Jeffrey Steele is a CFP® and ChFC® with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has prior experience at Metlife Securities Inc., Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and CWM Private Wealth. Outside of advising, he is involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Austin Potter is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Stonebridge Financial Partners, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Potter is based in Troy, Michigan, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses in addition to his CFP® designation. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services and utilizes multiple program structures that integrate in-house manager selection with third-party strategies and advisor discretion.

Justin Russo is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. His career includes roles at Sigma Financial Corporation, Mass Mutual, Raymond James, and Triad Advisors. He serves as Board President of Life Skills Centers, Inc., a nonprofit organization. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple program models and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Sarah Richards is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at the firm since 2012. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party sub-managers and affiliate Private Bank models, with portfolio management and custodial services provided through National Financial Services.

D Artagnan Mason is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he held roles at Great Lakes Wealth, TruVista Wealth Advisors, SYM Financial Advisors, and Benjamin F. Edwards. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis with various asset classes and affiliated service offerings.

Marvin Youmans II is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and having two years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of finance, he is involved with In Hear Productions L.L.C., a business he has been associated with since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available via employee pilot. The firm utilizes algorithmic risk assessments and approved investment models managed by PNC or third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Kevin Laplena is a financial advisor at Corient in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC from 1996 to 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Mark Loduca is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citizens Securities since 2020, following roles at Pruco Securities, LLC, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and ProEquities, Inc. Outside of his advisory career, Loduca is an active jazz musician, performing and recording music while marketing his recordings through various platforms. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory options and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Bailey Domer is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2025, Bailey worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corp. for eight years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, serving individual investors and households. The firm utilizes model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, applying tax-aware rebalancing and asset-location strategies.

Timothy Schafer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including long-term roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, Schafer is involved as a high school football coach. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in assets with over 1,900 investment adviser representatives.

Nina Di Mauro is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 credential and experience at Vintage Financial Services and Eastern Michigan University. She has also worked in the brewing and media industries. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, using a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory.

Samuel Courtney is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Huntington National Bank and Ameriprise. Outside of advising, he works as a DoorDash driver. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers a range of wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that combines third-party and proprietary investment strategies.

Jennifer Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Prime Capital Financial and previously worked at Portfolio Solutions LLC for seven years. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings.

Martin Peters is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory work, Peters owns and operates tax and accounting service businesses, including The Peters Financial Group RX and CPA Martin E. Peters P.C. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

William Leahy is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has reported involvement in rental real estate unrelated to his investment work. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services including a model-based Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, which is an online discretionary account available via invitation to employees. The program uses approved managed model strategies implemented through mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and relies on algorithmic risk assessment rather than direct client trading or standalone financial planning.

Edward Meier is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Heber Fuger Wendin, Inc. and MADISON Investment Advisors. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized services such as coordinated tax and Core Family Office support. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across a wide range of asset classes and solutions.

Connor Kruse is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alps Distributors, Inc., Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC, and MassMutual Great Lakes. Outside of Sanctuary Advisors, he serves as an Investor Relations Associate at Clarkston Capital Partners, an investment management firm. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports over 400 independent investment adviser representatives who develop individualized investment strategies within a fiduciary framework, utilizing various account structures and analytical approaches.

Joshua Levine is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital LLC. Levine is a member of the investment committee at Temple Israel, where he oversees the endowment fund's investment management, and he also participates as a member of Weatherwood Partners LLC, an investment entity focused on various opportunities. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture, combining multiple analytical methods and a diverse set of investment strategies.

Morgan Warner is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. They hold a Series 66 designation and have previously worked at firms including Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Plante Moran. Outside of finance, Warner has experience with Eastside Tennis and Fitness. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Terry Sawchuk is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., and has been involved with the Michigan Senior Society since 1997. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and investment strategies, including proprietary retirement model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers, serving approximately 14,700 clients with $3.33 billion in assets under management.