Margaret Maxel is a financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group, Inc. in Cleveland, OH, with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera and Financial Management Strategies. Outside of financial services, she is a viola player who performs as a soloist or with ensembles upon request and serves as executive director of BNI Northeast Ohio, where she helps start and maintain professional networking chapters. Vantage Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and governmental entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, using tailored investment programs that incorporate fundamental analysis and a variety of asset types, supporting approximately $867 million in client assets through a team of six advisors.

Chris Hemmelgarn is a financial advisor at Shaker Investments with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Shaker Investments since 2017, following five years at Barclays Capital Inc. Shaker Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate accounts. The firm emphasizes fundamental, research-driven equity investing and offers sub-advisor services, model portfolio recommendations, and manages pooled vehicles alongside separately managed accounts.

Kevin Kroskey is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with True Wealth Design, LLC since 2007 and is also involved with Fine Girl Charter, LLC, a catamaran-chartering business in Akron, Ohio. True Wealth Design provides financial planning, investment advisory, wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a structured, tax-aware investment approach and offers integrated tax, accounting, and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Carter Mc Abier is a financial advisor at Fairway Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners, Parker Hannifin, and The Ohio State University Golf Club. Fairway Wealth Management primarily advises high-net-worth individuals and families, offering integrated wealth management, family office, and estate planning services. The firm emphasizes coordinated financial and investment planning with a focus on tax-aware asset allocation and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Johnathon Opet is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at EmVision Capital Advisors, LLC since 2017. His prior work includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Stratos Wealth Partners. He is also co-owner of M&D Financial Enterprises, Inc., which supports securities, advisory, and insurance activities at EmVision. EmVision Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and family offices, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial advisory services. The firm employs a customized investment approach using an investment committee to review allocations and manages portfolios through various vehicles while providing ancillary family office services.

Timothy Baker is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Chelsea Insurance Group and Royal Fund Management, LLC. Baker is also an independent licensed insurance agent offering annuities and life insurance when suitable for clients’ financial goals. Cornerstone Asset Management Services primarily serves individual clients, including both non‑high‑net‑worth and high‑net‑worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management through its Alpha/Beta Solutions platform, sub‑advisory services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a proprietary investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis to guide model portfolios and offers comprehensive performance reporting tools to its clients.

Kathleen Mueller is a financial advisor at Prasad Wealth Partners with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JK Investment Group, Baird, and UBS Financial Services. Prasad Wealth Partners offers personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, family offices, private foundations, qualified retirement plans, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm uses a customized approach with a focus on fundamental analysis and a long-term orientation, employing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, corporate bonds, and structured products.

Joseph Randazzo is a financial advisor at Beacon Financial Advisory LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations and has worked with Beacon Financial Advisory since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, Randazzo practices law as an attorney specializing in basic estate planning and is involved in fundraising and cancer awareness activities with the Northeast Ohio Planned Giving Council for the American Cancer Society. He also serves as treasurer and board member for youth baseball organizations in Hudson, OH. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $900 million in discretionary assets across five offices and employs a range of portfolio management strategies, utilizing model portfolios and multiple analytical methods.

Spencer Gabriel is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial Services, Inc. in Akron, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial and Symphony Financial Services since 2009. Symphony Financial Services serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering asset management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a client-specific approach using a range of investment instruments and strategies, including options and structured products, tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Kevin Bauer is an investment advisory representative at Financial Management Strategies, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 12 years and has been with Financial Management Strategies and affiliated firms since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with the Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation and participates in the Kiwanis Club of Hudson’s fundraising activities. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and pension plans. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies supported by written policy statements and ongoing portfolio monitoring, while also offering retirement plan consulting and educational workshops.

Howard Myers is a financial advisor with Adviser Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Adviser Alliance since 2018 and previously spent five years with Cetera Advisors LLC. Myers is also the sole proprietor of Myers Financial, where he sells fixed insurance and annuity products. Adviser Alliance, LLC provides investment management primarily to individual clients and certain entities through a team of six independent contractor advisors. The firm offers diversified, discretionary portfolio management and utilizes third-party platforms such as Envestnet for account administration and billing.

Brenton Luce is a financial advisor with Woodland Wealth Partners, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He worked at Carnegie Investment Counsel for 11 years before joining Woodland Wealth Partners in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, Luce serves as CEO of Woodland Green, LLC, an investment vehicle focused on Private Equity and Real Estate Funds. Woodland Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth households, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning with a discretionary, model-driven approach complemented by customized strategies when needed, managing approximately $711.9 million in assets.

James Lineweaver is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience. He is the president of Lineweaver Financial Group, Inc., where he manages the firm and oversees investment and insurance sales. He also supervises a tax preparation service, LFG Tax Services, LLC. Lineweaver has held advisory roles at Triad Advisors, LLC and has been with Lineweaver Wealth Advisors since 2014. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.084 billion in discretionary assets and employs a tailored asset allocation approach based on clients’ financial plans, using methods such as modern portfolio theory and fundamental and technical analysis.

Jacob Smail is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has been with Demming Financial Services Corp. since 2021. Prior to that, his work history includes positions at Saint Vincent College and Best Buy. Demming Financial Services Corp. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension, trust, and corporate accounts, offering financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm uses fundamental analysis and client-specific Investment Policy Statements to guide asset allocation and risk management, managing approximately $766 million in assets.

Paul Sansonette is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial Services, Inc. in Akron, Ohio, holding 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Symphony Financial Services since 2009 and has also been affiliated with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he has worked as an independent insurance agent specializing in group and individual medical insurance since 1990. Symphony Financial Services serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a client-specific approach using a variety of instruments and strategies tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Jeffrey Mucciarone is a financial advisor at Peak Wealth Solutions with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research, LPL Financial, and American Portfolios Financial Services. Peak Wealth Solutions serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, primarily focusing on clients near or in retirement. The firm employs a multi-model, global asset allocation approach and offers both individual account management and plan-level consulting, managing approximately $982 million in client assets.

Steven Ingram is a financial advisor at Financial Management Strategies, Inc. in Canton, Ohio, with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Regal Securities. Ingram serves as a trustee and chairman of the building maintenance committee for the Fraternal Order of Eagles, McKinley Eagles #2370, and is a board member of its charity foundation. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. manages approximately $619.5 million in regulatory assets, providing portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of analysis methods and offers model portfolios ranging from Aggressive Growth to Income and Capital Preservation, with ongoing monitoring and regular client reviews.

Kevin Coholan is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Demming Financial Services Corp. since 2014. He works within a team of five advisors based in Aurora, Ohio. Demming Financial Services Corporation provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individual, high-net-worth, pension, trust, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $766 million in assets, employing a fundamental analysis investment approach tailored to client-specific Investment Policy Statements with oversight through quarterly reviews.

Jeffrey Knox is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with over 43 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Financial Management Strategies, Inc. since 2000 and holds roles at several affiliated firms, including Vision Wealth Management LLC and Plancorp, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, fixed annuities, life, accident, health, and long-term care insurance, and also provides tax preparation services. Financial Management Strategies, Inc. offers advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and portfolio management strategies, emphasizing written investment policy statements, ongoing monitoring, and periodic rebalancing, and provides retirement plan consulting, including education and workshops.

Robert Lambert is a CFA® charterholder with Series 63 registration and three years of industry experience. He is currently with Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. and has worked at SWP Investment Management LLC since 2024. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed at Ohio University from 2014 to 2018. Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $1.3 billion and serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and corporate accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and outsourced CIO services, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to build diversified portfolios across various asset classes.