Robert Armstrong Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at WFG Investments Inc before joining Kestra in 2017. Armstrong serves on the board of the Bonnell Foundation and volunteers as a mentor, assisting families affected by cystic fibrosis. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and manages assets for large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Renato Jamett is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for 23 years. Outside of his advisory work, Jamett has held leadership roles with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Board Chair and Secretary, and serves as a trustee for Detroit Cristo Rey High School. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. It serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage, planning, and advisory services supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

David Pugh is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, he worked at Burzynski Group Retirement Solutions and has experience with several other firms including Pruco Securities LLC and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach featuring model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting, supported by both internal and third-party resources.

Marion Smith is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2025, Smith worked at Merrill for ten years and at J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank for four years each. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, while operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Ryan Guglielmetti is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has experience working at firms including Morgan Stanley, Putnam Investments, and Fiduciary Trust International. Before entering the financial sector, he held various roles including at Tampa Yacht and Country Club. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Alyssa Stevens is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Woodbury Financial Services, Cobblestone Financial Services, and Betcher Financial Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services use an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns with annual rebalancing and client savings rates.

Heather Kocsis is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with PNC Wealth Management since 2015. She is based in Fraser, MI. Outside of advisory duties, she receives residual health insurance commissions unrelated to her investment work. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account available via an invitation-only employee pilot. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and deploys approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties, with portfolio implementation and proxy voting delegated to external providers.

Cameron Barnes is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he worked in retail and banking, including roles at Eddie Bauer and Huntington National Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he continues to work part-time as a store associate at Eddie Bauer. First Command Advisory Services serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families, offering financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized investment team.

Robert Pearl is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms, including Triad Advisors, Cetera Advisors LLC, and SageView Advisory Group. Pearl serves as a board member for the Oakland McLaren Charitable Foundation, where he helps organize fundraising events. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and nonprofits. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models and third-party platforms to construct and monitor client portfolios.

Brad Carlson is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Vincent Pamelia is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience and has previously worked at firms including Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, Charles Schwab, and USAA. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of VJP PRODUCTIONS, LLC, a content creation business. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, providing options from mutual funds and ETFs to SMA strategies and direct indexing.

John Tryon is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2005 and has operated a self-employed practice since 1990. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a Notary Public position, notarizing documents for clients. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing various analytical approaches and both discretionary and non-discretionary management arrangements.

Gail Perrymason is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999 and has served on the faculty at the University of Detroit since 1981. Perrymason is involved in community outreach and youth financial literacy programs, including a leadership role with Money Matters for Youth and volunteer work with several Detroit-area nonprofit organizations. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection to build client portfolios, with a notable use of non-discretionary advisory programs and a role as a qualified custodian.

Kevin Torresan is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2014. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, and it offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax consulting, and insurance businesses.

Armin Hrncic is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Fifth Third Securities in 2026, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Citizens Securities, Inc. He is also employed by Comerica Bank. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers multiple program types via the Passageway Managed Account Program, providing clients access to diverse portfolio management strategies.

John Broman is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2019. He has previously worked at Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial, where he has been associated since 2002. Broman also conducts seminars focused on fixed insurance products, including long-term care insurance. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and supports held-away account management through technology partnerships and multiple custodians.

Michael Klebba is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management in 2021, he worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for 10 years. He is also involved with Burzynski Group Retirement Solutions, offering insurance and annuity products. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients across 444 advisors.

Tyler Silverthorn is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at NewEdge Advisors and affiliated with LPL Financial. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera Advisor Networks and Stonebridge Financial Partners. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a variety of program structures and emphasizing centralized due diligence and ongoing monitoring of third-party managers.

Mark Manetta is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2017 and previously spent nine years with National Planning Corporation. Manetta is also associated with Iannuzzi Manetta & Co., Inc., where he has been involved since 1988. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including custom portfolio solutions, third-party asset manager access, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm functions as a platform provider, supporting affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management.

Christel Toal is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2018, having been with Fifth Third Bank since 2000. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and institutional investors. The firm provides multiple discretionary managed-account options and combines third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, supported by a platform that includes direct indexing and tax-overlay services.