Jeffrey Tock is a financial advisor at Argo Wealth Management with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Cantella and Co., Inc. since 2009 alongside his current role at Argo Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales of fixed annuities, long-term care, term life, and non-securities insurance. Argo Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and institutional clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using fundamental analysis across various asset classes, and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Jonathan Hurm is a financial advisor at NextGen Wealth Defense LLC in Lorain, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors LLC for nine years before founding NextGen Wealth Defense in 2024. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales. NextGen Wealth Defense LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes unaffiliated Independent Managers for portfolio implementation and oversight.

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.

Luke Washburn is a financial advisor at Washburn Asset Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Washburn also served in the United States Army Reserve for over 20 years. Outside of advising, he performs intermittent freelance work as a trumpet player. Washburn Asset Management LLC is an independent, single-adviser firm that provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an active management approach focusing on selected individual equities complemented by mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies to manage risk, and offers periodic educational workshops on personal finance and investing.

Joseph Frankenfield is a financial advisor at Saga Partners LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Nowacki Asset Management LLC and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation. Saga Partners LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that focuses on equity-based investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term capital growth through concentrated, fundamentally researched portfolios and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Brian Jaros is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ville Wealth Management in Avon Lake, OH. His prior experience includes roles at Huntington Private Bank and Key Private Bank, spanning from 2015 to 2024. Ville Wealth Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and estate-planning coordination to individuals and high-net-worth clients on a fee-only basis. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with a mix of passive and active funds, incorporates ESG criteria, and emphasizes selecting and monitoring outside managers and third-party model portfolios.

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.

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™ credentialed financial advisor at Athletes Financial Advisers, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Athletes Financial Advisers since 2016 and also works with Probooks CPA, LLC. Outside of advising, he is involved in real estate rental activities in Hilton Head Island, SC. Athletes Financial Advisers, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $47.1 million for about 50 clients, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation approach primarily focused on passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, integrating internal portfolio management with third-party solutions and digital wealth-management tools.

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.

Mark Skvoretz is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with 17 years of experience at WS Wealth Management, LLC and over 29 years as a partner at Wasacz & Skvoretz, a certified public accounting firm. He is responsible for all client services at the CPA firm, including tax preparation and planning. WS Wealth Management, LLC is an Ohio-registered co-advisor providing retirement plan consulting, trust and wealth advisory services through a formal relationship with an SEC-registered investment adviser. The firm focuses on investment policy development, fiduciary retirement plan consulting, manager selection, and ongoing performance reporting, operating as a small, single-advisor entity that coordinates client service with third-party managers.

David Zolt is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving clients through Westlake Advisors in Lakewood, OH. He has operated DMZ Financial Services since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he runs a retirement-planning software business and is involved with the Alliance of Comprehensive Planners. Westlake Advisors is an independent firm providing fee-only, holistic financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families. The firm employs a goals- and tax-aware investment approach with non-discretionary implementation and uses fixed fees rather than percentage-based asset billing.

Joshua Melda is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Cleveland Retirement Planning LLC and has previously worked at Trustpoint, LLC, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, and Securities America. Outside of advising, Melda teaches classes on sales, leadership, and management through Sandler Training. Cleveland Retirement Planning LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting, managing discretionary assets of approximately $39 million as of the end of 2024.

To whom much is given, much will be expected. Liz Griffiths applies this philosophy to her life and her life's work as a holistic and certified advisor. Liz has been given much - a good family, true friendships and many trials and tribulations throughout her life - yes, you heard it right, trials and tribulations. From them springs Liz's desire to help others prepare for theirs. She combines her natural leadership and organizational abilities with her significant experience in problem solving to work alongside her clients. Liz helps them to understand, organize and manage their personal and financial lives and legacies - the greatest gift they can give themselves and their families. Liz an Italian, German and Irish gal, loves to entertain family and friends at home with her husband Michael. They love her cooking and baking - especially her meatballs and apple pies and they always go home with a take- home package of their favorite meal goodies. In keeping with her philosophy, To those who have been given much, much is expected, Liz has a take home gift for you . . . her mom’s famous chocolate chip cookie recipe. Just call or email her for a copy!

John Southworth is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Southworth Investment Management, LLC, with 16 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 2012 in Westlake, Ohio. Southworth Investment Management serves a small group of high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $31.9 million across eight client relationships. The firm employs fundamental analysis and both long- and short-term trading strategies, offering personalized Investment Policy Statements and portfolio monitoring with a focus on mostly non-discretionary asset management.

Michael Coletta is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and currently serves as the sole advisor at Coletta Capital, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Kovalcik & Geraghty Wealth Partners LLP, Edward Jones, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. He is also an independent insurance agent. Coletta Capital, LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser providing discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes and arranges custody and trade execution through Charles Schwab’s institutional platform.