Corey Voorman is a financial advisor at Voorman Investment Counsel LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Berndt & Associates, Karstens Investment Counsel, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Rooted Ministries Inc., participates in a musical project called The City Inside, and is Vice President of the Sigma Chi Detroit Alumni Chapter. Voorman Investment Counsel LLC provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering both long- and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Hussien Fawaz is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, operating through Ydream Financial Services, Inc. in Canton, MI. He has been with YDFS since 2003 and also owns a separate accounting, tax, and technology consulting business. Ydream Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, small business owners, corporate executives, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes long-term passive strategies supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing client portfolios on an individualized, discretionary basis.

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.

Steven Pierce is the principal of Pierce Financial LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Pierce Financial since 2004 and also worked at Chisholm & Darden Investment Advisors for 10 years. He serves as a volunteer board member of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Pierce Financial LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering portfolio management and pension/401(k) consulting. The firm employs a blend of charting, cyclical, and fundamental analysis, utilizing both long- and short-term trading techniques, including options and margin.

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.

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.

Scott Chisholm is a financial advisor at C&D Wealth Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with Chisholm & Dames, Inc. since 1995. C&D Wealth Advisors, Inc. provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a low-turnover, core equities investment approach supported by a proprietary economic model for tactical asset allocation and manages client assets on a discretionary basis.

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.

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.

David Palmer is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Partners of Michigan, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Management Partners of MI since 2003. Palmer serves as corporate secretary for Palmer Productions Group Inc., a business owned by his wife, in name only to meet state corporate requirements. Wealth Management Partners of MI is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual retail investors and sponsors of smaller retirement plans. The firm employs a client-driven process to develop investment profiles and policy statements, favoring long-term, passive portfolios constructed from ETFs, institutional no-load mutual funds, and managed futures, typically providing non-discretionary advice coordinated with third-party portfolio managers.

Jesse Geary is the sole advisor at Geddi Capital LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Geddi Capital, he worked in nonprofit roles focusing on violence intervention and peacemaking. Since 2022, he has served as a grant writer for a domestic violence assistance nonprofit. Geddi Capital provides individualized investment management and retirement-focused financial planning for individual clients. The firm employs an actively tactical investment approach that integrates third-party predictive algorithms with quantitative and fundamental analysis to adjust portfolio allocations across multiple asset classes.

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.

Fadi Issa is a financial advisor at Boardwalk Wealth Management in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, and he has experience managing a food service business. Outside of advisory services, Issa serves as CFO for Transmed Mobility, a non-medical emergency transportation provider for group homes. Boardwalk Wealth Management offers investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a passive investment approach using index funds and ETFs supplemented by various analytical methods and provides pension consulting and employee benefit plan services uncommon among firms of similar size.

Eric Holmes is the principal of Reliance Capital Holdings, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Southfield, Michigan. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 20 years of industry experience. In addition to his work in financial advising, Holmes oversees operations for 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 employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis approach to build diversified portfolios and offers ongoing portfolio supervision, including the selection and monitoring of third-party money managers.

Peter Savarino is the sole advisor at Creo Global Capital LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 37 years of industry experience. He has led Creo Global Capital since 2013, providing investment management and advisory services. Creo Global Capital LLC serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and other individual clients, offering tailored portfolio management and investment advice across equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and occasional private placements. The firm constructs diversified, tax-aware portfolios with a focus on both macroeconomic themes and individual security selection, operating a non-discretionary advisory model and sponsoring a simplified wrap fee program.

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.