Erin Mackie is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding a Series 66 designation and over three years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones in various roles since 2004. Outside of her advisory work, Mackie serves as a director for the Delta Side Business Association in Lansing, MI, where she helps manage the website, coordinates business expos, and responds to member inquiries. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory programs and tax-efficient services. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and supports its clients through a large network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Kelli Fenstemaker is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Ameriprise in Okemos, MI, with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2013. Outside of her primary role, she is also an Associate Financial Advisor managing an advisory business at RNB Greenlight LLC. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service tailored to individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide non-discretionary recommendations. The firm serves clients through a large institutional platform that includes advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Mark Garrod is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in East Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with CUNA Mutual Group, CUNA Brokerage Services, Cuso Financial Services, and SPC. Outside of finance, he owns a woodworking business. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, combining a broad advisory platform with extensive non-advisory financial services.

Jeffrey Richards is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in R & A Management LLC, a company formed to manage office operations and employees. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm uses detailed client data and firm-approved analytical tools to provide written financial recommendations, with implementation through separate brokerage or insurance arrangements.

Ryan Riley is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes eight years at J.P. Morgan Securities and a period at Murner North, LLC. Outside of advising, Riley is involved in residential construction through his ownership in MC Builders. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning through its Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service, which combines written recommendations and ongoing tax-aware withdrawal advice.

Gary Ludtke is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise who holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities. His other business activities include involvement with Jackson National in non-variable insurance. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities. The firm typically uses model-driven investment implementation and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and insurance products through affiliated entities.

Severin Erickson is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at The Huntington Investment Company and Huntington National Bank. Erickson was also involved with Thin Blue Line of Michigan for five years. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning through written recommendation reports and ongoing advice.

Douglas Kahl is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a finance committee member for Redeemer UMC in DeWitt, MI, and volunteers as a support teacher for Junior Achievement financial literacy programs at Dewitt Junior High. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and combines research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute with third-party data to guide its investment approach, while offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Robert Demarco is a financial advisor at Fidelity with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise, Flexible Plan Investments, and Michigan First Credit Union. He is part of Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to deliver model portfolios, and holds a distinctive role as a registered commodity pool operator and advisor to multiple registered investment companies.

Lyn Hulce is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in East Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, managing approximately $671 billion in assets through a large network of over 14,000 financial advisors.

Nicklaus Pringle is a financial advisor at Osaic Wealth, Inc. with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial, Securian Financial Advisors, and Minnesota Life Insurance Co. Outside of his financial career, he is developing a website for travel nurses to rate hospitals and clinics. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services. The firm utilizes a model-based investment approach with a multi-advisor platform that supports a variety of portfolio management strategies and third-party manager programs.

Nicole Nyboer Halliwill is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Lansing, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2017 and previously worked at Lexis Nexis. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and a fiduciary standard of service.

Thomas Grant is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Lansing, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012 and concurrently employed at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2010. Prior to that, he worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Advisor Services. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a select group of Wealth Advisors. Their non-discretionary program focuses on asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting, supported by centralized due diligence and incorporating an ESG eligibility framework.

Lynn Colby is a financial advisor at Stifel with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 securities licenses and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. since 2012. Additionally, she serves on the Lansing Community College Finance Committee, where she reviews the financials of the foundation. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. Its investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by the Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to support client decision-making.

John Mccloskey Jr. is a financial advisor at Stifel with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an official for middle and high school sports with the Michigan High School Athletic Association and coaches freshman basketball for Haslett Public Schools. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to guide asset allocation and financial planning.

Alexander Rowe is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with LPL Financial, based in East Lansing, MI, and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2025, he worked at Sapphire Blue Investment Partners and DI Training. Outside of financial advising, he owns a personal training business. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services including financial planning, asset management programs, and institutional platforms, supporting over 22,800 advisors and managing more than $819 billion in discretionary assets.

Kelly Meister is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in East Lansing, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 41 years of industry experience. Meister has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research and analytics to support investment decisions.

Monica Dawes is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 24 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. She also holds a Notary Public commission with the National Notary Association. Wells Fargo Advisors serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research and analytics guided by diversification principles and modern portfolio theory.

Emily Goodrich is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in East Lansing, MI, and has three years of industry experience. She has worked exclusively at Edward Jones since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she creates and sells handmade crochet items through Etsy and craft fairs. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets, offering a range of investment strategies and advisory services supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Brandon Dingman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently associated with LPL Financial. He has four years of industry experience and has worked at several firms including Gladstone Wealth Partners, Capital City Wealth Management, and Buckingham Strategic Wealth. His career also includes a period at Michigan State University and Northwestern Mutual. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, employing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and customized strategies supported by operational tools but does not rely on automated systems for investment decision-making.