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.

Anne Nichols is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience and has been with Fern Capital Inc. since 2016. She serves as a board member of the Eagle Capital Growth Fund. Fern Capital Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $71 million across a small client base with a focus on fundamental analysis emphasizing earnings growth and investment-grade fixed income.

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.

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.

ABOUT THRIVE RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS Standing out from our industry’s b#llsh!t, we introduce a new business model that applies the latest retirement research to deliver “reality-based” retirement planning, representing an evolutionary step forward in how people prepare for and thrive during retirement. We arm you with a framework to make better decisions based on your unique circumstances, enabling you to avoid unnecessary sacrifices symptomatic of following conventional “rules of thumb” intended for the masses. The result is living a more rewarding life optimized for contentment. ThriveRetire is an all-in-one, flat-fee service that includes: • Retirement Planning • Tax Planning • Investment Management • And more! ABOUT MICHAEL NEMICK, CFP® Prior to founding Thrive Retirement Specialists, Mike was a Senior Financial Planner, serving high-net-worth clients and mentoring other financial planners. Mike has guided more than 240 high-net-worth individuals and families with aggregate investable assets of nearly $500 million on all aspects of their financial well-being, including retirement planning, investments, tax planning and preparation, and goal clarification. EDUCATION: • BBA of Personal Financial Planning, Western Michigan University CREDENTIALS: • CERTIFIED FINANICAL PLANNERTM (CFP®)

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 CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bowline Financial, LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual, and Axa Advisors. He is independently licensed to sell insurance products and may receive commissions from such sales. Bowline Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach tailored to client objectives and offers access to less-common investment vehicles such as cryptocurrencies and structured notes.

Logan Bauer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Foguth Wealth Management, Comerica Bank, and Raymond James. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive and single-issue financial planning with a minimum account size generally required. The firm employs a model portfolio strategy approach using unaffiliated sub-advisors for portfolio management while maintaining responsibility for client relationships and reviews.

Suzanne Antonelli is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked with Sigma Investment Counselors for six years before founding Antonelli Financial Advisors, LLC, where she has been advising clients for nine years. Antonelli Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach to build globally diversified portfolios and customizes financial planning services according to client needs, managing approximately $229 million across 189 client relationships.

Donald McLeod is a financial advisor with Royal Oak Wealth Advisors LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and bringing 57 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple firms, including over two decades running McLeod Financial Services Inc. and The McLeod Group Inc., where he also provides employee benefit services. He is the owner of The McLeod-Koski Agency Inc., an independent fixed insurance agency. Royal Oak Wealth Advisors LLC manages discretionary portfolios primarily for individual and high net worth clients, focusing on a rules-based, dividend-growth investment strategy with a longer-term horizon. The firm operates mainly as a sub-adviser, managing portfolios on behalf of unaffiliated primary advisers while maintaining a small, selective client base.

Shane Kinney is a financial advisor at EPI Financial Group with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Hantz Financial Services and operating an entertainment business, Beyond the Score, where he creates and produces content for a monetized YouTube channel. He is also involved with EPI Protection, LLC as an insurance agent. 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 uses a sub-adviser platform for discretionary portfolio management and offers ongoing financial planning without a planning fee, integrating insurance services through its affiliated insurance agents.

Robert Sinnaeve is a financial advisor with SS&H Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with SS&H Financial Advisors since 1992. SS&H Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independently owned SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations, typically serving clients with a minimum of $350,000 in investable assets. The firm emphasizes realistic investment objectives and risk management, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis across a broad range of publicly traded securities.

Ryan Riker is a financial advisor at EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and ABG Portfolio Strategies, Inc. In addition to advisory services, he dedicates approximately half of his time to insurance sales and services through EPI Protection, LLC. EPI Financial Group serves individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities, focusing primarily on non-high-net-worth households. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management via sub-advisers and offers ongoing financial planning without a planning fee, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Ryan Malloch is a financial advisor at Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and M1 Capital Management. In addition to his advisory roles, he teaches financial education classes as adjunct faculty at Macomb Community College. Third Sigma serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm utilizes a diversified asset allocation strategy combining active managers with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on cost-effective implementation and systematic rebalancing.

James Westwood is an advisor with Royal Oak Wealth Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo Clearing and WFG Investments, Inc., and currently dedicates significant time to Royal Oak Financial Advisors, LLC. Westwood is also a partner and owner of Alpha Asset Advisors and serves as a trustee of the Skala Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust. Royal Oak Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high net worth clients, often acting as a sub-advisor for unaffiliated primary advisers. The firm employs a rules-based, dividend-growth investment strategy focused on companies with strong free cash flow and a history of increasing dividends, typically holding securities for longer than one year.

Paul Compeau is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Bridgewise Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Pointe Private Wealth Management and various Bridgewise-affiliated entities. He serves as Chapter President of the nonprofit American Financial Education Alliance, where he teaches financial planning classes and provides public education. Bridgewise Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, nonprofits, corporations, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, utilizing both active and passive strategies, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with ongoing portfolio oversight.

When I was 5 years old, I started going to work with my dad at one of his 7 diners. We’d get on the road around 6 AM. I was allowed a day-old doughnut from the freezer for breakfast – white-iced, raspberry jelly-filled was my go-to. He usually zapped it too long in the microwave, making the jelly in the middle piping hot. I was great at peeling hardboiled eggs, restocking the candy case, and tallying up carry-out receipts – I loved every minute of it! Dad always said my maiden name, Bassano, meant “hard-worker.” I firmly believe that tongue-in-cheek joke, along with my mom & dad’s entrepreneurial spirit, shaped who I am today. Whether it was graduating college as a double major with honors in 3 years, or cycling the US coast-to-coast in 9 weeks, I put my heart and soul into everything I do. I fully expect the same of myself if given the opportunity to be your financial advisor.

John Benedict is a financial advisor at J2 Capital Management, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J2 Capital Management since 2010, with prior experience at Alpha Cubed Investments LLC and Node AI, Inc. He is a 50% shareholder of J2 Capital Management and serves as Chief Investment Officer and in client relationship management. J2 Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and other investment advisers. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, incorporating artificial intelligence tools subject to human review, and offers subadvisory strategies that extend its client base beyond typical retail investors.