John Siuda is the founder and wealth advisor at Afia Wealth Management, a fee-based fiduciary practice based in Westlake, Ohio, and affiliated with RFG Advisory as its supervising RIA. Afia Wealth Management serves pre-retirees, business owners, executives, and high earners, offering investment management, retirement planning, tax strategy, and estate planning within a single, coordinated approach. The practice places particular emphasis on business owners preparing for an exit, helping them navigate capital gains exposure, tax-efficient sale strategies, and the transition from operating a business to living on its proceeds. As a fiduciary, Siuda builds plans designed around each client's goals rather than around product sales.

Jeffrey Tock is a financial advisor at Argo Wealth Management with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Cantella and Co., Inc. since 2009. Tock is also involved in insurance sales, focusing on fixed annuities, long-term care, term life, and non-securities insurance. Argo Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, offering portfolio construction and ongoing management across a range of securities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and tailored asset allocation while serving retirement and ERISA-type accounts under a fiduciary standard.

Carl Paskert is the sole advisor at Intelligent Capital Management LLC in Parma, OH, holding a Series 63 license with 17 years of industry experience. He previously owned an insurance agency and holds current licenses for Ohio property and casualty as well as life and health insurance, though he is not actively practicing in those fields. Intelligent Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, corporate accounts, retirement accounts, trusts, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax-conscious, low-turnover approach using diversified model portfolios of ETFs and no-load mutual funds, with allocations tailored to client risk tolerance across various asset classes.

Dave Flegal is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) and founder of Flegal Financial Planning, a Fee-Only, Registered Investment Advisory firm in Cleveland, Ohio. Dave founded Flegal Financial Planning in 2024 with the goal of having a significant impact in clients’ lives by going beyond the numbers and truly understanding what’s important to them. He’s passionate about helping clients align their values with their finances so they can live meaningful, and peace filled lives. Dave’s experience as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and tax preparer enables him to give tax-focused financial advice which helps to minimize clients’ lifetime tax bills.

Ronald Rich is the sole advisor at Ronald J. Rich Financial Advising in Lakewood, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 2004. Outside of financial advising, he is the managing member of RJR Product Development Ltd., a business focused on developing hardware products. His firm provides investment supervisory services and financial planning for individuals, trusts, and pension plans, managing approximately $8.69 million in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term asset allocation tailored to client risk tolerance, while also offering pension-plan advisory services, which is relatively uncommon among similar-sized advisors.

Frank Zak is the sole advisor at Zak Advisory, LLC in Rocky River, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, having led Zak Advisory since 2011. Zak Advisory, LLC provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, estates, trusts, pensions, IRAs, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on two investment approaches—Aggressive Balanced Income and Aggressive Growth—emphasizing individual security selection and allowing for concentrated positions and lower-rated fixed income within client portfolios.

Anthony Budak is the principal advisor at Budak Financial Group, LLC, an independent firm based in Olmsted Falls, OH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Since 2007, he has been affiliated with Budak Financial Group, Karl & Smith, LLC, and Anthony J. Smith Agency. Budak Financial Group provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored through risk tolerance assessments and using a variety of analytical strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to shorter-term trading techniques.

Joseph Frankenfield is a Series 63-registered advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Saga Partners LLC and has previously worked at Nowacki Asset Management LLC for 10 years. Saga Partners provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and equity-like instruments. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with concentrated, long-term portfolios, avoiding margin, short sales, and options.

John Bair is a financial advisor at Ascend Wealth Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ascend Wealth Advisors since 2013. Ascend Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, and endowments. The firm manages accounts through individually selected securities using fundamental analysis and a buy-and-hold approach, offering tailored account features uncommon among independent advisors.

Thomas Fayen is a financial advisor with ConservativeMoney LLC in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with ConservativeMoney since 1992 and also worked at Capital Financial Services, Inc. since 2015. Fayen holds the National Social Security Advisor Certificate and has engaged in outreach related to Social Security benefits. ConservativeMoney LLC provides investment management and retirement-planning consulting to a diverse client base including individual investors, IRAs, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and qualified pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs an active tactical asset-allocation strategy based on technical, cyclical, and seasonal analysis, managing a single Model Portfolio across accounts with limited trading discretion for non-ERISA clients and advisory services for ERISA plans.

