John Cruse is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment and United Shore. Capital Analysts serves a range of retail and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice. The firm delivers investment management through both discretionary in-house teams and non-discretionary advisor-managed solutions.

Marc Schechter is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with one year of experience at the firm and over 12 years in the industry. He previously operated Schechter Investment Advisors from 2013 to 2025. Outside of Arax, Schechter is involved in managing various private investment entities and holds leadership roles in several family and private fund investment companies. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm combines in-house portfolio teams, external managers, and alternative investments with tools for managing held-away retirement assets, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Adelaina Welch is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and KMG Fiduciary Partners. Fortis Capital Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm offers customized, primarily discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through a variety of strategies, including passive, active, tactical, and ESG-aware approaches.

Erik Kokeny is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Kovack Advisors since 2009 and Kovack Securities since 2007. Kokeny serves as a trustee for a revocable living trust. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisory and independent advisor programs.

Robert Samrah is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Arax Advisory Partners, where he has worked since 2026. His previous roles include positions at Gries Financial LLC, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, and his own firm, Samrah Advisory Services. Arax Advisory Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management and advisory services with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing a combination of in-house teams, external managers, and alternative investments.

Karen Noonan is a financial advisor with Secure Asset Management, L.L.C., holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Secure Asset Management since 2016 and is also affiliated with Secure Investors Group, KRN Properties, LLC, and Great Lakes Financial & Tax Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent life and health insurance sales agent operating as a sole proprietor. Secure Asset Management primarily serves individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, providing personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within discretionary strategies and utilizes third-party money managers and held-away account management to support client portfolios.

Thomas Williams is a financial advisor at Financial Gravity Family Office Services, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Hochfelder & Weber, P.C. Williams is also the managing partner of Advisant Financial LLC, where he oversees day-to-day operations focused on tax planning and compliance. Financial Gravity Family Office Services, LLC provides tailored financial planning, investment supervisory and management services, pension consulting, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios and often employs third-party sub-advisors and model portfolios while maintaining ongoing client oversight.

Joshua Smail is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several firms, such as Key Investment Services and Citizens Securities, Inc. He supports both Ally Invest Securities and Ally Invest Advisors in a dually licensed capacity, servicing clients with self-directed and advisory accounts. Ally Invest Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing web-based and virtual platforms. The firm employs model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides a range of automated and advisor-delivered investment solutions.

Taylor Young is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Rochester, MI, and has two years of industry experience. He has worked at Alera Investment Advisors since 2024 and operates an insurance agency, Rick Young Insurance Services, since 2014. Alera Investment Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis investment approach and integrates insurance and pension consulting platforms into its services.

Keith Harder is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Rehmann Financial since 2000 and currently works at Rehmann Wealth. He serves on the board of the Rehmann Foundation, providing advice to its finance committee. Rehmann Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, estate and wealth-transfer planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, supported by an in-house investment team and a range of portfolio options.

Alan Gieleghem is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC and Kingsview Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes six years at Edward Jones and ten years with the Troy School District. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, retirement plans, registered investment companies, endowments, trusts, and state or municipal clients. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management services using a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers, and it also sponsors affiliated exchange-traded funds.

Kathleen Elliott is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at The Partners Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Trivelloni Risk Management LLC and Trivelloni Asset Management, LLC, as well as Premier Estate Planners, LLC. The Partners Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers both customized portfolios and model-based management, utilizing a combination of internally developed models, third-party providers, and outsourced managers.

Larry Woods is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Calton & Associates, Inc. since 2019 and previously worked at Capital Financial Services, Inc. and Woods Financial Services/Magellan Investment Advisory Group, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he owns a business providing tax preparation and traditional life insurance products for senior clients. Calton & Associates serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering fee-based portfolio management and financial planning alongside brokerage and insurance products. The firm employs a variety of analytical investment approaches and manages accounts through proprietary programs or third-party money managers.

Brandon Kennedy is a financial advisor with Highpoint Planning Partners in Troy, MI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Kennedy has been associated with Highpoint Advisor Group, operating as Kennedy Financial Group, since 2015 and has worked with LPL Financial since 2008. Highpoint Advisor Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and manages wrap-fee programs, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis across a range of investment types and utilizing multiple advisory platforms.

Vincent Panizzi is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently with Advisors Capital Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Mainstay Capital Management, Sequoia Financial Advisors, and GHD Wealth Management. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and the clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, offering discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection and manages over $8.1 billion in discretionary assets, operating as a sub-advisor for numerous intermediaries.

Michael Tindall Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and previously worked for Advisory Services Network, LLC and Ford Motor Company. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services through both in-house strategies and third-party platforms.

Vanessa Carter Witt is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and is currently with RWA Wealth Partners. She previously worked at Adviser Investments for seven years and has held roles at Everhart Advisors and Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using an open-architecture platform and combines fundamental and quantitative methods in certain internally managed strategies.

Kevin Vandenhaute is a financial advisor with Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He is also the managing partner of Titan Wealth Advisors, LLC, an investment-related firm. His prior work includes roles at Sigma Financial Corporation and Secure Investors Group. Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. serves individual clients, including both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, offering personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs discretionary strategies guided by written Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside third-party money managers and held-away account management.

Kade Messner is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with Modern Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, bringing four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Osiwala Financial Group and Barber Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Young Adult Director at Oakland Church. Modern Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets across about 94 advisors. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, supported by a centralized Investment Committee and a variety of strategic investment tools.

Anne Karlow is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Founders Financial Securities LLC since 2011 and also operates Jardon Consulting, providing financial planning, investment advice, and insurance sales. Her background includes engagements at T & G Financial and leadership roles in multiple business ventures, including bookkeeping through Perennial Resources, LLC. Founders Financial Securities LLC serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients, managing approximately $4.1 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of advisory platforms and services, allowing its advisors to customize investment strategies with discretionary or non-discretionary management, including niche offerings such as 1031 exchange consulting and co-advised private wealth portfolios.