Patrick Patton is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Aptive Environmental, First Nation Group, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside a proprietary equity market valuation model.

Michael Hohf is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Advance Capital Management Inc since 2007. He holds a directorship at Michigan First Credit Union, where he oversees policies and membership growth. Advance Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with an investment approach guided by a committee-approved list of mutual funds and ETFs.

Aaron Damlo is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He has held positions at Plante Moran Financial Advisors and Jackson National, among other firms. Damlo has also worked at Thumper Pond Resort and engaged in roles outside finance, including teaching at Michigan State University. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with proprietary equity market valuation, often utilizing third-party managers and alternative investments.

Zachary Williams is a financial advisor with Triad Wealth Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JP Morgan Securities LLC and Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC. Triad Wealth Partners serves individual and institutional clients through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and a Turnkey Asset Management Platform, offering discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and financial planning services. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and diversified investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

Thomas Jahncke is a CFP® with over 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Concorde Asset Management, LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes seven years at Titan Securities and extensive involvement with Passco Companies, LLC, where he holds a senior leadership role and participates in real estate syndications. Outside of his advisory work, he manages family-owned assets through various LLCs, including a family cottage and mineral rights. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm builds tailored portfolios using asset allocation and model-based strategies, leveraging proprietary and third-party platforms, and provides a range of advisory services including ERISA retirement-plan advice.

Karen Kittrell is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Soltis, she worked at Future Benefits Corporation from 2016 to 2020. Soltis Investment Advisors serves individual investors, institutions, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension/401(k) plans. The firm employs a manager selection and portfolio construction process that integrates Modern Portfolio Theory, quantitative screening, and qualitative due diligence, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Gerald Malone II is a financial advisor with Advance Capital Management Inc in Southfield, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience, having been with Advance Capital Management and Advance Capital Services since 2000. Advance Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses an Investment Committee to guide decisions and offers services such as direct indexing, alternative investments, and crypto-related strategies.

Emily Cely is a financial advisor at Advance Capital Management Inc with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Advance Capital Management since 2024. Prior to this, she has worked at Advance Capital Services since 2014. Advance Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing an Investment Committee to guide decisions and providing a range of strategies including direct indexing, alternative investments, and crypto-related options.

Trenton Buycks is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2016. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse clientele including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio and wealth management through ETF-based model portfolios and third-party strategies, combining advisory and broker-dealer functions alongside mortgage and insurance services.

Kyle Glaab is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SPC. He has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation since 2011 and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Third Gen Financial, Inc., and operates Individual Financial Planning, LLC. He is also a licensed notary public in Oakland County, MI. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, employing a range of discretionary and nondiscretionary investment strategies.

Michael Gomez is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Livonia, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities and affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of advising, he also serves as a notary. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both a digital advisory platform and managed accounts while maintaining broker-dealer and insurance agency operations.

Ronald Eppler is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 30 years of industry experience. He joined &PARTNERS in 2024 after eight years with Wells Fargo Clearing and five years with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies with ongoing monitoring and account reviews.

Timothy Parros is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services and OSAIC. Outside of his advisory role, Parros is president of Parros Financial Group, which provides traditional insurance products, and he also conducts financial planning workshops as a community educator. Additionally, he owns Parros College Planning LLC, assisting families in college selection. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a diversified, risk-based approach blending passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a wide range of implementation services.

Eli Eddy is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement Group in 2026, he worked at OSAIC and Woodbury Financial Services INC. Outside of advising, he provides notary services to clients at no charge. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that integrates passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Daniel Stevens is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2010. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios across five risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and Direct Indexing, and combines advisory, broker-dealer, mortgage, and insurance services within a single enterprise.

Jason Tait is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at PNC Bank and PNC Investments LLC. Before joining Hantz Financial Services, he was involved in a small business, Aaron Babycz Painting. Hantz Financial Services serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management through ETF-based model portfolios, third-party managers, and unified managed accounts, combining advisory, broker-dealer, mortgage, and insurance services under one enterprise.

Andrew Bass is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Southfield, MI, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital LLC. Bass is the sole owner and Chief Wealth Officer of Integrated Wealth and Tax Strategies, LLC, a consulting and tax advisory business currently inactive. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Robert Petersmark is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group since 2014 and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2001. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based approach combining technology platforms and multiple investment strategies, often utilizing third-party managers and model portfolios.

Mitchell Kennedy is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner Wealth Advisors and previously held roles at SYM Financial Advisors, Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants, Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC, and the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds through investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers to offer customized discretionary portfolios and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Drake Reid is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has one year of industry experience and has worked at several firms including LPL Financial LLC and Carrera Capital Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a financial services professional at THG Financial Strategies, focusing on insurance solutions including individual life insurance, annuities, and long-term care. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to a variety of managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to implement diversified investment strategies.