William Williams is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and is also involved with College Funding LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Williams has a background in freelance writing and editing, owns a publishing company, and serves as a volunteer election judge and member of the Perrysburg Board of Zoning Appeals. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models with various overlay options and operates with a large network of advisors and clients.

Joseph Lepkowski is a CFP® certificant with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include six years at Baron Wealth Management and a year at Costco. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its size.

Phillip Hollander is a CFP® professional at CWM, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at RFC Financial Planners and has a background with New Life Church - Reliant. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services utilizing discretionary model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Chad Antone is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has recently entered the industry, with experience beginning in 2025. His prior work includes roles outside finance, such as positions at Georgios Pizza and Pasta and teaching at Stoney Creek High School and Hart Middle School. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies complemented by separately managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services.

John Mazzarella is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Northville, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Citizens Securities, Inc., New York Community Bank, and LPL Financial, LLC. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and manages roughly $10.9 billion in assets.

Jordan Jirgens is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2021. Hantz Financial Services is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors using a multi-advisor platform and emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Ryan Carrier is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz Financial Services in 2024, he worked at DoorDash and held roles at Michigan State University and Utica High School. Hantz Financial Services serves individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services.

Reis Bailey is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 certification and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Bailey worked in various roles across manufacturing, logistics, and education. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with services for Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm operates through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Christopher Schmandt is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a member of the Finance and Endowment Committee at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church. 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, supported by an affiliated trust company and in-house tax, business consulting, insurance, and mortgage services.

Alexis Carpenter is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Wealth Management, Alexis worked at LPL Enterprise LLC and held positions outside the financial sector, including roles at HCL America, Inc. and Maryville University of St Louis. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties.

Kevin Murphy is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an Investment Advisor Representative at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He is also affiliated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC where he has worked since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Murphy assists clients with insurance needs and supports executive compensation plan processes. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a variety of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and manages over $79 billion in assets with a client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Levi Wagner is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2008. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm focuses on model-driven ETF strategies supplemented by separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services.

Brian Schmitt Jr. is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2006 and previously worked at Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a homeowners association. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a network of over 1,200 advisors, relying on centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Connor Mac Donell is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Hantz Financial Services since 2019, Great Lakes Coca-Cola in 2017, and Western Michigan University from 2016 to 2020. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker‑dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors with approximately $10 billion in assets under management. The firm employs a diversified, ETF-centered investment approach with model portfolios, asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing, and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and affiliated mortgage and insurance services.

Jared Owen is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a school board member and treasurer for Aim High School. 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 offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services.

William Williams is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Outside of finance, Williams officiates youth hockey games and serves as an off-ice official for the National Hockey League (NHL). Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs with services spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Shawn Macdonell is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Taylor, MI, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 1999. 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 offers expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities such as a trust-only bank, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage origination services.

Renee Yaroch is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 35 years of industry experience. She has been with Hantz Financial Services since 1998. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as CFO and Treasurer of Hantz Group, Inc., the parent company of multiple Hantz affiliates, overseeing financial statement preparation. Hantz Financial Services serves individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio and wealth management, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a model-driven ETF investment approach supplemented by third-party money managers and provides expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities including a state-chartered trust bank, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage origination businesses.

Vishal Sharma is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Phoenix Wealth Management, and Alpha Asset Advisors LLC before joining Fifth Third Securities in 2026. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers access to multiple investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, combining third-party portfolio managers and advisor-directed strategies.

Trecia Scribner is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Diversified Investment Advisors and Diversified Investors Securities Corp for over 16 years. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches junior varsity volleyball for a high school team. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.