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.

Andrew Kerns is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience and the sole advisor at Accountable Financial Planning LLC in Westerville, OH, where he has worked since 2009. Accountable Financial Planning LLC provides coordinated financial planning and non-discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, and small-business owners. The firm offers a broad range of services including cash-flow and retirement planning, insurance analysis, employer benefits reviews, bookkeeping, and income tax preparation, typically implementing globally diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs on a fee-for-service basis.

Paul Huey is a financial advisor at EFS Wealth Management LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Delta Capital Management, AE Wealth Management, and Eagle Financial Solutions, where he has also been involved in insurance sales and financial advising. EFS Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, family offices, small businesses, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm focuses on asset allocation and selecting outside money managers to manage portfolios, offering both discretionary management and standalone financial planning engagements.

Lori Eisel is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Arcadia Financial Partners, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Hamilton Capital Management, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Arcadia Financial Partners is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and families with financial planning, hourly counseling, and longer-term retainer engagements. The firm focuses on cash flow and retirement planning and typically provides individualized asset-allocation recommendations while clients implement and monitor their investments.

Kyle Hickey is a financial advisor at Jameson & Griffin Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Everhart Advisors and Skylight Financial. Hickey is also a licensed insurance agent. Jameson & Griffin Financial is a sole-proprietor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading approach, managing accounts primarily with mutual funds, equities, and ETFs.

Matthew Oberdorfer is a financial advisor at OIC Financial with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked as an airline pilot since 2018 and serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. OIC Financial is an independent firm that provides fee-only financial planning, investment management, and coaching to individual investors, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates planning across market accounts and real estate holdings, offering customized services at a boutique scale.

Brian Vanwinkle is a financial advisor with Van Winkle Wealth Management Group LLC in Newark, Ohio. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 32 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Syndicated Capital, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of Bravo Holdings, LLC, a partnership focused on acquiring investment real estate. Van Winkle Wealth Management Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors and participants. The firm uses model portfolios combined with fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies to client objectives, managing approximately 400 client relationships and about $114 million in assets.

Roger Southward is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He has been the principal advisor at Southward Financial Services, LLC since 2000. Southward Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily to individual clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes client-approved trading and offers independent tax preparation through an on-staff CPA, managing approximately $18 million in assets for about 27 clients.

Mark Shafer is the sole advisor at Goodrich Asset Management LLC in New Albany, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. He has led Goodrich Asset Management since 2009. Goodrich Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and hourly financial consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $2.68 million across a small number of accounts. The firm offers tailored portfolios of individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and other public securities with regular account supervision and employs a range of active strategies uncommon for a solo advisor.

Perry Jeffries III is a financial advisor at Diamond Equity Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Diamond Equity Advisors since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Hardiman Investment Management Inc and First Heartland Capital Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health and wellness through marketing nutritional supplements and coaching via his web-based company, PHY-NANCIALLY FIT LLC. Diamond Equity Advisors provides consulting, financial planning, and pension/profit-sharing plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a focus on buy-and-hold strategies, using third-party managers and occasionally incorporating options or short-term trades where suitable.

Sara Becker is a financial advisor at Omega Capital Management LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work history at Henry Schein Animal Health and Schottenstein Stores Corp. In addition to her advisory role, Becker is president of The New Albany CPA Co., an accounting and tax services firm. Omega Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes tax-aware, diversified portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, and offers specialized services including pension consulting and employer retirement plan advising.

John Gustafson is the sole advisor at Palmetto Wealth Management, LLC in New Albany, OH, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Palmetto Wealth Management since 2009. Palmetto Wealth Management offers personalized portfolio management and modular financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on a small client base with larger household accounts, employing firm-developed model portfolios that include mutual funds, individual stocks, bonds, and ETFs, as well as active strategies such as short-term trading, short sales, and option writing when appropriate.

Robert Buehler is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with FirstTen Financial in Westerville, OH. He has prior experience at Nationwide Insurance from 2011 to 2024 and currently operates BB Point LLC. FirstTen Financial provides fee-only financial planning primarily to individual clients, offering ongoing quarterly planning and project-based engagements without managing client assets. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies and charges fixed fees rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

James Taylor is the sole advisor at Taylor Financial Management Inc., an independent firm based in Bexley, OH. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Taylor has been with his firm since its founding in 1995. Taylor Financial Management Inc. provides portfolio construction and ongoing investment management to individuals, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a fundamental securities analysis approach with a focus on long-term investments, serving a small client base with a high assets-per-client ratio.

Joseph Baumann is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Cambridge Financial and Tax Advisors, LLC since 2008, operating as a solo advisor in Columbus, OH. Cambridge Financial and Tax Advisors is a fee-only, independent practice serving primarily mid- and upper-middle income individuals and families. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, tax preparation, and portfolio advice with a focus on low-cost investments and non-investment planning, emphasizing retainer and hourly billing rather than asset-based fees.

John Mc Kewen is a CFP® professional with 5 years of industry experience, currently with Elevation Financial Partners, LLC. He has also managed his own firm, J.H. McKewen III & Associates, since 2016. Outside of finance, he is a musician and sound engineer, founding and managing the band The Drowsy Lads since 2003. Elevation Financial Partners serves individual clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and corporations, focusing primarily on individuals rather than high-net-worth households. The firm offers both active and passive discretionary management, incorporating technical and fundamental analysis alongside market-timing strategies, and provides clients with in-house market commentary and business consulting services.

Shawn Arseneau is a CFP® and ChFC® with 20 years of industry experience. He is the founder of ArsenEAU Financial and has previously worked at WealthBridge Capital Management and Valmark Securities. Outside of advisory work, he founded The Retirement Life, a digital media platform focused on educational and inspirational retirement content. ArsenEAU Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of analytical approaches and invests across multiple asset types, including mutual funds, ETFs, private equity, and hedge funds, while also incorporating insurance products and third-party managers.

Timothy Woodburn is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Buckeye Wealth Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at TPW Financial, LLC, Adaptation Financial Advisors Inc., Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, and Eischen Financial Group. Buckeye Wealth Management LLC provides continuous investment management and basic financial planning to individuals, trusts, and pension or profit-sharing plan participants. The firm uses customized asset-allocation models with a core–satellite approach, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis for both retail and high-net-worth clients.

Thomas Cantrell is the sole advisor at The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with his current firm since 2014 and is also involved in several related business activities, including ownership of Senior Services Inc, which focuses on life insurance and fixed annuity sales. The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and small business owners, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio services. The firm combines written financial plans with an online aggregation platform and subscription-based wealth management, managing approximately $13.6 million in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2024.

James Bishop is a financial advisor at Eagle Eye Advisory LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc., Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc., and Foreside Financial Services, LLC. Eagle Eye Advisory provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, retirement plans, and non-profits. The firm focuses on asset allocation across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management aligned with clients’ goals.