Christine Paul is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Oxford, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and Chase Investment Services Corp. She is also involved with Capstone Wealth Management and Clearview Wealth Management, both DBAs operating under LPL Financial. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, with investment strategies implemented through discretionary or non-discretionary approaches.

Nicholas Huizenga is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior background includes various roles outside of the financial industry, such as working at The Session Room and Michigan State University Culinary Service. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement planning through written recommendation reports and ongoing advice targeting dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Paul Gekiere is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been in the financial services industry since 2000 and joined Merrill in 2004. In his role, Paul focuses on assisting affluent individuals, families, and business owners in pursuing their financial goals through comprehensive wealth management strategies. His areas of expertise include family wealth management, personal retirement planning, retirement income, estate planning services, investments, tax minimization strategies, and wealth transfer. Paul emphasizes a service-based approach that involves thorough financial profiling to understand each client’s long-term goals and concerns. Leveraging the global resources of Merrill, he provides customized financial advice designed to help clients build, manage, and preserve wealth for current and future generations. Paul holds a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in finance from Baker College. He lives in Clarkston with his three children and enjoys spending time with family and friends. His personal interests include golfing and traveling for his children's sports teams, as well as biking, football, and skiing. Professional Designation: Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).

Anthony Bonanni is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently advising at Osaic Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Alidade Capital, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Outside of financial advising, he owns an accounting and tax preparation practice focused on small businesses and serves as a board member on his local homeowners association’s long-range planning committee. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a model-based investment approach with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio options and supports a broad range of advisory and brokerage services across multiple affiliated entities.

Mitchel Vallie is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Raymond James & Associates since 2022. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2015 to 2022. Outside of advising, he and his wife own a business focused on manufacturing a new type of retrieving training dummy for hunting and retrieving dogs. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, institutions, and various organizations. The firm offers tailored financial planning and advisory services supported by extensive research, a diverse range of portfolio management styles, and specialized municipal advisory capabilities.

Nicholas Nawrocki is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients’ unique goals and aspirations. He collaborates closely with individuals, families, corporate executives, charitable organizations, and endowments to develop comprehensive financial plans focused on family wealth management, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. Nicholas emphasizes a goals-based approach aimed at improving clients’ financial health and maintaining lifelong relationships through regular reviews and strategy adjustments. Nicholas holds a Bachelor's Degree from Michigan State University and the professional designation of Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He integrates the investment insights of Merrill and the banking and lending solutions of Bank of America to deliver flexible strategies suited to today’s dynamic market conditions. His approach is founded on understanding clients’ life priorities beyond market performance to create plans centered on what matters most to them. In addition to his professional commitments, Nicholas participates in community service through his involvement with the American Cancer Society. Outside of work, he enjoys basketball, fishing, golfing, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Jonathon Krempa is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2016 and previously at Merrill from 2014 to 2016. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a select group of Wealth Advisors. Their approach combines centralized due diligence, quantitative and qualitative research, and customized performance reporting to support client decision-making.

Brendan Clancy is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on providing clients with personalized financial advice and strategies aimed at securing their financial futures. Brendan specializes in areas such as education planning, executive compensation, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, special needs planning strategies, tax minimization, and retirement income. Before becoming a financial advisor, Brendan gained experience as a seasonal client associate on an advisory team at Merrill, where he was involved in relationship management and deepening his understanding of the economy and investments from a wealth management perspective. Prior to that, he worked as a Production Unit Leader at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, managing multiple lines of production and assembly in Warren, Michigan. Brendan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. He has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He is involved in community organizations including Dream Centers of Pontiac, Gleaner's Food Bank, and the Salvation Army. Brendan resides in Grosse Pointe Woods with his wife Meghan and their daughter Nora.

Trisia Gotham is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Essex National Securities, LLC. She is also a branch manager and notary at Flagstar Bank. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, combining a broad advisory network with a range of non-advisory financial services.

Alyssa Thomason is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Grand Blanc, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2013, with additional experience at Elevated Performance Investment Group and Barnett Financial & Tax. Thomason also owns and manages Thomason & Associates, LLC, an advisory business. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals approaching or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria, delivering written recommendation reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis in its approach and offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Marcelo Flores is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides detailed retirement income planning and tax-aware withdrawal strategies through a centralized team working alongside financial advisors.

Jon Sabo is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and Chase Investment Services Corp. He is also engaged as an associate financial advisor at Dave Brazen, providing financial advisory services in Troy, MI. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning through its Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service, which delivers personalized recommendations and annual advice focused on reliable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Michael Ratliff is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Ortonville, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2007. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Steven Kallabat is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding the Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and its affiliates since 2015 and previously operated under his own name from 2012 to 2022. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a non-discretionary program focused on asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm’s advisory process combines quantitative and qualitative research with forward-looking capital market assumptions to develop model asset allocations and incorporates ESG criteria in its recommendations.

James Mcgill II is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been serving in this role since 1993, providing guidance and strategies to clients in various areas of financial planning. His expertise includes corporate executive services, education planning, executive compensation, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. He is a Managing Director and holds the professional designations of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). James earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Outside of his professional responsibilities, he is involved with the Boy Scouts and enjoys biking, boating, golfing, scuba diving, skiing, and spending time with his family.

Jonathan Ragnone is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a qualified Senior Portfolio Advisor. He specializes in managing discretionary custom investment strategies, utilizing Merrill model portfolios, individual stocks and bonds, and third-party investment strategies. In his role, he works closely with clients to identify their goals and develop tailored investment plans to pursue their desired outcomes. Jonathan's areas of expertise include services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, and retirement income. He began his career at Merrill in 2010 and is part of the NMY Group. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Central Michigan University and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Beyond his professional commitments, Jonathan is a Past President of the Burton Rotary Club and a member of the National Ski Patrol. He is involved in community organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club Greater Flint, Otsego Ski Patrol, and Project Heats On in Burton, Michigan. Jonathan enjoys boating, cooking, fishing, and golfing. He resides in Grand Blanc with his wife, Sandy, and they have three children and three grandchildren.

Kenneth Thompson is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. since 2010 and serves as Co-Trustee for Joanne Thompson since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a personal lending arrangement. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and supports municipal and public finance work through unique institutional affiliations.

Celena Howard is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2013. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting within a non-discretionary program.

Michael Matthews is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Clarkston, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Alliance Associates and Affiliated Advisors, Inc., and serves as president of MJM Associates, Inc., a corporation providing fiduciary consulting, insurance, and employee benefits services. Matthews is also involved in the sale of fixed insurance products under his sole proprietorship. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services through a multi-advisor platform. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supporting discretionary strategies and third-party manager selection, and is notable for its scale, affiliate network, and private-equity ownership.

Mark Yonan is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 1992 and also has worked with Bank of America, N.A. since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a finance committee member for the Bishop International Airport Authority Board in Flint, Michigan, and is a board member for the Northridge Homeowners Association in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts.