Michael Rice is a financial advisor with StraightLine in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with StraightLine since 2013. StraightLine serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement-plan sponsors by providing investment management, financial planning, cash management, and retirement plan education and communication services. The firm employs institutional research and proprietary model portfolios to guide investment decisions and offers a structured participant education program.

Dennis Raffin is a financial advisor at StraightLine based in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. He has worked at StraightLine and its predecessor entities since 2008. StraightLine serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement-plan sponsors by offering investment management, financial planning, discretionary cash management, and retirement plan education services. The firm employs institutional research and proprietary model portfolios to guide investment decisions and provides a structured participant education program through group meetings, one-on-one sessions, and webinars.

Tareq Jallaf is a financial advisor at Hilltop Wealth & Tax Solutions with Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Unique Wealth Strategies and experience in academic settings at Northern Illinois University and the University of Vermont. Hilltop Wealth & Tax Solutions serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and tax-exempt entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and integrated tax and estate planning. The firm customizes investment decisions based on client objectives and risk tolerance, combining advisory services with in-house tax and bookkeeping capabilities.

Bradford Vannelli is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He currently works at Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC and is also dually registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Prior to these roles, he spent nine years at UBS Financial Services. In addition to his advisory duties, Mr. Vannelli engages in insurance sales, dedicating a small portion of his time to this activity. Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and private foundations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with a focus on long-term, diversified asset allocation across a broad range of investment types, including privately offered pooled investment vehicles.

David Mc Cormack is a financial advisor at Pointe Capital Management LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies LLC, and FBR Capital Markets & Co. Pointe Capital Management provides investment management and ERISA fiduciary retirement-plan advising to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and select institutional clients. The firm focuses on a long-term, fundamentally driven Large Cap Value equity strategy supported by diversified asset allocation, and it employs leverage and derivatives in separately managed accounts while foregoing traditional financial planning services.

Brandon Taylor is a financial advisor at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors, L, holding a Series 65 designation. He has prior experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers and currently works as a consultant at Taylor Capital, LLC. Brandon is based in Charlotte, NC and has been in the industry since 2025. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $327 million across about 418 client accounts and offers a mergers and acquisitions advisory practice alongside portfolio management.

Kent Commer is a financial professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Arrow Financial Group. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Arrow Investment Management LLC since 2010, with prior experience at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Essex Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Commer serves as clerk for the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and holds nonprofit roles including secretary/treasurer of the Grosse Pointe Ministerial Association and secretary of the Lakshore Optimist Club & Fund. Arrow Investment Management, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporations, foundations, and employee benefit plans. The firm uses personalized, risk-adjusted asset allocation models across more than 15 asset classes and offers multiple portfolio delivery platforms while maintaining a small advisory team and client roster.

Christine Isham is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Northern Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI since 2002. Northern Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients through holistic financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm uses a Functional Asset Allocation™ framework that considers clients’ life circumstances and tax profiles, offering tailored strategies and a mix of retainer-based engagement models.

Jeffrey Huebner is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Pointe Capital Management LLC since 2011, where he is part of a five-advisor team. Pointe Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, trusts, and 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm uses a long-term, low-turnover investment approach based on fundamental analysis combined with technical and cyclical inputs, managing diversified portfolios that include stocks, ETFs, MLPs, and fixed income.

Sean Wright is a CFA® charterholder currently with DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc., where he has worked since 2026. He has over a decade of industry experience, including 15 years at Munder Capital Management. DeRoy & Devereaux provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, employing a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental investment approach across equity and fixed income portfolios.

Stephanie Rose is a financial advisor at Arrow Financial Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Arrow Financial Group, she worked at Northwestern Mutual and OSAIC Wealth, Inc. Outside of finance, she operates a pharmaceutical courier delivery service as a secondary source of income. Arrow Investment Management, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporations, foundations, and employee benefit plans. The firm uses personalized, risk-adjusted asset allocation models across more than 15 asset classes and offers various portfolio management solutions through multiple delivery platforms.

Emily Chludzinski is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Baron Wealth Management since 2022 and previously spent seven years at Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Baron Wealth Management provides fiduciary wealth management and consultation services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on individualized advice, strategic diversified asset allocation, and regularly reviews portfolios using a combination of internally researched securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed programs.

Jeremy Brandt is a financial advisor at SkyOak Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Brandt, Kelly & Simmons Securities, LLC and Bks Advisors, LLC since 2006. SkyOak Wealth provides wealth management, investment management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and family office services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations. The firm uses a discretionary, customized investment approach that blends fundamental, trend, and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Jeff Osaer is a financial advisor at Spartan Wealth Management with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Charles Schwab and Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. since 2016. Spartan Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, managing a multi-advisor team with a diverse range of investment strategies.

Craig Simmons is a financial advisor at SkyOak Wealth with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Brandt, Kelly & Simmons Securities, LLC since 2002. Simmons has been with SkyOak Wealth since 2019. SkyOak Wealth provides wealth management, investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a customized investment process often using a core–satellite approach with active management across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Daniel Sippell is a CFP® currently with SGH Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2023. He has prior experience at Grand Capital Advisors and Alpha Management Group, and spent several years in educational roles at the University of Michigan and local community schools. SGH Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses proprietary model asset allocation strategies tailored to client risk tolerance and employs a variety of investment techniques, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, alternative investments, and options.

Albert Carlson is a financial advisor with FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at AE Financial Services, LLC, Independence Capital Company, and long-term involvement with Financial Services of America and Carlson Holdings. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in selling life, health insurance, and annuities. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term focus and tailored asset allocations, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning on a fixed-fee or hourly basis.

Brett Long is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors. He has worked at Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2015 and has been with Taylor Capital LLC and Taylor & Morgan Asset Management since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a consultant for Taylor Capital, LLC, focusing on investment analysis and compliance oversight for a private real estate fund. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $327 million across about 418 client accounts with a team of seven advisors and offers a mergers and acquisitions advisory practice alongside portfolio management.

Elizabeth Ottaway is a financial advisor with Pointe Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Pointe Capital Management since 2015. Ottaway serves on the corporate committee at the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center and chairs the investment committees for both the Young Women’s Home Association and the Tau Beta Association. Pointe Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, trusts, and 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, low-turnover investment approach centered on a proprietary five-step, sector-specific valuation process for its Large Cap Value strategy.

Brendan Knight is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining FSA Advisors, he worked at United Wholesale Mortgage and held roles outside the financial industry including at BJ's Wholesale Club and Dave's Pizza Buffet. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a focus on long-term trading and tailored asset allocations across mutual funds, fixed income, REITs, annuities, and ETFs.