Jason Mcelroy is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Worldwide Capital Advisors, LLC. He has been with Worldwide Capital Advisors since 2012 and also operates Downriver Income Tax, a tax preparation and accounting business he founded. Worldwide Capital Advisors provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm develops customized investment programs based on client goals and risk tolerances and offers comprehensive to topic-specific financial planning.

Peter Bakalis is the sole advisor at Bakalis Financial Inc. in Trenton, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at D.H. Hill Advisors, DH Hill Securities, Spc, and Sigma Financial Corporation. Outside of financial advising, he has owned and operated Maalouf Salon since 2009 and maintains an independent insurance agency. Bakalis Financial Inc. provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of analytic techniques and modern portfolio theory within a long-term trading framework. The firm manages approximately $26 million in client assets and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment mandates.

Renee Skiver is the principal advisor at Skiver Investment Services with 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Next Financial Group Inc before founding her independent firm in 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent offering life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care, and property and casualty coverage. Skiver Investment Services is a state-registered independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a customized, predominantly long-term investment approach using fundamental, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios consisting of individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and bonds.

Staying on top of your personal finances can be daunting. I get it. Like everyone else, you have a family, a career, and a half dozen hobbies to which you’d love to devote more time. That’s great! Those are all important things, and you shouldn’t feel guilty about devoting time to those areas of life. But let’s be honest, it’s easy for your finances to get pushed to the background. Who really wants to spend their very limited free time writing out a budget, much less a five-year plan or a list of life goals! Do you feel that even if you had a spare moment to contemplate your financial well-being, you wouldn’t even know where to begin? Perfect! That’s where I come in. I want to help you de-mystify your finances. I want to help you get organized. It IS possible to be at peace with your finances. You don’t have to feel like you’re continuously playing catch-up. Let’s roll up our sleeves together and get started! Why? Because you DO have goals and dreams– and those dreams deserve a fighting chance! Together we’ll use a systematic and comprehensive approach to develop a plan that is completely tailored to you, to your life, and your needs. At Bespoke Planning, my standard of success is simple: to provide a bespoke planning experience that is tailored to each individual client. I’m not a mass market kind of guy. If you’re looking for a mass market experience, or you’re simply looking for an “investment guy,” I’m not it. As a financial planner, I truly love helping clients work through their most difficult financial issues so that they can achieve their goals and live their best life. My wife may think I’m crazy because I spend my free time reading through tax guides and countless blog posts on personal finance– but hey, I love what I do. I feel truly blessed to have found a career about which I am so passionate. I get to see people realize their dreams, mostly by helping them with a lot of the nerdy, nitty-gritty stuff that normal people find to be, quite frankly, super boring. Although the process can be challenging at times, I believe that the results will be richly rewarding! I want to hear you describe your vision of a meaningful life.

Brian Teets is a financial advisor at Legacy Investment Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Legacy Investment Advisors since 2023 and has been associated with Safe Haven Wealth Management since 2013. Prior to his financial advisory roles, he worked with Dearborn Schools for 27 years. Legacy Investment Advisors LLC provides ongoing portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm uses multiple methods of analysis, including charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical approaches, and employs both long-term and short-term trading strategies.

Erin Shelton is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with Key Concerns Inc in Wyandotte, MI, where she has worked since 2008. She has 15 years of industry experience. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in the rare coin business through Farmington Valley Rare Coins and facilitates estate planning data gathering for Doyle Law PC. Key Concerns Inc serves individual clients and small business retirement plans by selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and providing financial planning and consulting. The firm matches clients to unaffiliated advisers based on personalized investment policies and performs ongoing due diligence without providing discretionary portfolio management itself.

John Robbins is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Jfr Financial Services, Inc. in Trenton, MI, where he has worked for 35 years. He has also held positions at LaSalle St Securities LLC and Lpl Financial LLC. Outside of financial advising, he authored a book titled *A View from the Back Row – What Happened to Our Church?* and serves as trustee managing charitable giving accounts. JFR Financial Services primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, consultations, educational seminars, and income tax-preparation services. The firm manages approximately $277 million on a discretionary basis and emphasizes fundamental, long-term investment analysis tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Gaetano Cappelletti is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Affinity Financial Advisory in Allen Park, MI. He has been with Affinity Financial Advisory since 2005. Affinity Financial Advisory primarily serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and charities, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial advisory services such as cash-flow planning, tax and estate considerations, and retirement planning. The firm employs a technical analysis-driven investment approach and provides a range of service options tailored to client needs.

