Erik Burger is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2017 and has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2014. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizing structured planning tools such as Monte Carlo simulations to model financial outcomes.

Nicole Morgia is a financial advisor at Merrill with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith since 2016. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers multiple investment strategies including model-based and discretionary approaches, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Justin Hessler is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company for three years. Outside of his advisory career, he is involved with Papa Bee Farms, a venture he has operated since 2018. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party asset managers, and integrated financial product sales through its broker-dealer and affiliated insurance entities.

Ann Escandon is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Thrivent Financial and its investment management arm since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a Mary Kay beauty consultant. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, focusing on holistic, goal-based planning across a wide range of financial topics. The firm offers planning as a one-time or ongoing service, separate from portfolio management, and supports integration with managed accounts through its WealthPlan billing option.

John Downey is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2011. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors.

Kellie Champagne is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC, as well as a decade at Ken-Rich Concrete Lifting. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, consulting, and access to various investment and insurance products through its integrated advisory and brokerage platform.

Yan Yang is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding one year of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise, Yan worked at R2O Insights and has a background spanning reinsurance with Hannover Reinsurance and Munich Reinsurance, as well as a long tenure at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Yan also serves as a paid instructor at Michigan State University. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, access to model wealth portfolios, and third-party asset management, integrating adviser programs with a broad selection of financial products such as insurance.

Amy Niedzwiecki is a financial advisor with Fidelity Investments, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. She has been with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC since 2020 and joined Fidelity Investments in 2025. Prior to her advisory career, she was an independent Amazon merchant from 2019 to 2020. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to both retail and institutional clients, including advisory roles for registered investment companies and a Charitable Gift Fund. The firm employs a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage a diverse range of investment strategies.

Nathan Poplars is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 credential and less than one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Equitable Advisors and an internship with Michigan Financial Companies, as well as positions unrelated to finance during his education at Michigan State University. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a blend of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm is noted for its advisory roles with registered investment companies, use of AI and systematic methodologies, and its delivery of model portfolios to intermediary platforms.

Riley Stesiak is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at United Wholesale Mortgage, Monarch Textile Rental Services, and the Lukas Cohen Retirement Planning Group at Morgan Stanley. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutions, providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs through a dual-registered model as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Leonard Brunkey is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2005 and has been associated with Keystone Financial Services since 1995. Outside of investment advising, he is an independent insurance agent and provides various client services including estate planning support, bookkeeping, and assistance with funeral arrangements through Keystone Financial Services. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services delivered through independent advisors and provides multiple platform options, proprietary and third-party strategies, and services tailored to client objectives.

Robert Zvonek is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at SagePoint Financial and Summit Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves on the finance committee of the Clinton River Watershed Council, a nonprofit organization. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services with a focus on asset allocation, risk assessment, and automated portfolio rebalancing.

Thomas Boogren is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Raymond James, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Hinkson Wealth Management, and has also managed a landscaping business. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored, non-discretionary advisory services supported by analytical tools and a broad network of advisors.

Alexander Sesi is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Shelby Township, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having six years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Amazon and operated a business called Vegas Party Shoppe for over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner and partner of RD Capital Group, LLC, a real estate venture focused on property acquisition and sales. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services mainly to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through its Institutional Consulting Services program, employing a quantitative asset-allocation approach combined with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

Kyle Hecht is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Grosse Pointe, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Michigan Educational Credit Union, LPL Financial, TD Ameritrade, and E*TRADE. Outside of advisory work, Hecht and his wife are involved in passive real estate investments and serve on their homeowners association board. Charles Schwab serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, offering wrap fee programs, managed accounts, and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and utilizes multi-asset model portfolios supported by Schwab’s research and alternative investment due diligence.

Andrea Gibson is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 designations and has worked at Primerica Advisors since 2021. Prior to this, she was employed at ITC Holdings for 10 years. Gibson also operates Gibson Financial Group LLC, an investment-related business affiliated with Primerica. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm utilizes model-driven investment strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports trade execution and custody through established third parties.

Arthur Mojares is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and SPC, among other firms. He serves as a board member of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and is involved in independent insurance through Mojares Capital Management LLC and Mojares Insurance Group, LLC. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Matthew Smith is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. He volunteers with the Finseca Foundation, supporting their research and educational initiatives. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via an integrated platform.

Joe Cattaneo is a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where he has been working since 2026. Prior to his current role, he served as a Relationship Manager at Fidelity Investments from 2024 to 2026, and at Gregory J. Schwartz & Co. from 2017 to 2024. Joe approaches financial planning as a partnership, focusing on understanding what matters most to each client and maintaining open and collaborative communication. He works to co-create financial plans that are personal, clear, and built on trust. Outside of work, Joe enjoys boating, fitness, social events with friends, movies, and parenthood.

Andrew Tomlinson is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles at American Portfolios for 16 years and has managed his own advisory services since 2003. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and is based in Sterling Heights, MI. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable organizations through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services with a focus on asset allocation, risk evaluation, and managed accounts utilizing a variety of investment products and third-party platforms.