Michael Bink is a financial advisor at Equivest Financial Advisors LLC with over 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Equivest since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a senior business analyst for Cooper Standard Automotive, where he evaluates and implements software solutions. Equivest Financial Advisors LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, core-and-satellite investment approach focusing on globally diversified, low-cost ETFs and selected individual stocks, with active managers used selectively.

David Patterson is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience and has been with Patterson Advisors, LLC since 2005. Based in Waterford, MI, he is part of a two-advisor firm focused on comprehensive financial planning and investment analysis. Patterson Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients and family trust beneficiaries, offering tailored services such as goal-based planning, investment recommendations, and ongoing financial support. The firm employs a disciplined, asset-allocation approach using diversified portfolios and maintains a fee-for-service model without discretionary trading authority.

Sean Ryan is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Moore Financial Strategies, LLC since 2013. He is based in Sylvan Lake, MI, and works alongside one other advisor at the firm. Moore Financial Strategies provides holistic financial planning and advisory services to middle-income individuals and families without minimum asset requirements. The firm employs a tax-aware, goals-driven approach that incorporates public research and client-specific factors to develop non-discretionary, educational advice, primarily delivered through flat-fee retainer engagements.

Tommi Harris is a financial advisor at Ecos Wealth Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ecos Wealth Advisors in 2023, Harris worked for Verde Capital Management from 2008 to 2023. Harris is also the president of VERDE Insurance Agency LLC. Ecos Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, tailoring investment strategies to client goals and conducting ongoing reviews.

Corey Wangler is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Paragon Investing, LLC with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sunpointe, LLC, where he served on the investment committee, and Mercer Investment Consulting, LLC. Paragon Investing provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, other investment advisers, and businesses. The firm tailors advice based on client objectives and employs a range of investment strategies, including asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and the use of both liquid and restricted-access funds.

John Somerville is a CFP® with four years of experience at Somerville Associates and ten years at Creative Edge Partners, LLC, a marketing and advertising agency where he serves as president and owner. His responsibilities at Creative Edge Partners include client management, graphic design, website development, video production, digital advertising, and strategic marketing planning. Somerville Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and business entities with investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis to identify investments with moderate valuations for potential appreciation and provides ongoing portfolio monitoring and formal semi-annual reviews.

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.

Stacy Starr is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Old Oak Financial Planning, Inc. since 2022 and previously spent eight years at Quicken Loans. Old Oak Financial Planning, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and ongoing investment management. The firm employs a holistic, asset-allocation driven approach using fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements with no account minimums.

Vikas Arora is a financial advisor at Kava Financial LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of experience in advisory services. Prior to his current role, he has worked at General Motors since 2016. Kava Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing documented client goals and a diversified investment process that incorporates multiple analysis methods and both long- and short-term strategies. The firm offers educational seminars and requires clients to use Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodian.

Haryanto Sastro is a financial advisor with Safe Future Wealth Partners LLC in Novi, MI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Safe Future Wealth Partners since 2021 and previously worked at Aegis Wealth Management, Inc. and Aegis Financial, where he serves as Regional Vice President. Safe Future Wealth Partners provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning for individual clients, often referring to unaffiliated third-party advisers for discretionary management. The firm uses model allocations and third-party portfolios for implementation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements while also providing insurance products through an affiliated agency separately from advisory services.

Adam Hirzel is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Stratus Advisory Group, Inc. since 2013. He has been associated with related entities including Stratus Financial Services Corporation and Stratus Financial Corporation since 2009. Stratus Advisory Group provides tailored financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individual clients—including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households—as well as small to mid-size businesses. The firm employs a fundamental investment approach supplemented by cyclical and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

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.

Francis Bonner is a financial advisor at Estate Performance Advisors L.L.C. in Brighton, MI, holding a Series 65 designation. He has five years of experience with Estate Preservation Agency and previously worked five years at ATI Physical Therapy. Estate Performance Advisors L.L.C. offers discretionary asset management primarily through SEI’s managed account solutions, along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm conducts ongoing portfolio monitoring and periodic client reviews while utilizing third-party platforms and model programs.

Daniel Tacker is a financial advisor at NFI Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with NFI Advisors since 1999. NFI Advisors is a small registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and assistance selecting other advisers to individuals, trusts, estates, and a private investment fund. The firm focuses on suitability-driven, discretionary management using model portfolios, laddered U.S. Treasury bond allocations, and option writing, and it manages multiple private placement funds for accredited and qualified investors.

Rocky Istvan is a financial advisor at Daniel Krug & Associates with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with the firm since 2008. His career also includes roles at Global Financial Private Capital, LLC, and G.F. Investment Services, LLC. Daniel Krug & Associates provides investment management and integrated financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $130.9 million across about 218 accounts. The firm uses a wrap-fee platform sponsored by AssetMark and offers ongoing portfolio supervision, educational newsletters, and retirement-focused seminars.

Jonathan Thomason is a financial advisor at Agile Wealth Partners with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at TD Ameritrade Investment Management and Scottrade. Agile Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, closely held businesses, and pension or profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $26 million in client assets. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and business consulting, using a tactical asset allocation approach combined with fundamental and technical analysis.

Jason Moore is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Moore Financial Strategies, LLC since 2005. Moore Financial Strategies provides holistic financial planning and advisory services to middle-income individuals and families without minimum net-worth or asset requirements. The firm employs a tax-aware, goals-driven approach using public research and client-specific factors to shape recommendations, operating on a fee-only, flat-fee retainer model and emphasizing educational, non-discretionary advice.

Kevin Chupack is a financial advisor at Greenway Financial, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Greenway Financial since 2017, following prior roles at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of advising, he works as a licensed insurance agent involved in life insurance sales. Greenway Financial, LLC serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and ERISA non-fiduciary retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs an asset allocation approach with ETF/mutual-fund models and concentrated stock portfolios, managing approximately $151 million for about 239 clients.

John Hirzel is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Stratus Advisory Group, Inc. He has been with Stratus Advisory Group since 2013 and holds leadership roles in affiliated non-investment related entities, including a tax planning and accounting firm and an insurance agency. Stratus Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW households, as well as small to mid-size businesses, providing tailored financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs a fundamental investment approach supplemented by cyclical and technical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Vita Romberger is a financial advisor at Ecos Wealth Advisors with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Foguth Financial Group. Ecos Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans and business entities. The firm employs discretionary, long-term strategies tailored to client goals, combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern-portfolio-theory methods.