I'm the founder of ClearMind Capital, a fee-only firm based in Columbus, OH. I work mostly with business owners, self-employed professionals, and people who are close enough to retirement that the decisions they make in the next few years actually matter a lot. The planning I do tends to live at the intersection of retirement income, tax strategy, and the messier stuff that comes with owning a business or leaving one. A lot of my clients come in with good pieces in place but nobody has ever pulled them together or looked at how the tax picture connects to everything else. That's usually where the real work is. When we get that right, something shifts. People stop second-guessing whether they're making smart moves and start feeling like they actually have a plan they understand and trust. For most of my clients, that clarity is the thing they didn't know they were missing.

Freddie Everett Jr. is a financial advisor at Thomas Everett Investments, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and Hardimann Investment Management, Inc. He is also involved in community pastoral work through Columbus Bible Way Church, Inc. Thomas Everett Investments is an independent advisory firm providing asset management, financial planning, third-party manager referrals, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods in its investment analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable focus on pension consulting and serving charitable clients.

Lucinda Lynch is a financial advisor at Lynch Retirement Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Lincoln Financial Distributors and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation since 1996. Outside of her advisory role, she provides evening daycare services approximately 25 hours per week. Lynch Retirement Advisors focuses on retirement-centered financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic retirement planning, utilizing tools like MoneyGuidePro and Charles Schwab technology, and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with around $19.84 million in assets under management.

Dennis Dicke is the sole advisor at Cornerstone Investment Counsel in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cornerstone Investment Counsel since 1996. Cornerstone Investment Counsel is a single-adviser registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and pension plans. The firm uses a process centered on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing no-load mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and Defined Outcome (“buffer”) ETFs to construct portfolios.

David Clark is the founder and sole advisor of Clark Soeten, an independent firm based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his advisory practice in 2023, Clark worked in roles including philanthropic advising at The Catholic Foundation and owned a small event rental business, Rent Wedding Chairs. Clark Soeten provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to identify undervalued securities for long-term holding and incorporates options strategies and arbitrage opportunities as part of its investment approach.

Joshua Gallogly is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Milestones Financial in Columbus, Ohio. His prior experience includes roles at Practical Financial Planning and First Heartland Capital Inc., as well as eight years at OSU Wexner Medical Center. Outside the financial industry, he is a small rental-property owner. Milestones Financial offers financial planning and investment recommendations to individuals and families through project-based written plans and hourly advising. The firm participates in a VA-sponsored counseling program for military beneficiaries and focuses on data-driven, asset-class-based advice without providing ongoing portfolio management or trading services.

Adam Luckow is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Solutions with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to founding Highline Wealth Solutions in 2026, he spent six years at Northwestern Mutual and five years with Terrance Lumpkins of Northwestern Mutual. Highline Wealth Solutions provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and offers consulting for pension and employee benefit plans. The firm combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory through a long-term trading approach, delivering tailored plans with discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary pension consulting.

Zachary Bernsdorf is a financial advisor with Aspire Capital Management, LLC in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to founding Aspire Capital Management, he worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and Protective Life Insurance Company. Aspire Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients such as working professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees. The firm provides portfolio management, retirement-income planning, and financial planning with a focus on diversified, long-term asset allocation and fundamental research, operating on a flat, fee-only advisory model without asset minimums.

John Hegler is a financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been with 21 St Century Equity Advisors Corporation since 1999 and also maintains long-term involvement with Equity Builders Realty and his own accounting firm, John Hegler CPA & Co P.C. He provides personal tax return preparation for certain clients, a service separate from his advisory work. 21 St Century Equity Advisors Corporation offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with market behavior studies to guide tactical and strategic investment decisions.

Lori Eisel is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Arcadia Financial Partners, LLC since 2016. She previously worked at Hamilton Capital Management, Inc. for one year. Arcadia Financial Partners provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals and families, offering fixed-fee financial reviews, hourly counseling, and ongoing retainer engagements. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and long-term investing using no-load index mutual funds, ETFs, and cash equivalents, while typically not managing client assets directly.

