William Shelmon is a financial advisor at Paycheck to Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Toyota Motor of North America since 1990 as a product design engineer and executive project manager focused on investigating new technologies. Paycheck to Wealth provides fee-based investment advice and financial planning primarily to individual clients, offering subscription-based services, seminars, and employee-education workshops. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-class investing using low-cost index funds and model portfolios, incorporating statistical analysis and semi-annual portfolio monitoring.

Brian Heal is the principal advisor at Heal Financial LLC in Novi, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sports & Entertainment Investment Advisors, The Heal Agency, NYLIFE Securities, PKS Financial Corp, Major League Financial Group, and Woodbury Financial Services. He is also an independent insurance agent. Heal Financial, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a model-based approach featuring diversified portfolios, including a specialized Sports & Entertainment model, and integrates both long- and short-term holdings with options strategies.

Howard Bayliss is a financial advisor at Core Financial Planning in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Core Financial Planning since 2008. Core Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plan participants through financial and tax planning. The firm emphasizes disciplined asset allocation with a focus on equities, global diversification, and high-quality fixed income, providing tailored investment advice without discretionary management or commission-based products.

Kevin Delaere is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is the principal of GK Private Wealth Partners LLC, an independent advisory firm he joined in 2023 after 20 years at Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is a shareholder at Groen, Kluka & Company, where he prepares financial statements and tax returns for individuals and small businesses. GK Private Wealth Partners is a fee-only firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a blend of passive and active strategies aligned with clients’ risk tolerance and tax considerations.

Warren Mcintyre is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Visionquest Financial Planning LLC since 2002. VisionQuest Financial Planning LLC offers project-based financial planning and investment consultation services primarily to individuals and families, as well as to businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm operates on a non-discretionary, fee-for-service model, emphasizing long-term, fundamental buy-and-hold investment strategies with diversified asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

John Daniel is the sole advisor at Daniel Investments, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Daniel Investments since 1997. Daniel Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, small business owners, and small nonprofit organizations, including endowment funds and foundations. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis with a long-term holding orientation and portfolios tailored to clients’ income needs, growth objectives, and risk tolerance.

Ryan Murray is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the owner of Murray Strategic Investment LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Detroit, MI, and also operates Murray Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage brokerage. His prior work includes positions at Northern Trust and United Wholesale Mortgage. Murray Strategic Investment LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, combining passive funds with fundamental and technical analysis, and provides both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options.

David Salehi is the principal advisor at Salehi Wealth Management, LLC in Dearborn, MI, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Blue Chip Partners, LLC. Salehi served at the University of Michigan from 2021 to 2025. Salehi Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $15.3 million across about 51 client relationships. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, blending passive and active strategies, and may manage alternative investments and held-away accounts. It offers discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning on a fee-only basis.

George Papadopoulos is the sole advisor at George Papadopoulos, CPA/PFS, CFP®, an independent firm based in Ann Arbor, MI. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he contributes original content to financial industry publications and manages an online blog unrelated to finance. The firm provides ongoing wealth management and consultation services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, integrating annual federal and state tax return preparation into its services. The investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on strategic, long-term asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, and the firm manages accounts on a limited discretionary basis with regular client reviews.

Michael Palazzolo is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience and has been leading Fintentional LLC since 2016. Based in Birmingham, MI, he operates as the sole advisor at his independent firm. Fintentional LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on passive management through low-cost index funds and ETFs and offering non-discretionary investment assistance. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients and coordinates with other professionals for services such as tax planning and preparation.

Carl Gill is a financial advisor with Asset Preservation Capital, LTD in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Healthview Asset Management, Elevated Performance Investment Group, and his own Asset Preservation Capital entities. In addition to advising, he owns and operates a tax preparation business. Asset Preservation Capital primarily serves individual clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, targeted consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm utilizes customized, asset-allocation driven portfolios and collaborates with third-party advisers, managing approximately $16 million across about 100 client relationships.

Eric Holmes is the principal advisor at Reliance Capital Holdings, LLC, an independent firm based in Southfield, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. Holmes has worked with firms including American Portfolios and Chelsea Square, and also oversees Excell Diabetic Supply, a mail-order diabetic supplies business. Reliance Capital Holdings provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes and includes the use of third-party money managers.

Scott Wloszek is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He founded SW Advisors, LLC in 2019 after seven years at Clarkston Capital Partners. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth soccer teams in Royal Oak, Michigan. SW Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and customized trade execution services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charities, and institutions. The firm employs a technical-analysis-driven investment approach and offers institutional portfolio execution with transaction-cost analysis reporting, managing approximately $16 million across 63 client accounts.

Robert Minasian is a financial advisor with Personal Wealth Management, LLC in Commerce, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including Prime Meridian Capital Management, LLC and Novus Investments LLC. Minasian provides life insurance and fixed index annuity solutions through affiliations with independent firms. Personal Wealth Management, LLC offers investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm develops individualized portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring and reviews.

Anthony Desantis is the sole advisor at Affluent Solutions, LLC, an independent firm based in Beverly Hills, Michigan. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Affluent Solutions since 2001. Affluent Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, typically requiring a minimum investment of $25,000. The firm provides investor coaching, financial planning, and advisory services, operating as a co-advisor that refers assets to an unaffiliated SEC-registered money manager who implements investment decisions and maintains custody.

Herbert Glass is the principal of Glass Retirement Strategies, Inc. in Bingham Farms, MI, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with his current firm since 2009. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in pension setup and administrative services as well as insurance product sales. Glass Retirement Strategies primarily advises pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans and offers the SEI Asset Allocation Program to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on an asset-allocation approach and provides services largely on a non-discretionary basis, combining retirement plan consulting, administration, and participant education.

David Brock is the principal advisor at The Brock Group, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Plymouth, Michigan. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. In addition to his work as a financial advisor since 2006, he has been an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance and annuity products since 2003. The Brock Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing portfolio management and investment consulting, emphasizing diversification and low-cost mutual funds and index strategies. The firm manages approximately $93.9 million for about 253 clients and combines ongoing management with project-based services.

Mena Ghattas is a financial advisor with Henchmen Partners in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Henchmen Partners since 2022 and concurrently serves as a Senior Manager at Niterra, an automotive supplier. Henchmen Partners provides ongoing portfolio management to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, tailoring Investment Policy Statements to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis with long-term trading and options strategies across various asset classes, operating primarily with discretionary trading authority.

Roger Steed is the sole advisor at KRS Capital Management, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has led KRS Capital Management since 2007. KRS Capital Management offers investment management and project-based financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, and business or charitable entities. The firm employs a tailored approach using asset allocation and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides clients with a weekly market commentary and periodic newsletter.

Elisha Krohner is the sole advisor at Efficient Planning Solutions LLC in Oak Park, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to founding the firm in 2021, Krohner spent 11 years at Beth Medrash Govoha. Efficient Planning Solutions LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and global diversification, typically utilizing passively managed mutual funds and ETFs alongside fixed-income securities.