Larry Fitzpatrick is the sole advisor at Fitzpatrick Financial Solutions, LLC, an independent firm based in Lansing, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience, having founded his firm in 2009. Fitzpatrick Financial Solutions provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, and small-business pension arrangements. The firm emphasizes primarily non-discretionary account management, utilizing technical, fundamental, and statistical analysis with a focus on ETFs, stocks, and bonds for cost efficiency and liquidity.

Jon Solitro is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the principal of FinancialMD, LLC and has previously worked with Principal Securities INC, Washington Avenue Advisors, Holt-Dimondale Agency, The Centennial Group, and Principal Life Insurance Company. He serves as a board member for Youth Haven. FinancialMD provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans, utilizing both tactical and strategic allocation supported by fundamental and technical analysis. The firm offers tailored advisory services including tax preparation through affiliated entities and maintains protocols to address potential conflicts related to its licensed insurance activities.

Justin Martello is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and has been with Effective Assets since 2012, currently serving as the sole advisor at the firm. He also works as an independent insurance agent outside of his advisory role. Effective Assets is a small SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $165 million in client assets, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and select businesses. The firm emphasizes socially responsible investing through ESG analysis and client-imposed social screens, with a focus on individualized asset allocation and regular client communications.

Michael Sullivan is the principal advisor at Sullivan Dunn Wealth Management in Okemos, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sigma Parkland Securities, LPL Financial, and Plan 4 Financial Design/Cetera. He is also a licensed insurance agent and serves as a trustee and beneficiary of a family trust. Sullivan Dunn Wealth Management provides portfolio management, pension and employee benefit plan consulting, and fee-based financial planning primarily to individuals and retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to construct diversified portfolios and offers a range of investment strategies including options and private placements.

Work history In December of 2007 Rich created IAM Financial to serve clients seeking objective, affordable, independent advice. Prior to this, Mr. Feight was an investment advisor representative of Creative Financial Design, where he was responsible for the selection of securities used in, and management of, asset allocation portfolios for numerous client accounts. His career began as a registered representative of Vestax Securities Corp. where he was a fee-based advisor. Rich was also licensed in the state of Michigan with Jackson National Life to advise and sell life insurance. Education Rich is a graduate of Michigan State University where he received a degree in Finance. Rich earned the Certificate of Financial Planning from The College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado that was comprised of intense graduate-level classes grounding him in the various foundations of financial planning. He is a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner®) since 2001, meeting the experience, education requirements and passing the two-day, 10-hour exam, making him one of the few in the country who hold the designation. Rich became an Enrolled Agent (EA) with the Internal Revenue Service in January 2011. An EA is a federally-authorized tax practitioner with technical expertise in the field of taxation. EAs are empowered by the Department of Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals. Only Enrolled Agents, attorneys, and CPAs may represent taxpayers before the IRS. Since 2004, Rich has subscribed to the stringent and mandatory annual educational hours, experience, and code of ethics to meet the requirements to be a NAPFA Registered Financial Advisor. Out of the 800,000 individuals in the country who claim they are financial advisors/planners, fewer than 5,000 in the country qualify for the membership; Rich is one of them. Rich is also a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals, Tax Professionals.com and the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Counsel. Volunteering Rich served on the National Board of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors as membership director. He served on the Small Business Association of Michigan's Strategic Communications Committee and is a past President and Chairman of the Board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) of Michigan, one of the largest and most influential of the FPA chapters in the country. Rich is also a past President for Transportation Toastmasters Club 4776 downtown Lansing where he enjoyed enhancing his speaking skills.

Gary Wedge is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Newage Advisors LLC since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance and annuities. Newage Advisors LLC serves a select group of individual and institutional clients, including federal employees and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and participant account management for held-away retirement assets. The firm employs a Lifestyle Select buy-and-hold investment approach with strategic rebalancing and tactical adjustments, using mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally alternative investments tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Nathan Pesch is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and currently serves as the sole advisor at DrivenWealth, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Aspire Wealth, CG Advisory Services, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he is a 50% owner of Hometown Childcare Center in Lansing, MI, though he does not materially participate in its operations. DrivenWealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and estate-planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios and third-party signal providers to guide investment decisions, employing tactical asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory.

Thomas Repaskey is a financial advisor at Cardinal Financial Consultants, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Share Wealth Management, LLC and Sigma Planning Corporation. Outside of advising, he is president of CarsINC, a nonprofit that donates cars to single mothers to support their employment. Cardinal Financial Consultants, LLC is a single-advisor independent firm managing approximately $18 million for about 84 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified plans, trusts, estates, and businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a blended investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and timing analysis, and includes traditional investments, option contracts, and insurance products.

Jeffrey Hollenbeck is a financial advisor with ACE Management in East Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ryzome Investment Advisors, LLC before joining ACE Management in 2020. Outside of advising, he prepares tax returns for a small number of individual clients. ACE Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as small business owners, offering ongoing investment advisory and portfolio management services with an emphasis on income-oriented portfolios and a non-discretionary management approach. The firm employs fundamental analysis and multi-year holding periods, utilizing a range of securities including equities, fixed income, hybrids, and derivatives.

