Ryan Riker is a financial advisor with EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Alliance Benefit Group of Michigan. He is also engaged in insurance sales and services through EPI Protection, LLC, an insurance agency where he spends a significant portion of his time. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non‑high‑net‑worth individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm implements client investment programs via a sub‑adviser platform and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside free ongoing financial planning and consulting.

Branden Carney is a CFP® with 8 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Melone Private Wealth, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Portfolio Solutions LLC, Fratarcangeli Wealth Management, State Farm Insurance, and Plante Moran Financial Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he engages in insurance sales. Melone Private Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing customized investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm constructs portfolios blending active and passive strategies, primarily using ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and municipal securities, with a focus on long-term investment horizons and discretionary asset management.

Mitchell De Brincat is a financial advisor at Ecos Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Saginaw Valley State University and Farm Bureau. Ecos Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients—including high-net-worth households—as well as to employer-sponsored retirement plans and business entities. The firm employs customized, long-term investment strategies supported by fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches.

Eric Hornyak is a financial advisor with Emde Wealth Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Aurora Securities, Secure Investors Group, Secure Asset Management, LLC, and continues to own Hornyak Financial Group, which provides life, health, property, and casualty insurance sales and service. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, managing approximately $45 million across about 75 client relationships. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, employing individualized asset-allocation strategies that may include U.S. and international equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, alternative investments, and private placements.

Ryan Malloch is a financial advisor at Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and M1 Capital Management. In addition to his advisory roles, he teaches financial education classes as adjunct faculty at Macomb Community College. Third Sigma serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm utilizes a diversified asset allocation strategy combining active managers with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on cost-effective implementation and systematic rebalancing.

Scott Nicholson is a financial advisor at Advize Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Calder Capital, Blue Water Asset Management, Benchmark Mortgage, Redfield Financial Group, and Invest Financial Corporation. Nicholson is also licensed to sell life and health insurance and may receive additional compensation from those sales. Advize Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing wealth management, investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and predominantly passive investing through index funds and ETFs, utilizing technology and third-party managers to implement automated and model-driven portfolios.

Paul Compeau is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Bridgewise Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Pointe Private Wealth Management and various Bridgewise-affiliated entities. He serves as Chapter President of the nonprofit American Financial Education Alliance, where he teaches financial planning classes and provides public education. Bridgewise Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, nonprofits, corporations, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, utilizing both active and passive strategies, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Eric Seger is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 26 years of industry experience. He is a principal advisor and 50% owner at Integrated Capital Management in Bloomfield Hills, MI, where he has worked for the past 10 years. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and First Heartland Capital. Seger serves as a financial presenter for the Older Person’s Commission and is a board member at Michigan State University’s AES program, contributing to educational improvements. Integrated Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes a written financial-planning process tailored to client-specific compensation and tax complexities, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and bonds.

When I was 5 years old, I started going to work with my dad at one of his 7 diners. We’d get on the road around 6 AM. I was allowed a day-old doughnut from the freezer for breakfast – white-iced, raspberry jelly-filled was my go-to. He usually zapped it too long in the microwave, making the jelly in the middle piping hot. I was great at peeling hardboiled eggs, restocking the candy case, and tallying up carry-out receipts – I loved every minute of it! Dad always said my maiden name, Bassano, meant “hard-worker.” I firmly believe that tongue-in-cheek joke, along with my mom & dad’s entrepreneurial spirit, shaped who I am today. Whether it was graduating college as a double major with honors in 3 years, or cycling the US coast-to-coast in 9 weeks, I put my heart and soul into everything I do. I fully expect the same of myself if given the opportunity to be your financial advisor.

Hunter Fougner is a financial advisor at Ecos Wealth Advisors in Clarkston, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Hantz Financial Services Inc. and Whirlpool Corporation. Ecos Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs long-term, discretionary strategies tailored to client goals and conducts ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

Alan Aidem is a financial advisor at A & L Financial Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has worked at A & L Financial Services since 2021 and previously held roles at Valassis and Meijer Corp. A & L Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The fee-only firm manages approximately $53.7 million and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, including option-writing strategies, to build portfolios aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

John Benedict is a financial advisor at J2 Capital Management, Inc. in Troy, Michigan, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J2 Capital Management since 2010, with prior experience at Alpha Cubed Investments LLC and Node AI, Inc. He is a 50% shareholder of J2 Capital Management and serves as Chief Investment Officer and in client relationship management. J2 Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and other investment advisers. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, incorporating artificial intelligence tools subject to human review, and offers subadvisory strategies that extend its client base beyond typical retail investors.

Antonio De Sano is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial professional at Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC. His prior roles include positions at M1 Wealth Advisors, Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, Ameriprise Financial Services, Royal Alliance Associates Inc, and UBS Financial Services Inc. He is also active with M1 Wealth Advisors in a financial services capacity. Third Sigma Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes cost-effective implementation using a combination of active managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on tax-efficient transitions and customized asset allocation.

Michael Aidem is a financial advisor at A & L Financial Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with A & L Financial Services since 2021. Prior to his advisory role, he worked in the restaurant industry for six years. A & L Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, employs option-writing strategies as part of its portfolio construction, and emphasizes individualized plan reviews and coordination with outside professionals.

Cathy Navarreross is a financial advisor with Integrated Capital Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. She has worked at Integrated Capital Management since 2016 and previously at First Heartland Capital, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in charitable work as the vice president of the Lions Club in Hadley, MI, and has experience distributing essential oils. Integrated Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, with specialized experience advising professionals such as physicians and corporate executives. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, using a written financial-planning process that incorporates client-specific tax and compensation factors into customized asset allocations.

Eric Moss is a financial advisor at Greystone Financial Group, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade and J.P. Morgan Securities. Greystone Financial Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other businesses, managing approximately $495 million in client assets. The firm employs a tactical investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic indicators to actively adjust portfolio weightings.

Joshua Miller is a financial advisor at Savings Coach, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and Advantasure, among other firms. Miller holds the Series 66 designation. Savings Coach, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and behavioral coaching primarily to beginning savers and clients aged 20 to 50. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation with a focus on value, safety, quality, and risk control, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside non-discretionary coaching and planning services.

Kevin Weingarden is a Series 65-licensed advisor with four years of experience at Wittenberg Investments Inc. and his own accounting firm, Kevin Weingarden CPA LLC. He previously spent 14 years at Einstandig, Kline, & Meehan, LLP. Wittenberg Investments Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and offers services such as investment policy statement creation, portfolio monitoring, and ERISA-consistent pension consulting.

William Lethemon III is a financial advisor with Money Evolution in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously operated Lethemon Financial and has been associated with LPL Financial since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he produces educational content through a blog and YouTube channel focused on financial topics and hosts a podcast aimed at other financial advisors. He also serves as a precinct delegate in Bloomfield Township. Money Evolution is a Michigan-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and hourly consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, and pension plans. The firm uses a planning-based approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers services on an hourly or fixed-fee basis rather than charging based on assets under management.

Edward Somerville is a financial advisor with Somerville Associates in West Bloomfield, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Somerville Associates since 1998, a small firm with two advisors. Somerville Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and business entities, offering comprehensive investment supervisory services and financial planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis to identify investments with moderate valuations and manages portfolios on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.