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 Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. 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 that includes individuals, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside proprietary valuation models and frequently employs third-party managers and alternative investments.

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, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant wrestling coach at Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice High School. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisory and independent advisor programs.

Beau Simon is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors, Empower Advisory Group, and Northwestern Mutual. Compound Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm combines long-term buy-and-hold strategies with tactical tools like direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting while operating as a fiduciary.

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 industry experience. He is currently with Plante Moran Financial Advisors and has been associated with the firm since 2010. He is also a partner at Plante & Moran, PLLC, a role unrelated to investment advisory. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to private and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and sovereign wealth funds. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a proprietary equity market valuation model and often employs third-party managers and alternative investments.

Jeffrey Lido is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Advance Capital Management Inc since 2003. He holds the Series 63 designation and works out of Southfield, MI. Advance Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, with investment decisions guided by an Investment Committee and a focus on tailored risk management.

Thomas Turchetti is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously held roles at Legend Advisory Corporation, Legend Equities Corporation, and Concourse Financial Group Securities. Outside of advisory work, he is an insurance agent offering life, health, long-term care, and disability income products. Capital Analysts serves retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice. The firm delivers investment management through both discretionary in-house teams and non-discretionary advisors and third-party managers, utilizing a proprietary screening process called CAPSL to build diversified portfolios.

Richard Elias IV is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Arax Advisory Partners. He has previously worked at Robert Schechter and Associates and Schechter Investment Advisors. Elias also functions as an Investment Analyst at Robert Schechter & Associates, where he contributes during securities trading hours. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors, overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation strategies.

Robert Roux is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 18 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and UBS Financial Services. Roux joined Capital Analysts and Lincoln Investment in 2023. Capital Analysts serves retail and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a network of independent advisors and in-house investment management using proprietary mutual fund screening.

Matthew Erickson is a financial advisor at RWA Wealth Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, Renaissance Capital Management, and Legacy Planning & Associates. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using an open-architecture platform, combining fundamental and quantitative methods along with customized fixed income and cash management.

Austin Mc Kay is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and the Financial Planning Association of Michigan, as well as working in valuation and teaching positions. Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to a diverse client base including individual households, institutional clients, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with proprietary equity market valuation, often employing third-party managers and alternative investments.

Ted Haddad is a financial advisor at Azimuth Capital Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Azimuth since 2004, including its predecessor and current entities. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC provides discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable institutions, banks, and municipal entities. The firm employs a combination of quantitative databases, fundamental, and technical analysis to create portfolios tailored to client objectives, utilizing individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, and offers access to private investment vehicles through its affiliation with Focus Financial Partners.

Timothy Narva is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Lincoln Investment Planning, Walnut Street Securities, Inc., and Valic Financial Advisors. He also maintains an insurance representative position, servicing fixed insurance accounts and residual income related to prior insurance business. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and in-house investment management.

Steven Carpenter is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has held diverse roles including media content creation within financial education as the founder of Covenant Media Network. His professional background also includes executive and ownership positions in several financial and business consulting entities. Creative Financial Designs serves individual clients across various wealth levels, as well as corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning, using asset-class model allocations and a risk-based approach supported by third-party research and an Executive Investment Committee.

Karl Schwartz is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Edward Jones, Merrill, Bank of America, Lincoln Financial Distributors, Allianz Global Investors, AQR Investments, and BlackRock Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Jackavery, Inc., a pass-through entity established for tax and legal purposes related to his Kestra compensation. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC provides investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment products and platforms with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, and manages approximately $13.45 billion in client assets across about 208 advisors.