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.

Richard Grucz is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with SagePoint Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent. Silver Oak Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other business entities through a network of approximately 101 financial professionals, managing around $2.4 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, combining discretionary investment management with an emphasis on operational features like ongoing model monitoring and automatic investment processes.

Michael Guillery is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Trenton, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and possessing 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Intervest International Equities Corp, Q3 Asset Management, and as a self-employed advisor. He is also the owner of Lighthouse Tax and Investment Planning, where he sells insurance products. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers tailored, suitability-driven advice and utilizes platform tools such as Unified Managed Accounts and Advisor as Portfolio Manager programs, with client accounts managed on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Justin Halvorson is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors, based in Detroit, MI. He has four years of industry experience and has worked at Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Michigan State University, Uber, and Mulder Management. Plante Moran Financial Advisors serves individual and institutional clients with investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary equity valuation models to manage a diverse range of portfolios through discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Anthony Lajeunesse is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, Advantage Investment Management, and TL Financial Group. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and customizable sleeves, supported by a central Investment Management team and an Investment Committee.

Bianca Candela is a financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Detroit, MI. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Plante Moran since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and teaching positions at the University of Detroit Mercy and local schools. Plante Moran Financial Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary valuation models.

Michael Ulle is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Plante Moran in 2023, he worked at Fidelity Investments and Ernst and Young. Plante Moran Financial Advisors offers investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to individual and institutional clients, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary equity valuation models. The firm serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and financial institutions, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Omar Baadarani is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC in Dearborn, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill from 2010 to 2024. Sequent Planning, LLC operates as Futurity First Wealth Management and serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm offers a range of services including asset management and fiduciary retirement-plan solutions, utilizing diversified manager exposures and tax-aware strategies delivered by a network of independent adviser representatives.

Jacqueline Venier is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2006 and is also a partner at Plante & Moran, PLLC. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, managing a notable mix of assets across multiple investment vehicles.

Brett Deeter is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2014. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Joseph Dixon is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Dixon is involved as an officer and director in a marketing DBA used for his practice. Independent Financial Group is a large integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services through multiple platforms and employs both in-house and third-party investment models.

Kyle Glaab is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SPC. He has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation since 2011 and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Third Gen Financial, Inc., and operates Individual Financial Planning, LLC. He is also a licensed notary public in Oakland County, MI. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, employing a range of discretionary and nondiscretionary investment strategies.

Marion Smith is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2025, Smith worked at Merrill for ten years and at J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank for four years each. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, while operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Sean Klotz is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has a varied work history including roles at DoorDash and Eastern Michigan University. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets across individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios with asset allocation and tax-aware strategies, operating a multi-advisor platform supported by a range of affiliated financial services.

Doyle Mosley is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held prior positions at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, Citizens Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, utilizing multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers.

Philip Buccini is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection across various investment vehicles.

Michael Tafelski is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2007. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Brownstown Township, MI. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank to provide a range of discretionary managed-account programs, including advisor-directed models and direct indexing, supported by comprehensive supervisory and review processes.

Michael Lacombe is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63-registered financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 1999. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, and it offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax, and consulting businesses.

Kristen Horvath is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages a for-profit Etsy shop focused on design creation. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, often serving clients with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized and model-based investment options.

Brandon Wylie is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz in 2022, he worked in various roles including positions at Albion College, The Home Depot, and the University of Michigan - Dearborn. Outside of finance, he serves as an ice hockey referee with USA Hockey. Hantz Financial Services is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform that emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and related services.