Lucas Hazelton is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 designation and experience at several firms, including Emerson Wealth Management and multiple entrepreneurial ventures prior to joining Mariner. He is based in Bloomfield Hills, MI, and began his career in the financial services industry in 2022. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and nonprofit organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm utilizes discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines proprietary research with third-party managers, while also providing comprehensive tax, accounting, and family office services.

Joseph Ransley is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Comerica Securities. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES serves a diverse clientele including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of investment programs via the Passageway Managed Account platform, combining third-party portfolio management with customizable strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Brian Petras is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at firms including Secure Investors Group, Secure Asset Management, Aurora Securities, Inc., McQueen Financial Advisors, and World Asset Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part owner of Portraits By Little Lulu. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm offers both model and custom portfolio management using various investment vehicles and emphasizes research-driven allocation decisions overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Timothy Bearden is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Cetera, along with over two decades at Stonebridge Financial Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates Stonebridge Farms and Retreat, a farm in Metamora, MI. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, utilizing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Kristen Palazeti is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and her own company, K Pal Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an advisory board member for the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan and assists with bookkeeping and tax preparation for her husband’s medical sales company. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth clients, including families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance capabilities and provides access to alternative and private investments through its Rockefeller Global Family Office platform.

Marco Caporuscio is a financial advisor at Mariner with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. Prior to his advisory career, he worked in various roles including at College Works Painting and Da Francesco's Ristorante & Bar. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a customized, discretionary investment approach supported by an internal team and third-party managers, and is noted for its integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Joseph Wietecha III is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been associated with Lexington Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network since 1998. Outside of advisory work, he is a member and part owner of JAMAS, LLC, an entity involved in commercial office property management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Jeffrey Steele is a CFP® and ChFC® with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and the Center for Wealth Management since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and spent 27 years at Metlife Securities Inc. Steele is also a fixed insurance agent outside of his advisory role. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients nationwide, managing over $212 billion in assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, supporting various investment strategies with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and tax-aware options.

Austin Potter is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors. He has held roles at firms including LPL Financial LLC, Stonebridge Financial Partners, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Potter provides investment advisory services through NewEdge Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and employs multiple program structures supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Michael Reid is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2014. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm utilizes model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, supported by affiliated entities that provide trust, tax, business consulting, insurance, and mortgage services.

Justin Russo is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at Sigma Financial Corporation, Triad Advisors, and Mass Mutual. Russo serves as Board President of Life Skills Centers, Inc., a nonprofit organization, and owns Russo Capital LLC. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through multiple program models and utilizes both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Sarah Richards is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at the firm since 2012. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party sub-managers and affiliate Private Bank models, with portfolio management and custodial services provided through National Financial Services.

D Artagnan Mason is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he held roles at Great Lakes Wealth, TruVista Wealth Advisors, SYM Financial Advisors, and Benjamin F. Edwards. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis with various asset classes and affiliated service offerings.

Marvin Youmans II is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and having two years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved with In Hear Productions L.L.C., a business he has been associated with since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available via employee pilot. The firm utilizes algorithmic risk assessments and approved investment models managed by PNC or third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Kevin Laplena is a financial advisor at Corient in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC from 1996 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Samuel Courtney is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Huntington National Bank and Ameriprise. Outside of advising, he works as a DoorDash driver. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party and proprietary investment strategies.

Paul Wendling is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2001. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management while offering multiple program structures and discretionary model portfolios.

William Leahy is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has reported involvement in rental real estate unrelated to his investment work. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services including a model-based Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, which is an online discretionary account available via invitation to employees. The program uses approved managed model strategies implemented through mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and relies on algorithmic risk assessment rather than direct client trading or standalone financial planning.

Edward Meier is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Heber Fuger Wendin, Inc. and MADISON Investment Advisors. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized services such as coordinated tax and Core Family Office support. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across a wide range of asset classes and solutions.

Connor Kruse is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alps Distributors, Inc., Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC, and MassMutual Great Lakes. Outside of advisory work, he has served as an Investor Relations Associate at Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a large network of independent advisors, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions tailored to client goals, and manages approximately $34.9 billion in assets.