Ryan Drews is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at RWA Wealth Partners. He has held roles at Northwestern Mutual, Charles Schwab, Primerica, and General Motors. Drews also works as an adjunct professor at Walsh College, teaching and providing instruction to college students. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using an open-architecture platform supplemented by customized fixed income management and combines fundamental and quantitative methods in certain strategies.

Jonathan Arntz is a CFP® with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with SEIA, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. Arntz also holds an insurance license and is engaged in insurance sales and service consistent with financial planning. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform. The firm employs a combination of strategic macro asset allocation and tactical adjustments, using both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management approaches.

Chris Cochran Sr. is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Creative Financial Designs and cfd Investments since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is actively involved as an insurance agent through a sole proprietorship. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research and offers a range of strategies including Biblical Responsible Investing, with both discretionary and non-discretionary execution options.

Raymond Comiskey III is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at EDM Financial Advisors since 2021 and previously held roles at Securian Financial Advisors of the Great Lakes, Securian Financial Services Inc., and Minnesota Life. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing multiple investment platforms and non-traditional delivery methods such as subscription-based retirement education and co-advised private wealth solutions.

Kelly Atkins is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at General Motors for 35 years before joining Highpoint Advisor Group. Highpoint Advisor Group serves a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, utilizing a diversified investment approach across various asset classes and third-party platforms.

Beau Simon is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Personal Capital Advisors and Empower Advisory Group. Compound Planning serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a turnkey asset management program. The firm employs customized, risk-based model allocations using fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, incorporating low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies.

Thomas Turchetti is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously at Legend Advisory Corporation and Legend Equities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he offers insurance products including life, health, long-term care, and disability income. Capital Analysts serves a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management team and offers various advisory arrangements tailored to client needs.

Matthew Erickson is a financial advisor at RWA Wealth Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, Renaissance Capital Management, and Legacy Planning & Associates. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using an open-architecture platform, combining fundamental and quantitative methods along with customized fixed income and cash management.

Steven Carpenter is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has held diverse roles including media content creation within financial education as the founder of Covenant Media Network. His professional background also includes executive and ownership positions in several financial and business consulting entities. Creative Financial Designs serves individual clients across various wealth levels, as well as corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning, using asset-class model allocations and a risk-based approach supported by third-party research and an Executive Investment Committee.

Robin Runco is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at IP Financial Advisory Services since 2021 and concurrently at The Johnson Financial Group since 2019. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with The Johnson Group Financial, a financial services business. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm constructs customized portfolios using various analyses and refers clients to third-party investment advisors while providing a broad range of services beyond traditional investment advisory programs.

Steven Fronrath is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Highpoint Planning Partners and has previously been associated with LPL Financial and Kennedy Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a minority ownership interest in a rock cover band, If Walls Could Talk, LLC. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, implementing portfolios through a combination of fundamental analysis and third-party platforms.

Melissa De Rozario is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked with Lincoln Investment LLC since 2017 and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of advisory services, she owns and operates two e-commerce businesses focused on merchant processing for online sellers. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs an in-house Investment Management & Research team to guide portfolio management and offers a variety of discretionary and non-discretionary investment options, with a notable affiliation with Lincoln Investment and customized advisor services.

John Dreshaj is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors, where he has worked for 13 years. He has 12 years of industry experience and is based in Clinton Township, Michigan. Plante Moran Financial Advisors offers investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside a proprietary equity valuation model to manage portfolios through discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Zachary Smith is a financial advisor at Savvy with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at ThePARTNERS Wealth Management and Trivelloni Asset Management prior to joining Savvy. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Corporate Safety Director at De-Cal, Inc. and is the owner and president of Divine Safety, LLC, a safety consulting firm specializing in OSHA compliance. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm builds customized investment plans using a primarily index-based, long-term approach while also offering active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party fintech tools and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Robert Dopke is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with Highpoint Advisor Group since 2015, following a long tenure at LPL Financial, LLC beginning in 1996. Highpoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning and consulting, retirement plan advisory, and acts as sponsor and manager of a wrap-fee program, utilizing fundamental analysis to construct diversified investment portfolios.

Jacob Mitchell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with MissionSquare Retirement and MissionSquare Wealth Management and previously worked at Ally Invest Advisors, LPL Financial, and Focus Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Retirement Plans Specialist for MissionSquare, a Delaware non-profit focused on assisting state and local governments with retirement plans. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain non-profit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, with investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management based on asset-class allocation models and personalized client information.

Wanda Warsinski is a financial advisor at St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in health-related sales activities. St. Bernard Financial Services serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates by providing investment advisory and brokerage services with a focus on long-term, conservative growth through tactical asset allocation and low-cost funds. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer, offering a combination of fee-based and commission-based solutions.

Marc Bullock is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kovack Advisors since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant wrestling coach at Troy High School and acts as a successor trustee for a family trust. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs and offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, third-party manager recommendations, and financial planning services.

Jeffrey Johnson is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Innovation Partners LLC, The Johnson Group Financial, J.W. Cole Financial, and Wells Fargo Clearing. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth individuals and integrates a range of services including actuarial analysis, benefits consulting, and risk management alongside traditional investment advisory programs.

Philip Fluegge is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Spire since 2018 following a brief tenure at FSC Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member and agent of PNF Holdings LLC, which is involved with GBU Life, a fraternal organization offering fixed annuities. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management solutions including advisor-led, model portfolio, and sub-advised strategies.