Peter Kennedy is a CFA® charterholder based in Birmingham, MI, with seven years of experience at Kennedy Investment Counsel LLC and 40 years at Comerica, Inc. He leads Kennedy Investment Counsel LLC, an independent firm specializing in portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm creates individualized investment plans and employs a mix of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to build long-term portfolios. Kennedy Investment Counsel maintains a boutique practice with a very small client base, offering highly individualized oversight without using third-party subadvisers or wrap fee programs.

Sevag Vartanian is the sole advisor at Vartanian Capital Management in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2019, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Inc for five years. He is also involved with DGC Leasing, LLC, an equipment leasing business. Vartanian Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term strategy tailored to each client’s financial and tax situation, and is notable for its focus on servicing charitable and private foundations.

Keith Southwick is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Straitgate Financial L.L.C. since 2010, where he serves as the sole advisor. StraitGate Financial L.L.C. offers comprehensive financial and investment planning primarily for individuals and couples, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party money managers via the AssetMark platform, maintaining a primarily non-discretionary asset base while providing clients with regular reports and quarterly reviews.

David manages the finances for a group of families and business owners in Oakland County, Michigan. His expertise includes investment advisement, risk management, education planning, longevity planning, social security planning, estate planning, tax consultations, life insurance, charitable giving, and Medicare resources. He prioritizes meaningful personal relationships and provides honest advice. David attended Central Michigan University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree majoring in Personal Financial Planning. After graduation, he gained experience working as a financial advisor for two Fortune 500 firms over seven years before opening his independent practice, Deller Wealth Management, in 2018. Clients deserve personalized solutions from professionals they know and trust. David’s focus is getting to know you and your family financially in order to understand your goals. He provides a tailored approach to best meet your financial objectives. David is dedicated to providing the latest technology and resources to his clients in an endeavor to create an ideal client experience. “How can I help? It’s a simple but powerful question. I’d love to hear your story, learn who you are and how I can help.”

Gregory Brown is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the sole advisor at Pathway Financial Planning, LLC since 2011. Pathway Financial Planning is a fee-only, independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth management services, emphasizing low-cost, tax-aware, evidence-based portfolio construction with a focus on strategic asset allocation across global asset classes.

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.

Brian Heal is the principal advisor at Heal Financial LLC in Novi, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sports & Entertainment Investment Advisors, The Heal Agency, NYLIFE Securities, PKS Financial Corp, Major League Financial Group, and Woodbury Financial Services. He is also an independent insurance agent. Heal Financial, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a model-based approach featuring diversified portfolios, including a specialized Sports & Entertainment model, and integrates both long- and short-term holdings with options strategies.

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.

Ryan Murray is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the owner of Murray Strategic Investment LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Detroit, MI, and also operates Murray Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage brokerage. His prior work includes positions at Northern Trust and United Wholesale Mortgage. Murray Strategic Investment LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, combining passive funds with fundamental and technical analysis, and provides both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options.

David Salehi is the principal advisor at Salehi Wealth Management, LLC in Dearborn, MI. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Blue Chip Partners, LLC. Salehi is a recent University of Michigan graduate. Salehi Wealth Management provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, combining passive and active funds with individual securities. The firm incorporates alternative investments and applies multiple analytical approaches while offering portfolio supervision and written financial plans as part of its service.

George Papadopoulos is the sole advisor at George Papadopoulos, CPA/PFS, CFP®, an independent firm based in Ann Arbor, MI. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he contributes original content to financial industry publications and manages an online blog unrelated to finance. The firm provides ongoing wealth management and consultation services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, integrating annual federal and state tax return preparation into its services. The investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on strategic, long-term asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, and the firm manages accounts on a limited discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

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.

Eric Holmes is the principal advisor at Reliance Capital Holdings, LLC, an independent firm based in Southfield, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. Holmes has worked with firms including American Portfolios and Chelsea Square, and also oversees Excell Diabetic Supply, a mail-order diabetic supplies business. Reliance Capital Holdings provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes and includes the use of third-party money managers.

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.

Renee Skiver is the principal advisor at Skiver Investment Services with 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Next Financial Group Inc before founding her independent firm in 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent offering life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care, and property and casualty coverage. Skiver Investment Services is a state-registered independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a customized, predominantly long-term investment approach using fundamental, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios consisting of individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and bonds.

Robert Minasian is a financial advisor with Personal Wealth Management, LLC in Commerce, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including Prime Meridian Capital Management, LLC and Novus Investments LLC. Minasian provides life insurance and fixed index annuity solutions through affiliations with independent firms. Personal Wealth Management, LLC offers investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm develops individualized portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring and reviews.

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.