Kristen Palazeti is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and her own company, K Pal Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an advisory board member for the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan and assists with bookkeeping and tax preparation for her husband’s medical sales company. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth clients, including families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance capabilities and provides access to alternative and private investments through its Rockefeller Global Family Office platform.

Brendan Hunt is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Hantz Tax and Business and has teaching experience at Eastern Michigan University and Jackson College. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies combined with separately managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services, supported by affiliated entities such as a state-chartered trust bank and in-house tax and business consulting.

Glenn Stratton is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2014. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven ETF investment approach supplemented by separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, with additional capabilities in fiduciary services, insurance, mortgage brokerage, and affiliated tax and business consulting.

Kevin Laplena is a financial advisor at Corient in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC from 1996 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Jack Williams is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Carson Wealth, JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Equitable Advisors. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm primarily manages accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a comprehensive range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and sub-advisory options.

Mark Loduca is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Pruco Securities, LLC, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and ProEquities, Inc. Outside of finance, he is a jazz musician and recording artist, performing at various venues and marketing his recordings through multiple platforms. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, while operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Bailey Domer is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2025, Bailey worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corp. for eight years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, serving individual investors and households. The firm utilizes model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, applying tax-aware rebalancing and asset-location strategies.

Timothy Schafer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, Schafer is involved as a high school football coach. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in assets with over 1,900 investment adviser representatives.

Peter Luther is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently working at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2010. He is based in Canton, MI, and is part of a firm with a sizeable team of 293 advisors. 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 unified managed account solutions, and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax, and insurance entities.

Thomas May is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group who holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has 23 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at GWFS Equities, Prudential Investment Management Services, and Western & Southern Life, among others. Outside of advising, he manages bookkeeping services for small businesses. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its planning, serving a large participant base with recommendations generally aligned with plan sponsor-chosen options.

Nina Di Mauro is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 credential and experience at Vintage Financial Services and Eastern Michigan University. She has also worked in the brewing and media industries. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, using a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Mason Burkhart is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Hockey Services, Farm Bureau Insurance, and Western Michigan University. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer managing roughly $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform, emphasizing diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios combined with asset allocation and periodic rebalancing.

Ryan Laorr is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., based in Southfield, MI. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Michigan State IT and Michigan State University prior to joining Hantz Financial Services in 2021. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in assets. The firm focuses on diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios complemented by tax-aware strategies and offers a range of services including financial planning, wealth management, and mortgage brokerage through affiliated agencies.

Nathanial Chambers is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at New York Life and various positions outside the financial sector. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm utilizes model-driven ETF strategies complemented by separately managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services.

Jennifer Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Prime Capital Financial and previously worked at Portfolio Solutions LLC for seven years. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings.

Michael Leake is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Wixom, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities in 2019, he worked at Oppenheimer & Co for nine years. He is also involved in providing life, health, and annuity insurance advice. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies including legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Joshua Levine is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital LLC. Levine is a member of the investment committee at Temple Israel, where he oversees the endowment fund's investment management, and he also participates as a member of Weatherwood Partners LLC, an investment entity focused on various opportunities. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture, combining multiple analytical methods and a diverse set of investment strategies.

Ryan Smith is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Lincoln Investment since 2022. In addition to his advisory role, he volunteers as a U14 boys soccer coach. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning and retirement plan advice through a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies overseen by an Investment Management & Research team.

George Herr is a CFP® professional with two years of experience at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Ford Motor for 30 years. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and other nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing multi-factor tilts, low-cost index vehicles, and tax management strategies.

Jonathan Hall is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hantz Financial Services since 2023. His prior work includes roles at the University of Michigan – Dearborn, Adam's Outdoor Services, Quality Kosher Catering, and Salem High School. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios combined with asset allocation and tax-aware strategies, while offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and mortgage brokerage through affiliated entities.