David Roberts is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Financial Strategies Group, Inc. and Securian Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Roberts is involved with Zeiders Enterprises, providing personal financial education and counseling to active duty military personnel. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm that primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using a top-down, sector-level screening approach and typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Melissa Scenga is a CFP® professional at Lifecycle Financial Planners Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Connection, Inc. from 2009 to 2017 before joining her current firm in 2017. Lifecycle Financial Planners serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial life planning and investment advisory services on a fee-only retainer basis. The firm employs a holistic, client-centered process incorporating Functional Asset Allocation and modern portfolio theory, and offers tailored engagement structures including intergenerational and transition-focused retainers.

Karen Culver is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC in Rochester, Michigan, where she has worked since 2015. She has 21 years of industry experience. Managed Asset Portfolios offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, government plans, trusts, and registered and private investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental, value-oriented equity analysis and fixed-income research, utilizing tools like the Bloomberg MAC-3 risk model and employing derivatives and income-oriented allocations where appropriate.

Robert Kahn is a financial advisor at Stoney Creek Advisors LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been involved in the financial services industry since 1990, including roles at FSC Securities Corporation and his own firm, R. Kahn & Associates. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed accountant and occasionally offers accounting services to clients. Stoney Creek Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a documented investment policy process, uses a variety of analytical methods, and offers services such as third-party money manager selection and retirement plan advisory, including held-away 401(k) account management.

Thomas Post is a CFP® with 16 years of experience and has been with Diversified Portfolios, Inc. since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation using broadly diversified, low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, and incorporates alternative strategies such as collateralized loan obligations and reinsurance-linked securities in some client portfolios.

Kenneth Brandt is a financial advisor with SkyOak Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 52 years of industry experience. He has been with SkyOak Wealth since 2019 and has a longstanding association with Brandt, Kelly & Simmons Securities, LLC dating back to 2002. SkyOak Wealth offers wealth management, investment management, and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a customized investment process that blends fundamental, trend, and technical analysis within a core–satellite approach, using discretionary portfolio management and a variety of investment vehicles.

Thomas Delpup is a financial advisor at Financial Transparency with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to his current role, he worked at Enlightened Finance LLC and Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc. alongside their affiliated advisory firms. In addition to his financial advisory work, Delpup owns and operates a law practice providing legal services to clients and manages Blackheath Capital Management. Financial Transparency provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, businesses, and other organizations through a team of independent advisory representatives. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis, offering both passive and active management across multiple portfolio programs tailored to client needs.

Marguerite Tschirhart is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at VALIC Financial Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, she is a sole-practitioner attorney and operates a health insurance business. VIMA, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting, employing a top-down, sector-focused investment process that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and covered call option strategies.

Michael Rodzik is a financial advisor with Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Managed Asset Portfolios since 2011 and Alt Fund Distributors LLC since 2014. Managed Asset Portfolios provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and government plans, trusts, and investment companies. The firm employs a value-oriented equity and fixed-income research approach, offers separately managed accounts, sub-advisory roles, and retirement plan consulting, and utilizes tools such as the Bloomberg MAC-3 risk model to inform portfolio construction.

Daniel Goldberg is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Diversified Portfolios, Inc. since 2021 and previously spent 11 years with J.P. Morgan Institutional Investments Inc. and JPMorgan Investment Management Inc. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-management services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $1.66 billion for about 606 clients, using a long-term asset allocation strategy focused on broad diversification and cost-conscious use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, supplemented by selective active fixed-income investments.

Benjamin Klamo is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Gainplan LLC since 2015. Gainplan LLC is a team firm based in Bloomfield Hills, MI, consisting of eight advisors. Gainplan LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension, and corporate clients, offering asset management, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm uses a factor-based, top-down investment process that incorporates tactical and strategic asset allocations with various instruments including ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and derivatives.

Logan Dimitrie is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Center for Financial Planning Inc. He has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James and Associates, and previously worked at Walsh College and American House. Center for Financial Planning, Inc. provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversification, managing approximately $1.97 billion in assets with a team of 17 advisors.

Daniel Patterson is a financial advisor with Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC in Rochester, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Asset Portfolios since 2001, serving as a client relations manager and a 5% owner. Managed Asset Portfolios provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government plans, trusts, estates, registered and private investment companies, and offshore funds. The firm employs a value-oriented equity analysis and detailed fixed-income research approach, offering separately managed accounts, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan consulting.

Brian Newcombe is a financial advisor with Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC in Rochester, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having six years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Asset Portfolios since 2016. Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and various types of plans and organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value research approach and manages pooled investment vehicles as well as separately managed accounts across multiple asset classes.

Matthew Doering is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Thurston Springer and Edward Jones. VIMA, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm employs a top-down, sector-focused investment approach and customizes portfolios using equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and covered call strategies.

Andrew O’Laughlin is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving with Center for Financial Planning, Inc. He has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Financial Focus, and LPL Financial. At Center for Financial Planning, he holds the role of Director of Client Services. Center for Financial Planning, Inc. provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification across multiple asset classes and manages approximately $1.97 billion in assets through a team of 17 advisors.

Derek Podolak is a financial advisor with Solyco Wealth LLC in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Gladstone Wealth Partners, Affinity Wealth Management Group, LPL Financial, and CITIZENS Bank. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Solyco Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis and offers tax preparation and accounting services through an affiliated entity.

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.