Kyle Henris is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Freedom Formula Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and founding several ventures, including Life Beyond Lattes LLC, an online course business. He is also involved with InvestCEO and Henris Capital LLC. Freedom Formula Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with both passive and active investment strategies. The firm emphasizes regular portfolio reviews and monthly written updates for financial planning clients.

Matthew Sumnicht is a financial advisor with Bowline Financial, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at MML Investors Services, LLC, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and AXA Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is independently licensed to sell insurance products and receives commissions for these sales. Bowline Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, qualified plan consulting, and business consulting services, utilizing strategic asset allocation and proprietary methodologies to build customized portfolios.

Alandress Gardner is a financial advisor at DWP with 15 years of industry experience. Gardner holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Deseranno Wealth Management since 2008. Gardner also operates Gardner Financial and Life Planning, providing investment advice primarily through a relationship with Deseranno Wealth Management. DWP offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and various business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis, manages approximately $195.1 million in discretionary assets, and maintains a broad investment approach that includes equities, municipal securities, options, futures, and other instruments.

Jeffrey Brayton is a financial advisor at Lakeshore Financial Planning Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Brayton Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as a life insurance agent. Lakeshore Financial Planning provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and an investment club. The firm uses diversified model portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, employing both fundamental and technical analysis and offering clients discretionary trading authority.

Richard Crandall is a financial advisor with EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several related entities, including as owner and president of Crandalling, Inc., an insurance sales and services business. Crandall also serves as an independent insurance agent with EPI Protection, LLC. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non-high-net-worth individual households, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes a sub-adviser platform for discretionary portfolio management and offers ongoing financial planning without a separate planning fee.

Jordan Rosenberg is a financial advisor with Rosenberg Wealth Advisors in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Robert Baird & Co. for 15 years before joining Rosenberg Wealth Advisors in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an owner and partner in non-investment business ventures. Rosenberg Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, model-based portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $231 million in discretionary assets for around 156 clients, utilizing a mix of low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities and alternative investments, applying fundamental analysis with a long-term focus.

Jeffrey Bruss is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Legacy Wealth Advisors since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is an attorney specializing in estate planning, estate administration, and real estate law at Stewart and Bruss, PC, and he is active as a real estate broker through Bruss Realty, LLC. He also serves on the board of directors for FreeStar Financial Credit Union. Legacy Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and management of variable annuity and variable life products. The firm builds portfolios tailored to client goals, using various analytical methods and provides additional services including estate-document work and personal tax planning for clients with $500,000 or more invested.

Xenia Woltmann is a financial advisor with Rochester Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CITIZENS Bank and PNC Investments, with a long tenure at PNC Bank. Outside of financial services, she is co-owner of RX Holdings LLC, which focuses on deliveries and market testing for merchants, as well as being involved in the sales of apparel and jewelry. Rochester Wealth Strategies provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, and institutional sponsors, utilizing a planning-centric investment process with primarily ETF-based portfolios tailored to client needs. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, pension consulting, and support for donor-advised funds and annuities.

Peter Hamburger is a financial advisor with Prosperity Wealth Strategies LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked for nine years at J.P. Morgan Chase and its affiliated investment management entities. Prosperity Wealth Strategies is a small discretionary investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $95 million across 55 client relationships. The firm focuses on ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, applying Modern Portfolio Theory with a long-term trading approach and operating under fiduciary standards, primarily using mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Anne Nichols is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fern Capital Inc. since 2016. She is a board member of the Eagle Capital Growth Fund, a closed-end fund. Fern Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and qualified plan consulting. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis emphasizing earnings growth and investment-grade, intermediate-term fixed income, managing approximately $71 million across a small client base.

Michael Tituskin is a financial advisor at Northpoint Financial in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license and has been with Northpoint Financial since 2000. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Tituskin & Associates LLC, a tax return preparation business. Northpoint Financial provides comprehensive financial planning and advisory services primarily for high-net-worth clients, focusing on estate planning, retirement modeling, and income tax planning. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies using a proprietary personal-financial-independence model and coordinates client relationships with other professionals without accepting discretionary trading authority or custody of assets.

Nickolas Daniels is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Trinity Wealth Solutions LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He also maintains a legal practice through the Law Office of Nickolas Daniels, PLC, active since 2009. Trinity Wealth Solutions is a state-registered independent advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and retirement-plan participants. The firm manages approximately $53 million across 100 clients and offers wealth management, retirement and estate planning, comprehensive financial planning, and income tax planning and preparation as distinct services.

Dominic Garcia is a financial advisor at Rochester Wealth Strategies, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for 11 years and Private Advisor Group, LLC for one year. Rochester Wealth Strategies provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs a planning-centric investment approach focused on strategic, primarily ETF-based portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and liquidity needs, and offers additional services including pension consulting and donor-advised fund support.

Laura Hartman is a financial advisor at Rosenberg Wealth Advisors in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Rofi LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., ABC Vintage, LLC, and Revive. Rosenberg Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, model-based portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm primarily constructs client portfolios using model portfolios of low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating individual stocks, bonds, and alternative investments as appropriate, with ongoing oversight of unaffiliated Independent Managers.

David Leszcynski is a financial advisor with Global Financial Planning Group, LLC in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Global Financial Planning Group since 2002 and has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2009. Global Financial Planning Group, LLC provides wealth and estate management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities, managing approximately $135 million in client assets. The firm offers tailored investment strategies and sponsors a wrap fee program that combines management, transaction, and administrative services into a single fee.

Richard Mida Jr. is a financial advisor at Palatine Hill Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Canopy Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. He serves as a director of Motor City Polo, overseeing club operations. Palatine Hill Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charities, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $296 million for about 279 clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a team of four advisors.

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Eric Daniel is a financial advisor with Daniel Investment Group Inc. in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network from 1997 to 2021 and again from 2022 to 2025, alongside his ongoing role at Daniel Investment Group since 1997. Daniel Investment Group Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-oriented, fiduciary, and cost-sensitive approach using customizable model portfolios, managing approximately $210 million across about 214 client relationships.

Eric Smith is a financial advisor with Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with CSSC Investment Advisory Services, Inc. and Consulting Services Support Corporation since 1998. Outside of his advisory work, Smith serves as Director and Executive Vice President of the Shaolin Do Association, Inc., a martial arts trade association. Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. provides decision-assistance services for retirement plan sponsors and trustees through an internet-based platform that refers clients to a network of registered investment advisers. The firm uses a patented application to score and rank investment options and supports non-discretionary, process-driven plan reviews.

John Herbert is a financial advisor at Bowline Financial, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to Bowline Financial, he worked at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual, and Axa Advisors. Herbert is independently licensed to sell insurance products and receives commissions for these sales. Bowline Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach tailored to client goals and employs a range of analysis techniques alongside third-party platforms to offer tax-efficient portfolio management and access to less-common investment vehicles.