Catharine Betzig is a financial advisor with Diversified Portfolios, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley, and The Northern Trust Company. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term asset allocation, broad diversification, and use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, supplemented by third-party analytics and alternative strategies.

Johnathon Lipka is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Clarity In Retirement and AE Wealth Management LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with J&A Lipka Life LLC since 2022. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering tailored asset allocations and discretionary management.

Mallory Hunt is a financial advisor at Center for Financial Planning Inc with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James Financial and J.P. Morgan Securities. Center for Financial Planning Inc provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification, managing approximately $1.97 billion in assets with a team of 17 advisors.

Dominic Arnold is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years at Northern Financial Advisors, Inc. and a total of five years in the financial industry. Before joining the firm, he worked at Wyndgate Country Club and has spent over a decade coaching part time at Flipspot Gymnastics and Cheer. Northern Financial Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients and families. The firm offers holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using its Functional Asset Allocation™ framework to tailor portfolios based on clients’ personal circumstances.

Joseph Mansoor is a financial advisor at Spartan Wealth Management in Bingham Farms, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services and Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. Mansoor also engages in non-variable insurance activities through Spartan Wealth Management. 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 portfolio construction approach using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering customized asset allocation and portfolio strategies through a multi-advisor team.

Brittney Della Torre is a financial advisor at GPM Growth Investors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Griffin Portfolio Management Corp. since 2018, following two years at Financial Independence, LLC. GPM Growth Investors is an employee-owned investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on long-term ownership of competitively advantaged U.S. companies through a disciplined valuation process and offers stock-focused, balanced, and actively managed ETF-based portfolios combined with comprehensive financial planning.

Michael Mullenax is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at Sigma Investment Counselors. Prior to joining Sigma in 2022, he worked at Michigan State University and Karl's Cabin. Sigma Investment Counselors provides comprehensive wealth management and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable entities. The firm’s investment approach combines client-specific financial models and diversified portfolios with both quantitative and qualitative research, emphasizing conservative risk assessments.

Adam Quiring is a financial advisor at Q3 Asset Management Corporation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Q3 since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Additionally, he is an independently licensed insurance agent operating out of the firm’s main office. Q3 Asset Management provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and consultation services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and other financial professionals. The firm employs a quantitative, statistics-driven approach with actively managed strategies that include market-timing and tactical allocations, managing approximately $795 million across nearly 2,900 accounts.

Brian Lakkides is a financial advisor at Financial Freedom House with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cygnet Financial Planning, Inc. (dba Financial Freedom House) since 2010 and at Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2005 to 2016. He serves as president of Fiduciary Firewall Consulting, Inc., providing ERISA compliance and consulting services, and is a board member and instructor at the Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy, a nonprofit organization offering financial education. Additionally, he officiates USSF sanctioned youth and adult soccer matches as a Grade 7 referee. Financial Freedom House offers investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a fiduciary approach with strategic asset allocation primarily through ETFs and passively managed funds, employing tools like Monte Carlo simulation and ongoing financial plan modeling to assess goal probabilities.

Ellis Liddell is a financial advisor at ELE Advisory Services, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been involved in multiple business ventures including coaching, motivational speaking, mortgage services, and charitable work through the ELE Cares Foundation. Liddell is also a board member of the Educators With Purpose foundation. ELE Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-planning seminars to individuals, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and customized Investment Policy Statements, managing portfolios across a range of asset classes while typically maintaining non-discretionary client accounts.

Andrew Morgan is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management since 2020 and previously at Plante Moran from 2016 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Morgan consults on tax and business transactions through an accounting firm and is involved in investment analysis and financial reporting for a real estate-related business. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $327 million across 418 accounts. The firm also offers mergers and acquisitions advisory services and employs a variety of investment strategies guided by fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Mary Sheahan is an advisor at Center for Financial Planning Inc. with four years of industry experience. She holds her Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Center for Financial Planning, she worked at Raymond James Financial Services and The Fiduciary Alliance. Center for Financial Planning provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversification across various investment vehicles, managing approximately $1.97 billion in assets with a team of 18 advisors.

Joshua Kinnee is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and currently serves as an advisor at ISTO Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and LPL Financial from 2014 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Arlington Countryside Church, where he participates in board meetings and oversees church funds. ISTO Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and uses a broad investable universe along with third-party sub-advisers to tailor portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Pamela Landy is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Lifecycle Financial Planners Inc. since 2017 and previously spent 15 years at Cambridge Connection, Inc. She is based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Lifecycle Financial Planners is a fee-only advisory firm that serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a holistic financial life planning process and applies Functional Asset Allocation alongside modern portfolio theory to tailor investment strategies according to each client’s life stage and goals.

Taylor Cox III is a financial advisor at City Center Advisors, LLC in Troy, Michigan, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Benzinga. Outside of his advisory work, he also works as a delivery driver for Doordash. City Center Advisors, LLC 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 employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach and offers a unified managed account program that incorporates model portfolios, third-party managers, and sub-advisors.

Kirk Cassidy is a financial advisor at C2 Private Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at multiple firms including Yaske & Associates, PLLC and Senior Planning Advisors, Inc. Outside of advising, he is an owner and insurance agent at Senior Planning Advisors and is involved with a CPA firm, Yaske & Associates, PLLC. C2 Private Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients with a focus on retirement planning for near and current retirees. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing risk and scenario analysis, integrated tax coordination through affiliated accounting, and retirement education as part of its approach.

Martin Schmidt is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Carrera Capital Advisors, joining in 2024 after a long career at Northwestern Mutual and related entities from 1984 to 2024. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part owner of a family LLC that owns two boats. Carrera Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis along with proprietary quantitative tools and AI techniques to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Amar Mashhour is a financial advisor at Spartan Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at MB Advisors from 2015 to 2024. Spartan Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct primarily long-term diversified portfolios.

Eric Wathen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Provident Investment Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he was with ESW Management Services, LLC from 2018 to 2023 and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Provident Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment process focused on individual securities and manages approximately $1.23 billion for about 349 clients.

John Dankovich is a financial advisor at MKD Wealth with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to his current role, he worked at Cumberland Trust and has been involved with MKD Wealth Coaches, LLC and its predecessor firm since 2007. Outside of advising, he is also an attorney and an independent insurance agent licensed to sell life, disability, long-term care insurance, and annuities. MKD Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $425 million in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, independent managers, and alternative investments.