Steven Sicklesteel is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience, currently serving at DWP in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. He has worked at Deseranno Corp since 2007. DWP provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional entities such as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a broad range of investment types.

Matthew Sumnicht is a financial advisor at Bowline Financial, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and AXA Advisors, LLC. He is independently licensed to sell insurance products and receives commissions when acting in that capacity. Bowline Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation framework and combines various analytical methods, including technical, fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, to tailor portfolios aligned with clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Phillip Putney is a financial advisor with AFS Wealth Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 63 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brookstone Capital Management LLC for two years before joining AFS Wealth Management in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates several non-investment businesses, including a certified public accounting firm and tax planning services. AFS Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and small businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm integrates investment advisory services with affiliated tax and insurance businesses, constructing individualized portfolios using a combination of asset allocation and various analytical approaches.

Alandress Gardner is a financial advisor at DWP with 15 years of industry experience. Gardner holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Deseranno Wealth Management since 2008. Gardner also operates Gardner Financial and Life Planning, providing investment advice primarily through a relationship with Deseranno Wealth Management. DWP offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and various business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis, manages approximately $195.1 million in discretionary assets, and maintains a broad investment approach that includes equities, municipal securities, options, futures, and other instruments.

Rico Camerone is a financial advisor with New Era Investments LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Lincoln Investment, and has been associated with New Era Investments LLC since 1993. Camerone serves on the boards of Haven of Hope and Family Assistance for Renaissance Men, both nonprofit organizations focused on community support. New Era Investments LLC advises individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a modern portfolio theory-based approach that includes discretionary management and third-party money managers. The firm offers a broad range of investment vehicles and conducts regular account reviews to align portfolios with client objectives.

Rico Camerone is a financial advisor with New Era Investments LLC in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Camerone Wealth Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Capital Analysts, and Lincoln Investment. Outside of advisory work, he owns TheWebTide, a marketing business focused on running campaigns and website maintenance for small businesses. New Era Investments LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategy based on modern portfolio theory that includes both long- and short-term trading across various asset classes. The firm also offers discretionary management and utilizes third-party money managers as appropriate.

Dewey Steffen is a financial advisor at Great Lakes Wealth, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016. Steffen serves on the Board of Trustees for William Beaumont Hospital. Great Lakes Wealth, LLC provides asset management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer plan sponsors. The firm uses a tiered service model and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build tailored portfolios that include a variety of investment strategies and asset classes.

Anthony Mitchell is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Marketocracy Masters Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Marketocracy since 2021 and previously held roles at Brown-Forman and Infinium Spirits. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of Hall of Fame Corp, a technology, finance, and consulting firm, and also leads JGJ Marketing. Marketocracy Masters Capital Management is an internet-based registered investment adviser that uses algorithm-driven portfolio management for individual clients. The firm offers discretionary management of model portfolios through an interactive website and focuses on serving individual investors with low minimums.

Anne Nichols is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience and has been with Fern Capital Inc. since 2016. She serves as a board member of the Eagle Capital Growth Fund. Fern Capital Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $71 million across a small client base with a focus on fundamental analysis emphasizing earnings growth and investment-grade fixed income.

Michael Windle II is a financial advisor at Custom Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at AE Wealth Management and Kalos Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in an entrepreneurial venture selling Legos through Dark Side of Bricks. Custom Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and trusts. The firm employs an active, asset-allocation approach with a specialization in bank-issued structured notes and integrates investment management with financial planning and insurance services through an affiliated agency.

Mark Kidd is a financial advisor at Kidd Financial Planning, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and has prior experience at Norton & Kidd CPAs PC and Kindlinger & Company PC. In addition to his advisory role, he is a shareholder in a CPA and tax/accounting firm. Kidd Financial Planning, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on passive, asset-class diversification and long-term buy-and-hold strategies, using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

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Eric Daniel is a financial advisor with Daniel Investment Group Inc. in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network from 1997 to 2021 and again from 2022 to 2025, alongside his ongoing role at Daniel Investment Group since 1997. Daniel Investment Group Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-oriented, fiduciary, and cost-sensitive approach using customizable model portfolios, managing approximately $210 million across about 214 client relationships.

William Mack is a Certified Financial Planner® with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at a mutual fund management company and has been associated with CND Financial since 2008, as well as operating William Mack & Associates, Inc. since 1992. CND Financial is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages individualized portfolios primarily through diversified allocations to no-load mutual funds and ETFs, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on longer-term holdings.

John Herbert is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Bowline Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following roles at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual, and Axa Advisors. Herbert is independently licensed to sell insurance products. Bowline Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a strategic asset-allocation framework tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives, with access to a range of investment vehicles including cryptocurrencies and structured notes.

Suzanne Antonelli is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked with Sigma Investment Counselors for six years before founding Antonelli Financial Advisors, LLC, where she has been advising clients for nine years. Antonelli Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach to build globally diversified portfolios and customizes financial planning services according to client needs, managing approximately $229 million across 189 client relationships.

Peter Mendler is a financial advisor at Raider Dennis Agency with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Madison Avenue Securities, AE Wealth Management, Global Financial Private Capital, and GF Investment Services. Mendler is a vice president and 50% owner of Raider Dennis Agency, where he is involved in sales and management. Raider Dennis Agency provides investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset management through model portfolios on a sponsored wrap-fee platform. The firm uses cyclical analysis and third-party model managers via AE Wealth’s platform, primarily managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis while maintaining active insurance brokerage and broker-dealer affiliations.

Donald Mcleod is a financial advisor with Royal Oak Wealth Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 57 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms including Geneos Wealth Management and The Mcleod Group Inc, where he was president and owner of a non-investment employee benefits business. Additionally, he owns fixed insurance agencies operating independently of his advisory practice. Alpha Asset Advisors serves individual clients primarily through a sub-advisory model, managing discretionary accounts with a rules-based dividend-growth strategy focused on long-term holdings. The firm delegates client-facing responsibilities to primary advisers while exercising investment discretion over the portfolios it manages.

Lisa Camerone is a financial advisor with New Era Investments LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Lincoln Investment and Capital Analysts, among other firms. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in managing insurance agencies offering fixed and traditional insurance products as well as life, health, and disability coverage. New Era Investments LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing modern portfolio theory and a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, annuities, private placements, and non-U.S. securities. The firm offers discretionary management and third-party money manager selection, with regular portfolio reviews aligned to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Scott Wolter is the President, CCO, and CEO of The Wolter Group, Inc., with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stonex Securities Inc. and Advanced Financial Planning d/b/a The Cadez Group, LTD. Outside of his advisory roles, he is an instructor at Suburban Hockey Schools, where he teaches hockey skills. The Wolter Group, Inc. provides customized wealth management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $50.8 million in discretionary assets. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with comprehensive planning tailored to client-specific circumstances, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with strategic and tactical asset allocation.