John Salomon Jr. is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal and part-owner of J2 Capital Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2010, and he also operates Salomon and Associates PLLC, a CPA firm specializing in tax preparation. His prior roles include a position at Alpha Cubed Investments LLC and involvement with Node AI, Inc. Outside of financial advising, he manages tax services through his CPA firm. J2 Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and other investment advisers. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and incorporates artificial intelligence tools to support compliance and operations, while also offering subadvisory strategies and managing digital-asset accounts.

Miles Jamieson is a financial advisor at Daniel Investment Group Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Commonwealth Financial Network as well as roles in academic institutions including Wayne State University and Davidson College. Daniel Investment Group provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $210 million in assets with a small advisory team and employs a fee-oriented, fiduciary approach that emphasizes cost sensitivity and individualized planning.

Julie Lobaza is a financial advisor at Rochester Wealth Strategies, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Rochester Wealth Strategies since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she owns a technology consulting firm serving small and mid-sized businesses. Rochester Wealth Strategies provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs a planning-centric investment process focused on strategic, primarily ETF-based portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and reviewed regularly.

John Edmonds is a financial advisor at LightSquare Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Raymond James & Associates Inc and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Edmonds is also the owner of En Passant, LLC and LightSquare Insurance Agency, which facilitates insurance commissions. LightSquare Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a variety of investment instruments and analytical methods to construct individualized portfolios and provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence on recommended sub-advisors.

Austin Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Paragon Investing, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Paragon Investing, he worked for Prospect Capital Restaurants and Little Caesars Enterprises. Paragon Investing provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and other investment advisers. The firm’s investment approach includes customized asset allocation using fundamental and technical analysis, ETF and mutual fund selection, and both long- and short-term strategies, with a primary goal of preserving purchasing power over the long term.

Brian Franke is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is a principal and private wealth advisor at Integrated Capital Management, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to that, he spent seven years at First Heartland Capital Inc. Franke serves on the executive board of Michigan State University. Integrated Capital Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, with expertise serving professionals such as physicians and corporate executives. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using a written planning process to tailor asset allocation and incorporate client-specific compensation and tax complexities.

Mark Miller is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, serving as a financial advisor at Miller Capital since 1999. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Troy, MI. In addition to his advisory role, Miller serves as a co-trustee for several personal and family trusts, managing investment-related responsibilities in a fiduciary capacity. Miller Capital provides discretionary investment management, portfolio advice, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and tax-aware portfolio construction, managing a high level of assets per advisor with predominantly discretionary accounts and maintaining formal compliance and ethical standards.

Theresa Collins is a financial advisor at Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Paragon Retirement Planning since 2022 and has prior experience at Financial Services of America from 2006 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, Collins acts as an independent insurance agent. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive and single-issue financial planning and consulting with a typical account minimum of $100,000. The firm’s investment approach utilizes model portfolios managed by unaffiliated sub-advisors, focusing on asset allocation while retaining responsibility for client relationships and periodic reviews.

Jane Lowry is a financial advisor at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ducker Worldwide from 2014 to 2017. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and oversees independent third-party advisers, employing both active and passive investment strategies implemented through diversified, risk-based portfolios.

Joseph Kubic is a financial advisor at Fairlane Investment Advisors Inc with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Fairlane since 1984. Fairlane Investment Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning. The firm employs model asset allocation strategies with individual customization and manages employer retirement plan assets at the participant level.

Eric Solomon is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Safe Future Wealth Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. Before joining Safe Future Wealth Partners, he worked at ERS Financial LLC, Integrated Capital Management, Paragon Retirement Planning, and held a long tenure at Ford Motor from 1989 to 2020. Safe Future Wealth Partners serves individual clients by providing ongoing portfolio management and financial planning, often referring clients to unaffiliated third-party advisers for discretionary management. The firm uses model allocations and third-party portfolios to implement investment strategies and monitors outside managers rather than directly managing client trades.

Joseph Berishaj is a financial advisor at Retirement Systems LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He also has experience outside finance, having worked briefly at Emagine Entertainment. Retirement Systems LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services to individuals and retirement plans, focusing on tailored investment strategies and participant education for qualified employer plans.

Matthew Saltzgaber is a financial advisor at Vision Wealth Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, FSC Securities Corp, and ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. He is involved in investment advisory services through Vision Wealth Management, an independent registered investment advisor. Vision Wealth Management serves individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm utilizes customized portfolios based on model allocations and integrates third-party manager access alongside LPL Financial’s solutions, managing approximately $81 million for over 400 clients.

Scott Salaske is a financial advisor at FirstMetric, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with FirstMetric since 2017. Prior to this, he took a planned break from the industry between 2015 and 2017. FirstMetric serves individuals, trusts, foundations, estates, business entities, qualified retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management alongside financial planning and legacy securities transition guidance. The firm employs a passive, asset-class investment approach using low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with integrated tax-aware practices.

Daniel Krug is a financial advisor with Daniel Krug & Associates in Clarkston, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at his current firm since 2004 and previously was associated with Global Financial Private Capital, LLC and G.F. Investment Services, LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee managing trust finances for two non-securities clients. Daniel Krug & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management, financial planning, and insurance product recommendations. The firm uses third-party model portfolios and selected sub-advisers on the AssetMark platform, combining various analytical methods, and also operates as a licensed insurance agency offering insurance and annuity products alongside educational seminars and personalized tax-preparation vouchers for select clients.

Krisstin Petersmarck is a financial advisor at New Horizon Retirement Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at KMP Financial LLC, Bridgeriver Advisors, and Roots Wealth Partners. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent licensed insurance agent and founder of New Horizon Retirement Solutions, Inc. New Horizon Retirement Advisors provides retirement-focused portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to build long-term portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management while maintaining fiduciary standards.

Peter Labrash is a financial advisor at Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, Prudential Financial Planning Services, and other firms. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive and single-issue financial planning, generally requiring a $100,000 account minimum. The firm emphasizes suitable asset allocation through model portfolio strategies managed by unaffiliated sub-advisors and third-party investment advisers while retaining responsibility for client relationships and reviews.

Justin Hathaway is a financial advisor with EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining EPI Financial Group, he worked at Bill Marsh and AT&T. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Not Another TCG LLC, a business involved in buying and selling antiques and collectibles. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non-high-net-worth individual households, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a sub-adviser platform for discretionary portfolio management and offers financial planning without a separate planning fee.

Jack Findley is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. He has experience in related fields spanning over a decade, including roles as CEO/CRO of Decision Technologies Corp. and CEO of Sterling Signal, LLC, a commercial signage producer. His work at Decision Technologies involves licensing proprietary software to Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, trustees, and individual investors through an internet-based platform that refers clients to a network of registered investment advisers. The firm provides a decision-assistance service using a patented application to evaluate and compare mutual funds and ETFs within defined contribution plans, focusing on non-discretionary, process-driven reviews.

Jason Close is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at tru Independence Asset Management, LLC, Wealthcare Advisors, LLC, and Planning Alternatives Ltd. He is involved in administrative and financial management activities through affiliated entities. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-based investment approach using both active and passive strategies and provides discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial planning, and pension consulting.