Paul Dunbar is a financial advisor with M1 Capital Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with M1 Capital since 2011, following roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling and Thinkorswim Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he is a licensed real estate agent representing buyers and sellers of lakefront properties in Northern Michigan. M1 Capital Management advises primarily individual clients, including many high-net-worth individuals, through discretionary portfolio management and financial and tax planning services. The firm uses a tactical, actively managed asset allocation approach implemented mainly via ETFs, with customized portfolio management tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and goals.

Jack Yarosh is a financial advisor at Verde Capital Management, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and various other organizations. Outside of advising, he is a minority owner of Millpond Bed and Breakfast LLC, a historic property with multiple Airbnb rental units in Clarkston, Michigan. Verde Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses with investment management, fiduciary services, and financial planning. The firm’s investment process incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes diversified fund menus along with derivatives and synthetic strategies to manage portfolios.

Nathan Bohannon is a financial advisor at MKD Wealth with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to his current role, he worked at MKD Wealth Coaches, LLC and its predecessor firm from 2009 to the present. Outside of advising, he is a licensed independent insurance agent authorized to sell life, disability, and long-term care insurance. MKD Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $425 million in assets and employs a range of portfolio models across risk profiles using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Michael Dzialo is a financial advisor at Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC in Rochester, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Asset Portfolios since 2000. Managed Asset Portfolios provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a range of clients, including individuals, pension and government plans, trusts, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental, value-oriented equity analysis and detailed fixed-income research, utilizing tools such as the Bloomberg MAC-3 risk model and employing strategies across multi-cap and global portfolios.

Cassandra Beardslee is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with MKD Wealth since 2016, currently working as part of a six-advisor team. She is also licensed as an independent insurance agent, authorized to sell life, disability, and long-term care insurance. MKD Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, family office coordination, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses model portfolios across various risk levels, incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, independent managers, and alternative investments.

Beth Zilka is a financial advisor with Baron Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Baron Wealth Management since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independently licensed insurance agent. Baron Wealth Management provides fiduciary wealth management and consultation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment professionals. The firm emphasizes individualized, ongoing advice and strategic diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining internally researched securities with mutual funds and ETFs, and regularly reviews and monitors client portfolios.

Jennifer Kulek is a financial advisor at Lifecycle Financial Planners Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Lifecycle Financial Planners since 2018, previously spending a year at Cambridge Connection Inc. Lifecycle Financial Planners serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial life planning and investment advisory services on a fee-only retainer basis. The firm employs a holistic, client-centered process that incorporates Functional Asset Allocation and modern portfolio theory to align portfolios with clients’ life stages.

Matthew Zajac is a financial advisor with Eagle Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Financial Advisors since 2014 and Eagle Financial Group since 2019. Outside of advisory work, he has served as an insurance agent since 2002. Eagle Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $113 million in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, employing quantitative techniques and third-party research to develop client-specific investment policies.

John Cunningham is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience, currently serving at William Mack & Associates Inc since 2024. He has operated Cunningham & Associates Advisory Services, PLLC since 2011 and previously led Cunningham & Associates, LLC from 2003 to 2024. Outside of investment advisory work, he is involved in tax planning, preparation, business consulting, and provides certain non-investment legal services through separate entities. William Mack & Associates is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients, including non-HNW and high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.03 billion in discretionary assets, employing a diversified, tax-efficient investment approach primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs across tailored model strategies.

Joseph Lasslett is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Baron Wealth Management since 2023 and previously spent nine years at Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Lasslett is also a licensed life insurance agent. Baron Wealth Management provides fiduciary wealth management and consultation services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm focuses on individualized advice and diversified asset allocation using a combination of internally researched securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed programs.

William Waggoner II is a financial advisor with Stoney Creek Advisors LLC in Rochester Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Stoney Creek Advisors since 2016 and previously worked at Oakland Community College for 22 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and owner of Stoney Creek Partners, LLC, a life and health insurance agency. Stoney Creek Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a documented investment policy statement, multiple analytical methods, and offers services including third-party money manager selection, retirement-plan advisory, and held-away 401(k) account management through the Pontera platform.

Natalie Snyder is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with two years of industry experience. She has been with VIMA since 2021. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm uses a top-down, sector-level screening process and may employ covered-call option writing, hedging with cash positions, and margin trading when authorized by clients.

Brendan Bugenski is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at William Mack & Associates Inc and nine years at The Adams Group. He has been with William Mack & Associates since 2018. William Mack & Associates is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $820 million for about 957 clients through a team of ten advisers, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient, and low-cost investment strategies using no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Dennis Prost is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at VIMA, LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at PVG Asset Management Corporation, Harvest Investment Services LLC, and Proequities, Inc. Prost holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm that serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm employs a top-down, sector-level screening process with strategies that may include covered-call option writing and hedging, offering customized portfolios across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Ryan Essenmacher is a financial advisor at Integrated Investment Consultants, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked in the golf industry at Forest Akers West Golf Course and Links of Novi Golf Club, and has a background in full-time education spanning ten years. Integrated Investment Consultants, LLC manages approximately $1.08 billion on behalf of individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach combined with Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor investment portfolios, while offering discretionary and non-discretionary management, ERISA fiduciary consulting, and retirement plan services.

Scott Smith is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lifecycle Financial Planners Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He has worked at Lifecycle since 2018 and was previously Principal and Senior Advisor at Olympia Ridge, LLC. Scott also provides consulting services to other fee-only financial planners, dedicating a portion of his time to this activity. Lifecycle Financial Planners is a fee-only firm that serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a team of four advisors. The firm offers comprehensive financial life planning and investment advisory services, employing a holistic, client-centric approach with tailored investment strategies based on Functional Asset Allocation and modern portfolio theory.

Zachary Fellows is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC. He has been with the firm since 2015, holding multiple roles over that period. Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, trusts, and mutual funds. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value research approach focused on high-quality companies and manages a range of strategies including fixed-income, balanced, and global equity portfolios.

Brian Lakkides is a financial advisor at Financial Freedom House with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cygnet Financial Planning, Inc. (dba Financial Freedom House) since 2010 and at Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2005 to 2016. He serves as president of Fiduciary Firewall Consulting, Inc., providing ERISA compliance and consulting services, and is a board member and instructor at the Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy, a nonprofit organization offering financial education. Additionally, he officiates USSF sanctioned youth and adult soccer matches as a Grade 7 referee. Financial Freedom House offers investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a fiduciary approach with strategic asset allocation primarily through ETFs and passively managed funds, employing tools like Monte Carlo simulation and ongoing financial plan modeling to assess goal probabilities.

Pamela Landy is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Lifecycle Financial Planners Inc. since 2017 and previously spent 15 years at Cambridge Connection, Inc. She is based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Lifecycle Financial Planners is a fee-only advisory firm that serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a holistic financial life planning process and applies Functional Asset Allocation alongside modern portfolio theory to tailor investment strategies according to each client’s life stage and goals.

James Barrett is a financial advisor with Acorn Wealth Advisors, LLC in Grand Blanc, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Acorn Wealth Advisors since 2014 and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2014 to 2018. He holds a long-term care insurance license. Acorn Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to private clients and institutional entities, tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives, tax considerations, and risk tolerances. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and platforms, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, third-party managers, and automated ETF portfolios through Betterment.