Joseph Nelson is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience currently serving as an advisor at Emde Wealth Management LLC. His prior experience includes roles at BlackRock Investment, LLC and Aurora Securities. Outside of finance, he is a songwriter and music publisher and serves as a board member and treasurer for his homeowners association. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and other business entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, managing customized portfolios that include a range of asset classes and alternative investments.

Anmar Sarafa is a CFA charterholder with 33 years of industry experience and has been with Steward Capital Management since 2000. He is the sole advisor at the firm and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Sarafa is the managing member of several entities related to Frankenmuth Brewery, where he oversees strategic investment decisions and capital expenditures. Steward Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and private investment funds. The firm employs a core/satellite Global Diversified Balanced strategy using ETFs and individual securities, and is known for sponsoring private funds and managing affiliated real estate entities.

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.

Carl Bradley Jr. is a financial advisor at Wittenberg Investments Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at the Oakland County Road Commission as an appraiser since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Maverick Investments LLC, a real estate investment company. Wittenberg Investments Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct portfolios with a variety of investment vehicles and offers pension consulting with a focus on ERISA compliance.

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 with Ecos Wealth Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including 15 years at Verde Capital Management before joining Ecos Wealth Advisors in 2023. Harris is also the president of VERDE Insurance Agency LLC. Ecos Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, high-net-worth households, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and business entities. The firm implements discretionary, long-term investment strategies tailored to client goals and maintains ongoing portfolio management and planning services.

David Boike is a financial advisor with Retirement Resources, LLC in Auburn Hills, MI. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 16 years of industry experience. Boike has worked at Global Financial Private Capital, LLC since 2010 and Retirement Resources since 2009. He is also an independent insurance agent, dedicating approximately 20% of his time to this activity. Retirement Resources, LLC primarily serves individual clients with a focus on retirement income planning, providing ongoing asset management, comprehensive and modular financial planning, and consultations for corporate benefit plan sponsors. The firm manages about $143 million for roughly 374 clients and employs a three-advisor team.

Jacob Loucks is a financial advisor with Wealth for You Financial, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Barnett Financial and Tax, Foguth Financial Group, and various positions outside the financial sector. Wealth For You Financial, LLC offers comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers to align with client objectives and risk tolerances. The firm also maintains affiliated insurance and tax businesses and co-manages approximately $65 million in discretionary assets.

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.

Richard Crandall is a financial advisor with EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several related entities, including as owner and president of Crandalling, Inc., an insurance sales and services business. Crandall also serves as an independent insurance agent with EPI Protection, LLC. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non-high-net-worth individual households, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes a sub-adviser platform for discretionary portfolio management and offers ongoing financial planning without a separate planning fee.

Daniel Chapman Jr. is a financial advisor at Retirement Resources, LLC in Auburn Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Retirement Resources since 2011. Retirement Resources, LLC provides financial planning and ongoing asset management focused on retirement income planning for individual clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, along with educational newsletters and free workshops.

Robert Stapleton is a financial advisor with M1 Capital Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with M1 Capital Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in several investment-related partnerships focused on real estate and real estate lending. M1 Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial and tax planning primarily for individual clients, including many high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing, charitable, and business clients. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation through diversified ETFs and fixed-income strategies, managing approximately $406 million in client assets.

Richard Bone is the principal of Bone Asset Management in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes twelve years at Harbor Financial Services, LLC, and over two decades as an insurance non-variable agent. Since 2004, he has been involved with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Bone Asset Management serves individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, managing approximately $65 million across a few hundred household accounts. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both non-discretionary recommendations and discretionary oversight of third-party sub-advisors.

Peter Hamburger is a financial advisor with Prosperity Wealth Strategies LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked for nine years at J.P. Morgan Chase and its affiliated investment management entities. Prosperity Wealth Strategies is a small discretionary investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $95 million across 55 client relationships. The firm focuses on ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, applying Modern Portfolio Theory with a long-term trading approach and operating under fiduciary standards, primarily using mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

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.

Jeremy Kaplan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently associated with Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management in Bloomfield Hills, MI. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Investment and Thurston Springer Financial. Outside of advisory work, he has provided consulting services to an e-commerce company focused on product initiatives. Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, multi-asset investment approach that includes a variety of securities and alternative investments, utilizing third-party managers and platform services for execution and custody.

Jason Moore is a CFP® professional with 21 years at Moore Financial Strategies, LLC and 16 years of industry experience. He is based in Sylvan Lake, MI, where he provides financial planning services through his firm. Moore Financial Strategies is a fee-only, holistic financial planning firm that serves primarily middle-income individuals and families. The firm offers comprehensive services including tax planning, estate-plan review, insurance analysis, retirement planning, and small-business planning, delivering advice through retainers, project engagements, and short financial reviews rather than ongoing discretionary portfolio management.

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.

David Leszcynski is a financial advisor with Global Financial Planning Group, LLC in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Global Financial Planning Group since 2002 and has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2009. Global Financial Planning Group, LLC provides wealth and estate management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities, managing approximately $135 million in client assets. The firm offers tailored investment strategies and sponsors a wrap fee program that combines management, transaction, and administrative services into a single fee.

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.