James Cody Jr. is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and 65 credentials and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked within the Bankers Life organization since 2011, including roles at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent for Bankers Life & Casualty Company, selling Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Amy Hoffman is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI, with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2015. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm delivers investment advice primarily through ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and tax-loss harvesting strategies.

Kimberly Eberlein is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated for 12 years. 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 are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

James Tafelski is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2017, he worked for 11 years at Fifth Third Securities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, and it operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Denise Mathews is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2008 and previously held a position at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. from 2005 to 2006. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory engagements and financial planning, delivering services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases while utilizing a broad affiliate and referral ecosystem.

Anthony Forlini is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. holding a CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 41 years of industry experience. He serves as Clerk and Register of Deeds for Macomb County, Michigan, a role he has held since 2021, while also maintaining his financial services activities through Design Financial, where he is president of a health insurance and group benefits business. OSAIC Institutions provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of customized financial planning and investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services supported by various third-party asset managers and affiliated platforms.

Donovan Ciminelli is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI, where he has worked since 2007. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios, supplemented by third-party managers and unified managed accounts, while integrating technology such as automated tax-loss harvesting and AI-assisted client data aggregation.

Justin Russo is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, having previously worked at firms including Sigma Financial Corporation and Raymond James. Russo is the Board President of Life Skills Centers, Inc., a nonprofit organization where he has been involved since 2015. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of investment programs and consulting services, utilizing various strategies and platform integrations to support its clients.

D Artagnan Mason is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked at Great Lakes Wealth, TruVista Wealth Advisors, SYM Financial Advisors, and Benjamin F. Edwards. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services, utilizing a long-term investment approach that incorporates both active and passive strategies tailored to clients’ specific needs.

Mark Loduca is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pruco Securities, LLC, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and ProEquities, Inc. Outside of finance, Loduca is involved in music entertainment, performing jazz and working as a recording artist and studio musician. Citizens Securities, Inc. serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory platform and managed accounts, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency with affiliation to Citizens Bank, N.A.

Bailey Domer is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2025, Bailey worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corp. for eight years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, serving individual investors and households. The firm utilizes model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, applying tax-aware rebalancing and asset-location strategies.

Nina Di Mauro is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 credential and experience at Vintage Financial Services and Eastern Michigan University. She has also worked in the brewing and media industries. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, using a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Jennifer Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Prime Capital Financial and previously worked at Portfolio Solutions LLC for seven years. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings.

Martin Peters is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a tax and accounting services business and works as a CPA. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Thomas Turchetti is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Legend Advisory Corporation, Legend Equities Corporation, and Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc. He also offers life, health, long-term care, and disability income insurance products through a related business activity. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a history of working with educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm’s investment approach includes advisor-managed and firm-managed model portfolios supported by an in-house investment management and research team, third-party managers, and a layered delivery model involving co-advisers.

Terry Sawchuk is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 36 years of industry experience, including prior roles at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. Sawchuk has been affiliated with the Michigan Senior Society since 1997. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in assets through a network of several hundred advisors using model-driven and asset-allocation strategies, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Joseph Yatouma is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience, all with Hantz Financial Services since 2005. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business owners. The firm utilizes ETF-based model portfolios alongside third-party managers, emphasizing asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and technology-driven trade execution and tax-loss harvesting.

Matthew Bunch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Facet Wealth and Securities America Advisors, before joining TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized solutions managed under fiduciary standards.

Kurt Davis is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameritas Advisory Services, National Life Group, and Mass Mutual. He is also involved as president of New Possibilities Medicare Solutions and New Possibilities Financial Group. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base through independent advisors. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management and supports advisors through a limited-partnership ownership structure.

Emily Leshan is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at PNC Wealth Management and PNC Bank since 2013, as well as at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. from 2012 to 2013. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio offering for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and discretionary management with mutual funds and ETFs.