David Mcdonald is a financial advisor with MFG Capital, Inc. in Trenton, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at MFG Capital since 2018 and has been involved with McDonald Financial Group since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is also active as an insurance agent, selling insurance products. MFG Capital, Inc. provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals and business entities, managing discretionary portfolios and co-advising some accounts with a third-party manager. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolios based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, and offers public educational seminars.

Matthew Holody is a financial advisor at Affinity Financial Advisory with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked since 2009 as Controller and CPA for Flat Rock Metal Inc., a steel parts manufacturer for the automotive industry, where he manages accounting operations. Affinity Financial Advisory primarily serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and charities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial advisory services, utilizing a technical analysis approach and a three-part client profiling process to guide investment decisions.

Patrick Guentner is a financial advisor with Legacy Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 31 years of industry experience and is also a practicing attorney with Guentner, Barbee & Associates PLLC. Outside of his advisory and legal work, he is involved in several business ventures, including retail and sales enterprises. Legacy Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with a limited investment menu that includes mutual funds, fixed income, equities, annuities, and ETFs, including precious-metals ETFs.

Craig Sawicki is a financial advisor with JFR Financial Services, Inc. in Trenton, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at LaSalle St Securities since 2019 and previously spent 12 years at LPL Financial. Besides advisory services, he is involved in income tax preparation through JFR Financial Services. JFR Financial Services primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, investment management, educational seminars, and income tax-preparation services. The firm manages approximately $277 million on a discretionary basis for nearly 600 clients, emphasizing long-term, fundamental investment analysis tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Jennifer Brown is a financial advisor at Key Concerns Inc with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Belpointe Asset Management, LLC since 2016 and Key Concerns, Inc. since 2011, as well as a brief tenure at Tuttle Wealth Management. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in tax preparation through Liberty Tax. Key Concerns Inc. serves individual clients and small business retirement plans by selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and providing financial planning and consulting services. The firm focuses on aligning clients’ Personal Investment Policy Statements with appropriate unaffiliated advisers and maintains a formal solicitor role with multiple third-party advisory firms.

Lowell Conner is a financial advisor with Fairway Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Fairway Investment Group, Paradigm Equities, Inc., and MEA Financial Services since 2017. Conner is also a licensed insurance representative with MEA Financial Services. Fairway Investment Group primarily serves members of the Michigan Education Association and their families, as well as individual clients, trusts, estates, and select businesses. The firm offers fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management services through LPL Financial-sponsored programs, operating mainly on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on tailored investment recommendations.

Justin Kowalski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Dew Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Dew Wealth Management in 2023, he worked at Hantz Financial Services and Elite Technical Services. He also operates Justin K Consulting, LLC, where he conducts financial analysis, business valuation, and financial modeling. Dew Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering family-office style programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment management. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and coordinates with other client professionals as part of its service model.

Jason Lynch is a financial advisor with PlanVision, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Intuit as a Remote Tax Expert since 2020 and serves as Controller for Melnor Graphics, LLC. PlanVision offers fee-only financial planning and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term, simplified allocation approach that favors passive investments. The firm provides advice through written plans or consultations without managing client assets or requiring account minimums.

Erin Wozniak is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, Advantage Investment Management, LPL Financial, and TL Financial Group. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach centered on centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Management team and committee.

Sonya Palumbo is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC and Summit Brokerage Services Inc. She is also a registered sales assistant at Taylor & Associates LLC. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors across 140 offices, offering investment advisory and financial planning services through various platforms and customizable portfolio strategies.

Christina Perna is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TL Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, and Advantage Investment Management LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is also a notary public. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, with oversight from a central Investment Management team and an Investment Committee.

Kevin Berwald is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Regal Investment Advisors LLC since 2021 and previously worked at Pacific Life for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in sales coaching and consulting through Berwald Financial Enterprises, LLC and Catalyst4Growth, and serves as a national sales manager for Lionshare. Regal Investment Advisors LLC (doing business as LionShare) provides discretionary investment management services to independent advisers and subadvisors, serving individual, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm offers proprietary and third-party model portfolios and grants advisers discretionary authority to manage and rebalance accounts according to selected strategies.