Brenda Oldham is a financial advisor at RAM Legacy Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held roles at Calton & Associates, Inc. and IAMS Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is the president of Michigan Women in Insurance and Financial Services and is an author of a financial literacy novel. RAM Legacy Wealth Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, ERISA plan consulting, and tailored financial planning with a focus on limited-scope fiduciary services and a variety of fee arrangements.

Christopher Berry is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Castle Wealth Group Investments LLC, an independent firm based in Brighton, MI. Berry also practices law through an affiliated legal firm, Castle Wealth Group Legal, which he has operated since 2005. Castle Wealth Group Investments LLC manages approximately $62.1 million for around 96 individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods to construct and monitor portfolios and operates with a single advisory professional across six offices.

Michael Bink is a financial advisor at Equivest Financial Advisors LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also works as a senior business analyst at Cooper Standard Automotive, a tier 1 automotive supplier, where he evaluates and implements software solutions. Equivest Financial Advisors LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a goals-based, core-and-satellite investment approach emphasizing globally diversified, low-cost ETFs and selected stocks, managing client accounts on a discretionary basis through a limited set of model portfolios.

Joseph Nelson is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience currently serving as an advisor at Emde Wealth Management LLC. His prior experience includes roles at BlackRock Investment, LLC and Aurora Securities. Outside of finance, he is a songwriter and music publisher and serves as a board member and treasurer for his homeowners association. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and other business entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, managing customized portfolios that include a range of asset classes and alternative investments.

Sean Ryan is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Moore Financial Strategies, LLC since 2013. He is based in Sylvan Lake, MI, and works alongside one other advisor at the firm. Moore Financial Strategies provides holistic financial planning and advisory services to middle-income individuals and families without minimum asset requirements. The firm employs a tax-aware, goals-driven approach that incorporates public research and client-specific factors to develop non-discretionary, educational advice, primarily delivered through flat-fee retainer engagements.

Corey Wangler is a Series 65 licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Paragon Investing, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Sunpointe, LLC and Mercer Investment Consulting, LLC. Wangler also serves as a committee member on the investment committee of Sunpointe LLC. Paragon Investing provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, and other investment advisers. The firm offers tailored investment approaches including discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, utilizing asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and a variety of investment vehicles.

John Somerville is a CFP® with four years of experience at Somerville Associates and ten years at Creative Edge Partners, LLC, a marketing and advertising agency where he serves as president and owner. His responsibilities at Creative Edge Partners include client management, graphic design, website development, video production, digital advertising, and strategic marketing planning. Somerville Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and business entities with investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis to identify investments with moderate valuations for potential appreciation and provides ongoing portfolio monitoring and formal semi-annual reviews.

Phillip Putney is a financial advisor with AFS Wealth Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 63 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brookstone Capital Management LLC for two years before joining AFS Wealth Management in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates several non-investment businesses, including a certified public accounting firm and tax planning services. AFS Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and small businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm integrates investment advisory services with affiliated tax and insurance businesses, constructing individualized portfolios using a combination of asset allocation and various analytical approaches.

Rico Camerone is a financial advisor with New Era Investments LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Lincoln Investment, and has been associated with New Era Investments LLC since 1993. Camerone serves on the boards of Haven of Hope and Family Assistance for Renaissance Men, both nonprofit organizations focused on community support. New Era Investments LLC advises individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a modern portfolio theory-based approach that includes discretionary management and third-party money managers. The firm offers a broad range of investment vehicles and conducts regular account reviews to align portfolios with client objectives.

Douglas Wickham is a financial advisor with Sculati Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Huntington National Bank, MRM, ARCH Cutting Tools, Cognizant, Groundspeed Analytics, Consumers Energy, and TechSmith Corporation. Sculati Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary wealth management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach while managing approximately $381 million with a compact advisory team.

Stacy Starr is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Old Oak Financial Planning, Inc. since 2022 and previously spent eight years at Quicken Loans. Old Oak Financial Planning, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and ongoing investment management. The firm employs a holistic, asset-allocation driven approach using fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements with no account minimums.

Vikas Arora is a financial advisor at Kava Financial LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of experience in advisory services. Prior to his current role, he has worked at General Motors since 2016. Kava Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing documented client goals and a diversified investment process that incorporates multiple analysis methods and both long- and short-term strategies. The firm offers educational seminars and requires clients to use Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodian.

Rico Camerone is a financial advisor with New Era Investments LLC in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Camerone Wealth Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Capital Analysts, and Lincoln Investment. Outside of advisory work, he owns TheWebTide, a marketing business focused on running campaigns and website maintenance for small businesses. New Era Investments LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategy based on modern portfolio theory that includes both long- and short-term trading across various asset classes. The firm also offers discretionary management and utilizes third-party money managers as appropriate.

Haryanto Sastro is a financial advisor with Safe Future Wealth Partners LLC in Novi, MI, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Safe Future Wealth Partners since 2021 and previously worked at Aegis Wealth Management, Inc. and Aegis Financial, where he serves as Regional Vice President. Safe Future Wealth Partners provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning for individual clients, often referring to unaffiliated third-party advisers for discretionary management. The firm uses model allocations and third-party portfolios for implementation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements while also providing insurance products through an affiliated agency separately from advisory services.

Adam Hirzel is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Stratus Advisory Group, Inc. since 2013. He has been associated with related entities including Stratus Financial Services Corporation and Stratus Financial Corporation since 2009. Stratus Advisory Group provides tailored financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individual clients—including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households—as well as small to mid-size businesses. The firm employs a fundamental investment approach supplemented by cyclical and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Dewey Steffen is a financial advisor at Great Lakes Wealth, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016. Steffen serves on the Board of Trustees for William Beaumont Hospital. Great Lakes Wealth, LLC provides asset management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer plan sponsors. The firm uses a tiered service model and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build tailored portfolios that include a variety of investment strategies and asset classes.

James Burns is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ontrack Wealth Management since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Vintage Financial Services. OnTrack Wealth Management offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and basic personal tax return preparation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, applies Modern Portfolio Theory, and emphasizes passive, low-cost funds to construct client-specific portfolios, typically providing comprehensive planning alongside ongoing portfolio management.

Anthony Mitchell is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Marketocracy Masters Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Marketocracy since 2021 and previously held roles at Brown-Forman and Infinium Spirits. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of Hall of Fame Corp, a technology, finance, and consulting firm, and also leads JGJ Marketing. Marketocracy Masters Capital Management is an internet-based registered investment adviser that uses algorithm-driven portfolio management for individual clients. The firm offers discretionary management of model portfolios through an interactive website and focuses on serving individual investors with low minimums.

Robert Stapleton Jr. is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at M1 Capital Management LLC since 2011. Prior to this, he spent a brief period at Thinkorswim Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a partner in several investment-related entities focusing on real estate and real estate loans. M1 Capital Management primarily advises individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management along with financial and tax planning services. The firm’s investment approach centers on tactical, actively managed asset allocation using ETFs and proprietary models, with portfolios tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and objectives.

Richard Bone is the principal of Bone Asset Management in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Harbor Financial Services, LLC for 12 years and has been involved in the insurance industry for over two decades. Bone has also been associated with the Detroit Institute of Arts since 2004. Bone Asset Management provides financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and related entities. The firm uses a mosaic investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, tailoring strategies to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, and employs independent sub-advisors for active management on designated portions of client accounts.