Brad Carlson is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Gail Perrymason is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999 and has served on the faculty at the University of Detroit since 1981. Perrymason is involved in community outreach and youth financial literacy programs, including a leadership role with Money Matters for Youth and volunteer work with several Detroit-area nonprofit organizations. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection to build client portfolios, with a notable use of non-discretionary advisory programs and a role as a qualified custodian.

Armin Hrncic is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Fifth Third Securities in 2026, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Citizens Securities, Inc. He is also employed by Comerica Bank. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Program, providing clients access to diverse portfolio management strategies.

John Broman is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2019. He has previously worked at Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial, where he has been associated since 2002. Broman also conducts seminars focused on fixed insurance products, including long-term care insurance. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and supports held-away account management through technology partnerships and multiple custodians.

Robert Drake is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and the Series 63 license. His career includes long tenures at Sigma Planning Corporation and Sigma Financial Corporation, as well as ongoing roles with LPL Financial and Triad Financial Group. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing various investment strategies and coordinating services through multiple custodians.

Jeffrey Mashini is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at Royal Alliance and Jhfn Sii. He serves as Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus Council #15057 in Warren, MI. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by supplemental techniques and a centralized investment infrastructure.

Diane Prenger is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Creative Planning since 2020 and previously held roles at Starfire Investment Advisers and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment options and a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping services.

Brent Mckellar is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Royal Oak, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated group and offers both standardized and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Maram Alaiwat is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at National Life Group and New York Life. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of the American Lung Association Michigan Leadership Board and participates on the Finance Committee and Development Committee of Detroit Public Television & Radio. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently uses third-party asset managers, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

David Berry is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. He has been with the Sequoia organization in various capacities since 2016. Berry holds the position of Director of Private Client Services at Sequoia Financial Group. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model and custom portfolio management strategies, supported by an Investment Policy Committee, and incorporates a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments.

Jennifer Shandler is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 40 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2011. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services with a focus on strategic and tactical asset allocation, investment consulting, and retirement services.

Dean Smith is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Smith serves as co-trustee for multiple family trusts. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Zdenka Jones is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with The Huntington Investment Company since 2008 and previously worked at Ameriprise. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party sub-managers with proprietary private bank models, providing portfolio management through various structures and platforms.

Nathan Hartwig is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments LLC, Citizens Securities, Inc., AXA Advisors, LLC, and Alliance Catholic Credit Union. Outside of finance, he was involved with Cutting Edge Athletics from 2014 to 2018. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing with supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized infrastructure.

Timothy Reynolds is a Series 66-certified financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise and Comerica Securities, Inc. Outside of his role at Fifth Third, he maintains employment with Comerica. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering a range of managed account programs on the Passageway platform. The firm operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor, supporting various portfolio management approaches and a client-focused investment process.

Logan Soll is a CFP® professional at Prime Capital Financial with six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Merrill. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans through asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and family office offerings. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and provides integrated tax advisory and financial administration services.

Tiffany Taylor is a financial advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., First Allied Securities, Inc., and Oxford Forge, Inc. Money Concepts Capital Corp is an enterprise-scale firm managing approximately $4.07 billion in client assets through several hundred advisors. The firm offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base using model-driven and asset-allocation approaches with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Karen Schwocho Tunnecliffe is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Comerica Bank, and Cetera Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she facilitates an eight-week leadership course for middle and high school students through Reaching Higher Inc. and owns a health and wellness center offering meditation, Reiki, yoga, and life coaching. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside manager selection and various investment strategies to construct client solutions.

Kayla Rice is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Oppenheimer since 2019, with prior roles at Carat and Universal McCann. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment strategies, with a distinctive combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management and a role as a qualified custodian.

Mark Baniszewski is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with a focus on strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment vehicles, managing accounts through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.