Steven Rzucidlo is the sole advisor at SR Financial Services, Inc. in Seven Hills, OH, holding a Series 65 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with SR Financial Services since 1991. The firm serves individual clients by providing investment management, financial planning, tax return preparation, income tax consulting, insurance analyses, and estate-planning guidance. SR Financial Services manages approximately $82 million in discretionary assets, combining investment advisory services with tax preparation and consulting, a practice led by Rzucidlo who is also a practicing CPA.

James Gomez is affiliated with Aquium Legacy Partners and holds a Series 65 designation. He has experience at The Malrite Company since 2000 and began his role with Aquium Legacy Partners in 2026. Aquium Legacy Partners is a boutique multi-family office serving high-net-worth families and related entities, offering discretionary investment management, consolidated reporting, manager selection and oversight, wealth-planning coordination, and access to private markets and structured notes. The firm employs a tailored investment process focused on written policy statements, tax-aware portfolio construction, and ongoing monitoring, coordinating with clients’ attorneys and accountants while managing both family accounts and institutional entities.

Paul Offill is a financial advisor with Princeton Center Planning and Investments, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Offill Financial Group since 1993. Princeton Center Planning and Investments, LLC is an independent, single-adviser firm managing approximately $31 million in client assets for around 323 clients. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, as well as to charitable organizations, pension/profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients.

Benjamin Zagorski is the sole advisor at Right Investment Team LLC in Avon, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has managed his independent advisory firm since 2015 and concurrently owns and operates Accounting Team Ltd, a tax preparation and accounting business. Right Investment Team LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $8 million across 24 accounts. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios, utilizing multiple trading strategies and asset classes while conducting quarterly reviews.

David Raney is a financial advisor at Legacy Finance Group LLC based in Columbia Station, OH. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Sealed Air Corporation and as the owner of Hometown Direct LLC, an apparel and decal business. Legacy Finance Group LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to small businesses, individuals, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach, offering discretionary portfolio management and specialized financial planning services.

James Wynne is the principal advisor at James A Wynne LLC, an independent firm based in Hinckley, Ohio. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2022, he worked at Summit Wealth Management LLC, Weidrick Livesay & Company, EGI Financial Inc, and American Heritage Securities Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Wynne provides seasonal tax preparation services through Hinckley Tax Service and is a licensed CPA, although he does not offer CPA services to his advisory clients. James A Wynne LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, offering both long- and short-term trading approaches and options strategies. Its services include ongoing portfolio management and one-time financial plans, with a distinctive feature being its integration of tax-preparation services as part of coordinated financial planning.

William Barack is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Lindisfarne Investments, LLC since 2009 and also operates Barack Capital Management, LLC. Lindisfarne Investments is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages client portfolios using a risk-tolerance questionnaire and invests primarily in no-load or low-load mutual funds and ETFs, combining equities, fixed income, and option strategies as appropriate.

Russel Walcher is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 30 years of industry experience. He is the president of SKA Financial Services, Inc., an independent advisory firm he has led since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, Walcher serves as vice president of Strang, Klubnik & Associates, an accounting firm. SKA Financial Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, closely held businesses, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $159 million for about 217 clients, offering customized account management that includes both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies using fundamental and technical analysis.

Michael George is a PFS™-designated financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has served at Athletes Financial Advisers, LLC since 2016 and holds concurrent roles at ProMoney, LLC and Probooks CPA, LLC. Outside of advising, he has involvement in a real estate rental business in Hilton Head Island, SC. Athletes Financial Advisers provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a passive, asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates Monte Carlo analysis and third-party management for fixed income and trade processing.

John Jurcago is a financial advisor at Prestige Wealth Management LLC in Strongsville, OH, holding the PFS™ designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has operated Prestige Wealth Management since 2015 and owns an accounting firm, John J Jurcago CPA LLC, through which he occasionally offers accounting services to clients. Prestige Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, employing a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies. The firm generally seeks discretionary authority to manage client portfolios and incorporates tax and life insurance considerations into its financial planning.