Michael Claus is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CUSO Financial Services, DFCU Financial, and experience in academic and community settings, including Adrian College and the Saline District Library. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions, through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers various advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing model portfolios, research, and advanced technologies across its investment management solutions.

Steven Schweickart is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He leads a team that manages the finances of individuals, families, and business owners throughout Southeastern Michigan and across the United States. Steven provides personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients’ unique financial goals and changing market conditions. He helps clients consider factors such as risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs in developing their financial plans. Steven specializes in family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, individual and corporate investment strategy, and retirement income. He and his team build, implement, and review investment strategies, collaborating with specialists when clients require more complex expertise. Steven is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and holds a Bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. Outside of his professional work, Steven is involved with the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy. His personal interests include hiking, reading, spending time with his family, playing tennis, and traveling.

Benjamin Bolen is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Credit Union Trust, and Equitable Advisors, as well as service in the United States Army. Outside of advising, he is an author affiliated with a venture called Clarity Before Crisis. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party research, and both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Kingshook Ghosh is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is the owner and Chief Investment Officer of UsaWorld Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2009. The firm provides portfolio management and financial advisory services to individual and institutional clients. UsaWorld Capital manages approximately $5.87 million in assets and combines a solo-practitioner structure with the capacity to handle institutional portfolios, serving a small and specialized client base.

Daniel Dobbins is the principal of Dobbins Capital Management in Taylor, MI, with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is also an active attorney specializing in estate planning, trusts, and corporate law, and has been an independent insurance agent since 1975. Prior to founding his advisory firm in 2013, he maintained a legal practice and insurance agency. Dobbins Capital Management primarily serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, focusing on portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes value, safety, quality, and risk control through individualized asset allocation and often works with third-party advisers in a non-discretionary capacity.