Patrick Nelson is a CFP® professional at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Bay City, MI, with 19 years of industry experience, all with his current firm. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, corporations, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios supplemented by third-party managers and technology-driven solutions.

William Bates is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials, and has 43 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Royal Alliance Associates, BBCM Financial Services, and the Professional Affiliation Program, along with work as an independent insurance agent. Bates’s business activities include ongoing involvement in non-variable insurance. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and access to model portfolios and institutional platforms.

Noah Ferrio is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cuna Mutual Group, CUNA Brokerage Services, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Matthew Leppek is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Bay City, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2018, he worked at Wanigas Credit Union and J & J Collision. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm operates an SEC-registered advisory program with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee portfolios, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Michael Elliott serves as a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, he focuses on connecting all aspects of clients' financial lives to help prioritize and pursue their most important financial goals. His approach involves working closely with clients to develop personalized plans tailored to their unique ambitions. Michael holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) designation and completed his high school education at Saginaw High School. His work encompasses areas such as planning for education funding, retirement lifestyles, health care costs, and long-term family goals, emphasizing simplicity and transparency throughout the wealth planning process.

Charisse Veresh is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Saginaw, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include eight years at Raymond James & Associates and four years with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning through written Recommendation Reports and ongoing advice. The firm’s approach includes asset allocation, tax-aware withdrawal strategies, and Social Security options, supported by proprietary research and a centralized service team.

Lynn Gehoski is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. She has worked at Raymond James since 2018, with prior experience at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and public entities, and offers financial planning and consulting services with a nondiscretionary approach supported by firm research and a variety of portfolio management strategies.

Ashlee Miller is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Saginaw, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2014. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and emphasizes a structured financial planning process supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Anthony Mitus is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2022, he worked for The Dow Chemical Company for eleven years. He holds the Series 66 designation and serves on the Investment Committee of the Catholic Community Foundation of Mid-Michigan. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery tools and broad investment capabilities.

Eve Gunther is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She worked at Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated for seven years before joining Raymond James in 2021. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

David Bellsky is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and previously served at Sigma Financial Corp from 2016 to 2020. Bellsky is also affiliated with Frankenmuth Credit Union, where he acts as an agent for fixed annuities. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, combining scale and diverse financial services alongside its advisory platform.

Clint Bauschatz is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, having worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank since 2005. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Steven Witten is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Saginaw, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Schwab in 2018, he worked for Tri-Star Trust Bank from 2013 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family automotive repair business and serves on the board of a local nonprofit field and stream club, where he chairs a youth sports committee. Charles Schwab serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering a combination of advisory, brokerage, custody, and financial planning services with a predominantly non-discretionary client relationship model.

Tammy Witzgall is a financial advisor at Merrill with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith, Inc. since 1998. Outside of her advisory role, she is a 50% owner of Discount Glass LLC, a business involved in auto sales, body work, and mechanical services. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jesse Lillard is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Saginaw, Michigan. He specializes in assisting successful professionals, business owners, and families during significant financial transitions, including retirement preparation, career changes, managing new wealth, and business succession planning. Jesse’s approach involves organizing financial lives through disciplined planning that transforms complexity into clear, actionable steps aligned with clients’ goals and values. Jesse holds several professional designations, including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He earned his Bachelor's Degree, Cum Laude, from Wayne State University. He is also a member of the Midland Noon Rotary Club. Outside of his professional work, Jesse enjoys camping, cooking, fishing, football, golfing, hiking, horseback riding, music, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Coleman Staudacher is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at PGA Tour Superstore and Equitable Advisors LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm that serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, affiliated mutual funds, and a proprietary money market fund. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets with a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

Sara Rabideau is a financial advisor at Merrill with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2002. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

William Dijak is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with OSAIC Wealth Inc and has held roles at The Graczyk-Dijak Financial Group, Harbour Investments, Inc, and NEXT Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant basketball coach at Bay City Western High School. OSAIC Wealth Inc. serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools, risk assessments, and automated rebalancing to construct portfolios that may include a variety of investment types managed on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Mary Hofmeister is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 1999. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she is associated with Lakeside Media, a media business in Essexville, MI, which is owned by her husband. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including various types of households, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Martin Hessler is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Saginaw, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent and its predecessor entity since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Hessler serves as Committee Chair for Boy Scout Troop 55 in Frankenmuth, MI. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, focusing on holistic, goal-based financial planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm offers a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan” that combines planning with managed accounts while maintaining separate service delivery.