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.

Thomas Post is a CFP® with 16 years of experience and has been with Diversified Portfolios, Inc. since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation using broadly diversified, low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, and incorporates alternative strategies such as collateralized loan obligations and reinsurance-linked securities in some client portfolios.

Kenneth Brandt is a financial advisor with SkyOak Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 52 years of industry experience. He has been with SkyOak Wealth since 2019 and has a longstanding association with Brandt, Kelly & Simmons Securities, LLC dating back to 2002. SkyOak Wealth offers wealth management, investment management, and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a customized investment process that blends fundamental, trend, and technical analysis within a core–satellite approach, using discretionary portfolio management and a variety of investment vehicles.

Thomas Delpup is a financial advisor at Financial Transparency with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to his current role, he worked at Enlightened Finance LLC and Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc. alongside their affiliated advisory firms. In addition to his financial advisory work, Delpup owns and operates a law practice providing legal services to clients and manages Blackheath Capital Management. Financial Transparency provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, businesses, and other organizations through a team of independent advisory representatives. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis, offering both passive and active management across multiple portfolio programs tailored to client needs.

Bruce Palen is a financial advisor at Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Great Lakes Wealth, LLC, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Sovereign Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, retirement plans, and a registered investment company, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management solutions. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating tactical reallocations, independent managers, and alternative investments through its Align Alternative Access Fund.

Marguerite Tschirhart is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at VALIC Financial Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, she is a sole-practitioner attorney and operates a health insurance business. VIMA, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting, employing a top-down, sector-focused investment process that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and covered call option strategies.

Michael Rodzik is a financial advisor with Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Managed Asset Portfolios since 2011 and Alt Fund Distributors LLC since 2014. Managed Asset Portfolios provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and government plans, trusts, and investment companies. The firm employs a value-oriented equity and fixed-income research approach, offers separately managed accounts, sub-advisory roles, and retirement plan consulting, and utilizes tools such as the Bloomberg MAC-3 risk model to inform portfolio construction.

Daniel Goldberg is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Diversified Portfolios, Inc. since 2021 and previously spent 11 years with J.P. Morgan Institutional Investments Inc. and JPMorgan Investment Management Inc. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. 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, using a long-term asset allocation strategy focused on broad diversification and cost-conscious use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, supplemented by selective active fixed-income investments.

Benjamin Klamo is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Gainplan LLC since 2015. Gainplan LLC is a team firm based in Bloomfield Hills, MI, consisting of eight advisors. Gainplan LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension, and corporate clients, offering asset management, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm uses a factor-based, top-down investment process that incorporates tactical and strategic asset allocations with various instruments including ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and derivatives.

Dillon Haviland is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Bloom Advisors. His prior roles include positions at TBH Global Asset Management, Charles Schwab and Co., TD Ameritrade, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Huntington National Bank. Bloom Advisors provides discretionary, fee-only money management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $1.6 billion in assets. The firm employs a combination of factor investing, optimization, and technical analysis to create diversified, multi-asset portfolios that are actively managed and implemented mainly through institutional-share mutual funds and ETFs.

Logan Dimitrie is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Center for Financial Planning Inc. He has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and Raymond James and Associates, and previously worked at Walsh College and American House. Center for Financial Planning, Inc. provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversification, managing approximately $1.97 billion in assets with a team of 17 advisors.