Derek Brondige is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Hantz Tax and Business since 2015. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax, and insurance businesses.

Dennis Muxlow is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Crown Ventures and Aby Groups. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent with Bankers Life & Casualty, focusing on health and life insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio decisions.

Darin Aprea is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. His prior roles include positions at Michigan State University and Traverse City Country Club. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform, emphasizing diversified ETF-centered model portfolios, asset allocation, and tax-aware strategies.

Amy Dowling is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2013. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and owns Amy Dowling Financial, Inc., an entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers a range of program structures and manages discretionary model portfolios, while delivering operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Kyle Benham is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edge Wealth Management and several positions in the Grand Rapids area, including involvement with Tavern Project Michigan LLC. He is also engaged in the sale of fixed insurance products, including fixed annuities and various health-related coverages. Principal Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs with discretionary investment implementation.

Shaun Smith is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Fifth Third Bank, N.A. and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and providing a range of strategies from mutual funds and ETFs to SMA and direct indexing options.

Zachary Wilson is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2026. His prior work experience includes roles in education and business, including positions at West Michigan Aviation Academy and Tommy's Express. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in assets. The firm emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios combined with access to third-party managers and tax-aware strategies.

Dustin Osborne is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Axa Advisors, LLC for seven years. He is also a partner and co-owner of CooperDavis Financial Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in constructing client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Tyler Pell is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He has worked at Cetera and its affiliates for eight years and is the owner and president of Stella Polaris Consulting & Wealth Management, a separate investment-related business he has operated since 2015. J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. is a large enterprise with over 480 advisors, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple investment platforms for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, model and manager-based strategies, and digital advice.

Tyler Smyth is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Huntington National Bank. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Sean Rogers is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2023. Prior to this, he was with Rogers Wealth Management Services LLC for seven years and Dynamic Wealth Advisors for two years. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and provides services including advisory, brokerage, and municipal advising.

Mindy Minarik Prins is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CUNA Brokerage Services, CUNA Mutual Group, and Principal Life Insurance Company, as well as a lengthy tenure at Macatawa Bank. She is based in Grand Rapids, MI. 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 delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Jared Meisling is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC and PNC Investments. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that includes third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank portfolios.

Michael Michalak is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 2001 and also leads 2M Financial Group, LLC. Michalak serves as a precinct delegate for Tallmadge Township and sits on the board of the Coopersville Lacrosse Club and the Coopersville Area Public Schools board. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, including financial plans, fee-based hourly advice, and co-advisory relationships, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Stephanie Young is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 24 years of industry experience. She has held her current position since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee pilot digital offering that uses algorithm-driven model selection and invests via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

James Harding is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2024, he worked at Bank of America, NA and Merrill from 2006 to 2024. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a range of broker-dealer services. The firm operates a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform offering discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Lindsey Chrystan is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner. Her prior roles include positions at Elevation Advisory Partners, LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Summit Financial Group Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an insurance agent and is president of Success Financial Group, a DBA used for marketing purposes. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm supports independent advisors with a variety of custodial and third-party management platforms and is notable for its limited-partnership ownership structure and emphasis on non-discretionary account management.

Sandra Ruff is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Gordon Food Service, Corewell Health, and Huntington Private Bank. Ruff has worked at The Huntington Investment Company in two separate periods, totaling seven years. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that incorporates third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank portfolios.

Tyler Zimmerman is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously in education at several schools including Grand Valley State University and Fruitport High School. Hantz Financial Services is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors using diversified ETF-focused portfolios, model-based strategies, and a turnkey platform that incorporates both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Brendan Bohnhorst is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including MaxWealth Management at Lake Michigan Credit Union, LPL Financial, Fidelity Investments, and Prudential. Outside of his financial career, he serves as an adjunct music instructor at Aquinas College and is the principal tuba player for the Holland Symphony Orchestra. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs through its Passageway platform, combining third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed options, and is notable for its municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank.