Steven Crane is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Financial Legacy Builders in Fairborn, Ohio. He has a diverse professional background that includes strategic consulting, founding a medical services company supporting military veterans, authoring and public speaking, and leading a nonprofit focused on veteran mentorship. Additionally, he is involved in several ventures related to veteran networking, wellness coaching, and organizational training. Financial Legacy Builders is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser providing wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes a discretionary portfolio management approach combining passive and active strategies tailored to client goals, offering services that include socially responsible investing and estate-planning coordination through third-party professionals.

Timothy Adams is a Series 65-licensed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Inception Financial Services since 2024. He also provides accounting and bookkeeping services through Imagine 320 Inc., which he founded in 2006, and offers life, health, and annuity insurance products as an independent contractor. Prior to joining Inception Financial Services, he worked at Wealth Watch Advisor. Inception Financial Services offers portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain business entities, focusing on non-discretionary account management. The firm employs a variety of strategies including long-term trading, tactical and strategic asset allocation, and use of mutual funds, ETFs, and options, with assets custodied through specified providers.

Thomas Tavenner is a financial advisor at Tavco Financial Advisory, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Tavco since 2017 and is also involved with The Tavenner Agency and The Tavenner Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an insurance agent selling fixed life, annuities, and long-term care products. Tavco Financial Advisory, Inc. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and retirement plans by recommending and monitoring third-party money managers and providing ERISA plan services. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes fundamental analysis, often recommending mutual funds and specialized equity strategies through third-party platforms.

Shehara Wooten is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equita Financial Network, Inc. since 2024. She previously worked at Your Story Financial, LLC and Your Story Financial Academy, LLC, where she owns and operates a financial empowerment and education business offering workshops and online courses. Equita Financial Network, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management, employing a market-efficient and strategic asset allocation approach tailored to client-specific investment policies.

Steven Jacobs is a financial advisor at HBW Advisory Services LLC in Springfield, OH, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at HBW Advisory Services since 2019, with prior experience at Cetera Advisor Networks, HBW Securities LLC, and HBW Partners. Jacobs also works as an insurance agent selling life, annuities, and long-term care products. HBW Advisory Services manages approximately $1.75 billion in client assets and serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a blended investment approach involving third-party money managers, multi-manager diversification, and tactical asset allocation, and offers sub-advisory and co-advisory services along with online wrap-fee portfolio options and retirement-plan subscription services.

Shawn Mccombs is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Private Advisor Group in 2015, he worked at The Huntington Investment Company from 2002 to 2015. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment platforms to deliver a range of managed account solutions.

Robert Ames is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Springfield, OH. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Barings LLC, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Syed Gardezi is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include six years at Fidelity Investments and earlier positions in consulting and printing services. Outside of advising, he works occasionally as a DoorDash delivery driver. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through both point-in-time financial plans and managed account options.

Kimberly Cooley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones for four years and held roles at Instacart and Kroger Company before entering the financial services field. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account managed via approved model strategies using mutual funds and ETFs.

Carrie Miller is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Springfield, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2012 and with Fifth Third Bank since 2011. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels, offering investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account Platform. The firm provides a range of program types including mutual fund and ETF models, separately managed accounts, and tax-overlay services.

Trent Schuler is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at National Planning Corporation for six years. Outside of finance, he is the CEO and owner of Schuler's Bakery, a family business he has managed for over two decades. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios for individual and business clients. The firm supports its network of approximately 423 advisors through a variety of managed-account programs and model portfolios on the Fidelity-supported FMAX platform.

Kenneth Spicer II is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is a musician in a Dayton-based band called The Weekend Effect. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and combines broker-dealer, investment adviser, and municipal advisor registrations within a large bank affiliate structure.

Craig Wright is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 28 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with United Planners since 2002 and operates his own financial guidance firm focusing on educators. Wright also serves as an interim pastor at Xenia Bethel Community Church. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise with approximately $12.77 billion in assets under management and about 359 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, using a combination of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs to deliver advisory and brokerage services.

Stephen Valley is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Springfield, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing three years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he worked at Paychex Inc. and Optavise, where he sold supplemental health and life insurance products and currently receives residual income from that role. He is also associated with Schuler Financial Group in a financial services capacity. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers with portfolio strategies based on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, while also employing market-timing and momentum-based trading approaches in certain legacy programs.

Quinten Lewandowski is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. He previously worked with First Command Advisory Services and has a varied background including roles in banking, education, and the US Army Reserves. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed and advisor-managed advice programs, emphasizing asset allocation and retirement guidance. The firm uses proprietary portfolio construction tools from Morningstar Investment Management and operates with a large client base focused on non-discretionary assets.

Holly Banford is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2013. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options and features such as direct indexing and a tax-overlay service, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

John Pickarski is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWN SECURITIES, Inc. and Parkland Securities, LLC, as well as operating his own firm, John Pickarski & Associates, since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, he is active in community organizations, serving on boards such as the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio #117 Community Foundation and the Breast Cancer Endowment Fund. J.W. Cole Advisors is a national SEC-registered investment adviser supporting individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm provides a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches, including access to third-party managers and digital advice platforms.

Travis Miller is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at State Farm VP Management Corp., Doug Kilfoyle Insurance Agency, KeyBank, and Fifth Third Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm combines integrated service delivery with proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Michael Pickarski is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWN Securities, Parkland Securities, and West Third Capital. Outside of advising, Pickarski is an adjunct professor teaching personal finance and real estate finance, serves as president of the Springfield National Football Foundation, and officiates high school and college lacrosse and football. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.

Sherri Devlin is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2010 and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to her full-time advisory role, she was involved with the Miami County YMCA for seven years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, affiliated mutual funds, and tax-efficient services.