Laura Hartman is a financial advisor at Rosenberg Wealth Advisors in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Rofi LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., ABC Vintage, LLC, and Revive. Rosenberg Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, model-based portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm primarily constructs client portfolios using model portfolios of low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, while incorporating individual stocks, bonds, and alternative investments as appropriate, with ongoing oversight of unaffiliated Independent Managers.

David Leszcynski is a financial advisor with Global Financial Planning Group, LLC in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Global Financial Planning Group since 2002 and has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2009. Global Financial Planning Group, LLC provides wealth and estate management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities, managing approximately $135 million in client assets. The firm offers tailored investment strategies and sponsors a wrap fee program that combines management, transaction, and administrative services into a single fee.

Richard Mida Jr. is a financial advisor at Palatine Hill Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Canopy Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. He serves as a director for Motor City Polo, overseeing club operations. Palatine Hill Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charities, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $296 million for around 279 clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting guided by written client profiles and coordinated with other professional advisors.

Jacob Corey is a financial advisor at Retirement Resources, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at State Farm and Chase Bank. Retirement Resources, LLC provides financial planning and asset management services focused on retirement income planning, managing approximately $166 million in client assets through discretionary portfolio management and a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analyses. The firm also offers educational newsletters and free workshops to clients and prospects.

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David Petoskey is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles at LPL Financial and leadership positions at Wealthcare Advisory Partners and Wealth Management Services, LLC. He serves on the Financial Sustainability Committee for Bloomfield Township and is a notary. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, using a goals-based planning process supported by proprietary software and an evidence-based investment framework that incorporates behavioral economics.

Eric Daniel is a financial advisor with Daniel Investment Group Inc. in Royal Oak, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network from 1997 to 2021 and again from 2022 to 2025, alongside his ongoing role at Daniel Investment Group since 1997. Daniel Investment Group Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-oriented, fiduciary, and cost-sensitive approach using customizable model portfolios, managing approximately $210 million across about 214 client relationships.

Jeffrey Kaplan is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment and Thurston Springer Financial. Kaplan is also involved in estate planning through a family LLC and serves as a trustee on various matters. Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and business entities. The firm uses a tailored, multi-asset investment approach with continuous monitoring, offering a range of services from asset management to financial planning and retirement consulting.

Nicole Wirick is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Prosperity Wealth Strategies LLC since 2019. She previously worked at Planning Alternatives Ltd. and Wealthcare Advisors. Nicole is a licensed attorney in Michigan but does not practice law. Prosperity Wealth Strategies is a small discretionary investment adviser managing approximately $95 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, using Modern Portfolio Theory with a long-term trading approach across mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Eric Smith is a financial advisor with Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with CSSC Investment Advisory Services, Inc. and Consulting Services Support Corporation since 1998. Outside of his advisory work, Smith serves as Director and Executive Vice President of the Shaolin Do Association, Inc., a martial arts trade association. Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. provides decision-assistance services for retirement plan sponsors and trustees through an internet-based platform that refers clients to a network of registered investment advisers. The firm uses a patented application to score and rank investment options and supports non-discretionary, process-driven plan reviews.

David Boike is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Retirement Resources, LLC since 2009. He previously worked at Global Financial Private Capital, LLC for one year. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent, allocating about 20% of his time to this activity. Retirement Resources, LLC is a small advisory team specializing in retirement income planning, providing financial planning and asset management services to individual clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in discretionary portfolio management and offers educational newsletters and free workshops.

Timothy Hooker is a financial advisor with Dynamic Wealth Solutions LLC in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Born Free Capital Management L.L.C. since 2014 and has longstanding roles at Wayne State University and St. Mary’s Preparatory. Dynamic Wealth Solutions LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, small businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a disciplined, model-based asset allocation approach combined with fundamental security analysis and a proprietary “TREAT” framework, providing services that include option overlay strategies and ERISA plan advisory roles.

John Herbert is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Bowline Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following roles at MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual, and Axa Advisors. Herbert is independently licensed to sell insurance products. Bowline Financial serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a strategic asset-allocation framework tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives, with access to a range of investment vehicles including cryptocurrencies and structured notes.

Christopher Emde is a financial advisor with Emde Wealth Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Emde Wealth Management and Regulus, LLC since 2016. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent selling health and life insurance as well as fixed annuities. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, managing approximately $45 million across 75 client relationships. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, employing individualized asset-allocation strategies that include U.S. and international equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, alternative investments, and private placements.

Logan Bauer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Foguth Wealth Management, Comerica Bank, and Raymond James. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive and single-issue financial planning with a minimum account size generally required. The firm employs a model portfolio strategy approach using unaffiliated sub-advisors for portfolio management while maintaining responsibility for client relationships and reviews.

Richard Russo II is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Freedom Formula Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Just West Inc. and Russo Insurance Agency. Freedom Formula Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to implement client-specific asset allocation, with regular portfolio reviews and monthly written plan updates for financial planning clients.

Sarah Fletcher is a financial advisor at Team Covert, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Merrill Lynch and Barnett Financial & Tax, Inc. Outside of advising, she is also licensed to sell insurance products. Team Covert, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and targeted financial consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using model strategies and a recommended sub-adviser for trading, while also offering integrated tax and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Brian Stone is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Greystone Financial Group, LLC since 2020 and previously worked at Polaris Greystone Financial Group, LLC from 2015 to 2020. Greystone Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other businesses by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm employs a tactical investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with active portfolio adjustments aimed at managing downside risk and pursuing risk-adjusted returns across various asset classes.

David Sculati is a financial advisor at Sculati Wealth Management, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Sculati Wealth Management since 2012. Sculati Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning and discretionary wealth management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser, providing financial plans at no additional cost for fee-only clients, and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage approximately $381 million with a compact advisory team.

Donald Mcleod is a financial advisor with Royal Oak Wealth Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 57 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms including Geneos Wealth Management and The Mcleod Group Inc, where he was president and owner of a non-investment employee benefits business. Additionally, he owns fixed insurance agencies operating independently of his advisory practice. Alpha Asset Advisors serves individual clients primarily through a sub-advisory model, managing discretionary accounts with a rules-based dividend-growth strategy focused on long-term holdings. The firm delegates client-facing responsibilities to primary advisers while exercising investment discretion over the portfolios it manages.