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William Messner is the principal of Bill Messner Contrarian Investment Advisory, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including 10 years at Keystone Investment Advisors, LLC before founding his current firm in 2019. Outside of advising, he works as a substitute teacher in Pennsylvania and Ohio and owns Tranquil Sanctuary Services, LLC, which provides high-end tutoring. Bill Messner Contrarian Investment Advisory, LLC offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, state and municipal entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active strategies, and it provides discretionary management options for employer retirement plans.

Corey Kendall is a financial advisor at Hyco River Investments, Incorporated with a Series 65 designation and over a decade of experience in the industry. He has been associated with his own practice, Corey S. Kendall, CPA, since 2012 and previously worked with FON Management / DON Services for eleven years. Hyco River Investments, Incorporated is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and non-U.S. governmental entities. The firm employs a fundamental investment approach focusing on asset allocation, risk/return analysis, and due diligence, managing discretionary custodied accounts and providing advisory oversight for held-away assets.

Barbara Battin is a financial advisor with Confluence Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. She previously worked at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and CashDollar & Associates, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a committee member at Cochranton Community Church, where she oversees the budget, expenses, and audits financial records. Confluence Financial Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a fiduciary, goals-based investment process that includes a mix of active and passive strategies, detailed retirement plan consulting, and portfolio management tailored to client objectives.

Michael Williams is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC who holds a Series 63 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fusion Capital Management since 2019 and previously held roles at Panthrex Asset Management LLC, Virtue Capital Management, and Horter Investment Management. In addition to his advisory work, he has been an insurance agent at The Williams Group since 1991. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a tailored investment process that combines internally developed asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis, implementing strategies on a discretionary basis aligned with client objectives.

Arthur Hughes is a financial advisor at WesBanco Securities, Inc. in Ellwood City, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has worked at WesBanco Securities since 2019 and previously at WesBanco Bank from 2016 to 2023. WesBanco Securities, Inc. provides investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, managing approximately $166 million in assets. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee portfolio management programs and access to third-party managed solutions, employing various analytical methods and strategies across nondiscretionary and discretionary accounts.

Benjamin Burkley is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2017 and was previously with Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, banks, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households, offering a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and a broad platform that integrates advisory and brokerage services.