Luke Merry is a CFP® with ten years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a co-owner and advisor at Principled Wealth Advisors, LLC, and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory role, he founded Little Liturgy, a business focused on 3D printing and selling toy figures. Principled Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and foundations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with access to third-party managers and model portfolios.

Matthew Eltringham is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Benchmark Wealth Management and previously worked at Benchmark Investment Advisors, Wealthquest Corporation, and Fifth Third Securities. He serves as an officer for The Evan McPherson Foundation, a nonprofit organization, providing consultation on operations, events, and financial matters. Benchmark Wealth Management is a four-advisor team managing approximately $178 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers customized investment management and comprehensive financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, incorporating quantitative strategies and tax-aware execution in their portfolios.

Lauren Morris is a financial advisor at Retirement Plan Advisors Ltd with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Retirement Plan Advisors LLC since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she operates a registered business in Ohio providing part-time administrative support. Retirement Plan Advisors Ltd serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm emphasizes retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary governance, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment vehicles to manage client portfolios.

Patrick Lysaght is a financial advisor with Eukles Asset Management, LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eukles Asset Management since 2012 and is also associated with LPL Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he owns PL47 Productions and is involved in developing a web and mobile application called "Budget Even." Eukles Asset Management provides discretionary model portfolio management and advisory services to a range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs model asset-allocation portfolios tailored to client goals and tax considerations, using fundamental analysis, ETF selection, asset allocation, and options strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews.

Elizabeth Na is a financial advisor with eAdvisor LLC in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has served at eAdvisor LLC since 2014 and concurrently owns and operates Na & Associates CPA LLC, an accounting firm, where she also holds a licensed insurance agent status. In addition, she is president of 442 Chestnut Finance Group, Inc. and principal of JC Food Products Inc. eAdvisor LLC provides financial planning and referral-based portfolio management for individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and charitable organizations, directing client assets to third-party managers. The firm employs a range of investment methods, including charting, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, without discretionary trading authority over client accounts.

Marianne Woodburn is a financial advisor at Labrador Investments, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Labrador Investments since 2014, as well as Lifetime Financial Growth since 2010. Outside of investment advisory, she is involved as an insurance agent assisting clients with life insurance, disability, and long-term care needs, and also provides small business advisory services. Labrador Investments, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, IRAs, and trusts, serving both retirees and growth-oriented clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, income-producing portfolios for retirees and tailored growth strategies for non-retirees, combining long-term investment approaches with fundamental and technical analysis, and integrates tax preparation services through an affiliated CPA practice.

Neal Schear is a financial advisor at Schear Investment Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been involved with Schear Investment Advisors since 2008. He is also a general partner in Schear Investment Partners LP, an investment partnership he manages with other investment managers. Schear Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach combining quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, primarily focusing on long-term equity portfolios with some flexibility for short-term trades and option strategies.

Kevin Barto is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Coordinated Financial Planning Corp and a prior eight years in the restaurant industry. He is based in Cincinnati, OH. Coordinated Financial Planning Corporation is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages roughly $343 million and offers discretionary portfolio management using model and individualized approaches that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis, with an actively managed risk model adjusting equity exposure based on market conditions.

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.

Austin Carr is a financial advisor at Stone Tower Wealth Advisors with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials. He has one year of industry experience and a background that includes teaching positions at international schools in Thailand. Outside of advising, he holds a substantial teaching role overseas. Stone Tower Wealth Advisors offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach incorporates modern portfolio theory, blending global equities, domestic fixed income, and alternative investments with both passive and active 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 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.