John Carney is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2019, following eight years at Arbor Asset Management LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, using a variety of implementation options and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Mark Manetta is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2017 and previously spent nine years with National Planning Corporation. Manetta is also associated with Iannuzzi Manetta & Co., Inc., where he has been involved since 1988. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including custom portfolio solutions, third-party asset manager access, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm functions as a platform provider, supporting affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management.

Robert Moore is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Center For Wealth Management, having previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. Outside of advisory services, Moore is involved in tax preparation and accounting through Center for Wealth Management, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting nearly 2,900 advisors nationwide and managing over $210 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, allowing advisors to implement portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance using both internal models and external platforms.

Loyd Wellman is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at FSC Securities Corp, Great Lakes Wealth, Foresters Financial Services, and First Investors Corporation. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, with additional offerings in private funds and interval fund advisement.

Ryan Kraft is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2022, following roles at Fifth Third Bank and At Your Disposal. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with the West Oakland Wings Baseball organization in Milford, Michigan. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options with features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services, operating as a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank with a unique combination of municipal-advisor registration and corporate affiliation.

Diane Prenger is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Creative Planning since 2020 and previously held roles at Starfire Investment Advisers and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment options and a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping services.

Andrew Wingert is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2008. 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 and unified managed accounts, and offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services supported by affiliated banking, tax, insurance, and mortgage businesses.

Gabriel Whitaker is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Rocket Mortgage and DoorDash. He also attended Michigan State University. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves 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, and retirement plan consulting.

Mark Mc Gee is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Best Buy for five years before joining Hantz Financial Services in 2020. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement plan sponsors, offering diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios and a range of financial planning and wealth management services.

Brent Mckellar is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Royal Oak, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated group and offers both standardized and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Cena Larsen is a financial advisor at Corient with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. His prior work includes nearly a decade at R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC before joining Corient and its related entities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Shannon Gaskin is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a range of implementation options and offers comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Michael Sherman is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hantz Financial Services, he worked in various roles including positions at The Score Restaurant and DK Security. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and registered broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering diversified, ETF-focused model portfolios alongside financial planning, wealth management, and retirement consulting services.

Christopher Kubert is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation, Private Client Services LLC, Executive Wealth Management, and The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of advisory work, Kubert is involved in fixed insurance sales and operates a vehicle rental service through the Turo app. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Jason Brooks is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Farmington Hills, MI, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 33 years of industry experience and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2010. Brooks is also the owner of Brooks Financial and serves on the boards of two homeowners associations as well as the ORT America Michigan Chapter. Additionally, he has invested in an animated movie project and participates in an LLC that merges group insurance business books. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services tied to insurance and annuity products. The firm offers a range of program types and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on tailoring recommendations to client and Plan Sponsor objectives.

Maram Alaiwat is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at National Life Group and New York Life. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of the American Lung Association Michigan Leadership Board and participates on the Finance Committee and Development Committee of Detroit Public Television & Radio. Equity Services, Inc., also known as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently uses third-party asset managers, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Eric Nahat is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hightower since 2017, following a year at Wells Fargo Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting.

David Berry is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. He has been with the Sequoia organization in various capacities since 2016. Berry holds the position of Director of Private Client Services at Sequoia Financial Group. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of model and custom portfolio management strategies, supported by an Investment Policy Committee, and incorporates a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments.

Jennifer Shandler is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 40 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2011. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services with a focus on strategic and tactical asset allocation, investment consulting, and retirement services.

Dean Smith is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Smith serves as co-trustee for multiple family trusts. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.