Michael Mazzola is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC in Troy, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with VIMA since 2009. VIMA serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and 401(k) consulting. The firm uses a top-down, sector-focused investment process and customizes portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and covered call option strategies.

Kyle Tessmar is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones, United Wholesale Mortgage, and Mortgage Pros. Outside of advisory services, he is also an insurance agent with MDRN Insurance, LLC. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning through a multi-advisor team model. The firm constructs portfolios using unaffiliated independent managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a primarily long-term investment focus.

Joseph Larocca IV is a financial advisor with CPR Investments Inc. in Rochester, Michigan, holding a Series 65 designation and possessing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with CPR Financial Group LLC and CPR Investments Inc. since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, Larocca is also an insurance agent. CPR Investments Inc. primarily serves individual investors, along with businesses and qualified retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and ERISA plan services. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach that emphasizes tactical and absolute-return strategies designed to reduce downside risk.

Madison Clement is a financial advisor at Carrera Capital Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and PNC. Madison also holds a real estate license that is currently on hold and not active for transactions. Carrera Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting. The firm uses a combination of macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis with proprietary quantitative and machine-learning tools to build diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Kara Mitchell is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience and has been with ISTO Advisors, LLC since 2016. Prior to that, she worked at Snook Housey Advisors, Inc. from 2013 to 2017. She also serves as an adjunct college professor at Walsh College. ISTO Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients, employing a fiduciary standard and a broad range of investment options tailored to client objectives.

Joseph Mackey is a financial advisor at MKD Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at MKD Wealth Coaches, LLC and its predecessor firm since 2006. Mackey is also an independent insurance agent licensed to sell life, disability, and long-term care insurance, as well as annuities. MKD Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, family office coordination, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $505 million in assets and constructs diversified model portfolios across a range of risk levels using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, independent managers, alternative investments, and digital assets.

Julia Wachler is a financial advisor at Baron Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bedrock from 2016 to 2021 before joining Baron Wealth Management in 2021. Baron Wealth Management provides wealth management, portfolio management, and consultation services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a customized, strategic asset-allocation framework grounded in modern portfolio theory and emphasizes data-driven client relationships with regular portfolio monitoring.

Lance Whitney is a financial advisor at CPR Investments Inc with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in educational roles at Algonac Public Schools since 2022, as well as previously at South Lake Public Schools and Center Line Public Schools. In addition to his advisory work, Whitney has been involved in coaching since 2011 and officiating since 2004. CPR Investments Inc. primarily serves individual investors and also works with businesses, qualified retirement plans, and other financial professionals. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach focused on tactical and absolute-return strategies designed to reduce downside risk, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services.

Katherine Osentoski is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently advising at MKD Wealth in Troy, MI. She has been involved with MKD Wealth Coaches, LLC since 2016. Osentoski is also a licensed independent insurance agent authorized to sell life, disability, and long-term care insurance. MKD Wealth is a team-based firm managing approximately $505 million in assets, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses model portfolios across various risk levels and incorporates alternative investments and digital assets within its investment approach.

Joseph Klimowicz is a financial advisor with FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Financial Services of America and 1st State Bank. FSA Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading horizon, typically using mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, and annuities to implement client portfolios.

Daniel Hoban is a financial advisor with Spectrum Financial Resources in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at United Planners' Financial Services since 2009 and has been involved with Spectrum Financial Resources since 2006. Outside of advisory work, Hoban is a tax preparer and a notary public. Spectrum Financial Resources provides financial planning, advisory consulting, and portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to build portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management with ongoing supervision and re-optimization.

Bryan Long is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors. He has worked with Taylor & Morgan since 2017 and also holds a consulting role with Taylor Capital LLC, a private real estate investment fund. Prior to this, he was associated with Regulus Advisors, LLC and Saginaw Valley State University. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis across a variety of instruments and is notable for its affiliated professional activities, including legal, accounting, and private real estate investment services.

Jill Wall is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with ISTO Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2016. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Outside of her advisory role, Wall serves as Treasurer on the House Advisory Board for the Christ Child Society of Detroit, where she prepares financial reports and oversees budgeting. ISTO Advisors serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and a multigenerational “Prosperity” program, tailoring strategies to client objectives while operating under a fiduciary standard.

Jordan Neumann is a financial advisor at Vertrix Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Vertrix Wealth Management in 2026, he worked at Greystone Financial Group, LLC for eight years and had shorter tenures at Financial Focus, LPL, Kroger, and Quicken Loans. Vertrix Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical, risk-management oriented investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with dynamic asset allocation.

Kristie Guadiano is a financial advisor at Vertrix Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Greystone Financial Group and Polaris Greystone Financial Group. Kristie serves as a board member of the Sentinel Group advisory partner board. Vertrix Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to a range of clients including plan sponsors, trusts, businesses, and individuals. The firm employs a tactical investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis and offers specialized retirement plan fiduciary services alongside active, research-driven portfolio management.

Rachel Young is a financial advisor at Arrowroot Family Office, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in roles including political campaign support and tax preparation prior to joining Arrowroot. Arrowroot Family Office provides advisory services to individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and uses analytical tools to construct portfolios mainly composed of ETFs and mutual funds, along with selective use of individual securities and fixed income, while also offering multi-family office services and managing private funds.

Bryan Franco is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Carrera Capital Advisors and has previously worked at firms including Cirrus Capital, LLC and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Carrera Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting. The firm combines macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis with quantitative and AI techniques to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

David Roberts is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Financial Strategies Group, Inc. and Securian Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Roberts is involved with Zeiders Enterprises, providing personal financial education and counseling to active duty military personnel. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm that primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using a top-down, sector-level screening approach and typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Karen Culver is a financial advisor at Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Managed Asset Portfolios since 2015. Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value research approach and manages separately managed accounts, mutual fund sub-advisory roles, and model portfolios across multiple strategies.

Robert Kahn is a financial advisor with Stoney Creek Advisors LLC in Rochester Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Stoney Creek Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, Kahn is an accountant and occasionally offers related services to clients. Stoney Creek Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a documented investment policy process, employs multiple analytical methods, and offers services such as third-party money manager selection and retirement-plan advisory, including management of held-away 401(k) accounts.