Connor Gordon is a financial advisor at GEM Asset Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining GEM Asset Management, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. GEM Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations, offering discretionary investment management and stand-alone financial planning. The firm uses globally diversified, factor-driven portfolios emphasizing low-cost passive funds and employs proprietary models and option overlays in select strategies.

Gina Di Girolamo is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Blue Chip Partners, she worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension plans, managing approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships. The firm offers tailored asset-allocation models and integrates investment management with affiliated tax and estate-planning services through its related entities.

Alec Waldman is a financial advisor at Pearl Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Pearl Planning, he spent four years at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and one year with the William & Marie Carls Family YMCA. Pearl Planning serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business owners by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside integrated financial planning and consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and third-party tools, including the Pontera platform for managing held-away accounts and AI-assisted client relationship tools.

Dylan Stockwell is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Chip Partners, he worked at Deloitte Services LP and several other firms. Outside of finance, he has experience in the brewing industry and fitness clubs. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships and utilizes a team approach with customizable asset-allocation models and affiliated tax and estate-planning services.

Andrea Cloutier is a Series 65-registered advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Plante Moran for seven years before joining Blue Chip Partners. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive or limited financial planning.

Genevieve Guys is a financial advisor at Pearl Planning with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior firms include Asset Allocation Strategies, Northern Trust, and Standish Management. She also works as a conservation specialist involved in life insurance and fixed/index annuity sales. Pearl Planning serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business owners, offering portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses a range of investment strategies and third-party platforms to deliver client-specific solutions and employs operational features uncommon for its size.

Karrie Maier is a financial advisor at Pathworks Financial, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Pathworks Financial since 2021. Prior to her advisory role, she was a homemaker and worked at Desco Properties. Pathworks Financial, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, small businesses, and estates, offering services such as asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm uses academic investment models to construct diversified portfolios and evaluates alternative investments, including digital assets.

Adam Bressler is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at Dahring | Cusmano and Associates with five years at the firm. His prior work experience includes roles at Door Dash and Target. Dahring | Cusmano and Associates provides holistic financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s client-centered investment process focuses on understanding financial conditions, risk profiles, and goals to construct tailored portfolios emphasizing asset allocation and low-cost investments.

Tyler Bashaw is a financial advisor at JLB & Associates Inc with a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been with JLB & Associates since 2018 and previously attended Eastern Michigan University from 2013 to 2017. JLB & Associates is a registered investment adviser that manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, corporations, and employee benefit plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach, focusing on a defined universe of about 200 companies and emphasizing investment-grade corporate bonds in fixed-income management.

Lisa Myers is a financial advisor at Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with the firm since 2007. Based in Ann Arbor, MI, she is part of a 16-advisor team at Retirement Income Solutions. Retirement Income Solutions is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, nonprofits, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $3.0 billion, employing an active management approach guided by a structured investment process and a discretionary Seasonal Strategy.

Joseph Kettinger is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, since 2013. Retirement Income Solutions is a fee-only advisory firm managing approximately $3.0 billion across 1,265 clients through a 16-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, nonprofits, and other entities using an active, committee-driven investment approach with a discretionary Seasonal Strategy, emphasizing diversified allocations and periodic portfolio reviews.

Genadi Slavov is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Sigma Investment Counselors, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sigma in 2023, he held positions at RHP Properties and Roofing Depot LLC, and briefly worked at UBS. Sigma Investment Counselors offers comprehensive wealth management and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable entities. The firm employs a client-specific financial model and diversified investment portfolios, utilizing both quantitative tools and qualitative research, and manages approximately $2.1 billion across multiple advisory teams.

John Bailey is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Retirement Income Solutions, Inc., where he has worked since 2020. Prior to joining Retirement Income Solutions, he worked at Old National Bank and operated Bailey Telecommunications LLC. Retirement Income Solutions is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, nonprofits, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $3.0 billion across a 16-advisor team, employing an active management approach guided by a structured six-step process and using a discretionary Seasonal Strategy to manage client portfolios.

Brian Weisman is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Columbia Asset Management, L.L.C. since 1997. Columbia Asset Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental research combined with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct strategic asset allocations, generally maintaining a long-term investment horizon while allowing for rebalancing or shorter-term trades.

Wendy Simmons is a financial advisor with Dahring | Cusmano and Associates, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and ELE Wealth Advisors. Wendy is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a minimal amount of time to this role. Dahring | Cusmano provides holistic financial planning and investment management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as family offices, trusts, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a client-centered investment process focused on asset allocation and low-cost investments, managing portfolios primarily for the long term while also offering institutional plan services and fiduciary roles.

David Foret is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Blue Chip Partners, LLC since 2016. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships and employs a team-based approach focused on developing tailored Investment Policy Statements and asset allocation models that are actively monitored and rebalanced.

Adam Larkin is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at United Wholesale Mortgage. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant coach for the boys' varsity ice hockey team at Clarkston Community Schools. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable funds, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers customized asset-allocation models and integrates tax and estate planning services through affiliated providers.

Julia Shaw is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Plante Moran and Merrill Lynch. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable funds, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes tailored client relationships and uses customized asset-allocation models supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Robert Steinberg is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Blue Chip Partners, LLC. He holds a Juris Doctor degree and has worked as an attorney since 1993. Steinberg has prior experience with Raymond James Financial Services and has been involved with Blue Chip Partners and related entities for over two decades. Outside of his advisory role, he is a proprietor and part owner of Blue Chip Estate Planning, LLP, providing legal services, and a partner in Blue Chip Tax, LLC, focusing on tax return preparation and planning. Blue Chip Partners, LLC offers fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable funds, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes tailored client relationships and utilizes customized asset allocation models and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by affiliated tax and estate planning service providers.

Richard Paul is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. He is also the owner and president of Midwest Financial Consultants, a firm engaged in fixed insurance products since 2007. Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and modular consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes customized retirement income projections, risk assessments, and asset allocation across active and passive strategies, with a focus on value, safety, and loss avoidance.