Riley Manwaring is a financial advisor at Verde Capital Management, Inc. in Clarkston, MI, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Verde Capital Management, Riley worked at Rocket Companies, Uber, Grubhub, DoorDash, and held various roles during his time as a student. Verde Capital Management serves individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses with investment management and fiduciary services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with diversified fund menus and employs derivatives and synthetic strategies to manage portfolio exposure and efficiency.

Logan Ross is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Cranbrook Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Cranbrook Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and business entities by managing portfolios on a discretionary basis. The firm integrates investment management with financial planning, using model allocations based on risk assessments and offers services including tax-loss harvesting and private equity access through independent managers.

E. Brian Mosallam is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is also involved as an agent in a non-variable insurance agency affiliated with Spartan Wealth Management. Spartan Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach, emphasizing long-term portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory across a range of investment vehicles.

Bradford Giaimo is a financial advisor at Q3 Asset Management Corporation in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Q3 Asset Management since 2005. He is also involved with Q Stick Trading, LLC, where he has worked since 2002. Q3 Asset Management Corporation provides portfolio management services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as investment company clients. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach that blends strategic allocation with tactical elements and offers various billing options, including performance-based fees.

Bryan Long is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors. He has worked with Taylor & Morgan since 2017 and also holds a consulting role with Taylor Capital LLC, a private real estate investment fund. Prior to this, he was associated with Regulus Advisors, LLC and Saginaw Valley State University. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis across a variety of instruments and is notable for its affiliated professional activities, including legal, accounting, and private real estate investment services.

Jill Wall is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, with three years of industry experience. She has been with ISTO Advisors, LLC since 2016 and briefly worked at Peterson Wiand Boes and Company in 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer on the House Advisory Board for the Christ Child Society of Detroit. ISTO Advisors, LLC serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a multigenerational “Prosperity” program, utilizing a broad range of investment options and third-party technology to tailor strategies to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jordan Neumann is a financial advisor at Vertrix Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Vertrix Wealth Management in 2026, he worked at Greystone Financial Group, LLC for eight years and had shorter tenures at Financial Focus, LPL, Kroger, and Quicken Loans. Vertrix Wealth Management advises individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical, risk-management oriented investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with dynamic asset allocation.

Kristie Guadiano is a financial advisor at Vertrix Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Greystone Financial Group and Polaris Greystone Financial Group. Kristie serves as a board member of the Sentinel Group advisory partner board. Vertrix Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to a range of clients including plan sponsors, trusts, businesses, and individuals. The firm employs a tactical investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis and offers specialized retirement plan fiduciary services alongside active, research-driven portfolio management.

Kenneth Carbaugh is a financial advisor at Liberty Capital Management Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Liberty Capital Management since 2014. Liberty Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as corporate pension plans, charitable institutions, and municipalities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment advice, employing globally diversified portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and tailored to clients’ risk tolerance.

Rachel Young is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Arrowroot Family Office, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Arrowroot Family Office in 2024, she worked in various roles including political campaign work and tax preparation. Arrowroot Family Office provides investment advisory and multi-family office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation using advanced analytics and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, along with multi-family office capabilities and educational resources.

Steven Lewis is a Series 65 licensed advisor with DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he has worked since 2015. He has 14 years of experience in the financial industry. DeRoy & Devereaux provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension and Taft-Hartley plans, and other institutional investors, including municipalities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach focused on actively managed separate accounts, with portfolios managed individually and a long-term orientation.

Connor Hughes is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at Diversified Portfolios, Inc. Prior to his current role, he worked at Dentsu International and Yanfeng Automotive, and he has an academic background from Michigan State University. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and wealth-management services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $1.66 billion for about 606 clients, emphasizing long-term asset allocation, broad diversification, and cost-conscious use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, supplemented by selective active fixed-income strategies.

Alexander Strek is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Modell Capital Management LLC since 2025. He also holds roles at Alps Distributors, Inc. and Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC, where he is involved in business development, client relationship management, and financial analyses. Modell Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, trusts, and insurance companies. The firm employs a quality- and valuation-driven equity process focused on long-term compounding and emphasizes capital preservation in fixed income, managing approximately $1.88 billion in assets with a small advisory team.

Bryan Franco is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Carrera Capital Advisors and has previously worked at firms including Cirrus Capital, LLC and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Carrera Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting. The firm combines macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis with quantitative and AI techniques to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Alexander Wagner is a financial advisor with Spartan Wealth Management in Bingham Farms, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Spartan Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach, emphasizing long-term portfolio construction through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering personalized asset allocation and portfolio strategies across a variety of investment types.

Cynthia Szymanski is a CFP® with 16 years of experience at Bloom Advisors, where she has worked since 2002. She is based in Farmington Hills, MI, and is part of a nine-advisor team. Bloom Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary, fee-only money management and retirement plan advice. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversified multi-asset portfolios, and systematic rebalancing, primarily using institutional-share mutual funds and ETFs.

David Roberts is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Financial Strategies Group, Inc. and Securian Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Roberts is involved with Zeiders Enterprises, providing personal financial education and counseling to active duty military personnel. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm that primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using a top-down, sector-level screening approach and typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Melissa Scenga is a CFP® professional at Lifecycle Financial Planners Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Connection, Inc. from 2009 to 2017 before joining her current firm in 2017. Lifecycle Financial Planners serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial life planning and investment advisory services on a fee-only retainer basis. The firm employs a holistic, client-centered process incorporating Functional Asset Allocation and modern portfolio theory, and offers tailored engagement structures including intergenerational and transition-focused retainers.

Karen Culver is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC in Rochester, Michigan, where she has worked since 2015. She has 21 years of industry experience. Managed Asset Portfolios offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, government plans, trusts, and registered and private investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental, value-oriented equity analysis and fixed-income research, utilizing tools like the Bloomberg MAC-3 risk model and employing derivatives and income-oriented allocations where appropriate.

Robert Kahn is a financial advisor at Stoney Creek Advisors LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been involved in the financial services industry since 1990, including roles at FSC Securities Corporation and his own firm, R. Kahn & Associates. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed accountant and occasionally offers accounting services to clients. Stoney Creek Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a documented investment policy process, uses a variety of analytical methods, and offers services such as third-party money manager selection and retirement plan advisory, including held-away 401(k) account management.