Joseph Wietecha III is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been associated with Lexington Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network since 1998. Outside of advisory work, he is a member and part owner of JAMAS, LLC, an entity involved in commercial office property management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Austin Potter is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Stonebridge Financial Partners, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Potter is based in Troy, Michigan, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses in addition to his CFP® designation. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services and utilizes multiple program structures that integrate in-house manager selection with third-party strategies and advisor discretion.

D Artagnan Mason is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he held roles at Great Lakes Wealth, TruVista Wealth Advisors, SYM Financial Advisors, and Benjamin F. Edwards. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis with various asset classes and affiliated service offerings.

Benjamin Schottenfels is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group. He has previously worked at The Vanguard Group and Ally Invest Advisors. He maintains a specialist role supporting Ally Invest customers in both self-directed and advisory accounts. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Marvin Youmans II is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and having two years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved with In Hear Productions L.L.C., a business he has been associated with since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available via employee pilot. The firm utilizes algorithmic risk assessments and approved investment models managed by PNC or third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Kevin Laplena is a financial advisor at Corient in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC from 1996 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Mark Loduca is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citizens Securities since 2020, following roles at Pruco Securities, LLC, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and ProEquities, Inc. Outside of his advisory career, Loduca is an active jazz musician, performing and recording music while marketing his recordings through various platforms. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory options and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Bailey Domer is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2025, Bailey worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corp. for eight years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, serving individual investors and households. The firm utilizes model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, applying tax-aware rebalancing and asset-location strategies.

Nina Di Mauro is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 credential and experience at Vintage Financial Services and Eastern Michigan University. She has also worked in the brewing and media industries. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, using a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Samuel Courtney is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Huntington National Bank and Ameriprise. Outside of advising, he works as a DoorDash driver. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party and proprietary investment strategies.

Jennifer Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Prime Capital Financial and previously worked at Portfolio Solutions LLC for seven years. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings.

Martin Peters is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory work, Peters owns and operates tax and accounting service businesses, including The Peters Financial Group RX and CPA Martin E. Peters P.C. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

William Leahy is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has reported involvement in rental real estate unrelated to his investment work. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services including a model-based Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, which is an online discretionary account available via invitation to employees. The program uses approved managed model strategies implemented through mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and relies on algorithmic risk assessment rather than direct client trading or standalone financial planning.

Terry Sawchuk is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., and has been involved with the Michigan Senior Society since 1997. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and investment strategies, including proprietary retirement model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers, serving approximately 14,700 clients with $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Joseph Yatouma is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2005. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, and it offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax, and consulting entities.

John Rodriguez II is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Huntington in various capacities since 2020, with prior experience at Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party sub-managers, affiliate models, and overlay services, with portfolio management and administrative support provided through National Financial Services.

Matthew Bunch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Facet Wealth and Securities America Advisors, before joining TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized solutions managed under fiduciary standards.

Kurt Davis is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameritas Advisory Services, National Life Group, and Mass Mutual. He is also involved as president of New Possibilities Medicare Solutions and New Possibilities Financial Group. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base through independent advisors. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management and supports advisors through a limited-partnership ownership structure.

Emily Leshan is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Washington, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC investments since 2013, including a period at PNC Bank from 2013 to 2017. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Kathleen Lemire is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Troy, MI, and has five years of industry experience. She has worked at Ayco, a Goldman Sachs company, since 2019 and has held positions at several other firms and organizations including Huntington National Bank and the University of Dayton. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models, manager selections, and a range of fee arrangements to tailor investment solutions, supported by the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem and specialized advisory programs.