Stefanie Jenkins is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arax in 2025, she worked at Merrill, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Cannon Financial Strategists, and Blasingame, Burch, Garrard and Ashley. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives and manages approximately $26.5 billion in assets through over 200 advisors.

Alexander Guys is a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has worked at Plante Moran since 2024 and previously held multiple roles at Comerica Bank as well as experience at American Axle Manufacturing and Michigan State University. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with proprietary equity valuation models to manage portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Daniel La Gore is a financial advisor at Procyon with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at AE Financial Services, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group, and Huntington National Bank. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Procyon serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, institutional investors, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, fundamentally driven portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and provides a wide range of advisory and consulting services through an extensive office network and affiliated businesses.

Michael Schmidtke is a financial advisor at Csenge Advisory Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Planning Alternatives LTD and EFG Asset Management. Csenge Advisory Group serves charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, and individual clients, including high-net-worth families, providing asset management, financial planning, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a structured investment process and primarily constructs portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs.

Richard Barden is a financial advisor with Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience and has been with his current firm since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of a family farming business, Barden Farm and Farm Markets, where he allocates significant time during the growing season. Asset Allocation Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors, including both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as plan sponsors and trustees. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using quantitative techniques and offers supplemental services such as 529 plan assistance and plan-sponsor investment policy reviews.

Joseph Koch is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2022, having previously been with B. Riley Wealth Management since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a hunting property and lodge through Cornwell Properties, LLC. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through 274 advisors. The firm provides a wide range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, utilizing multiple program structures and proprietary asset allocation models.

David Judge is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Judge is a professional musician involved in performance, recording, and teaching guitar, keyboard, and vocals. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of approximately 208 independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing about $8.6 billion in client assets with tailored strategies across various asset classes.

Raymond Comiskey III is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at EDM Financial Advisors since 2021 and previously held roles at Securian Financial Advisors of the Great Lakes, Securian Financial Services Inc., and Minnesota Life. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing multiple investment platforms and non-traditional delivery methods such as subscription-based retirement education and co-advised private wealth solutions.

Darren Woolson is a financial advisor with Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Ameriprise Financial Services. He also serves as Director of Compliance at Asset Allocation Strategies, where he manages compliance matters. Asset Allocation Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors and plan sponsors. The firm’s investment process emphasizes strategic asset allocation using quantitative models and offers supplemental services such as 529 plan assistance and portfolio-based financing options.

David Sowerby is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ancora Private Wealth Advisors, LLC and has held roles at Ancora Advisors, Inverness Securities LLC, and Loomis Sayles companies. Ancora Private Wealth Advisors provides customized portfolio management and lifetime wealth planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down macro assessment with fundamental equity analysis and fixed-income structuring, employing a mix of individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and private placements.

Steven Berner is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Kmg Fiduciary Partners. Outside of finance, Berner is a silent partner in Puckmasters, a business providing specialized hockey lessons to youth. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers customized advice through a variety of investment strategies, including ESG options, and manages $1.615 billion in discretionary assets.

Jason Pivoz is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Integrated Wealth Concepts, LLC and LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Pivoz holds a CPA position at Blue and Co, LLC, where he provides tax and accounting services. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a goals-based financial advising discipline supported by proprietary software and quantitative metrics, combining passive and active investment strategies along with dynamic rebalancing.

Solomon Lamacchio is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America and Merrill. He also provides investment advisory services through Wealthcare Advisory Partners, an independent registered investment advisor. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research and a wide range of investment delivery options, combining large-scale advisory operations with various non-advisory financial products.

Raymond Pett is a financial advisor with Corecap Advisors in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Windsor, Sheffield & Co Inc and Core Capital Advisors since 2012. Pett is also involved with M&O Marketing, an affiliated company of CoreCap, focusing on business development. CoreCap Advisors provides discretionary investment and portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning to individuals, retirement accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a relationship-oriented, individualized approach with a long-term investment horizon, using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and occasionally options or short sales.

Jaime Eckels is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 17 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 1999 and is also a partner at Plante & Moran PLLC. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a range of analytical methods and manages a substantial portfolio mix through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Kelly Atkins is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at General Motors for 35 years before joining Highpoint Advisor Group. Highpoint Advisor Group serves a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and operates a wrap-fee program, utilizing a diversified investment approach across various asset classes and third-party platforms.

Scott Kolesky is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Kovack Advisors since 2008 and Kovack Securities, Inc. since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Kolesky serves as an assistant wrestling coach at Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice High School. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager recommendations, emphasizing diversified asset-class exposure primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Beau Simon is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Personal Capital Advisors and Empower Advisory Group. Compound Planning serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a turnkey asset management program. The firm employs customized, risk-based model allocations using fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, incorporating low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies.

Chris Goldner is a financial advisor with Asset Allocation Strategies, LLC in Farmington, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Asset Allocation Strategies since 2016 and has been associated with GLP Investment Services and GLP & Associates since 2009. Outside of advising, he is involved as a member of Five Lakes Property Services, which manages short-term rental properties. Asset Allocation Strategies provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors and plan sponsors. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation using quantitative techniques and offers supplemental services such as 529 plans and plan-sponsor investment policy reviews.

Ryan Fedricks is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently a partner at Plante & Moran, PLLC, and has worked with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2010. Plante Moran Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and banks. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with a proprietary equity valuation model to develop strategic asset allocations and investment policies.