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Emily Wetter is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. She is the principal of LOTV Planning & Consulting and has prior experience at firms including Morgan Stanley and Schwallier Wealth Management LLC. Outside of investment advising, she is involved with Monoceros Consultants LLC, a tax planning business, and works with Holistiplan LLC, a company providing advanced planning software solutions. LOTV Planning & Consulting offers financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio monitoring services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides tailored written plans and advice across various financial topics, emphasizing a consultative approach with individualized asset-allocation guidance and ongoing client reviews without discretionary asset management.

Kenneth Simmons is the owner and president of Simmons Financial Services, Inc. in Richmond, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been practicing law since 1994, operating an estate planning practice under the d/b/a Heritage Estate Planning. Simmons’s background includes over two decades at Horwitz & Associates, Inc., and he continues to provide estate planning services alongside his financial advisory work. Simmons Financial Services, Inc. offers discretionary investment supervisory services to individual investors, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $1.3 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to implement portfolios primarily composed of publicly traded equities, bonds, and ETFs, while coordinating estate planning and insurance services through its attorney-led practice.

Ryan Mc Neill is a financial advisor at Insight Folios with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Legacy Life Financial, Insight Folios, Brookstone Capital Management, and Great Lakes Insurance. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance producer involved in the sale of life and health insurance and annuity products. Insight Folios provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as ERISA plan consulting and participant advisory services. The firm serves other registered investment advisers through sub-advisory relationships and employs a team-based approach supplemented by proprietary planning software and artificial intelligence tools.

Michael Glenn is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Independent. His prior roles include positions at Huntington National Bank and Oppenheimer & Co Inc. He operates Sterling Private Wealth, offering investment services through the Mariner platform. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, and access to third-party managers, supported by integrated institutional and retirement plan resources.

Christine Newberry is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with a Series 65 designation and over 20 years of experience, including a long tenure at Huntington National Bank. She has been affiliated with Mariner Platform Solutions and Sterling Private Wealth since 2025. Mariner Independent offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides access to model portfolios, third-party managers, and retirement plan services, supported by institutional resources and affiliated private funds.

Scott Metzner is a financial advisor with Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Stifel Independent Advisors since 2019 and previously spent nine years at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. Outside of financial services, Metzner serves as a board member of the International Symphony Orchestra in Sarnia, Canada. Stifel Independent Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and fee-based advisory services. The firm employs a collaborative planning process supported by proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to develop tailored asset allocation recommendations.