Willie Berry is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and president of Willie Berry Ministries, a nonprofit religious organization, and manages Lifeline Transport LLC, a truck leasing company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Brent Formosa is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles at Viron Therapeutics in laboratory research and administrative support with Wayne State University’s Department of Physiology. At Hantz Financial Services since 2022, he also contributes to non-investment-related research and support activities outside his advisory work. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm focuses on diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios with asset allocation and rebalancing, enhanced by access to third-party SMA managers and tax-aware strategies, while maintaining a broad range of affiliated financial services.

Kelsey Whelan is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., FSC Securities Corp, National Planning Corporation, and Financial Independence. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Bowser Fitness, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Richard Strong is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, Strong owns and operates Strong Ice Cream, a retail ice cream business. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach with ETF strategies and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services supported by affiliated entities such as a trust company and in-house consulting.

Aaron McDonald is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities, where he currently serves. McDonald is also involved with McDonald Money LLC and Medfinity Financial, both financial services ventures. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory relationships, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, implementing investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

Jacki Popadich is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 1999. Hantz Financial Services serves 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 expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities including a state-chartered trust bank and in-house tax and business consulting services.

Daniel See is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. He has one year of experience in the financial services industry, having previously worked at Sterling Millwork Inc. and Lifetime Fitness. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Susan Brys is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Susan has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a Mary Kay beauty consultant. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in assets. The firm emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios and offers a range of services including financial planning, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and mortgage and insurance services through affiliated agencies.

Michael Lacombe is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2015, including its predecessor entity, and worked at the University of Charleston from 2013 to 2017. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, business clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven ETF investment approach supplemented by separately managed accounts and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services.

Janet Meredith is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2005. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs model-driven ETF strategies along with separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, and offers expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities such as a state-chartered trust bank and in-house tax and business consulting services.

Andrew Scriver is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 1999. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven ETF investment approach supported by separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, alongside expanded implementation capabilities through affiliated entities such as a trust company, tax and business consulting, and insurance and mortgage origination services.

Daniel Senica is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC investments since 2012 and holds a Series 66 designation. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account launched as an invitation-only employee pilot. The program uses algorithmic risk assessment to recommend investment models managed and executed by PNC or third-party strategists, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Michael Martell is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2015. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach using ETFs, separately managed accounts, and unified managed account solutions, supported by affiliated entities offering tax, business consulting, insurance, and mortgage services.

Hailie Quartz is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Hantz Financial Services and prior positions outside the financial sector. Hantz Financial Services is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors with approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and consulting services, supported by a multi-advisor platform and a variety of affiliated financial activities.

Natalie Gordon is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate and institutional clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a broad set of investment strategies and affiliated service relationships.

Jerry Rubin is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 50 years of industry experience. He has worked with The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2017 and previously with Lincoln Investment from 2012 to 2017. Outside of advisory services, he is a 50% owner of JAZZ, LLC, a third-party administration firm focused on health insurance. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Robert Barrett is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Sigma Financial Corporation. Barrett is based in Birmingham, Michigan. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating as both an investment advisor and a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking.

Christopher Baccella is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Heber Fuger Wendin, Alan B. Lancz & Associates, and Old National Wealth Management. Baccella serves on the Board of Directors for Banker's Retirement Service, a 401(k) plan for community bankers in Michigan. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, implementing discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both in-house and third-party resources.

Cort Wagenberg is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2026, he worked at Zacks Investment Management from 2022 to 2025 and has held roles at Bectran, Daxton Hotel, and Incore Capital Management. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a variety of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs diverse investment approaches tailored to different programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Rebecca Papas is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she has been associated with Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. since 2013. Outside of advising, she is the owner and manager of Iota Group, LLC, a marketing firm that assists small businesses with marketing strategies and advertising. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management and consulting, offering tailored asset allocations using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods. The firm provides both wrap and non-wrap programs, often incorporating outside managers, and operates as part of a group with ties to mortgage and insurance businesses.