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.

Steven White is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with IP Financial Advisory Services since 2019 and is also associated with Innovation Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in administering employee benefit plans and distributes discount prescription drug cards through a separate business. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of analytical approaches and also refers clients to third-party investment advisors, emphasizing services for non-high-net-worth individuals.

Mary Hanson Kent is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC in Canton, MI, holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with Bison Wealth since 2025, with prior experience at Raymond James and Village Global. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, curated model portfolios, financial planning, and a turnkey asset management platform for unaffiliated advisers, utilizing both traditional and alternative investments alongside option-based overlay strategies.

Avery Markos is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including AE Wealth Management and Brokers International Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in independent insurance sales through Wealth Trac Financial. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management, as well as standalone financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented approach with a long-term investment horizon and utilizes a variety of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Jonathan Sawchuk is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment and Endless Possibilities, as well as served at Renaissance Charter School at Crown Point. Outside his advisory role, he is the organizer and sole proprietor of Sawchuk Solutions, LLC. Capital Analysts serves a wide range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment team and proprietary screening tools, with a notable affiliation with Lincoln Investment and a model that accommodates advisors' outside business activities.

Paul Hack is a financial advisor at Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 56 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Elevation Point in 2025, he worked for Raymond James & Associates for 26 years. He is also a partner in The Steady Climb LLC. Elevation Point Wealth Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser with over $8 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities through model portfolio strategies that incorporate tactical asset allocation and third-party managers, while integrating insurance distribution and annuity servicing within its advisory services.

Craig Tanis is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at CoreCap Advisors and CoreCap Investments since 2019. Prior to that, he was with The KR Group from 2016 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Tanis is an independent insurance agent selling health and life insurance. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth and accredited investors, retirement accounts, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon and utilizes a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Julie Goldsmith is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., where she has worked since 1987. She holds a Series 63 license and serves as co-president of the Kelly Green Meadow Condominium Association. She is also an insurance agent with J Weil Goldsmith & Associates, LLC, focusing on life, health, and annuity insurance. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans through a range of managed account programs and third-party money manager relationships. The firm primarily delivers solutions via a platform relationship with Envestnet and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment options.

Mitchell Sehi is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, Pruco Securities, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of advising, he has worked in the hospitality industry as a server at Ocean Prime. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm utilizes a goals-based financial advising approach supported by proprietary software and behavioral economics, employing both passive and active investment strategies alongside dynamic rebalancing when appropriate.

Marc Schechter is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with one year of experience at the firm and over a decade in the industry. He previously operated Schechter Investment Advisors from 2013 to 2025. Schechter is involved in managing a private fund that pursues venture capital and private-equity strategies. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including 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, and is notable for its use of performance-based fees and carried-interest structures for qualified investors and private funds.

Dino Berri is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His background includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Michigan Educational Credit Union, and multiple other financial services firms. Berri is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed and indexed annuity sales and life insurance. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing strategy.

Adelaina Welch is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and KMG Fiduciary Partners. Fortis Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting using a combination of discretionary management, advisor-specific styles, and model portfolios that incorporate passive, active, tactical, and ESG-oriented strategies.

Joseph Theisen is a financial advisor with Advance Capital Management Inc in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Advance Capital Management and its affiliate Advance Capital Services since 2000. Advance Capital Management serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs an Investment Committee to guide decisions, offers a range of strategies including direct indexing and alternative investments, and manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets across more than 6,800 clients.

Tetyana Haddad is a financial advisor with Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 16 years of industry experience, having worked at Berthel Fisher since 2009. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed to solicit insurance products. Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of asset management platforms and investment strategies, delivered by approximately 100 independent investment adviser representatives.

James Simasko is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a legal career spanning over three decades as a partner and attorney at Simasko Law P.C., specializing in estate planning, probate, and Medicaid law. Simasko also operates Simasko Financial, focusing on insurance and annuity sales, serving a client base closely aligned with his advisory practice. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management, as well as standalone financial planning, serving individuals, retirement accounts, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, often incorporating sub-advisors and third-party asset managers.

Michael Sharber is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill before joining Kestra in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Managing Partner at Polaris Private Wealth and owns Sharber Investments Inc., both entities involved in providing investment and financial advisory services. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC offers investment advisory through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving individuals and institutions. The firm manages approximately $13.45 billion in client assets and provides access to a wide range of investment products and platforms within a model that supports both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Keith Murphy is a financial advisor at HighPoint Planning Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with HighPoint Advisor Group since 2015, also maintaining a long-term association with LPL Financial since 1998. Murphy has involvement in a separate business entity, Murphy Wealth Management LLC, which is classified as not investment related. HighPoint Advisor Group serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and utilizes fundamental analysis to construct tailored investment policies across a range of securities and third-party platforms.

Ryan Shuchman is a financial advisor with CoreCap Advisors in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with CoreCap Advisors, CoreCap Investments, and Cliff Corp since 2018, and previously worked at P&M Corporate Finance, LLC from 2008 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Shuchman is involved in managing rental real estate and investing in distressed properties and real estate notes. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning to a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented approach with a generally long-term investment horizon, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and incorporates sub-advisors and third-party asset managers as part of its strategy.

Raymond Fortin is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining MissionSquare in 2020, he worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2020. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, employees, and certain nonprofits by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm utilizes model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management and supports over 40,000 participants through a multi-team advisory structure.

Jennifer Shammamy is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Kcd Financial, Inc. and has previously worked at H&B Financial Group and Hoover & Associates. Outside of her advisory role, she assists a law firm by answering phones and occasionally witnessing estate signings on a volunteer basis. Kcd Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and introducing broker-dealer with 38 advisors managing approximately $202 million in regulatory assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients, offering tailored investment strategies and access to third-party management programs.