Casey Tjalsma is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with LPL Financial since 2021. He previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors and Jgh & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a wedding officiant through the Universal Life Church and pursues photography as a part-time activity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by research and multiple investment strategies.

Darrell Schultz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Zeeland, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he spent 27 years at Gordon Food Service. In addition to his advisory duties, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home-related services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients, utilizing model-delivery strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers. The firm operates at scale with nearly 3,700 advisors and approximately $15.5 billion in assets under management.

Olivia Wesorick is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Her work history includes multiple periods at Edward Jones as well as a brief role at Peckham, Inc. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and investment solutions, supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Eric Peters is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1997 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Gun Lake Discount Storage in Wayland, Michigan. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio management services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Brenda Kading Payne is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. since 1999. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Thomas Graham is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Grand Rapids, MI, where he has worked since 2021. He has four years of industry experience, with a background that includes various roles prior to joining Baird. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and other institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a combination of in-house and third-party managers, covering a broad range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Jonathan De Kock is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC since 2015. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. Baird offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed account programs, and municipal advisory services, supported by in-house research and technology such as artificial intelligence.

Charles Bonser is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at B&H Electric, New York Life/2M Financial, and Target. 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, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Ellen Vipond is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. She previously worked for Walters Dimmick Petroleum for 30 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a joint owner of Two Legs, LLC, a business focused on creating and selling craft items. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts within a wrap-fee structure. The firm curates third-party asset managers and delegates trading responsibilities to BNY Mellon Advisors.

Andrew Tinholt is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked part-time as a cashier at Winding Creek Golf Club. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies and operates a large network of financial advisors and branch offices across the United States.

Michael Mais is a financial advisor with Global Portfolio Services LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. since 2012 and has also worked with Regal Investment Advisors LLC and as a self-employed advisor since 2011. Global Portfolio Services provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, asset allocation, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs a suitability-driven investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with active portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.