Lee Cox is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2012. He is also affiliated with Agia, where he acts as an agent for non-securities insurance products. 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Donald Wylin is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Savant Wealth Management and was previously with Bdk Financial Services, Inc. for 22 years. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Joseph Schaefer is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 license and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz Financial Services in 2022, he worked at Flagstar Bancorp and United Wholesale Mortgage. 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, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement plan sponsors, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and a range of investment strategies centered on ETF-based model portfolios.

William Williams is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and is also involved with College Funding LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Williams has a background in freelance writing and editing, owns a publishing company, and serves as a volunteer election judge and member of the Perrysburg Board of Zoning Appeals. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including 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 UMA models with various overlay options and operates with a large network of advisors and clients.

Joseph Lepkowski is a CFP® certificant with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include six years at Baron Wealth Management and a year at Costco. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its size.

Scott Snyder is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2008. 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 and unified managed account solutions, and offers expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities such as a state-chartered trust bank, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage origination services.

Phillip Hollander is a CFP® with three years of experience in financial planning, currently affiliated with CWM, LLC. Prior to joining CWM, he worked at RFC Financial Planners for three years. Outside of financial advising, he is licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services using discretionary model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

John Mazzarella is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Northville, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Citizens Securities, Inc., New York Community Bank, and LPL Financial, LLC. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and manages roughly $10.9 billion in assets.

Nana Yawson is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2014. 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 unified managed account solutions, and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated entities such as a state-chartered trust bank and in-house tax and business consulting.

Nicholas Parros is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI. His prior roles include positions at Osaic Wealth Inc, Jackson National Life Distributors, and Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Outside of financial advising, he is a professional wakesurfer who competes internationally and works with multiple sponsors. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active strategies with oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Reis Bailey is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 certification and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Bailey worked in various roles across manufacturing, logistics, and education. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with services for Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm operates through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Amy Frederick is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having four years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Raymond James & Associates, TrueNorth 42 Wealth, and The Leaders Group Inc. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary accounts using model portfolios supported by fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and a variety of customization tools, with a particular focus on retirement plans and institutional services.

Kathryn Revels is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a family-owned LLC that manages rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Alexis Carpenter is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Wealth Management, Alexis worked at LPL Enterprise LLC and held positions outside the financial sector, including roles at HCL America, Inc. and Maryville University of St Louis. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties.

Brian Schmitt Jr. is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2006 and previously worked at Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a homeowners association. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a network of over 1,200 advisors, relying on centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Connor Mac Donell is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Hantz Financial Services since 2019, Great Lakes Coca-Cola in 2017, and Western Michigan University from 2016 to 2020. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker‑dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors with approximately $10 billion in assets under management. The firm employs a diversified, ETF-centered investment approach with model portfolios, asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing, and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and affiliated mortgage and insurance services.

William Williams is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Outside of finance, he works as an off-ice official for the National Hockey League (NHL) and officiates youth hockey games for USA Hockey. Oppenheimer serves a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with an investment approach that includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and use of mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income and equity strategies.

Shawn Macdonell is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Taylor, MI, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 1999. 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 unified managed account solutions, and offers expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities such as a trust-only bank, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage origination services.

William Creson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its related entities since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Trecia Scribner is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Diversified Investment Advisors and Diversified Investors Securities Corp for over 16 years. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches junior varsity volleyball for a high school team. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including 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.