James Wink is a financial advisor with Summit Financial Working with People You Trust in Sterling Heights, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Gradient Securities, LLC and various Summit-affiliated entities, with involvement in tax services, insurance sales, and investment advisory. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Anchor Bay Community Foundation’s Kaarto Christian School Fund Scholarships, where he processes and evaluates scholarship applications. Summit Financial serves individual clients, trusts, business entities, and retirement plans, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and insurance products. The firm employs model portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with strategies ranging from conservative to aggressive, and emphasizes principal preservation for retirees.

David Hardin II is a Series 65-registered advisor with City Center Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. He has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at CoreCap Advisors, Inc. and City Center Financial LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of Einsteinian AI LLC, a non-investment-related venture. City Center Advisors provides discretionary investment management, limited-scope financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as businesses and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach and offers a unified managed account program that includes model portfolios and third-party managers.

Nathan Mersereau is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Planning Alternatives Ltd. for multiple years since 2009, with an interlude at Wealthcare Advisors, LLC from 2011 to 2018. Planning Alternatives Ltd. provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-based portfolios and serves as an ERISA fiduciary and Section 3(38) investment manager for retirement plans.

Robert Quayle is a financial advisor with Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors, L, holding a Series 63 designation and 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Taylor & Morgan since 2016 and previously at Quayle Financial Group and Quayle & Co. Securities. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $327 million across about 418 client accounts with a team of seven advisors and also offers mergers & acquisitions advisory services for business owners and corporate clients.

Adam Grubius is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Independence Capital Company Inc and AE Financial Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he sells life insurance, fixed/indexed annuities, and health insurance through affiliated insurance agencies. FSA Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term investment horizon, often using mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, annuities, and third-party managers in client portfolios.

Matthew Mc Ewen is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Edward Jones and Arrowroot Family Office, LLC in Rochester Hills, MI. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked at ADP for twelve years. Arrowroot Family Office provides multi-family office and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized asset allocation using advanced analytics and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, often utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities as directed by clients.

Mark Fitzgerald is a financial advisor at Cranbrook Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Cranbrook Wealth Management since 2006. Cranbrook Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and business entities, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis for approximately 242 clients. The firm combines investment management with financial planning and uses model allocations tailored by a Risk Tolerance Assessment, implementing portfolios primarily with mutual funds and ETFs.

Eric Babcock is a financial advisor at Vertrix Wealth Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Greystone Financial Group, LLC and Polaris Greystone Financial Group, LLC. Vertrix Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and individuals. The firm employs a tactical investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers specialized retirement plan fiduciary services including 3(38) investment management and investment policy development.

Jay Fishman is a financial advisor at Jay A. Fishman, Ltd with 14 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been associated with Jay A. Fishman, Ltd since 1970. Jay A. Fishman, Ltd provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and investment counseling to high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and select institutional clients. The firm emphasizes independent fundamental research and a long-term, conservative investment approach focused on mid-to-large-cap growth-at-a-reasonable-price equities and quality fixed income, managing concentrated portfolios with low turnover.

Eric Fishman is a financial advisor at Jay A. Fishman, Ltd. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Aspiriant prior to joining his current firm. Jay A. Fishman, Ltd. provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and investment counseling for high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and select institutional clients. The firm emphasizes independent fundamental research and a long-term, conservative investment philosophy, managing concentrated portfolios primarily composed of mid-to-large-cap growth-at-a-reasonable-price equities and quality fixed income.

Keith Nichol is a financial advisor at Carrera Capital Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he has maintained ongoing involvement with Spartan Radio Network and WXYZ TV. Carrera Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and other institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting. The firm employs a blend of macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis, utilizing proprietary quantitative tools and AI techniques to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

James Waugh is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at VIMA since 2018, following two years at Citizens Securities, Inc. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm serving mainly individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm uses a top-down, sector-level screening process and may implement options strategies and margin trading with client authorization.

Christopher Brent is a financial advisor at City Center Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones. Outside of finance, he has taught private piano lessons since 1997. City Center Advisors provides discretionary investment management, limited-scope financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and businesses. The firm follows Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a unified managed account program that incorporates third-party managers and sub-advisors.

Katherine Johnstone is a financial advisor with FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at RichMark Wealth Management and Haller Financial Group. Outside of finance, she is the owner of Wild Ideas Garden Design, a garden design business she has operated since 1999. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with tailored asset allocations across mutual funds, fixed income, REITs, annuities, and ETFs.

Reyn Eichenlaub is a financial advisor at Canopy Wealth Management in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Weber Inc and Michigan Bucks. Canopy Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $1.47 billion in client assets. The firm provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement plan advisory services, using quantitative tools and a range of investment vehicles to construct individualized portfolios.

Robert Lasovage is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is associated with RDA Financial Network, a firm where he has worked since 2011, and he previously worked at United Planners Financial Services from 2016 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Lasovage assists with individual and estate tax return preparation. RDA Financial Network serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth investors and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory, combining discretionary portfolio management with third-party sub-advisors and proprietary strategies.

Aaron Andreas is a financial advisor at Arbor Wealth Advisors LLC in Troy, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Arbor Wealth Advisors since 2013. Arbor Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary investment management along with project-based financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing broadly diversified, low-cost passive funds and Monte Carlo analysis to guide planning and asset allocation.

Bethany Mosshart is a financial advisor at StraightLine in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with StraightLine since 2003. StraightLine serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement-plan sponsors by providing investment management, financial planning, cash management, and retirement education services. The firm uses institutional research and proprietary models to guide investment decisions across mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds, while offering a structured participant education program and access to sub-advisers for certain clients.

Adam Legg is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 63 license, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at ISTO Advisors, LLC since 2022, following prior roles at Stonebridge Financial Partners, LLC, and Northwestern Mutual. Before his financial advisory career, he was employed at Boulder Pointe Golf Club for six years. ISTO Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a multigenerational “Prosperity” program. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard, uses a range of investment vehicles, and offers additional services such as executive coaching and leadership training through an affiliated business.

Timothy Hanna is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience in the financial industry. He currently serves as an advisor at Planning Alternatives Ltd and previously worked at Flexible Plan Investments for 11 years. Planning Alternatives Ltd. provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and serves as an ERISA fiduciary and Section 3(38) investment manager for qualified retirement plans.