Kent Golightly is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Planning Alternatives Ltd in Birmingham, MI. Before joining Planning Alternatives Ltd, he worked at BDO USA, LLP for four years. Planning Alternatives Ltd offers wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable institutions, and business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using diversified, risk-based portfolios and serves as an ERISA fiduciary and Section 3(38) investment manager for qualified retirement plans.

Todd Ifkovits is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Jay A. Fishman, Ltd. since 1997. 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, focusing on mid-to-large-cap growth-at-a-reasonable-price equities and quality fixed income in concentrated, low-turnover portfolios.

Kyle Worthy is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Spartan Wealth Management. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Sentry Equity Services Inc, and Transamerica, among others. Outside of his advisory work, Kyle coaches at the Brighton Pickleball Club. Spartan Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to manage portfolios across a range of asset classes while incorporating strategies such as options and hedging.

William Medvedik is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc. with the Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2024 and has previous work experience at La Fitness, Target, and Dakota High School. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses. The firm uses a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering tailored asset allocations and discretionary portfolio management.

Makaella Caruth is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently with ISTO Advisors, LLC. She has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Plante Moran and Alphastar Capital Management. ISTO Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and a two-phase “Prosperity” program that integrates financial planning with ongoing wealth management and multigenerational coaching. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard, tailoring strategies to client objectives and risk tolerances using a broad range of investment options and third-party technology for estate and tax-aware planning.

Anthony Sellors is a financial advisor at Carrera Capital Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Humana. Carrera Capital Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and other institutions. The firm uses a blend of macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis combined with proprietary quantitative tools and machine-learning techniques to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Andrew Charbonneau is a CFP® practitioner at Defining Wealth with 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Securities America, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Ohio National Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Redwood Wealth Management, Inc., a consulting business, and is active as an insurance agent. Defining Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients and small businesses, providing financial planning, retirement-plan advice, and portfolio management using a broadly diversified, evidence-based investment approach focused on low-cost and tax-aware strategies.

Kelly Fetterman is an advisor at DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Yousif Capital Management, LLC and World Asset Management, Inc. DeRoy & Devereaux provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and municipalities. The firm follows a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental investment approach and maintains distinct strategies across equities and fixed income.

Stephen Dzialo is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC with three years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2022. 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 is notable for its role as a sub-adviser to affiliated mutual funds and its use of varied fee arrangements.

Christopher Fisher is a CFA® charterholder with over 31 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with ISTO Advisors, LLC since 2016 and is president of Fisher Financial Partners, a firm he has been involved with since 2004. Fisher serves on the board of trustees for the Allendale Association, a school and home for troubled youth. ISTO Advisors works with individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, and multigenerational coaching through its “Prosperity” program. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and utilizes a broad range of investment products alongside third-party technology for comprehensive planning.

Steven Nofar is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management who holds a Series 65 license and has 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and LPL. Outside of financial advising, he is the owner and president of a law firm and serves as Vice Chairman of a medical care nonprofit for underserved communities. Spartan Wealth Management is a multi-advisor team serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and advisory services, utilizing fundamental analysis combined with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct long-term, diversified portfolios.

Brandon Ramirez is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at MML Investors Services, LLC and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling various insurance products. Strategic Wealth Advisors Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, through financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management, often utilizing independent sub-advisors. The firm also provides ERISA plan services and conducts public educational seminars on investment topics.

Zachary Bachner is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial Working with People You Trust in Sterling Heights, MI. He has worked with Summit Financial Consulting LLC and Gradient Securities, LLC since 2019 and has been involved in related insurance and tax services businesses since 2018. Bachner also operates as a sole proprietor, providing insurance sales. Summit Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and qualified retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory services, and insurance products. The firm implements model portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, applies fundamental and technical analysis, and emphasizes preservation of principal while employing a range of strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Chetan Rastogi is a financial advisor at Heron Bay Capital Management with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Seizert Capital Partners and Empowerment International, Inc. Heron Bay Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $644 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a long-term strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios primarily composed of individual equities and low-cost ETFs.

Judy Goldis is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including AE Financial Services, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group, SPC, and Sigma Financial Corporation. She also owns Goldis Financial Services, an insurance sales business. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm utilizes a top-down, sector-level screening process and offers discretionary trading authority, option strategies, and fixed-fee engagement options.

Anthony Mona is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 15 years and has also been affiliated with Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial LLC. Mona serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, the Chaldean Community Foundation, and the Chaldean Diocese of Saint Thomas Apostle USA. Spartan Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering personalized asset allocation and portfolio strategies through a multi-advisor team.

Kent Bowman is a CFP® professional with 42 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Arrow Financial Group since 2001 and is a principal at several affiliated firms, including Arrow Investment Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of two nonprofit organizations focused on environmental conservation and the arts. Arrow Investment Management, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporations, foundations, and employee benefit plans. The firm uses risk-adjusted, multi-asset allocation models and offers a variety of portfolio management platforms while maintaining a small advisory team and client base.

James Baldwin is a financial advisor with Summit Financial Working with People You Trust in Sterling Heights, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Gradient Securities, LLC, and Summit Health Services, LLC. Baldwin also serves as co-trustee of a revocable living trust. Summit Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services. The firm utilizes model portfolios constructed mainly from no-load mutual funds and ETFs and applies various analytical strategies, emphasizing principal preservation tailored to client risk profiles.

John Sauger is an investment advisor representative with FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at AE Financial Services, HUB International Midwest, and Independence Capital Co. He also serves as president and secretary of Sauger Holdings, an sCorp managing financial business income for tax purposes. FSA Advisors, part of Financial Services of America Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and a long-term investment horizon, typically implementing allocations through mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, and annuities.

Connor Holton is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management in Bingham Farms, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Cambridge Investment Research, and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. His other business activities include providing investment advisory services through Spartan Wealth Management. Spartan Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct long-term portfolios including stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, and alternative investments, while employing derivatives and third-party research as part of its risk management and investment strategies.