Omar Baadarani is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC in Dearborn, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill from 2010 to 2024. Sequent Planning, LLC operates as Futurity First Wealth Management and serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm offers a range of services including asset management and fiduciary retirement-plan solutions, utilizing diversified manager exposures and tax-aware strategies delivered by a network of independent adviser representatives.

Brandon Hess is a financial advisor at Cyndeo Wealth Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background as an attorney, serving as general counsel for business clients through his law firm, Hess Law Group, PC, where he has worked since 2003. Prior to joining Cyndeo Wealth Partners, he was involved with Vision Collision Center, LLC. Cyndeo Wealth Partners advises individuals, families, corporations, and business owners, providing portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $2.58 billion and offers customized investment strategies utilizing firm-developed models, third-party managers, and a broad range of asset classes, including alternatives and digital assets.

Jacqueline Venier is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Plante Moran Financial Advisors since 2006 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 high-net-worth individuals, institutions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, managing a notable mix of assets across multiple investment vehicles.

Brian Bartold is a financial advisor with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC dba Fusion Capital Management, PKS Investments, CoreCap Advisors, and VFG Associates, LLC. Outside of financial services, he is involved with Falcon Film Studios as a wedding photographer and performs data entry work. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their retail clients, offering portfolio management, model and third-party manager access, and retirement plan consulting through its TAMP structure. The firm employs a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation approach supplemented by multiple analytical methods, while supporting a higher-than-average client load per advisor.

Brett Deeter is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2014. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Jeffrey Core is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company in Livonia, MI, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Ameriprise, Infinex Investments, Flagstar Bank, and Fifth Third Bank. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach, combining third-party and proprietary models, and sponsors multiple wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Joseph Dixon is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Dixon is involved as an officer and director in a marketing DBA used for his practice. Independent Financial Group is a large integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services through multiple platforms and employs both in-house and third-party investment models.

Kyle Glaab is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with SPC. He has worked at Sigma Planning Corporation since 2011 and Sigma Financial Corporation since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Third Gen Financial, Inc., and operates Individual Financial Planning, LLC. He is also a licensed notary public in Oakland County, MI. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets through a network of over 460 advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, employing a range of discretionary and nondiscretionary investment strategies.

William Hullinger III is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Farther Finance Advisors and has previously worked at Verity Wealth Partners LLC and Planning Alternatives LTD. Outside of financial advising, he is involved as an LLC member and officer in two non-investment businesses: a real estate company and an online education venture. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Marion Smith is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2025, Smith worked at Merrill for ten years and at J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank for four years each. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, 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.

Tamara Reeves is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., bringing two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Lafayette Life Insurance and Ford Motor Company. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in a family-owned short-term rental business and owns an LLC established for future real estate investments. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and ongoing portfolio management.

Doyle Mosley is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held prior positions at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, Citizens Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, utilizing multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers.

Philip Buccini is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection across various investment vehicles.

Michael Tafelski is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. since 2007. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Brownstown Township, MI. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank to provide a range of discretionary managed-account programs, including advisor-directed models and direct indexing, supported by comprehensive supervisory and review processes.

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.

Michael Lacombe is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63-registered financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 1999. 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 it offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax, and consulting businesses.

Kristen Horvath is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages a for-profit Etsy shop focused on design creation. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, often serving clients with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized and model-based investment options.

Brandon Wylie is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz in 2022, he worked in various roles including positions at Albion College, The Home Depot, and the University of Michigan - Dearborn. Outside of finance, he serves as an ice hockey referee with USA Hockey. Hantz Financial Services is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform that emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and related services.

Sean Huyck is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Taylor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Southgate Lincoln, DST Industries, Com for Care, Baker College, and Greektown Casino. 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 expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities such as a trust bank, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage services.

David Trela is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Trenton, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he performs notary services for a title company during mortgage loan closings. 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, employing a range of investment approaches from traditional asset allocation to legacy momentum-based strategies.