Brian Hamlin is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning since 2014. Hamlin also engages in insurance and fixed product sales through his roles with Consolidated Financial Corp and Briham Development. Capital Analysts serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through model and custom portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm’s investment decisions are guided by an in-house Investment Management & Research team using proprietary screening processes.

Samuel Kastamo is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked in various roles including independent painting work. Kastamo also owns Kastamo Financial LLC, an advisory and insurance services business. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services to individual, corporate, charitable, and RIA clients. The firm utilizes proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, and option strategies, supported by quantitative and fundamental analyses, and offers a platform that includes tailored suitability assessments and regular portfolio rebalancing.

Dylan Schalmo is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with CoreCap Advisors and CoreCap Investments since 2019. Additionally, he serves as Director of Trading at Cooper, Adel, Vu Financial, LLC, where he sells life and annuity products. CoreCap Advisors serves individuals—including high-net-worth and accredited investors—as well as self-directed retirement plans and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisors, with a relationship-oriented approach focused on long-term investment strategies.

Hovig Danealian is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Southfield, MI. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cypress Partners, LLC, CFOx Advisory, Brose Group, Oakland University, Meijer, and Cousino Senior High School. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with a proprietary equity valuation model to manage portfolios through discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Sharon Viano is a financial advisor at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Linsco Private Ledger Corp. Outside of her advisory work, she is a co-owner and vice president of Wealth Creation Strategies Inc. and serves as a trustee for ProBiomechanics, a nonprofit that funds scholarships for engineering students. Madison Avenue Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual clients, charitable institutions, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.0 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Robert Forte is a CFP® and Series 65–licensed financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Southfield, MI, with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2016. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio advisory services, strategic asset allocation, and investment policy development using fundamental, technical, and proprietary equity valuation models.

Eric Giosa is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts who holds a Series 66 credential and has 11 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Consolidated Financial and Lincoln Investment Planning LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches ice hockey at Detroit Catholic Central High School. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management and research team, utilizing proprietary screening processes and a range of customizable investment solutions.

Kasey Styrna is a financial advisor with Plante Moran Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Plante Moran since 2013, including concurrent work with Plante Moran Insurance Agency. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and manager selection, employing a range of analytical methods and managing a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Bradley Feldman is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with five years of industry experience. He has also been a registered representative at Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC since 2021 and serves as a senior wealth advisor at Robert Schechter & Associates, LLC. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager with more than 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives.

Paul Ragheb is a financial advisor at Azimuth Capital Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Azimuth since 2004, including its predecessor and current entities. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC serves individuals, trusts, foundations, banks, and municipal entities, offering discretionary and nondiscretionary investment supervisory services, subadvisory arrangements, and limited financial planning. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis with model-based equity strategies and tailored fixed-income solutions, managing portfolios on a primarily discretionary basis while accommodating client-specific mandates and a range of investment instruments.

Boris Andrikos is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with CoreCap Advisors and its related entities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Andrikos Financial Partners, LLC, where he provides insurance services and manages employee benefits for an automotive supplier. CoreCap Advisors offers discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning to individuals, retirement accounts, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and sub-advisors to manage client portfolios.

Stephanie Scully is a financial advisor at Corecap Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked concurrently at Simasko Financial and Simasko Law since 2015, where she assists with estate planning signings, appointments, seminars, and life insurance and annuity applications. Corecap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning to a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon and utilizes mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, often engaging sub-advisors and third-party asset managers.

Alex Tanner is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with Summit Financial since 2026 and has no prior industry experience. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management services, combining discretionary and consultative approaches across various programs and platforms.

Thaddeus Schlaud is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation, with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. since 2025 and previously spent 10 years at Gainplan LLC. Outside of advising, he owns Clarkston Party Rental, a business unrelated to finance. Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. serves individual clients, including both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs strategies guided by written Investment Policy Statements and utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside third-party managers and held-away account management.

David Howard is a financial advisor with CoreCap Advisors in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Simasko Financial, CoreCap Investments, LLC, and CoreCap Advisors, LLC since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he assists clients with individual and tax returns during tax season. CoreCap Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth and accredited investors, as well as self-directed retirement plans and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary investment and portfolio management, financial planning, and access to a range of third-party sub-advisors, focusing on a relationship-oriented, long-term investment approach.

Joe Dahm is a financial advisor with Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Asset Allocation Strategies since 2010 and concurrently with GLP Investment Services, LLC and GLP and Associates since 2001. Outside of his advisory roles, Dahm is involved with two non-investment businesses focused on record keeping and copy editing. Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC serves individual retail clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors by managing personal and employer-sponsored retirement accounts. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, using quantitative asset allocation methods and ETFs to construct diversified, tax-efficient portfolios.

Gregory Zink is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. He has been a Principal and Accountant at MRPR CPAs & Advisors since 1985. Zink serves as a Board Member and Treasurer for Kiwanis Club Detroit #1, a nonprofit organization. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and related planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies with discretionary portfolio management and offers tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading through designated custodians.

Steven Azoury is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with 44 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with CoreCap Investments, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent through Azoury & Associates and Azoury Financial. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning to a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement accounts, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon and makes use of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and third-party asset managers.

Jeffrey Perry is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Quest Commonwealth for eight years and Comcast for eleven years. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion for nearly 29,615 clients through a network of around 300 investment adviser representatives. The firm serves a diverse client base with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan support, and sub-advisory services, employing model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers across various custodial platforms.

Ronald Thompson Sr. is a financial advisor at CoreCap Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president and attorney at Thompson Stewart, P.C., where he provides legal services including estate planning, corporate law, family law, and civil litigation. CoreCap Advisors offers discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning to individuals, retirement accounts, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and selectively options or short sales after client discussion.