David Cretcher is a financial advisor at Weather Eye Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Castle Tax Defense, Inc. since 2021 alongside his role at Weather Eye Advisors, which he joined in 2012. Weather Eye Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and non-U.S. clients. The firm employs an All-Weather, macro-driven investment approach focused on risk management and income-producing instruments, with services that include portfolio management, tax and financial planning, and insurance advice.

Devin Bone is a financial advisor at Forsythia Financial with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background as a partner at the law firm Paesano Akkashian, PC, where he specializes in commercial litigation and securities law matters. Bone balances his advisory role with legal practice, overseeing litigation and transactional work as well as supervising other attorneys. Forsythia Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm combines macroeconomic asset-allocation strategies with detailed company research across various investment types, leveraging Bone’s legal expertise in securities and estate planning as a distinctive aspect of its approach.

William Shelmon is a financial advisor at Paycheck to Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Toyota Motor of North America since 1990 as a product design engineer and executive project manager focused on investigating new technologies. Paycheck to Wealth provides fee-based investment advice and financial planning primarily to individual clients, offering subscription-based services, seminars, and employee-education workshops. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-class investing using low-cost index funds and model portfolios, incorporating statistical analysis and semi-annual portfolio monitoring.

Howard Bayliss is a financial advisor at Core Financial Planning in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Core Financial Planning since 2008. Core Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plan participants through financial and tax planning. The firm emphasizes disciplined asset allocation with a focus on equities, global diversification, and high-quality fixed income, providing tailored investment advice without discretionary management or commission-based products.

Kevin Delaere is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is the principal of GK Private Wealth Partners LLC, an independent advisory firm he joined in 2023 after 20 years at Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is a shareholder at Groen, Kluka & Company, where he prepares financial statements and tax returns for individuals and small businesses. GK Private Wealth Partners is a fee-only firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a blend of passive and active strategies aligned with clients’ risk tolerance and tax considerations.

Warren Mcintyre is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Visionquest Financial Planning LLC since 2002. VisionQuest Financial Planning LLC offers project-based financial planning and investment consultation services primarily to individuals and families, as well as to businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates on a non-discretionary, fee-for-service model, emphasizing long-term, fundamental buy-and-hold investment strategies with diversified asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

John Daniel is the sole advisor at Daniel Investments, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Daniel Investments since 1997. Daniel Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, small business owners, and small nonprofit organizations, including endowment funds and foundations. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis with a long-term holding orientation and portfolios tailored to clients’ income needs, growth objectives, and risk tolerance.

Michael Miley is a financial advisor with New View Financial, LLC in Auburn Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sigma Financial Corporation and operated Miley Financial before founding his current firm in 2018. New View Financial is a state-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm provides personalized investment management and financial consulting, utilizing a range of analytical methods and typically recommending exchange-traded funds and no-load mutual funds, while also accommodating sophisticated strategies such as option contracts.

Michael Palazzolo is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience and has been leading Fintentional LLC since 2016. Based in Birmingham, MI, he operates as the sole advisor at his independent firm. Fintentional LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on passive management through low-cost index funds and ETFs and offering non-discretionary investment assistance. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients and coordinates with other professionals for services such as tax planning and preparation.

Carl Gill is a financial advisor with Asset Preservation Capital, LTD in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Healthview Asset Management, Elevated Performance Investment Group, and his own Asset Preservation Capital entities. In addition to advising, he owns and operates a tax preparation business. Asset Preservation Capital primarily serves individual clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, targeted consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm utilizes customized, asset-allocation driven portfolios and collaborates with third-party advisers, managing approximately $16 million across about 100 client relationships.

Scott Wloszek is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He founded SW Advisors, LLC in 2019 after seven years at Clarkston Capital Partners. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth soccer teams in Royal Oak, Michigan. SW Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and customized trade execution services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charities, and institutions. The firm employs a technical-analysis-driven investment approach and offers institutional portfolio execution with transaction-cost analysis reporting, managing approximately $16 million across 63 client accounts.

Robert Minasian is a financial advisor at Personal Wealth Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Prime Meridian Capital Management, LLC and Novus Investments LLC prior to his current role. Minasian is also involved in providing life insurance and fixed index annuity solutions through independent firms affiliated with his practice. Personal Wealth Management, LLC offers investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm manages customized portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis, focusing on long-term holdings with tactical reallocations, and incorporates a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, and insurance products.

Anthony Desantis is the sole advisor at Affluent Solutions, LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, Michigan. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Affluent Solutions since 2001. Affluent Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, typically requiring a minimum investment of $25,000. The firm provides investor coaching, financial planning, and advisory services, operating as a co-advisor that refers assets to an unaffiliated SEC-registered money manager who implements investment decisions and maintains custody.

Herbert Glass is the principal of Glass Retirement Strategies, Inc. in Bingham Farms, MI, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with his current firm since 2009. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in pension setup and administrative services as well as insurance product sales. Glass Retirement Strategies primarily advises pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans and offers the SEI Asset Allocation Program to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on an asset-allocation approach and provides services largely on a non-discretionary basis, combining retirement plan consulting, administration, and participant education.

Mena Ghattas is a financial advisor with Henchmen Partners in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Henchmen Partners since 2022 and concurrently serves as a Senior Manager at Niterra, an automotive supplier. Henchmen Partners provides ongoing portfolio management to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, tailoring Investment Policy Statements to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis with long-term trading and options strategies across various asset classes, operating primarily with discretionary trading authority.

Kenneth Allen is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He is the managing member and Chief Compliance Officer of Allen Financial Management, an independent firm he founded in 2010. He has worked at Mutual Securities, Inc. since 2015. In addition to his advisory work, he is also licensed to provide term life and universal life insurance services. Allen Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and trading strategies to tailor portfolios primarily through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Roger Steed is the sole advisor at KRS Capital Management, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has led KRS Capital Management since 2007. KRS Capital Management offers investment management and project-based financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, and business or charitable entities. The firm employs a tailored approach using asset allocation and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides clients with a weekly market commentary and periodic newsletter.

Dan Barish is a financial advisor at DIB Investment Management LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Lasalle St. Securities since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains an unrelated business interest outside of investment management. DIB Investment Management LLC provides non-discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and investment companies through formula-driven model equity strategies focused on growth or value. The firm builds portfolios primarily from individual equities and offers ongoing consultation services while clients retain control over trade execution.

Terry Maxwell is the sole advisor at Maxwell Investment Advisory Services, an independent firm based in Troy, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 30 years of industry experience, having led his advisory practice since 1985. Maxwell Investment Advisory Services provides ongoing investment advice, trade execution, performance monitoring, and portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes diversification and low-cost investing using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring allocations based on risk tolerance and conducting at least annual reviews.

Michael Prus is the president and founder of Scale Investment Group, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Scale Investment Group in 2010, he worked at Freedom One Financial Group and Investment Counsel Inc. Scale Investment Group provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including ERISA-qualified retirement plans and other advisers. The firm focuses on low-cost, diversified portfolios using a combination of quantitative and qualitative fund selection, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with pension consulting and sub-advisory services.