Steven Paul is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC since 2015. He also has a role as an insurance agent at Midwest Financial Consultants, where he has been active since 2010. Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages discretionary portfolios combining active and passive strategies with an emphasis on value, safety, quality, and risk control.

Lucas Rhodes is a Series 65 licensed advisor at MariPau Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. He has prior work experience at Collier Financial and held various positions outside the financial industry, including roles at All Pro Fitness Things Inc, Western Golf & Country Club, Jets Pizza, and Dominos. MariPau Wealth Management provides tailored investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates as a fiduciary and typically manages discretionary portfolios using a range of investment vehicles while offering planning, consulting, and educational seminars.

David Fransko is a financial advisor with Provizr in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Provizr since 2015 and Four Financial Management since 2016, as well as maintaining a longstanding relationship with LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a business owner in a non-investment related venture, Rose Laundry Northville LLC. Provizr primarily serves current and former employees of select public and nonprofit institutions, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management focused on retirement plan investments. The firm employs a core asset-allocation strategy supplemented by monthly tactical rotations using a proprietary algorithm, managing approximately $59.7 million for about 108 clients.

James Winslow is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Arbor Trust since 2014, having also worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. from 2014 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Winslow serves on the finance committee of the Foundation for Saline Area Schools and is a licensed insurance agent focusing on life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional accounts. The firm constructs customized, long-term portfolios using fundamental analysis across multiple asset classes and manages over $600 million in client assets with a compact advisory team.

Christopher Szydlowski is a CFA® charterholder based in Plymouth, MI, with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at JLB & Associates Inc since 1998. JLB & Associates provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental equity analysis within a defined 200-company research universe, with portfolios typically holding 20–30 stocks blending growth and value, while fixed-income management focuses on investment-grade corporate bonds with maturities under ten years.

Stefanie Porter is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at White Pine Investment Company since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Pacific Life Distributors, TIAA-CREF, and Wells Fargo Clearing. She is also the sole member of Five Needles Estate Planning Services, PLLC, which offers estate planning and document drafting services. White Pine Investment Company provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to implement tailored portfolios and emphasizes regular written client communications and estate-planning coordination.

Christen Sando is a financial advisor at Columbia Asset Management, L.L.C. with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. She is part of a four-person advisory team based in Ann Arbor, MI. Columbia Asset Management provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios using a mix of equities, fixed-income securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, applying fundamental analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory with a generally long-term orientation.

Stephen Morman is a financial advisor with Provizr in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Provizr since 2015 and Four Financial Management since 2016, alongside a longstanding association with LPL Financial dating back to 2008. Provizr primarily serves current and former employees of select public and nonprofit institutions, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management focused on plan-offered investments, and estate settlement assistance. The firm’s six-advisor team manages approximately $59.7 million for about 108 clients, using a core asset-allocation approach supplemented by monthly tactical rotations based on a proprietary algorithm.

Mark Zywiol is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Stonebrook Private LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Fidelity Investments, Raymond James & Associates, and teaching at Walsh College of Accountancy and Business. Stonebrook Private LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach with portfolios including ETFs, individual equities, covered options, structured products, and alternative investments, implemented through discretionary management and oversight of independent managers.

Kevin Decker is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI. Prior to joining Retirement Income Solutions in 2025, he worked for nine years at The Vanguard Group, Inc. Retirement Income Solutions is a fee-only advisory firm managing approximately $3.0 billion for over 1,200 clients through a 16-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, nonprofits, and other entities using an active management approach guided by a structured six-step process and employs a discretionary Seasonal Strategy for portfolio rebalancing.

Wenma Gorman is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentialed advisor at Sigma Investment Counselors with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Sigma since 2012. Sigma Investment Counselors provides comprehensive wealth management and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate pension plans, and charitable entities. The firm’s investment process uses client-specific financial models and diversified portfolios incorporating ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, supported by both quantitative tools and qualitative research.

David Lindley is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oakwell Private Wealth Management. Prior to joining Oakwell, he worked at GEM Asset Management, LLC and Northern Trust Corporation. Oakwell Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate accounts, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside various trading strategies and may allocate assets to third-party portfolio managers.

Andrea Darden is a financial advisor at Darden Wealth Group with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has been with her current firm since 2018, following an 11-year tenure at Chisholm & Darden. Darden serves on the board of the Michigan Research Institute, a nonprofit focused on developing technologies addressing national needs. Darden Wealth Group provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement and pension consulting, and business-owner advisory services to private individuals, university faculty, business owners, foundations, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach centers on fundamental analysis with a multi-year time horizon, incorporating tactical allocations and cash management, and it offers both discretionary management and flexible client-directed investment options.

Harrison Kephart is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner with a 25% ownership stake in M4P Partners, LLC, a non-investment related real estate holdings company. Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and not-for-profit entities with discretionary portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a committee-driven active management approach and manages multi-billion dollar assets with a relatively small team of 12 advisors.

Kory Salagean is a financial advisor at Columbia Asset Management, L.L.C. with five years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. His prior work includes four years at Annie's Childrencenter and ten years in education. Columbia Asset Management provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios using a mix of equities, fixed-income securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, applying fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory with a long-term orientation.

Bruce Palen is a financial advisor at Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Great Lakes Wealth, LLC, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Sovereign Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, retirement plans, and a registered investment company, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management solutions. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating tactical reallocations, independent managers, and alternative investments through its Align Alternative Access Fund.

Logan Schmitt is a financial advisor with The Nemes Rush Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has under one year of industry experience, having previously worked at Old National Bank and engaged in roles outside finance, including at Latitude 42 Brewing and Western Michigan University. The Nemes Rush Group serves individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and business consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, and offers fiduciary support for retirement plans.

Erkki Peippo is a financial advisor with Concorde Asset Management, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sagepoint Financial Inc. for 14 years and operates Erkki M. Peippo, CPA, PC, providing accounting and insurance services. Outside of advising, he owns and manages Peippo Farms, a farming operation in Gladstone, MI. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party strategists, including its Concorde UMA program on Envestnet, to build individualized portfolios and offers ERISA retirement-plan advisory services.

Steven Gordon is a CFP® with the Series 63 designation affiliated with Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. He has 17 years of experience with Capstone Concepts Inc. but no prior industry experience listed. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm uses a range of investment strategies including discretionary management, passive, active, tactical, and ESG-oriented options.

Nickolas Sanchez is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with O.N. Investment Management Company and its affiliated firms since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an independent agent in life insurance sales. O.N. Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a combination of third-party investment programs and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.