Stefan Cherniawski is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Institute, Inc. in Lansing, MI, holding Series 66, 63, and 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Madison Avenue Securities, Fountain and Co, and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Wealth Management Institute provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm delivers its advisory work through tailored, written plans and consultations using proprietary strategies that emphasize asset allocation, risk tolerance, and income planning.

Joseph Brooks is a financial advisor with Fairhaven Financial Advisory Corporation in East Lansing, MI, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Innovation Partners LLC and Royal Alliance Associates, INC., and has been with Fairhaven Financial Advisory Corporation since 1999. Brooks is also a licensed insurance agent for various life, health, disability, and fixed interest annuity products. Fairhaven Financial Advisory Corporation serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients and sponsors of qualified retirement plans, focusing on retirees and those nearing retirement. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement distribution planning, financial consulting, and employer-sponsored plan advisory services using an asset-allocation approach with strategies ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Nathan Whitson is a financial advisor with Maner Wealth, LLC in Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, LLC, Michigan Money Management Advisers, LLC, and Invest Financial Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience as an insurance agent and has owned a hobby house rentals and retreats business. Maner Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs a fund of funds approach with model portfolios and may use subadvisers to align investment styles with client objectives, also offering fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Richard Tanke is a financial advisor at Maner Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations. In addition to his advisory role, he is a principal and CPA at Maner Costerisan, PC, a CPA firm based in Lansing, MI. Maner Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors, including retirement plans. The firm employs a “fund of funds” approach with model portfolios, subadvisory relationships, and fiduciary services tailored to client objectives.

Kylie Blasen is a financial advisor with Blasen Capital Markets Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Cambridge Digital Asset Group, LLC and Finalis Securities LLC. Blasen is a licensed insurance agent, a partner at BlockFi Law DBA Blasen Law, and serves as consulting Chief Operations Officer for A Vita Nova PLLC. Blasen Capital Markets Group operates under Cambridge Digital Asset Group, LLC and provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to pension and profit-sharing plans, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients. The firm employs risk-based model portfolios combined with fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, following a generally long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach.

Kevin Gunns is a financial advisor with RyZome Investment Advisors in Okemos, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with RyZome since 2014. Outside of advisory services, he assists a few clients with tax preparation using TurboTax and holds a non-variable insurance license. RyZome serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing ongoing asset management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management tailored to client objectives, utilizing fundamental analysis and diversified investment vehicles, and manages approximately $86 million across about 468 clients.

Francis Cherniawski is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Institute, Inc. in Lansing, MI, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms including Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. and Global Financial Opportunities Corp. Outside of advisory services, he is vice president of Pohl and Associates, Inc., where he sells various types of insurance and annuities. Wealth Management Institute provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm delivers tailored written plans using proprietary processes focused on asset allocation, risk tolerance, and income planning, primarily recommending mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities without ongoing discretionary portfolio management.

Rachel Anderson is an investment advisor representative and chief compliance officer at Fairhaven Financial Advisory Corporation with 17 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Innovation Partners LLC and Mercap Securities, LLC, among others. Anderson is based in East Lansing, MI, and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Fairhaven Financial Advisory Corporation serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and sponsors of qualified retirement plans, focusing on retirees and those nearing retirement. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement distribution planning, financial consulting, and employer-sponsored plan advisory services, using an asset-allocation framework with strategies ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Michael Green is a financial advisor at ACE Management in Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. Before joining ACE Management, he worked at Blue Water Asset Management and spent nearly two decades with the Michigan Department of Corrections. He is also a licensed insurance agent providing referrals in property casualty, annuities, and life insurance. ACE Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as small business owners, offering investment advisory and portfolio management services with a focus on income-oriented portfolios and multi-year holding periods. The firm manages client accounts on a non-discretionary basis and incorporates a range of instruments, including derivatives, in its investment approach.

Brian Pugh is a financial advisor at Stewards Wealth Planning, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at LifePlan Financial Design Inc. since 2018, where he is also an insurance agent. Prior to that, he was employed at Hope Network from 2015 to 2018. Stewards Wealth Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a client-driven investment process with quarterly reviews and uses both technical and fundamental analysis, managing approximately $86 million for over 600 clients.

Thomas Blasen is a financial advisor with Blasen Capital Markets Group, LLC and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience and has held roles at several firms including Cambridge Digital Asset Group, LLC and Finalis Securities LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is an attorney and owner of BlockFi Law, LLC and is part owner of Lloyd Capital, LLC, a consulting and marketing firm. Blasen Capital Markets Group, operating as Cambridge Digital Asset Group, LLC, provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to pension and profit-sharing plans, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients. The firm uses risk-based model portfolios and combines fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses with a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach.