Bepin Serraj is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2017 and previously worked at Albion College from 2014 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Serraj assists in servicing annuity client accounts as a Client Service Specialist and Insurance Agent. Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and custom retirement income projections, blending actively and passively managed strategies with an emphasis on value, safety, quality, and risk control.

Thomas Graney is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience. He currently works at Planning Alternatives Ltd, where he has been since 2022, following over three decades at Fidelity, including roles with Fidelity Brokerage Services and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Planning Alternatives Ltd provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified portfolios and offers Family Office services and ongoing advisory oversight.

Andrew Nemes is a financial advisor with The Nemes Rush Group, LLC in Novi, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Silverwood Risk Management, LLC, J Alden Associates, Inc., UHY Advisors, and Deloitte Tax LLP. Nemes is also a registered representative for J Alden Associates and works as an insurance agent with Silverwood Risk Management. The Nemes Rush Group serves individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, charities, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, offering discretionary and non-discretionary mandates along with regular account reviews and written financial plans.

Jessica Smith is a financial advisor with ELE Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., First Advisors National, and Inlight Wealth. Outside of advising, she is involved with JLS Vision Services. 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 to guide asset allocation and portfolio management, primarily operating with non-discretionary client accounts.

Michael Masserant is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with C2 Private Wealth and has worked at Strategic Investment Advisors, Inc. and Senior Planning Advisors, Inc. since 2019, as well as Lumin Financial from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance services and product sales as an agent for Senior Planning Advisors, Inc. C2 Private Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement planning for near and current retirees. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing risk and scenario analysis, and integrates tax and insurance services through affiliated firms to support client objectives.

Joshua Bitel is a financial advisor with Center for Financial Planning Inc in Southfield, MI. He holds the CFP® designation and has seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services Inc and CIG Capital Advisors. He also serves as an agent for Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance, assisting with a disability policy transition. Center for Financial Planning Inc is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $1.97 billion in assets, serving individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversification through documented suitability processes and periodic reviews.

Mitchell Mowid is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cranbrook Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Vanguard and the Gillespie Group. Cranbrook Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional fiduciary clients, managing approximately $906.8 million through a small advisory team. The firm offers discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning, employing tailored portfolios and tax-aware strategies via third-party subadvisors.

Connor Gordon is a financial advisor at GEM Asset Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining GEM Asset Management, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. GEM Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, charitable institutions, and foundations, offering discretionary investment management and stand-alone financial planning. The firm uses globally diversified, factor-driven portfolios emphasizing low-cost passive funds and employs proprietary models and option overlays in select strategies.

Anthony Mansoor is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management in Bingham Farms, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Spartan Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2015 to 2025. Mansoor provides investment advisory services through Spartan Wealth Management, an independent investment advisory firm. Spartan Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $1.48 billion in discretionary assets and uses fundamental analysis combined with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified long-term portfolios.

Bradley Sorenson is a financial advisor at Diversified Portfolios, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Rochester Wealth Strategies, Jobin Financial, Inc., and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. is a team of nine advisors managing approximately $1.66 billion for individuals, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation, broad diversification, and cost-conscious use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, supported by third-party technology including proprietary analytics from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Adam Smith is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management in Bingham Farms, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Cadaret, Grant & Co., and UBS Financial Services. Spartan Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering personalized asset allocation and portfolio strategies within a multi-advisor team.

Gina Di Girolamo is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Blue Chip Partners, she worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension plans, managing approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships. The firm offers tailored asset-allocation models and integrates investment management with affiliated tax and estate-planning services through its related entities.

Karl Knas is a financial advisor at DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with DeRoy & Devereaux since 2015. DeRoy & Devereaux provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension and Taft-Hartley plans, and other institutional investors, including municipalities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach across equities and fixed income, managing concentrated and diversified portfolios with a long-term focus.

Adam Braatz is a financial advisor at Integrated Investment Consultants, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Timpani Capital Management. Integrated Investment Consultants manages approximately $1.08 billion for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory-based asset allocation approach, providing investment management, wealth management, and consulting services tailored to client-specific risk tolerance and goals.

Dylan Stockwell is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Chip Partners, he worked at Deloitte Services LP and several other firms. Outside of finance, he has experience in the brewing industry and fitness clubs. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships and utilizes a team approach with customizable asset-allocation models and affiliated tax and estate-planning services.

Ronald Yolles is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Diversified Portfolios, Inc. since 2010, working as part of a nine-advisor team based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-management services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $1.66 billion and emphasizes long-term asset allocation, broad diversification, and cost-conscious use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, supplemented by selective active fixed-income strategies.

Andrea Cloutier is a Series 65-registered advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Plante Moran for seven years before joining Blue Chip Partners. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive or limited financial planning.

Zakerie Thompson is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Bank of America, Merrill, Northern Trust, and other firms. 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 build primarily long-term diversified portfolios while utilizing strategies such as options and hedging for risk management.

Don Gill III is a financial advisor with Skyoak Wealth in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Skyoak Wealth since 2019, following prior roles at BKS Advisors and Morgan Stanley. Skyoak Wealth is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, corporate retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and trend analysis within a core–satellite framework, integrating proprietary active models with outside separately managed accounts and offering a mix of family office, private wealth management, and corporate retirement plan advisory services.

Colin Fraser is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bloom Advisors since 2023. He previously worked at Northern Financial Advisors, Inc. for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of Taxcraft LLC, a tax preparation business. Bloom Advisors is a fee-only firm managing approximately $1.6 billion in assets, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach using factor investing, optimization, and technical analysis to build diversified, multi-asset portfolios mainly through institutional-share mutual funds and ETFs.