James Thomas is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance and Nylife Securities since 2004, with over 11 years at Eagle Strategies. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in yoga instructor training and serves as a youth sports coach and specialist at a youth activity center for military dependent children. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and predominantly manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Corey Hileman is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz Financial Services, Corey worked at Five Iron Golf, ResiCentral, United Wholesale Mortgage, Homepoint Financial, and other firms. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, 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, asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing, and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services.

Henry Pasho is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience including a role in the Michigan State Senate and positions at Western Michigan University and Black Rock. 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 focused on ETF strategies and offers a range of financial planning, wealth management, and fiduciary services.

Ryan Hocker is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, Michigan, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, HSBC, and the Michigan House of Representatives. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Nicholas Faller is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Cetera and Sageview Advisory Group. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and a variety of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Brian Rener is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Auburn Hills, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Rener is the owner of BJR Financial Inc., where he manages overall business operations. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing various analytical approaches and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Howard Meyers is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding a PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of the Detroit Tennis Club, a member-owned nonprofit tennis club. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Jacob Hansen is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2015. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and is based in Southfield, MI. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in assets for individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a diversified, ETF-centered investment approach, offering a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through a multi-advisor platform with both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Majda Suhail is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Detroit, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill and multiple Citizens Bank entities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, with activities spanning both discretionary and commission-based business.

William Mccurdy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of Ann Arbor, TIAA-CREF, and Cornerstone Financial Services, where he also operated as an insurance agent selling annuities. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers access to multiple advisory programs and model portfolios supported by major strategists and utilizes a variety of analytical approaches to meet client objectives.

David Zaske is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, and Arthur Zaske & Associates, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, consultant-driven capital market assumptions, and third-party separate account managers when appropriate.

Kory Bachman is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Corient with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Corient Services LLC, CIPW Service Company, LLC, Corient, and R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house and third-party strategies, supported by risk management tools and private fund capabilities.

Michael Dowdell is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Ameriprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and a long tenure at Bose Corporation. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm uses an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank models, and it offers various wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Kindra Byerly is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has 13 years of industry experience, with prior roles at firms including Cetera Advisors LLC, SageView Advisory Group, and First Allied Securities. In addition to her work at Osaic, she operates Bloomfield Hills Advisory, providing financial planning and securities advice to clients. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, delivering advisory services through multiple program models with portfolios managed using proprietary and third-party platforms.

Teresa Gerhardt is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2018 and previously spent three years with Retirement Income Solutions. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, combining in-house research with third-party manager allocations and providing specialized retirement plan solutions.

Robert Wood is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hantz Financial Services since 2018. Prior to his current role, he was employed at ReMax Eclipse and Maggiano's Little Italy. 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 offers a range of fiduciary and advisory services supported by affiliated tax, business consulting, insurance, and mortgage origination businesses.

Sloan Hargis is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has a background that includes roles in education and retail. 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 offers diversified, ETF-centered portfolios and a range of financial services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, mortgage brokerage, and insurance.

John Low is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill from 2009 to 2021. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Steven Deceuninck is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2020. Prior to this, he operated Sd Financial Pathways, LLC from 2013 to 2019. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning, retirement, tax, and estate-planning support.

Brandon Shimoun is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Comerica Bank, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Fidelity Investments. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions, offering a range of wealth management, financial counseling, fiduciary, tax, and business services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and manages a broad platform with affiliated service companies and product relationships.