Joseph Griffin is a financial advisor at GPM Growth Investors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Malbork Capital Management LLC and as a self-employed investment research analyst. GPM Growth Investors is an employee-owned investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on long-term ownership of competitively advantaged U.S. companies selected through a disciplined valuation process, managing concentrated stock portfolios, balanced portfolios, and actively managed ETF-based accounts.

Avery Ragatzki is a financial advisor with Baron Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baron Wealth Management in 2023, Avery worked at Plante Moran Financial Advisors for multiple periods between 2018 and 2022. Baron Wealth Management provides fiduciary wealth management and consultation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm focuses on individualized, ongoing advice and strategic diversified asset allocation, combining internally researched securities with mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed programs.

Kathryn Gillman is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at ISTO Advisors, LLC since 2016 and previously held roles at Regal Securities and Fisher Financial Partners. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a troop co-leader for kindergarten scouts in Highland Park, Illinois. ISTO Advisors works with individuals, families, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, and a two-phase “Prosperity” program that incorporates multigenerational coaching. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard, tailoring strategies to client objectives using a broad range of investment options and may utilize third-party sub-advisers.

Dena Soule is a financial advisor at Integrated Investment Consultants, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Integrated Investment Consultants since 2015. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. Integrated combines fundamental analysis with an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and employs a variety of investment vehicles tailored to client risk tolerances and circumstances.

Nicholas Kallabat is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management and holds a Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience, with prior roles at LPL Financial, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., and Royal Alliance. Outside of his advisory work, he is a business owner of KA Enterprises of Michigan. Spartan Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with personalized asset allocation and portfolio strategies.

Jason Recchia is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, he worked at Ameriprise and has diverse experience including roles outside the financial sector. He is also affiliated with University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. Strategic Wealth Advisors Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes the use of independent sub-advisors for portfolio management and offers ERISA plan services and public educational seminars.

Ethan Siekkinen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with Plante Moran Financial Advisors. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at J Wilson Wealth Management. Outside of financial advising, he has experience in the lawn care business with Rizzo Lawn Care. Plante Moran Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Hannah Huehn is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2018, with prior roles including positions at Michigan State University and Adient. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and uses a variety of analytical methods to guide equity allocations, managing a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kirk Dedenbach is a financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Comerica Securities, and Comerica Bank. He is currently involved with multiple entities within the Plante Moran enterprise, including their real estate investment and insurance divisions. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis supported by a proprietary equity market valuation model.

Carly Purcell is a financial advisor at Advance Capital Management Inc with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Advance Capital Management since 2024, previously working with Advance Capital Services since 2011. Advance Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs an Investment Committee to guide portfolio construction and manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets across more than 6,800 clients.

Stacy Calder is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Blackridge Asset Management since 2017 and previously spent nine years with Next Financial Group Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches line dancing and coaches individuals for weight loss through Optavia Healthy Living. Blackridge Asset Management provides personalized financial planning, asset management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach includes the use of client risk profiles, model portfolios, third-party managers, and a multiphase due diligence process, with discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Brian Mackey is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Arax Advisory Partners and has prior experience at Schechter Investment Advisors, Hutchinson & Walter, Harbus Capital, and Adviser Investments. Outside of advisory roles, he serves as Chief Operating Officer at Robert Schechter & Associates, managing accounting and marketing functions. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset-allocation strategies to meet client objectives, and is noted for its use of performance-based fee arrangements and its broader institutional footprint.

Jonathan Arntz is an associate advisor at SEIA with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Cedar Brook Group for four years and was self-employed in construction for nine years. Outside of advising, he is involved in property management through a separate business. SEIA provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client-driven investment process supported by research and offers multiple managed account programs and financial planning options.

Alexander Rasky Jr. is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and at Legend Equities Corp. from 2008 to 2017. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, advisor-managed models, third-party manager access, and retirement plan advisory services, supported by an in-house investment management and research team.

Jared Vandenberg is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Advance Capital Services since 2013. Advance Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets across over 6,800 clients with a team of 29 advisors.

Steven Grogan is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Savvy and has held prior roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Sii. Grogan is also the owner of Datum Point Tools, Inc., an industrial tool distribution business, and serves as a director of Connect Macomb, a local non-profit Chamber of Commerce organization. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a proprietary technology platform and third-party sub-advisers.

Shiv Enakar is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with M Holdings Securities, Inc. He has held prior roles at Fidelity Investments, Verity Wealth Partners, Ameriprise, and other firms. Outside of financial advising, he operates a ticket resale business and has managed investment property through Enakar Airbnb LLC. M Holdings Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients through a nationwide network of Investment Advisor Representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance-contract advisory services, utilizing multiple sponsored platforms and third-party managers.

Ramona Pearson is a financial advisor with Advisory Alpha, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with firms including Planners Alliance LLC and has maintained her own CPA firm, Ramona H. Pearson CPA P.C., since 1988. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a principal of Business Office Consultants, LLC, providing outsourced CFO services, and participates as a board member of the Wedgewood Homeowners Association. Advisory Alpha manages over $4.3 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning and specialized retirement plan solutions. The firm’s centralized Investment Team employs a fund-of-funds strategy with discretionary portfolio management and serves as a subadvisor and co-advisor to other registered investment advisers.

Andrew Nedeljkovic is a CFA® charterholder with four years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2022 and previously worked in roles at CrossCountry Mortgage, Hardrock Concrete, and Bowling Green State University. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside a proprietary equity valuation model to manage both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Shadi Maasri is a financial advisor with Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Fidelity Investments, and Merrill Lynch. Outside of advisory work, Maasri has experience in the restaurant industry with Elies Mediterranean Grill and Bar. Secure Asset Management, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, along with pension consulting services for retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and focuses on individualized client investment policies without maintaining traditional corporate business relationships.