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Ethan Layne is the sole advisor at Layne Financial Group, an independent registered investment adviser based in Barboursville, WV. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in financial and accounting roles since 2020, including running his own tax and accounting firm, Layne Tax Solutions. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in a printing company and was previously associated with a video advertising business. Layne Financial Group provides discretionary asset management and wealth planning for individual clients and institutional sponsors, including corporate retirement plans and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a factor-based, academic evidence approach to dynamic asset allocation and offers pension and nonprofit consulting alongside standalone financial planning.

William Hensley is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Creative Financial Solutions, LLC, where he has worked since 2001, and has held roles with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. since 2014. Hensley serves as a board member for Young Life Huntington and has been involved with the Rotary Club of Barboursville, including a past presidency. Creative Financial Solutions, LLC provides customized financial planning and advisory services for individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts, focusing on retirement, tax, insurance, and estate planning. The firm emphasizes individualized planning supported by financial software and third-party research, while investment management is conducted through dual registrations with Cambridge Investment Research and custodial platforms.

Steven Smith is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Solutions, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Financial Solutions since 2008 and also maintains dual registrations with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Smith is a part owner of Esquire Country Club in Barboursville, WV. Creative Financial Solutions provides customized financial planning and advisory services for individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts. The firm focuses on individualized planning supported by third-party research and does not take custody of client assets, with investment activities managed through dual-registered advisors and custodial platforms.

Leif Clarke is the principal of Leif Clarke Wealth Management, Inc. in Ashland, KY, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Private Client Services from 2015 to 2017. Clarke serves as a board director and designated investment professional for Ramey Estep Homes, Inc., a charitable organization serving troubled youth. Leif Clarke Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent, state-registered investment adviser managing approximately $57.2 million across 161 clients. The firm provides portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, businesses, banks, thrifts, credit unions, trusts, and estates, following a value-oriented investment approach tailored to client-specific risk tolerance and income needs.

Malcolm Maclaren is a financial advisor at Global Value Investment Corporation with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background that includes legal and compliance roles, such as positions at the Law Offices of Malcolm J. MacLaren and The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-member of Machair, LLC, a commercial real estate business. Global Value Investment Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as sub-advisory services to other registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes fundamental research to identify undervalued securities and employs both short- and long-term investment strategies, including activist and concentrated positions.