Daniel Essian is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Utica, MI, holding a Series 66 license and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Transamerica Financial Advisors, JP Morgan Chase, and James Hardie. He is a member at-large of the Precision Metalforming Association East Michigan District, where he helps organize educational workshops and member events. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Bryan Heckman is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management. His career includes over a decade with PNC bank and investment divisions. He serves as Vice President of Rochester Football Inc., a non-investment-related role. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests in approved mutual funds and ETFs.

Santo Blumke is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Fifth Third Securities and The Huntington Investment Company. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates a digital advisory program alongside managed accounts and brokerage services, and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Marcella Evans is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at firms including AXA Advisors and Citizens Securities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, featuring a digital, discretionary model account available by invitation that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via approved model strategies through mutual funds and ETFs.

Karen Warner is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Roseville, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 22 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Citizens Securities, Inc., JP Morgan Chase Bank, UBS Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she owns a business specializing in hand-made decorations and serves as an assistant manager for a packaging company. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering a range of program types including mutual fund/ETF models, separately managed accounts, and direct indexing strategies via its Passageway Managed Account platform.

Brandon Morris is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory Services LLC. He previously worked at LPL Financial and INVEST Financial Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he operates an eBay business selling collectible cards. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and investment management supported by due diligence and various management platforms.

Bobbi Wroblewski is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI, holding the Series 65 credential. She has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2017 and has prior experience with Wigs 4 Kids. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm uses ETF-based model portfolios supplemented by third-party money managers and employs asset-allocation frameworks with automated tax-loss harvesting and technology partnerships to support portfolio management.

Catherine Gearig is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and LifePlan Financial Advisory Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and tactical overlays, while providing a range of services from investment management to family office and business management.

Maureen Livernois Klimek is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with the Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2021, she worked at Frasco Caponigro Wineman Scheible Hauser & Luttmann, PLLC and Zurich North America. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with a range of investment programs and consulting services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and maintains custody of client assets while operating its advisory and broker-dealer businesses.

Christopher Dziklinski is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cuso Financial Services, DFCU Financial, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity. He also operates under the business name Artemis Wealth Advisors as part of his advisory practice. Private Advisor Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates both discretionary and non-discretionary management and utilizes technology platforms alongside third-party managers and strategies.

Mark Thompson is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at LPL Financial and UBS Financial Services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm uses a fiduciary-based model, combining technology platforms and third-party managers to implement investment strategies.

Lisa Simon is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 9 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2012. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a variety of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Rimoun Estifou is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience, all with Hantz. Outside of advisory work, Estifou is engaged in purchasing, renovating, and selling distressed properties through a separate business venture. Hantz Financial Services serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm employs ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels and integrates third-party managers and advanced technology platforms in its wealth management approach.

Dustin Dagastino is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in St. Clair Shores, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Citizens Securities, Citizens Bank, and Huntington National Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with CreativeWeddingFind, a business he has been associated with for four years. Citizens Securities serves a wide range of retail clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program and a managed account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

George Kontos is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Livonia, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2023, he worked with several firms including ASSET ALLOCATION STRATEGIES, LLC and GLP Investment Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Sonik Entertainment LLC, providing DJ, sound, and lighting services, and volunteers at St. Edith Catholic School assisting with events and school operations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing both model and customized portfolios.

Matthew Teetor is a financial advisor with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC and Sequoia Financial Group, LLC since 2019, and previously at Ljpr, LLC for 14 years. In addition to his advisory role, Teetor is a part-owner of Petit Farms, a Christmas tree farm in Lupton, MI. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, charities, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model and custom portfolio management strategies, utilizing a range of investment vehicles overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

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.

Richelle Durkin is a financial advisor with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and 14 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ljpr, LLC and multiple entities within the Sequoia Financial organization. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and family offices. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and comprehensive research resources.

Daniel Robinson is a Certified Financial Planner® with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and Sigma Investment Counselors. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management and trustee support, employing a blend of model allocations and third-party managers to meet client objectives.

Mitchell Sovis is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has previously worked with firms including LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Sovis also provides administrative support to NewEdge Advisors and is a licensed insurance agent. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.