Cole Gest is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab, and Northwestern Mutual. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base that includes high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis to construct tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Matthew Kuzma is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Fairview Park, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has prior experience at Nylife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co., Key Investment Services LLC, and KeyBank. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Super Kuzma Bros LLC, a business reselling sports memorabilia and media products online. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a significant focus on advisory services related to insurance and annuity products.

Shawn Brunner is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2011 and is also associated with MJ Baker & Associates, where he has been active since 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, he co-owns and manages commercial real estate through a private entity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, and compliance.

Jonathan Clark is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has operated Clark Wealth Management since 2015 and Clark Financial Services since 2004. Clark is also licensed as a life and health insurance agent in Ohio, offering life, long-term care, and health insurance. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Thomas Biadas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Biadas provides investment advisory services and portfolio management through Kestra Advisory and registered representative activities via Kestra Investment Services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and manages multiple platforms and third-party solutions to serve large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Kenneth Fox Jr. is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2022, he worked at LPL Financial LLC and ValMark Advisors, Inc. among other firms. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes a multi-manager investment approach, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

David Meler is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, The 4:8 Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, advisor-managed wrap and non-wrap programs, model portfolios, third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s platform combines individualized asset allocation and active monitoring with access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supporting a wide variety of client needs through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Ameer Richardson is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Elyria, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages rental properties, which he states do not interfere with his professional duties. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and distinctive features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, supported by its affiliation with Fifth Third Bank and its municipal-advisor registration.

Timothy Mclaughlin is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds the CFP® designation, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He serves as a board member of the Murray Ridge Housing Corporation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, and a range of investment solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Joy Mitchell is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Elyria, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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 municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Brian Kahl is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corp since 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, Kahl serves as Vice President of business development at Virtus and is President of The Kahl Group, LLC, an investment advisory and management firm. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, combining in-house manager selection and third-party strategies supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Nancy Buck is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Alexander Divito is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, based in Westlake, OH. He has 14 years of industry experience, including his ongoing role at Independent Financial Group since 2012 and prior work with Investment Planning Group starting in 2010. He is also an officer and sole owner of Advance Planning Concepts, Inc., a financial services DBA. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes both firm- and third-party models to tailor investment strategies, offering diversified portfolio management through multiple platforms.

Clint Rickett is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at &PARTNERS and previously spent 17 years with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional entities, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting through both registered adviser and broker-dealer platforms. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with proprietary and third-party strategies to manage accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Michael Petrus is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Independent Financial Partners, he worked at Brighthouse Financial and held positions at several other firms. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform offering both individualized and centralized investment management, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Gordon Netschke is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with PNC since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account available to employees with PNC Bank online-banking credentials. The program uses algorithmic risk assessments and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties, with implementation via mutual funds and ETFs and annual rebalancing.

Todd Simon is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Wealth Management since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches youth basketball for the Olmsted Falls Basketball Association. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through various model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to approved strategists and third parties.

Jeffrey Hurst is a CFP® certificant with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at Principal Financial Services. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he holds a bank officer position at Principal Bank & Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across the firm's insurance, broker-dealer, and bank/trust divisions. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Robert Wilber is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with SPC and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of the Financial Mentoring Foundation and serves as a Notary Public in Lorain County, Ohio. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Sandra Film is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at PNC Investments for 15 years before joining Huntington in 2024. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party sub-managers with proprietary private bank models.