Joseph Okros is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Brookstone since 2015 and has also been self-employed since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, Okros is involved in insurance sales, including traditional life, disability, and long-term care insurance, as well as annuities, and he is associated with an attorney business. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, providing primarily discretionary investment management via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Joshua Manwaring is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Manwaring Wealth Management, Trajan Wealth, LLC, and Pilot Mortgage, LLC. He is involved in fixed insurance and annuity sales and servicing. 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 through a large advisor network, employing diversified investment strategies combining passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Carlton Weber is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2022. He previously worked at Keystone Wealth Partners and USAA, among other positions. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by customized equity, bond, and private market investments.

Courtney Hicks is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at The Vanguard Group and multiple self-employed roles prior to joining Kestra. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves a broad client base, including large institutional investors, and supports a range of investment platforms and managed solutions.

Davis Beazer is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, he held roles at Vanguard Marketing Corporation and The Vanguard Group. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, utilizing a range of investment strategies implemented through discretionary model portfolios.

Ryan West is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Arizona Federal Credit Union and CUSO Financial Services, L.P. before joining OSAIC Institutions in 2023. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that emphasizes firm supervision while delegating investment analysis and account management to its investment adviser representatives.

Patrick Freeman Jr. is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. based in Gold Canyon, AZ, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at D.A. Davidson since 2018 and previously spent time at LPL Financial. Freeman serves on the Idaho Department of Finance Emerging Technology Advisory Committee, advising on senior investor concerns. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, and charitable organizations. The firm operates under the Advisers Act fiduciary standard and ERISA fiduciary duties for retirement accounts, offering a range of advisory, wealth management, and financial planning services.

Trace Udall is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advisory services, currently with Kestra Advisory since 2025. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 11 years and operated Udall Financial LLC for three decades. Outside of advisory work, he serves as managing member of BILTMORE TRAVEL LLC, a travel agency established to support personal travel needs for friends and family. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervised framework.

Luke Schroeder is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Ke Wealth Advisors in Tempe, AZ. His work history includes multiple roles at both firms since 2020. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Brandon Orr is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and The Vanguard Group. Orr served in the United States Marine Corps for four years and has experience in investment operations at Investors Preferred Life Insurance Company. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

John Hanson is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Lion Street Financial, The Leaders Group Inc, Rational Life, Investacorp Inc, and Highland Capital. Hanson is also involved in insurance product sales as an independent contractor. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides continuous asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Ryan Schulte is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Guardian Life and affiliated with Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked in various capacities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Schulte is an adjunct professor of finance, teaches cash flow management, and writes articles for various sources. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including digital options, and integrates proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Scott Ellsworth is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with PlanMember since 2016 and also works with One2One Wealth Strategies and Williams & Co dba Williams and Company Financial Services. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm’s investment process centers on a strategic asset allocation framework and the management of risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Chenyi Booth is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse group of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment management and consulting services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Jackson Hansen is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Hinman Financial Planning, and RH Advisors, LLC. Hansen’s background also includes work in real estate with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and missionary experience. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Janette Schwendeman is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2025. She has previously worked with Graystone Partners Wealth Management, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of advisory services, she is involved as a non-variable insurance agent with Lion Street Private Client Group. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, employing various investment strategies and supporting held-away account management through multiple platforms and custodians.

Larry Singleton is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill, and service in the U.S. Navy. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients ranging from individual investors to large institutional entities like sovereign wealth funds.

Thomas Lawless is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network and Ke Wealth Advisors since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years. He is also a part owner of Ke Wealth Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct portfolios from a wide range of securities and insurance products.

Joseph Sonkowsky is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at The Vanguard Group, Voya Financial, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and 4imprint. 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 recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Joshua Lawson is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Churchill Management Group, Charles Schwab, and TD Ameritrade. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining various strategies and managers.