Jeffrey Schear is an adviser at Schear Investment Advisors, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with the firm since 2025 and also operates Jeff Schear Visuals, a commercial photography and video production business. Schear Investment Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm manages primarily long-term equity-focused portfolios using a combination of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis.

James Hartke II is a financial advisor at CINCaP Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at Ross Sinclaire and Associates, LLC, Natcity Investments, Inc., and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. His current role at CINCaP began in 2024, following six years with CINCaP Investment Group, LLC. 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 manages approximately $34.3 million in assets with a focus on long-term strategic asset allocation, broad diversification, and tax-aware investment techniques.

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 worked at firms including BB&T Retirement & Institutional Services and Fidelity Investment. Incline Wealth Advisors, LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing tailored investment management, financial planning, employee benefit plan advisory, and tax preparation services. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

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 affiliated with Altus Wealth Management, LLC, where he works as part of a five-advisor team. Prior to joining Altus, he held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Altus Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory, tactical asset allocation, and relative strength analysis, focusing on diversified portfolios with an emphasis on low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and individual fixed-income securities.

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 16 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Opus Capital Group, LLC since 2013 and previously spent five years with Haberer Registered Investment Advisor Inc. He is based in Cincinnati, OH. Opus Capital Management provides wealth management and pension consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, public and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as institutional clients such as foundations and endowments. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach using mutual funds, ETFs, commingled vehicles, and individual securities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary fiduciary services.

Anthony Weaver is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at THOR Wealth Management since 2025 and was previously with Charles Schwab for seven years. Before entering the financial industry, he spent five years at Hixson Architecture Engineering & Interiors. THOR Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a total portfolio approach using active, diversified model portfolios guided by written investment policy statements and combines fundamental and technical analysis with a proprietary reversion-to-the-mean model.

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.

David Henning is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Formidable Asset Management, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at The Retirement Corporation of America for 12 years. Formidable Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and other registered investment companies and advisers. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis, offering portfolio management primarily through Formidable-branded ETFs and model portfolios, and serves a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and plan fiduciaries.

Michael Maisel is a financial advisor with Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. in Covington, KY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Legacy Financial Advisors in 2024, he worked at Fidelity Investments and has experience running MJM Productions, a freelance media company where he provides equipment rental and consulting services. Legacy Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations with financial planning, estate planning, risk management, and portfolio management. The firm employs a diversified investment approach emphasizing asset allocation and manages approximately $1.5 billion in client assets across about 1,000 clients.