Howard Meyers is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding a PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of the Detroit Tennis Club, a member-owned nonprofit tennis club. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Jacob Hansen is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2015. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and is based in Southfield, MI. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in assets for individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a diversified, ETF-centered investment approach, offering a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through a multi-advisor platform with both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

William Mccurdy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of Ann Arbor, TIAA-CREF, and Cornerstone Financial Services, where he also operated as an insurance agent selling annuities. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers access to multiple advisory programs and model portfolios supported by major strategists and utilizes a variety of analytical approaches to meet client objectives.

David Zaske is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, and Arthur Zaske & Associates, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, consultant-driven capital market assumptions, and third-party separate account managers when appropriate.

Michael Dowdell is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Ameriprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and a long tenure at Bose Corporation. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm uses an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank models, and it offers various wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Teresa Gerhardt is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2018 and previously spent three years with Retirement Income Solutions. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, combining in-house research with third-party manager allocations and providing specialized retirement plan solutions.

Robert Wood is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hantz Financial Services since 2018. Prior to his current role, he was employed at ReMax Eclipse and Maggiano's Little Italy. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and offers a range of fiduciary and advisory services supported by affiliated tax, business consulting, insurance, and mortgage origination businesses.

Sloan Hargis is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has a background that includes roles in education and retail. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm offers diversified, ETF-centered portfolios and a range of financial services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, mortgage brokerage, and insurance.

Steven Deceuninck is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2020. Prior to this, he operated Sd Financial Pathways, LLC from 2013 to 2019. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning, retirement, tax, and estate-planning support.

Lisa Wright is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Farmington Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 31 years of industry experience. She has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, Wright serves as a bank officer to support Principal retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Mary Hall is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Ameriprise Financial Services. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in independent insurance brokering focused on whole life and annuity products. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, providing investment options from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and direct indexing.

Jonathan Thomas is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Bank of America, Merrill, and Northwestern Mutual. Jonathan is based in Livonia, MI. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Brian Granowicz is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2024. Prior to this, he worked in various roles including positions at Bloomfield Open Hunt, Birmingham Athletics Club, City Kitchen, Pendy's Restaurant, and Bloomfield Hills Country Club. Hantz Financial Services serves individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement-plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies alongside separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, supported by affiliated entities including a trust bank, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage origination businesses.

Brian Newman is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 63 designation with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hantz Financial Services since 2002. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement plan sponsors, offering diversified ETF-centered portfolios, financial planning, and wealth management through a multi-advisor platform.

Marilyn Konvolinka is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2004. Hantz Financial Services serves individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies and offers a range of wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, supported by affiliated banking, tax, insurance, and mortgage businesses.

Brent Formosa is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles at Viron Therapeutics in laboratory research and administrative support with Wayne State University’s Department of Physiology. At Hantz Financial Services since 2022, he also contributes to non-investment-related research and support activities outside his advisory work. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm focuses on diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios with asset allocation and rebalancing, enhanced by access to third-party SMA managers and tax-aware strategies, while maintaining a broad range of affiliated financial services.

Kelsey Whelan is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., FSC Securities Corp, National Planning Corporation, and Financial Independence. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Bowser Fitness, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Daniel Stasiw is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management based in Hartland, MI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and Bankers Life. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only online discretionary model account that uses approved strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing. The firm’s approach emphasizes algorithm-driven enrollment and model selection within an employee pilot structure.

Aaron McDonald is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities, where he currently serves. McDonald is also involved with McDonald Money LLC and Medfinity Financial, both financial services ventures. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory relationships, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, implementing investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

Kristin Nederveld is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2025. Her prior experience includes roles at Fifth Third Bank and Rite Aid Corporation. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm provides access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs, including advisor-directed models and third-party portfolio managers, and is notable for its combination of municipal-advisor registration and affiliation with Fifth Third Bank.