Eric Somsel Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Founders Financial Securities LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Securian Financial Advisors of the Great Lakes, Minnesota Life, and Securian Financial Services Inc. from 2016 to 2021. Outside of financial advising, Somsel has been active as a hockey referee in Lansing, MI. Founders Financial Securities serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients, offering a range of advisory platforms including managed portfolios, third-party manager access, and 1031 exchange consulting, with over $4 billion in client assets under management. The firm allows its advisors to operate under individualized investment philosophies while providing oversight and fiduciary services.

Nathan Gurchak is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. He has three years of industry experience with prior roles at KeyBank, Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc., and Morgan Stanley. Outside of finance, Nathan worked at Skatin' Station for three years. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including discretionary management and ESG-oriented options, and reported $1.615 billion in discretionary assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Thomas Williams is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He currently works at CX Institutional, LLC and previously held roles at Tfg Advisors, Jackson National Life Insurance, Michigan State University, and Farmington Public Schools. CX Institutional serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plan sponsors by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its CX Multi-Strategy Platform. The firm employs a multi-strategy asset allocation approach using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various asset classes and supplements investment management with third-party technology for consolidated reporting and tax-efficient asset location.

Ruhin Shah is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with a Series 65 credential and less than one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Plante Moran, Ally Financial, and Toyoda Gosei, as well as experience in educational settings such as Michigan State University and Dakota High School. 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 process integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with a proprietary equity market valuation model and frequently employs third-party managers and alternative investments.

Joshua Foley is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked in various roles, including positions in the food service and lighting industries. Outside of advising, he has been associated with Indianwood Golf & Country Club since 2024. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and state and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, implementing client mandates through model portfolios and a range of platform and sub-advisor options.

Travis Veenhuis is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Zhang Financial. His prior experience includes roles at SGH Wealth Management and a work history connected to Kalamazoo College. Zhang Financial is a multi-advisor, fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $8.37 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, charities, corporations, and government entities with a range of portfolio management and advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside internally developed model portfolios.

Connor Sturgess is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Level Four Advisory Services. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Concurrent Advisors. He is also involved with Financial Independence, LLC, supporting financial advisory services. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and state and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing a range of model portfolios and sub-advisors through multiple custodian platforms.

James Kraatz is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 35 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Next Financial Group, Inc., Capital Financial Services, Inc., and JESUP & LAMONT Advisors. Outside of advising, he owns Faith Investment Services LLC, which offers fixed insurance products. Blackridge Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides tailored portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and estate-planning referrals, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in its investment process.

John Stein is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Arax Advisory Partners, LLC and previously worked at Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC for ten years. He also receives referral fees for clients he refers to other investment advisory firms. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets across more than 200 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives, including the use of performance-based fee structures and private fund management.

Andrew Lampela is a financial advisor at Thurston Springer Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fratarcangeli Wealth Management and Jackson National. Lampela’s background includes a variety of roles outside finance, including positions at Dick's Sporting Goods and Walnut Creek Country Club. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services, using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis to support both buy-and-hold and active management strategies.

Loran Coffman is a financial advisor with RFG Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., EF Legacy Securities, LLC, and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Coffman is also the owner and founder of Route Financial Group, a registered investment advisory business. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 178 advisors managing around $8 billion for more than 17,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to both proprietary and third-party investment strategies, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis using a combination of active and passive models with a focus on risk management.

Cameron Roehl is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, working with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2013. He has 12 years of industry experience. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with a proprietary equity market valuation model, managing a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Mitchell Bonnett is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and LPL Financial, where he worked for over two decades. Outside of his advisory work, he is a vice president and co-owner of Wealth Creation Strategies Inc. and serves as class treasurer for the West Point Class of 1965. Madison Avenue Securities, LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.0 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services through multiple account platforms.

Kenneth Coe is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 50 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Integrated Capital Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and First Heartland Capital, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in the sale and servicing of fixed insurance products. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular consulting. The firm employs asset-class model allocations across multiple risk levels and offers specialized strategies, including Biblically Responsible Investing, supported by third-party research and an Executive Investment Committee.

Jonathan Mafrice is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Detroit Financial and Eyebloc LLC. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm utilizes a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employs model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Muata Mahluli is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He currently works at Facet Wealth and has held positions at Charles Schwab, TIAA-CREF, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill. Mahluli serves on the board of directors for The Detroit Recovery Project, a nonprofit focused on supporting individuals and communities affected by co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm uses model-based asset allocations, technology-driven processes, and a flat subscription pricing model instead of traditional percentage-of-assets fees.

Terry Hirsch is a financial advisor at CX Institutional, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at TFG Advisers LLC and Tfg Advisors from 1996 to 2025. CX Institutional serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis across a range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, structured products, and private investment funds.

Malachi Cattanach is a financial advisor at Thurston Springer Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Area Home Services for eleven years. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services tailored to client goals with a range of active and passive investment strategies.

Gavin Schmidtmann is a financial advisor at Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Aurora Securities Inc., Oakland Hills Country Club, Country Club of Lansing, and Ferris State University. Schmidtmann is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering fixed insurance products through Secure Investors Group. 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 uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes and focuses on serving individuals and plan-level consulting rather than traditional corporate clients.

Jonathan Sawchuk is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Farmington Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2020 and previously spent time at Endless Possibilities and the Renaissance Charter School at Crown Point. Outside of advisory work, he operates Sawchuk Solutions, LLC, a holding company for tax purposes. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network and firm-managed programs.