Loyd Wellman is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at FSC Securities Corp, Great Lakes Wealth, Foresters Financial Services, and First Investors Corporation. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, with additional offerings in private funds and interval fund advisement.

Diane Prenger is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Creative Planning since 2020 and previously held roles at Starfire Investment Advisers and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment options and a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping services.

Christel Toal is an advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2018, also maintaining a role at Fifth Third Bank since 2000. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors through advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs and third-party portfolio managers via its Passageway Managed Account platform, combining various strategies such as mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and tax-overlay services.

Brent Mckellar is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Royal Oak, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated group and offers both standardized and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Cena Larsen is a financial advisor at Corient with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. His prior work includes nearly a decade at R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC before joining Corient and its related entities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Michelle Kreda is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 15 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes ten years at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing, as well as time at Ameriprise. She is also involved in retail outside the financial sector as a representative for Avon, selling cosmetic products, skincare, and perfumes. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement advisory services, focusing on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.

Maram Alaiwat is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at National Life Group and New York Life. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of the American Lung Association Michigan Leadership Board and participates on the Finance Committee and Development Committee of Detroit Public Television & Radio. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently uses third-party asset managers, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Maria Soave Krambeck is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to her current role, she has been associated with Fifth Third Bank since 2016. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers on its Passageway platform, catering to varied risk profiles and investment strategies.

Eric Nahat is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hightower and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2017, following a prior role at Wells Fargo Advisors. Hightower Advisors delivers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various investment vehicles.

David Berry is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. He has been with the Sequoia organization in various capacities since 2016. Berry holds the position of Director of Private Client Services at Sequoia Financial Group. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model and custom portfolio management strategies, supported by an Investment Policy Committee, and incorporates a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments.

Kimberly Yaroch is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. Kimberly has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2002. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm delivers investment advice primarily through ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and Direct Indexing, and combines advisory, broker-dealer, mortgage, and insurance services in a single enterprise.

Jennifer Shandler is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in Birmingham, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2011 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2006 to 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she manages her own investment trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and retirement accounts. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including asset management, consulting, and financial planning, with both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Dean Smith is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. for 27 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee for several family trusts. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and combines discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, maintaining custody of client assets while operating both broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Casey Bear is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at Farther since 2025. Prior to Farther, Casey worked for three years at KMG Fiduciary Partners and spent 13 years with Cranbrook Wealth Management. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through both digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and incorporating AI tools under internal review.

Corbin Donaldson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Birmingham, MI. His prior roles include positions at Greenleaf Trust, Cetera Investment Advisers, Cetera Investment Services LLC, and Chemical Bank. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach involves customized portfolio management supported by internal teams and governance committees, integrating proprietary and external strategies.

Daniel Super is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Clinton Township, MI, with 11 years of industry experience, all spent at Hantz Financial Services. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and Direct Indexing, combining advisory, broker-dealer, mortgage, and insurance activities within its enterprise structure.

Kenneth Morris is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 46 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at LPL Financial and INVEST Financial Corporation. He serves as Vice President of the Society for Lifetime Planning and is the author of the book *A Thought for Your Pennies*. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary services, plan design, compliance testing, and access to a broad range of management platforms and third-party solutions.

Jeffrey Palleschi is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. His prior experience includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, LifePlan Financial Advisory Group, LLC, Baron Wealth Management, LLC, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, and family office and business management. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with an enhanced open architecture, utilizing both active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and customized portfolios tailored to client needs.

Melissa Santoyo is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at CBRE and Maxim Healthcare Services. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm uses strategic allocation models and manager selections from specialized internal groups, offering a range of fee arrangements and access to affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities.

Gayane Toukhanian is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs Ayco since 2017 and previously held roles at Academia Book Buyers and Huntington Technology Finance. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.