Julie Shemanski is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise for three years and Comerica Securities for 22 years. Fifth Third Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering various managed account programs and portfolio management options via Fidelity’s Managed Account Xchange platform.

Donald Slankster is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Mariner Independent Advisor Network, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LPL Financial, and operating Slankster Financial. Prior to entering the financial industry, he worked for over a decade at Gerber Collision & Glass. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms. Their advisory model involves fiduciary-based client engagement, utilizing a range of investment strategies and often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Stacy Blake is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Farmington Hills, MI, with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Ameriprise and Comerica Securities. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through various program types on the Passageway platform. The firm operates as a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment adviser, and municipal advisor, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Troy Spooner is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 17 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Parkland Securities LLC and Questar Capital Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is also engaged as an insurance agent involved in selling fixed annuities and various insurance products. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers tailored, discretionary investment advice through a large network of advisors and delivers services via multiple account programs in partnership with Fidelity/NFS and other third-party providers.

Richard Phillips is a financial advisor with SPC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Parkland Securities, Sigma Financial Corporation, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, David Sokol, and Raymond James & Associates. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services, combining discretionary and nondiscretionary strategies with a corporate structure that integrates affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Eric Nichols is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 44 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with United Planners since 2009. Nichols also has longstanding involvement in real estate sales, rental properties, and property management through multiple business ventures dating back to the 1980s. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm operates through independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers both advisory and brokerage services, utilizing various custodians and third-party money managers to implement client strategies.

Robert Johnson is a financial advisor at SPC with ChFC® and Series 63 and 65 designations and 45 years of industry experience. He has been with SPC since 2015 and concurrently serves at Sigma Financial Corporation since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he manages and owns a hunting club called Little Prairie Hunt Club, established in 1983. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors delivering tailored and discretionary advice and maintains notable affiliations with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Peter Lastoskie is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Empower Financial Services, Axiom Law, and Amesite. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services that include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions aligned with Empower’s administrative platforms.

Robert Rumsey is a financial advisor with SPC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sigma Financial Corporation and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and 50% owner of Branch County Abstract & Title, Inc., and is a trustee of the American Baptist Churches of Michigan Foundation. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 investment adviser representatives.

Jay Lizanich is a financial advisor at SPC with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at IFS Securities, Flynn Insurance Group, Flynn Wealth Management Group, and Voya Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns TrashForce LLC, a trash valet service, and serves on the board of Presbyterian College's Garnet & Blue Collective, providing consultative support for the college's NIL athletics program. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services, delivering both discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management through a network of over 460 advisors and approximately $5.66 billion in assets under management.

Brian Callaghan is a financial advisor with SPC based in Ann Arbor, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 13 years at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and five years with Sigma Financial Corporation and Sigma Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent offering various insurance and annuity products. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and delivers tailored, discretionary investment advice, primarily through managed account programs and partnerships with third-party providers.

David Seidel is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 1999. Based in Ann Arbor, MI, he holds a Series 63 license. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management through ETF-based model portfolios and third-party strategies, combining advisory and broker-dealer activities alongside mortgage and insurance product sales.

Justin Walker is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz Financial Services in 2023, he worked at Rocket Mortgage and Credibly. He also serves as a recruiter with the Michigan Army National Guard. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through ETF-based model portfolios combined with third-party managers and direct indexing, supported by technology partnerships and a structure that integrates advisory, brokerage, mortgage, and insurance services.

Jason Kirk is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors in Greenville, KY. He previously worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, Kirk is an author of financial literacy books and serves as an unpaid board member for the Sean Brian Ashline Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for adults who cannot advocate for themselves. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Derrel Kent is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of finance, he works as a licensed driver education instructor, providing classroom and behind-the-wheel training to teenage students. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plans. The firm utilizes a multi-provider platform with discretionary implementation and emphasizes wrap-fee programs alongside custodial and insurance services.

Len Clapp is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Northville, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent licensed to sell life, disability, health, long-term care, and Medicare supplemental insurance. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Zachary Cepo is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cole, Newton, and Duran, Encore Service Group, and involvement with University of Toledo Athletics. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, pension, charitable, corporate, and business owner clients. The firm employs primarily ETF-based model portfolios supported by third-party managers and technology platforms, combining advisory, brokerage, mortgage, and insurance activities.

John Carney is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2019, following eight years at Arbor Asset Management LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, using a variety of implementation options and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Jody Stolicker is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at SPC since 2020. Prior to this, Stolicker worked at Sigma Financial Corporation and Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. She is also involved in the sale of non-variable insurance products, including fixed annuities, through approved FMOs of Sigma Financial Corp. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and delivers tailored, discretionary investment advice through multiple account programs.

Christopher Kubert is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with NewEdge Advisors and Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation since 2021. His prior work includes roles at Private Client Services LLC, Executive Wealth Management, and The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of advisory services, Kubert is involved in fixed insurance product sales and operates a vehicle rental business via the Turo app. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services and uses a combination of in-house and third-party strategies supported by technology tools and centralized due diligence.