Mark Eriksen is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Summit Financial Group Inc., and LPL. Eriksen serves as a non-compensated board member of the Detroit Regional Chamber. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team firm serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans, managing approximately $12.4 billion through around 207 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory and financial planning services across numerous platforms, employing a combination of firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations.

Robert Shampine Jr. is a financial advisor at Golden Reserve Retirement, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Golden Reserve Retirement in 2026, he worked at Mainstay Capital Management, Greystone Financial Group, Polaris Greystone Advisory Group, Direct Financial, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Golden Reserve Retirement, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term trading and diversification with a preference for passive, low-cost investments. The firm integrates affiliated estate-planning legal and tax services within its fixed annual fee structure.

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.

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 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blackridge Asset Management and Peak Brokerage Services since 2017 and was previously with NEXT Financial Group from 2008 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Kraatz owns Faith Investment Services LLC, which provides fixed insurance products. Blackridge Asset Management offers personalized financial planning, asset management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm utilizes a client-driven investment process with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and has recently expanded to provide sub-advisory services to third-party RIAs.

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 a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fratarcangeli Wealth Management and Jackson National. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies such as Tactical Momentum and Earnings Momentum, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

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.

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 and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Detroit Financial, as self-employed, and at EYEBLOC LLC. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion for nearly 29,615 clients. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, and registered investment companies through a network of almost 300 investment adviser representatives, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan support, and sub-advisory services.

Muata Mahluli is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Facet. He has worked at Facet Wealth since 2020 and has prior experience at Charles Schwab and TIAA-CREF. 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 is a multi-team firm serving individual members across a wide range of wealth levels through tiered subscription-based financial planning and implementation services. The firm delivers holistic financial advice using a Total Financial Life Resources framework and offers discretionary investment management primarily through ETFs, with fixed subscription fees rather than percentage-based asset management charges.

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 with Thurston Springer Advisors based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the financial industry, he spent 11 years at Area Home Services. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs various investment strategies such as Tactical Momentum and Earnings Momentum, offering discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting among other services.

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.

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.

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.