Scott Carano is a CFP® at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Plante Moran, PLLC and its affiliated financial advisory firm since 1988. Carano is also a partner at Plante Moran, PLLC. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with a proprietary equity market valuation model and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Josip Jurkovic is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, bringing three years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2022, as well as prior positions within Plante & Moran, PLLC and Maner Costerisan. Josip also worked at Grand Valley State University, Delta Dental of Michigan, and Michigan State University earlier in his career. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base, including individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis integrated with proprietary market valuation models, often employing third-party managers and alternative investments.

Gregory Bosch is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Innovia Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at LIV Communities, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a collective investment into a car wash franchise through TCW Capital, LLC. Innovia Wealth primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized, diversified portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and efficient-market analysis.

Natalie Bennett is a financial advisor at Oxford Financial Group, Ltd with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Robert W. Baird for 17 years before joining Oxford Financial Group in 2022. Oxford Financial Group, Ltd serves ultra high-net-worth individuals and families, institutional clients, trusts, foundations, and closely held business owners. The firm offers family office and CIO services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, fiduciary trust administration, and access to private market investments through a diversified asset allocation approach that includes both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Connor Baker is a financial advisor with Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and United Wholesale Mortgage. In addition to his advisory role, Baker is licensed as an insurance agent involved in life insurance, fixed and indexed annuity sales, as well as group medical, life, and disability insurance sales. Asset Allocation Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors and plan sponsors. The firm’s investment process emphasizes strategic asset allocation using quantitative methods and offers services that include employer-sponsored retirement account advice and portfolio financing options.

Reese Pustover is a financial advisor at Innovia Wealth, LLC with certifications including Series 63 and Series 65. He has six years of experience at Invesco Ltd and has also worked at Nuveen Securities, LLC and Ventura Manufacturing. Reese is based in Grand Rapids, MI. Innovia Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, business owners, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and family office support. The firm offers tailored portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and efficient-market analysis, and is notable for its active role in private fund management and pooled vehicle administration.

Jacob Uithoven is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fiduciary Financial Advisors in 2022, he worked at Central Michigan University and the University of Notre Dame. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and tactical adjustments, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and offers specialized trustee services and access to private alternative funds.

Michael Potter is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Gradient Securities, LLC and has three years of industry experience. He has worked at Gradient Securities since 2023 and concurrently serves as Director of Client Relations at O'Neill Asset Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at VanderPloeg Bergakker & Associates and BDO. Gradient Securities, doing business as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, and non-discretionary asset management services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary investment model and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often utilizing third-party managers while maintaining detailed disclosure of its revenue-sharing and incentive arrangements.

James Bland is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, holding the Series 65 designation. He has experience previously working at Basin Oil and Gas and has been self-employed intermittently since 2016. Bland joined Fiduciary Financial Advisors in 2025. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments using a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and offers unique services such as professional trustee administration and advising on private and non-liquid alternative funds.

Jonathan Lohr is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Advisory Alpha, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he is the sole member of Universal Financial Consulting Group LLC, where he performs bookkeeping and reporting. Advisory Alpha is an SEC-registered adviser managing over $4.3 billion for a range of individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach supported by a centralized Investment Team and also serves as a subadvisor and co-advisor to other RIAs.

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Benjamin Verwys is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Fiduciary Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the Managing Member of BAMF Investors, LLC, a pooled funding vehicle investing in a privately held healthcare company. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and tactical adjustments using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and also offers individual professional trustee services and access to private and non-liquid alternative funds.

William Boersma is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at ValMark Advisers since 2022 and has owned Lawson Insurance Services since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Opportunity Concepts LLC, providing insurance consulting and expert witness services related to fixed life insurance. ValMark Advisers serves individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm utilizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and provides back-office support and due diligence for its advisors.

Terry Seely is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Financial Advisors who holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Delong & Brower, Cetera Investment Advisers, and other firms, and he has been involved with insurance sales and fixed insurance services through his own business, Capital Ideas, LLC. Outside of finance, he serves as a registered basketball official for the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that includes discretionary management, financial planning, and specialized services such as digital-asset portfolio management and outsourced CFO engagements.

Leanne Rahn is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. Her work history includes a nine-year tenure at Vision Financial and a role at Action Point Financial Planning starting in 2009. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, multi-generational families, trusts, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with multiple analysis techniques and is notable for its digital-asset advisory capabilities and outsourced CFO services.

James Schipper is a financial advisor with Advisory Alpha, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Schipper & Osterink since 1995, providing financial management, consulting, and insurance services. Schipper is also a licensed insurance agent offering term life insurance and fixed annuities to clients. Advisory Alpha is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients through a centralized Investment Team utilizing a fund-of-funds approach. The firm serves a broad client base and acts as a subadvisor and co-advisor for other registered investment advisers while offering specialized retirement-plan solutions and various discretionary portfolio management strategies.

Benjamin Allen is a CFP® professional with seven years at Advisory Alpha, LLC and a prior 20-year career in the United States Air Force. He is based in Holland, MI, and has four years of industry experience. Advisory Alpha, LLC manages over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients through a centralized Investment Team that employs a fund-of-funds approach across diverse portfolios. The firm also acts as a subadvisor and co-advisor to other RIAs and offers specialized retirement-plan solutions along with technology services for advisors.

Nathan Weeber is a financial advisor with Advisory Alpha, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. for nine years and has been associated with Vision Financial Group since 2007, where he also acts as an insurance agent specializing in fixed and traditional insurance products. Advisory Alpha serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialty solutions such as retirement plan services and donor-advised funds. The firm also provides subadvisory and co-advisory services to other registered investment advisors and employs a diversified investment approach featuring managed portfolio series and discretionary management.

Benjamin Lex is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fiduciary Financial Advisors in 2023, he worked at Videojet Technologies and Keyence Corporation of America. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and offers professional trustee services as well as access to private and non-liquid alternative funds.

Connor Gaffney is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Advisory Alpha, LLC. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Plante Moran Financial Advisors, and Simplicity Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Victory Peak Wealth Management, providing financial services, consulting, and education. Advisory Alpha serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialty solutions such as retirement plan services and donor-advised funds. The firm also acts as a subadvisor or co-advisor for other registered investment advisors and manages a broad range of managed portfolio series with discretionary oversight.