a financial advisor at Schear Investment Advisers, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Getty Images and has operated Jeff Schear Visuals, a commercial photography and video production business, since 2008. Schear Investment Advisers, LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $269 million in assets. The firm uses a model-based investment approach combining quantitative, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis to guide portfolio decisions and strategic asset allocation.

James Hartke II is a financial advisor with CINCaP Asset Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ross Sinclaire and Associates, LLC for 12 years before joining CINCaP Investment Group and later CINCaP Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in a local capital holdings entity and participates as an advisory group member in the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. CINCaP Asset Management provides wealth counseling and discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family businesses, and certain charitable or institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, strategic asset allocation with broad diversification, tax-aware techniques, and may employ third-party managers and alternative investment strategies.

Michael Messmer is a financial advisor with Messmer Capital Advisors LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Preservation Group LLC, Golden Reserve, LLC, and Nationwide Investment Services Corporation. Messmer is also a licensed insurance agent. Messmer Capital Advisors serves individuals, pensions, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory services, and standalone financial planning, employing a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Jason Lipps is a financial advisor with Meritum Wealth Management LLC in Cincinnati, OH. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 25 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Coastal Advisory Group, LLC prior to joining Meritum Wealth Management in 2022. Meritum Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates quantitative and qualitative investment methods and offers active strategies such as options trading, while also operating a tax preparation and insurance agency alongside its advisory services.

Jeffrey Mcpeek is a financial advisor at Nottinghill Investment Advisers, Ltd with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Nottinghill since 2007. The firm serves both individual taxable and tax-exempt clients on a fully discretionary basis, focusing on portfolio management across equity and balanced strategies using a rules-based, quantitatively driven investment process. Nottinghill also offers subscription and research services to other advisers and provides a standalone investment-planning tool available to clients and non-clients.

Michael Mccormick is a financial advisor at eAdvisor LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has held roles at eAdvisor since 2017, Financial Gravity Wealth, Inc. since 2014, and MJ McCormick, LLC since 2010. Outside of financial advising, he is the managing member of MJ McCormick, LLC, a public accounting firm, and president of BackupCellar, Inc., a data backup services company. eAdvisor LLC offers financial planning and referral-based portfolio management primarily for individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mixed investment approach incorporating charting, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and relies on third-party managers for execution and custody without accepting discretionary trading authority.

Phillip Westhoff is a financial advisor at Incline Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at BB&T Retirement & Institutional Services and Fidelity Investments. Incline Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios, offering both active and passive investment options alongside financial planning, employee benefit advisory, educational seminars, and tax preparation services.

Michael Hermes is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of experience in financial advising. He joined HORAN Wealth, LLC in 2025 and previously worked at Horan Securities, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of The Dragonfly Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Cincinnati. HORAN Wealth, LLC provides advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic portfolio rebalancing, supported by an internal Investment Committee and access to third-party managers and technology platforms.

Michael Curley is a financial advisor with Rockport Wealth Advisors in Cincinnati, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockport in 2022, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research from 2015 to 2022. Outside of advising, Curley owns an insurance brokerage focused on life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Rockport Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of in-house portfolio management, third-party sub-advisory arrangements, and digital platforms, emphasizing individualized portfolios and tactical strategies that include shorter-term risk-on/risk-off trading.

Timothy Begley is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Formidable Asset Management, LLC. He has worked at Fidelity Investments since 2007. Formidable Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and other advisers. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage portfolios, including proprietary ETFs and model portfolios, and offers both discretionary management and model licensing services.

Austin Stinson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Altus Wealth Management, LLC and has held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC since 2014. Altus Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory, tactical asset allocation, and relative strength analysis, focusing on low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed-income securities across separate account models.

Megan Lyons is a CFP® professional with five years at Foster & Motley Inc and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at CETERA Financial Specialists LLC, Artisan Square Financial Group, and six years with GE Aviation. Foster & Motley provides advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts, combining financial planning with investment management. The firm employs a bottom-up, core equity investment approach supported by proprietary quantitative screening and fundamental analysis, alongside fixed income and alternative investment strategies.

Connor Diem is a financial advisor with Sims Investment Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sims Investment Management in 2026, he worked at Alliance Group of Western NY for six years and has experience outside finance with a role at Sir Ice Rink. Sims Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/employee benefit plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with various investment strategies to create customized portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Nathan Bishop is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Opus Capital Group, LLC since 2013. Based in Cincinnati, OH, he is part of a three-advisor team at Opus Capital Management. Opus Capital Management provides wealth management and pension consulting services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as public and corporate pension plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach using mutual funds, ETFs, and selectively, individual securities and separately managed accounts, with active portfolio management and regular performance reviews.

Anthony Weaver is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with THOR Wealth Management Inc in Cincinnati, OH. He has seven years of industry experience, including seven years at Charles Schwab and five years in architecture and engineering before entering financial services. THOR Wealth Management manages approximately $679 million in discretionary assets and provides investment advice to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a total portfolio approach using active, diversified model portfolios and integrates fundamental and technical analysis with proprietary mean-reversion models in its investment process.

Jason Schmitt is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors, LLC since 2005. Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors provides investment management, retirement planning, and ongoing financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, all-cap equity approach combined with bond allocations for stability and offers retirement-plan advisory services and estate-planning facilitation through a third-party partner.

Philip Scott is a financial advisor at Souders Financial Advisors, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Advantage Investment Management LLC and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates B3 Academy LLC, a sports training and coaching academy for select baseball and basketball athletes. Souders Financial Advisors provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate retirement and ERISA plans, and foundations. The firm employs a financial-plan driven approach featuring model portfolios, strategic asset allocation, and diversification across asset classes.

Nathan Bailey is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Opus Capital Management since 2013. He is based in Cincinnati, OH, and works as part of a three-advisor team. Opus Capital Management provides wealth management and pension consulting services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as public and corporate pension plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach with active portfolio management, offering both ERISA Section 3(21) and 3(38) pension consulting.