Brandon Klemm is a financial advisor at AFS Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with AFS Wealth Management since 2020. Prior to that, he was employed at Power Home Remodeling Group for one year. AFS Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm integrates asset allocation, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to create individualized portfolios, while also offering affiliated tax and insurance services.

Thomas Norris is a financial advisor at NFI Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with NFI Advisors since 2004. He is also the owner and president of Norris Financial, an accounting and tax consulting firm. NFI Advisors is a small SEC-registered firm serving individual clients, trusts, estates, and private investment funds. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management with tailored investment strategies, including an options-based Hedge Strategies program for accredited investors and management of multiple private funds.

David Robertson is a financial advisor with The Financial Center, LLC in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., alongside his longstanding role at The Financial Center. Outside of financial advising, he is an independent insurance agent. The Financial Center serves individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, estates, and trusts by providing fee-based financial planning, consultations, educational seminars, and referrals to third-party advisers. The firm focuses on long-term, tailored financial planning and project-based consultations, with implementation and account management arranged through third-party providers.

Miles Jamieson is a financial advisor at Daniel Investment Group Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Commonwealth Financial Network as well as roles in academic institutions including Wayne State University and Davidson College. Daniel Investment Group provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $210 million in assets with a small advisory team and employs a fee-oriented, fiduciary approach that emphasizes cost sensitivity and individualized planning.

John Edmonds is a financial advisor at LightSquare Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Raymond James & Associates Inc and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Edmonds is also the owner of En Passant, LLC and LightSquare Insurance Agency, which facilitates insurance commissions. LightSquare Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a variety of investment instruments and analytical methods to construct individualized portfolios and provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence on recommended sub-advisors.

Austin Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Paragon Investing, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to his current role, he worked for Prospect Capital Restaurants and Little Caesars Enterprises. Paragon Investing provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, and other investment advisers. The firm offers tailored investment strategies that consider client objectives and risk tolerance, using various approaches including asset allocation, technical and fundamental analysis, and a range of investment vehicles.

Matthew Holody is a financial advisor at Affinity Financial Advisory with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked since 2009 as Controller and CPA for Flat Rock Metal Inc., a steel parts manufacturer for the automotive industry, where he manages accounting operations. Affinity Financial Advisory primarily serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and charities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial advisory services, utilizing a technical analysis approach and a three-part client profiling process to guide investment decisions.

Erik Ringo is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Autumn Financial Advisors, LLC since 2017, following prior roles at Buttonwood Financial Advisors and T. Rowe Price. Autumn Financial Advisors is a two-advisor firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with a combination of comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using both passive and active strategies informed by quantitative, cyclical, and technical analysis.

Joseph Kubic is a financial advisor at Fairlane Investment Advisors Inc with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Fairlane since 1984. Fairlane Investment Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning. The firm employs model asset allocation strategies with individual customization and manages employer retirement plan assets at the participant level.

Patrick Guentner is a financial advisor at Legacy Investment Advisors LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a practicing attorney with Guentner, Barbee & Associates PLLC. Outside of his advisory and legal work, he serves as a FINRA arbitrator and operates a retail store, One More Training Gear, LLC. Legacy Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, overseeing approximately $61 million across close to 500 accounts. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis and incorporates both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a limited investment menu that includes mutual funds, fixed income, equities, annuities, and ETFs.

Eric Solomon is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Safe Future Wealth Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. Before joining Safe Future Wealth Partners, he worked at ERS Financial LLC, Integrated Capital Management, Paragon Retirement Planning, and held a long tenure at Ford Motor from 1989 to 2020. Safe Future Wealth Partners serves individual clients by providing ongoing portfolio management and financial planning, often referring clients to unaffiliated third-party advisers for discretionary management. The firm uses model allocations and third-party portfolios to implement investment strategies and monitors outside managers rather than directly managing client trades.

Holly Casady is a financial advisor with Custom Wealth Management in Plymouth, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and OLV Investment Group. Custom Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and trusts with discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses an active, asset-allocation approach and specializes in bank-issued structured notes, offering services that include portfolio rebalancing and coordination with tax advisors.

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Kiernan Easton is an advisor at Dynamic Wealth Solutions LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Dynamic Wealth Solutions since 2015. Dynamic Wealth Solutions LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $102 million in assets across roughly 170 clients. The firm uses a fundamental analysis and disciplined asset allocation approach within a TREAT framework, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services.

Kyle Whipple is a financial advisor at Custom Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at AE Wealth Management, LLC, Kalos Capital, and C. Curtis Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and financial advisor involved in insurance sales through Custom Wealth Solutions. Custom Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and trusts with discretionary investment management, integrated financial planning, and limited consulting services. The firm uses an active, asset-allocation approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and has a specialization in bank-issued structured notes and related services.

Scott Carty is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Custom Wealth Management in Plymouth, MI. His prior roles include experience at AE Wealth Management LLC, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group, and Sigma Financial Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a soccer coach at Plymouth Christian Academy. Custom Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and trusts, providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses an active, asset-allocation approach and has a specialization in bank-issued structured notes, supported by an affiliated insurance agency that offers additional insurance products.

Joshua Raider is a financial advisor with Raider Dennis Agency and holds a Series 65 designation. He has eight years of experience with the firm, including four years in the industry. Raider Dennis Agency provides investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios on a wrap-fee platform. The firm employs cyclical analysis and third-party model managers accessed via AE Wealth’s platform, primarily managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis while maintaining active insurance brokerage and securities activities.

Robert Murphy is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Wealth Management Group, Inc. in Plymouth, MI. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, all with Pinnacle. Pinnacle Wealth Management Group, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and a family office program for clients meeting a $1 million threshold. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation across a diverse investable universe and manages approximately $243 million for about 200 clients.

Jonathan Carender is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Paragon Investing, LLC since 2020. His prior work includes roles at Scio Software and TKS Industrial Company. Paragon Investing provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, businesses, and other investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts along with standalone or bundled planning services, tailoring investment processes to client objectives using a mix of asset allocation strategies and fund types.

Brett Kidd is a financial advisor at Kidd Financial Planning, LLC with the PFS™ designation and one year of experience in financial planning. He has also worked at Norton & Kidd CPAs for ten years. Kidd Financial Planning, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm emphasizes passive, diversified, long-term investment strategies using mutual funds and ETFs and employs quantitative tools and third-party managers to manage client portfolios.