Philip Hammond is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trendcalc Dynamics in Columbus, OH. His career includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America Advisors, Inc., and several iterations of Trendcalc Capital Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory work, he has operated as an independent insurance agent since 1990. Trendcalc Dynamics provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a research-driven, systematic investment process across global and regional equity and fixed-income strategies and is notable for its ERISA 3(38) investment manager role for retirement plans.

Roger Southward is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Southward Financial Services, LLC since 2000. Southward Financial Services is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm also offers tax preparation services through an on-staff CPA and utilizes a primarily non-discretionary investment approach with portfolios constructed using strategic asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.

Deborah Price is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience, owner of Price Planning, LLC in Columbus, Ohio. She has led Price Planning since 2002. In addition to her financial advisory role, she is the managing member of Price Legal Services, LLC, which offers clients the option to obtain basic legal documents such as simple wills and durable powers of attorney. Price Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies with emphasis on asset allocation. The firm does not accept commissions or custody of client funds and offers services through hourly and fixed-fee engagements.

Alan Ray is a financial advisor at Square Peg Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Columbus, OH, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to founding Square Peg in 2019, he worked at AlphaStar Capital Management and Nationwide Securities LLC. Ray is also a licensed independent insurance agent, though he does not actively solicit insurance outside of financial planning recommendations. Square Peg Financial Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning and investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party managers and model portfolios, focusing on cost efficiency and risk profile, and includes educational content in some limited planning engagements.

Brent Jenkins is a financial advisor with Grant Street Wealth Management, Ltd. in Columbus, OH, holding 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with AXA Advisors, LLC since 2009. Outside of finance, he owns Jenkins Photography, a small photography business. Grant Street Wealth Management, Ltd. is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving families, small businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm focuses on financial planning, investment consulting, and pension consulting by recommending and overseeing third-party money managers and turnkey asset management programs, with an emphasis on pension consulting and plan-level services.

Eric Laub is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising, currently serving clients through his independent firm, Finance 180, in Columbus, OH. Before founding Finance 180 in 2017, he worked at Exchange Capital Management for two years. Laub also works as a substitute teacher for the Evergreen School District, a role he has held for over two decades and presently accounts for up to half of his time. Finance 180 provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive, low-cost investment approach focused on index mutual funds and ETFs, with customized asset allocations and quarterly account monitoring.

Terrie Austin is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Milestone Wealth Strategies in Columbus, OH. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial, Stratos Wealth Partners, Fifth Third Securities, Raymond James Financial, PRUCO Securities, Valic Financial Advisors, and UBS Financial Services. She holds several securities licenses, including Series 63, 65, and 66. Milestone Wealth Strategies provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, small businesses, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm emphasizes risk control and value-oriented investing while offering a formal specialty in divorce financial planning, alongside educational seminars and employer retirement plan consulting.

Michael Damian is the managing director of Damian Capital Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding his firm in 2003, he has worked as a senior project manager at URS Corporation since 1999. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as vice president of a small appliance manufacturing company, Happy Lights, LLC. Damian Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and occasional investment recommendations primarily to individual clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ time horizons, risk tolerance, and goals, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and exchange-traded funds, and currently manages approximately $590,000 in client assets.

Chad Frush is a financial advisor at Arch City Financial with the PFS™ designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Arch City Financial since 2018 and has also operated Frush & Associates, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Frush Consulting, LLC, which provides external accounting solutions to clients. Arch City Financial serves institutional and plan-sponsor clients, corporations, and individuals, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services. The firm primarily uses passive investment management with diversified, asset-class portfolios and applies various analytical methods in its research and due diligence.

Jacob Kipi is a CFP® professional with two years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the principal of Kipi Financial Planning LLC in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at The Joseph Group and held various roles including at Designer Brands and Rea & Associates. He is also a CPA and operates a small online retail business specializing in collectible trading cards. Kipi Financial Planning is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates investment management and financial planning, using a range of analytical techniques to construct diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.