Aaron Wassenaar is a financial advisor at Action Point Retirement Group LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Fiduciary Financial Advisors since 2024, in addition to his role at Action Point Retirement Group since 2015. Action Point Retirement Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as sponsors of ERISA and non-ERISA retirement plans. The firm provides portfolio management, investment policy development, manager selection, plan benchmarking, and employee education through seminars and meetings, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on non-discretionary account management.

Tammera Nevins is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Consulting with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of finance, she works part-time as a bartender. Freedom Financial Consulting is an independent, single-advisor firm providing portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach incorporates modern portfolio theory with technical analysis and employs a long-term trading strategy across various asset classes.

Jeffery Mccormick is a financial advisor at Zephyr Advisers with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Beck Bode, LLC and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a garden nursery business. Zephyr Advisers provides wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals and offers retirement plan advisory for plan sponsors. The firm focuses on long-term investment strategies using low-cost, diversified ETFs and provides 3(21)-style retirement plan consulting and ERISA-related support.

Maria Kuitula is a financial advisor at Wordhouse Wealth Coaching with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wordhouse Wealth Coaching since 2012. The firm serves individual clients with ongoing wealth coaching, financial education, portfolio analyses, and coordination with third-party advisers. Wordhouse Wealth Coaching utilizes a Free Market philosophy and a proprietary FMIA/MRI process to develop globally diversified, evidence-based portfolios, operating in a co-advisory role while third-party RIAs handle investment management.

Mark Vanderpol is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Vanderpol Investments L.L.C., where he has worked since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is also the managing member of Celestial Divide, a SaaS company focused on inheritance division assistance, and holds a health and life insurance license for advisory purposes only. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes a range of model portfolios and a Pastor–Stambaugh framework emphasizing value-oriented, small-cap, and relatively illiquid equities, alongside tax optimization, estate, and charitable planning services.

Adam Minor is a financial advisor at RBS Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management and several other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is active as a Realtor with United Realty Services. RBS Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and entities, including high-net-worth clients, family offices, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and asset classes, combining fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Logan Fields is a financial advisor with Connected Financial Strategies LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Connected Financial Strategies in 2026, he worked at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2023 to 2026, and Brookstone Capital Management from 2021 to 2023. He operates under the DBA name of Connected Financial Strategies, LLC for the purpose of selling New York Life products and services. Connected Financial Strategies LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management primarily using exchange-traded funds, supplemented by mutual funds, individual securities, and cash, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation.

William Blackston is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Pearl Wealth Group, where he has worked since 2021, and previously held roles at Sandy Morris Financial and Royal Fund Management. In addition to his advisory work, Blackston is a licensed insurance agent in Florida, offering life insurance, Medicare, annuities, and related services. Pearl Wealth Group provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of investment methodologies and tailored Investment Policy Statements. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular and full financial plans, and may delegate day-to-day management to sub-advisors.

Ryan Stephen is a financial advisor at RBS Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Benjamin F. Edwards Wealth Management and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in NXT Ventures LLC, an entity he created to support his children’s startup businesses by providing capital and business oversight. RBS Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and entities such as family offices and trusts. The firm manages portfolios using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, options, and alternative investments, employing fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on long-term strategies while accommodating shorter-term trades when appropriate.

Noah Hoekstra is a financial advisor at VanderPol Investments L.L.C. with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at VanderPol Investments since 2022 and previously spent six years at Hoekstra Electric. VanderPol Investments LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm uses a model-based approach with an emphasis on small-cap, value-oriented equities and incorporates tax optimization, estate, and charitable planning for larger accounts.

Curtis Lehnert is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is the principal of Cedar Ridge Investment Management LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to this, he held positions at DAE Capital Advisors, Smartkarma Innovations, and Starlight Capital Group, and managed his personal investment account from 2014 to 2017. Cedar Ridge Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm combines quantitative models with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis to guide investment decisions and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with asset-based fees.

Phyllis Wordhouse is a CFP® professional with 41 years of experience in financial advising. She has led Wordhouse Wealth Coaching since 2008, focusing on wealth coaching and financial education. Wordhouse Wealth Coaching serves individual clients with a range of financial situations, offering ongoing coaching, education classes, portfolio analyses, and third-party adviser recommendations. The firm employs a Free Market philosophy and a proprietary FMIA/MRI process to guide evidence-based, globally diversified portfolios managed by a third-party RIA.

Richard Toth is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He has been with VanderPol Investments L.L.C. since 2021 and previously worked at Comfort Finance Group CFG. His compensation includes a bonus based on firm-wide assets under management growth. VanderPol Investments LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a range of strategies including discretionary portfolio management, tax-aware placement, and alternative investments, and offers educational seminars and workshops as part of its client services.

John Hopkins is a financial advisor at Cedar Ridge Investment Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He has been a partner in the income tax firm where he works and has spent 12 years at Prospect Financial Solutions, LLC. Cedar Ridge Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches combined with professional judgment and offers strategies focused on both long-term holdings and more dynamic rebalancing.

Derek Prusa is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He is a managing partner at Advisor 123 LLC and a managing member of Aspire Wealth, where he serves as a principal and Chief Compliance Officer. His prior roles include positions at Retirement Wealth Advisory and FormulaFolio Investments. Aspire Wealth serves individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation framework combined with tactical asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and proprietary model portfolios to manage investments under discretionary authority.

Patrick Sokol is a financial advisor with Fairway Investment Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Fairway Investment Group, Paradigm Equities, Inc., and MEA Financial Services since 2016. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked 25 years with Kelloggsville Public Schools. Fairway Investment Group primarily serves members of the Michigan Education Association and their families, along with 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 tailored recommendations based on client objectives.

Benjamin Webster is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Aspire Wealth where he is a managing member and investment adviser representative. He also manages Advisor 123 LLC, providing investment signals to other advisers. Webster’s prior roles include positions at Retirement Wealth Advisors and FormulaFolios. Aspire Wealth serves individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs an asset-allocation framework combined with tactical allocation and proprietary models, offering ongoing portfolio management across various investment types.

Brian Johnson is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Partners, LLC with Series 65 credentials. He has six years of experience through his role at Thrive With Money LLC and fifteen years of prior work with Lacks Enterprises, Inc. Cornerstone Wealth Partners is a team-based, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an academic, evidence-based investment approach using globally diversified mutual fund and ETF models and provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement and college-savings guidance.

Stephen Witte is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Equita Financial Network, Inc. He has held positions at several firms, including Midwest Capital Advisors, LLC, and has a background in real estate with Coldwell Banker Schmidt Real Estate. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Senior Manager of Compliance at Mission Driven Finance, focusing on impact investing private funds. Equita Financial Network provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes market efficiency and strategic asset allocation, using sub-advisers and third-party managers to create tailored portfolios aligned with client objectives.

Morgan Hunt is an investment advisor representative at Fairway Investment Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked in education, including seven years at Martin Public Schools. Hunt is also involved with MEA Financial Services as a financial representative. Fairway Investment Group primarily serves members of the Michigan Education Association and their families, along with individual clients, trusts, estates, and select businesses. The firm offers fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management services through LPL Financial–sponsored programs, delivering advice on a predominantly non-discretionary basis and tailoring recommendations to client objectives.