Ryan Huyser is a financial advisor with Synergy Wealth Management, LLC in Grand Rapids, MI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience, including seven years at Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Synergy Wealth Management in 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an Endowment Committee Member for the West Michigan Environmental Action Committee. Synergy Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and qualified plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach is based on academic research, strategic asset allocation, and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing primarily no-load mutual funds, and it offers regular client education through seminars and workshops.

Dennis Tubbergen is a financial advisor with Personal Legacy Planners in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been associated with PLP Advisors, LLC since 2020 and is involved with PLP Metals, LLC, which buys and sells precious metals. Tubbergen’s other business activities include work in case design for wholesale fixed life and annuity products and management consulting. Personal Legacy Planners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charities, retirement plans, and business entities by providing financial planning, tailored advice, and access to investment management. The firm offers written financial plans and consultations but does not directly manage client assets, instead implementing recommendations through model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers.

Jacob Holtrop is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alliance Investment Management, LLC since 2014, including its current supported firm structure beginning in 2022. Alliance Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and customized consulting services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a proprietary Investment Conditions Rank to adjust sector and fund weightings and serves as the investment manager for a private pooled investment vehicle.

Kyle Schwallier is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Schwallier Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Charles Schwab. Schwallier Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporate and institutional retirement plan sponsors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, participant account management, and employee education. The firm’s investment approach focuses on individualized asset-allocation models and combines fundamental, technical, and tactical analyses, primarily implemented through exchange-traded funds and other common securities.

Thaddeus Lubbers is a financial advisor at Ellija Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Ellija Capital Management since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and manages a college financial aid and planning consulting practice. Ellija Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser managing approximately $57 million in discretionary assets for individuals, business owners, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified strategies using a “bucket” approach and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to design portfolios.

Hunter Lewis is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Brooktree Capital Management Inc. since 2018 and previously spent four years at Legacy Trust. Hunter is based in Grand Rapids, MI. Brooktree Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and manages accounts on a discretionary basis tailored to clients’ individual circumstances.

Matthew Thomas is a financial advisor with GreenRock Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at FLT Academy, Young Powersports, and Principal Life Insurance Company. GreenRock Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients as well as corporations and small-business retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and tiered financial planning on a subscription basis. The firm emphasizes personalized asset allocation and offers investment management that is included within certain financial planning subscriptions.

Thor Nelson is a financial advisor at Alliance Investment Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Alliance Investment Management since 2009. Nelson holds the Series 65 designation. Alliance Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and customized consulting to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a proprietary Investment Conditions Rank framework and manages both individual portfolios and a private pooled investment vehicle.

Mary Britenfeld is a financial advisor at Schwallier Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at True Blue Financial and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an adjunct instructor at Lake Michigan College. Schwallier Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and institutional retirement plan sponsors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs individualized asset-allocation models and combines fundamental, technical, and tactical analyses, primarily implementing strategies through exchange-traded funds and common securities.

Todd Ackermann is a financial advisor at Stewardship Trust Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with several firms, including Stewardship Estate Planning and United Planners' Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, Ackermann is a licensed insurance agent offering insurance services to clients. Stewardship Trust Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and banks with asset management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a fundamental, primarily long-term investment approach while allowing opportunistic trading and utilizes both third-party managers and block trade allocations.

Ross Bush is a financial advisor at Graetz Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, LLC, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is an owner of an insurance sales business. Graetz Wealth provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of passive index exposures and tactical adjustments in its investment process and employs model portfolios while maintaining ongoing monitoring responsibilities.

Daniel Vandenberg is a financial advisor at Eastown Financial Advisors, LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 66 credential with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eastown Financial Advisors since 2019 and previously spent nine years with Money Concepts Advisory Service and Money Concepts Capital Corp. Outside of advising, he is involved with Eastown Financial Services, providing tax preparation, payroll, and accounting services. Eastown Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning through model allocations on Charles Schwab’s platform. The firm follows a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and maintains affiliations with accounting and insurance services.

Robert Nabulere is a financial advisor at Personal Legacy Planners with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, Three Rivers FCU, and Huntington University. Personal Legacy Planners serves individuals, trusts, estates, charities, retirement plans, and business entities by providing financial planning and tailored advice without directly managing client assets. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers for investment execution while maintaining ongoing client monitoring and advice.

Michelle Hoexum is a financial advisor at Revalue LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Revalue since 2019. Prior to this, she was with Centennial Securities Company from 2015 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Chief Growth Officer for Propeller LLC, assisting non-profits and start-ups with revenue strategies related to sales and donations. Revalue LLC provides services to individual investors and mission-driven institutional clients, offering financial consulting, portfolio management, and educational resources. The firm employs a values-driven, fundamental, value-oriented investment approach with an ESG overlay and emphasizes community investments within its asset allocation.

Bobby Tsironis is a financial advisor with Burnham & Company LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Burnham & Company since 2022 and previously held positions at Centennial Securities Company, Inc. and Burnham & Dells Advisors. Burnham & Company provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and companies. The firm’s investment approach primarily relies on fundamental analysis for long-term growth, supplemented by technical analysis for timing and risk management, and includes a diversified toolkit that spans equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and less-liquid instruments.

William Blackston is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Pearl Wealth Group, where he has worked since 2021, and previously held roles at Sandy Morris Financial and Royal Fund Management. In addition to his advisory work, Blackston is a licensed insurance agent in Florida, offering life insurance, Medicare, annuities, and related services. Pearl Wealth Group provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of investment methodologies and tailored Investment Policy Statements. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular and full financial plans, and may delegate day-to-day management to sub-advisors.

Phillip Mitchell is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kroon & Mitchell Asset Management LLC since 2013. He holds the Series 65 license and works out of Grand Rapids, MI. Kroon & Mitchell Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management, pension and retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $193 million in discretionary assets and employs a client-specific investment approach grounded in fundamental and quantitative analysis within a modern-portfolio-theory framework.

Daniel Shuart is a financial advisor at Eagle Point Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Blackford Capital and Amway Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a consultant to the investment committee at Lakewood Hughes, LLC, a family office focused on private business investments. Eagle Point Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily through separately managed accounts to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a concentrated, largely unconstrained long-equity strategy based on fundamental research and manages accounts to align with a proprietary model portfolio, offering a performance fee option and acting as sub-advisor to a private fund.

Noah Hoekstra is a financial advisor at VanderPol Investments L.L.C. with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at VanderPol Investments since 2022 and previously spent six years at Hoekstra Electric. VanderPol Investments LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm uses a model-based approach with an emphasis on small-cap, value-oriented equities and incorporates tax optimization, estate, and charitable planning for larger accounts.

John Wierenga II is a financial advisor at Stewardship Trust Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Pilgrims Capital Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Stewardship Trust Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and banks by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm employs a fundamental, primarily long-term investment approach while allowing opportunistic short-term trades across various asset classes and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.