Christopher Emde is a financial advisor with Emde Wealth Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Emde Wealth Management and Regulus, LLC since 2016. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent selling health and life insurance as well as fixed annuities. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, managing approximately $45 million across 75 client relationships. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, employing individualized asset-allocation strategies that include U.S. and international equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, alternative investments, and private placements.

Logan Bauer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Foguth Wealth Management, Comerica Bank, and Raymond James. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive and single-issue financial planning with a minimum account size generally required. The firm employs a model portfolio strategy approach using unaffiliated sub-advisors for portfolio management while maintaining responsibility for client relationships and reviews.

Richard Russo II is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Freedom Formula Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Just West Inc. and Russo Insurance Agency. Freedom Formula Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to implement client-specific asset allocation, with regular portfolio reviews and monthly written plan updates for financial planning clients.

Sarah Fletcher is a financial advisor at Team Covert, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Merrill Lynch and Barnett Financial & Tax, Inc. Outside of advising, she is also licensed to sell insurance products. Team Covert, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and targeted financial consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using model strategies and a recommended sub-adviser for trading, while also offering integrated tax and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Shane Kinney is a financial advisor at EPI Financial Group with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Hantz Financial Services and operating an entertainment business, Beyond the Score, where he creates and produces content for a monetized YouTube channel. He is also involved with EPI Protection, LLC as an insurance agent. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non-high-net-worth individual households, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a sub-adviser platform for discretionary portfolio management and offers ongoing financial planning without a planning fee, integrating insurance services through its affiliated insurance agents.

Robert Sinnaeve is a Series 65-licensed advisor with SS&H Financial Advisors, Inc. in Troy, MI, where he has worked since 1992, totaling 34 years with the firm and 15 years of industry experience. SS&H Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered independent investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations with portfolios of at least $350,000. The firm manages approximately $347 million across 249 accounts, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside macroeconomic monitoring to guide security selection, emphasizing risk management and asset protection.

Scott Goldberg is a financial advisor with Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Equity Planning Group, Inc. since 2000. Additionally, Mr. Goldberg is independently licensed as a mortgage loan officer, engaging in client education and market review within the mortgage sector. Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and business entities with asset and portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored, multi-asset investment approach, utilizing individual securities and third-party managers, alongside services for execution and custody through several major platforms.

Ryan Riker is a financial advisor with EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Alliance Benefit Group of Michigan. He is also engaged in insurance sales and services through EPI Protection, LLC, an insurance agency where he spends a significant portion of his time. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non‑high‑net‑worth individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm implements client investment programs via a sub‑adviser platform and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside free ongoing financial planning and consulting.

Branden Carney is a CFP® with 8 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Melone Private Wealth, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Portfolio Solutions LLC, Fratarcangeli Wealth Management, State Farm Insurance, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he engages in insurance sales. Melone Private Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing customized investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm constructs portfolios blending active and passive strategies, primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and municipal securities, with a focus on long-term investment horizons and discretionary asset management.

Eric Hornyak is a financial advisor with Emde Wealth Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Aurora Securities, Secure Investors Group, Secure Asset Management, LLC, and continues to own Hornyak Financial Group, which provides life, health, property, and casualty insurance sales and service. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, managing approximately $45 million across about 75 client relationships. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, employing individualized asset-allocation strategies that may include U.S. and international equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, alternative investments, and private placements.

Ryan Malloch is a financial advisor at Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and M1 Capital Management. In addition to his advisory roles, he teaches financial education classes as adjunct faculty at Macomb Community College. Third Sigma serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm utilizes a diversified asset allocation strategy combining active managers with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on cost-effective implementation and systematic rebalancing.

Scott Nicholson is a financial advisor at Advize Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Calder Capital, Blue Water Asset Management, Benchmark Mortgage, Redfield Financial Group, and Invest Financial Corporation. Nicholson is also licensed to sell life and health insurance and may receive additional compensation from those sales. Advize Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing wealth management, investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and predominantly passive investing through index funds and ETFs, utilizing technology and third-party managers to implement automated and model-driven portfolios.

Paul Compeau is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Bridgewise Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Pointe Private Wealth Management and various Bridgewise-affiliated entities. He serves as Chapter President of the nonprofit American Financial Education Alliance, where he teaches financial planning classes and provides public education. Bridgewise Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, nonprofits, corporations, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, utilizing both active and passive strategies, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Eric Seger is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 26 years of industry experience. He is a principal advisor and 50% owner at Integrated Capital Management in Bloomfield Hills, MI, where he has worked for the past 10 years. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and First Heartland Capital. Seger serves as a financial presenter for the Older Person’s Commission and is a board member at Michigan State University’s AES program, contributing to educational improvements. Integrated Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes a written financial-planning process tailored to client-specific compensation and tax complexities, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and bonds.

When I was 5 years old, I started going to work with my dad at one of his 7 diners. We’d get on the road around 6 AM. I was allowed a day-old doughnut from the freezer for breakfast – white-iced, raspberry jelly-filled was my go-to. He usually zapped it too long in the microwave, making the jelly in the middle piping hot. I was great at peeling hardboiled eggs, restocking the candy case, and tallying up carry-out receipts – I loved every minute of it! Dad always said my maiden name, Bassano, meant “hard-worker.” I firmly believe that tongue-in-cheek joke, along with my mom & dad’s entrepreneurial spirit, shaped who I am today. Whether it was graduating college as a double major with honors in 3 years, or cycling the US coast-to-coast in 9 weeks, I put my heart and soul into everything I do. I fully expect the same of myself if given the opportunity to be your financial advisor.

Alan Aidem is a financial advisor at A & L Financial Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has worked at A & L Financial Services since 2021 and previously held roles at Valassis and Meijer Corp. A & L Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The fee-only firm manages approximately $53.7 million and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, including option-writing strategies, to build portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

John Benedict is a financial advisor at J2 Capital Management, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J2 Capital Management since 2010, with prior experience at Alpha Cubed Investments LLC and Node AI, Inc. He is a 50% shareholder of J2 Capital Management and serves as Chief Investment Officer and in client relationship management. J2 Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and other investment advisers. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, incorporating artificial intelligence tools subject to human review, and offers subadvisory strategies that extend its client base beyond typical retail investors.

Antonio De Sano is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial professional at Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC. His prior roles include positions at M1 Wealth Advisors, Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, Ameriprise Financial Services, Royal Alliance Associates Inc, and UBS Financial Services Inc. He is also active with M1 Wealth Advisors in a financial services capacity. Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes cost-effective implementation using a combination of active managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on tax-efficient transitions and customized asset allocation.

Reno Frazzitta is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at Smart Money Financial Advisors, LLC since 2015. He has over 30 years of experience as an independent insurance agent. Frazzitta is the managing member and founder of Retirement Learning Academy, which provides educational workshops on retirement planning, tax planning, Social Security, and Medicare. He also serves as Chapter President of the American Financial Education Alliance in the Oakland/Macomb area of Michigan, conducting financial literacy seminars. Smart Money Financial Advisors, LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm emphasizes documented client goals and risk tolerance, discretionary management, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Michael Aidem is a financial advisor at A & L Financial Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with A & L Financial Services since 2021. Prior to his advisory role, he worked in the restaurant industry for six years. A & L Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, employs option-writing strategies as part of its portfolio construction, and emphasizes individualized plan reviews and coordination with outside professionals.