Gary Aidem is a financial advisor with A & L Financial Services, LLC in Rochester, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with A & L Financial since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is employed as a loan officer at St. James Mortgage Corp., assisting qualified individuals with residential mortgage acquisition. A & L Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, including option-writing strategies, and operates on a fee-only, principal-led basis.

Timothy Lata is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, and has 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC. Wealth Management Services LLC provides fee-based financial planning and investment advisory consultation for individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on written financial plans and time-limited consultations, using fundamental analysis and a long-term asset allocation approach tailored to clients' goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Steven Kuza is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management and previously spent a decade with Northwestern Mutual in various roles. Outside of financial advising, Kuza hosts a dental-specific podcast and authors a leadership-focused newsletter. Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, multi-asset investment approach with continuous monitoring and rebalancing, incorporating both third-party managers and proprietary model portfolios.

Noah Wolthuis is a CFP® with five years of industry experience currently affiliated with On Point CRNA. His prior roles include positions at Barnhart Wealth Management LLC, Zhang Financial LLC, and PrairieView Partners, among others. On Point CRNA is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with a two-advisor team managing approximately $100 million. The firm employs a passive, model-portfolio approach focused on diversified, risk-based allocations using ETFs and index mutual funds, and offers bundled services including discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and payroll facilitation.

Michael Schuchard is the principal of Schuchard Capital Management Inc in Sterling Heights, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has managed Schuchard Capital Management since 1989. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, and charitable organizations, serving both high-net-worth and retail investors. Its investment approach emphasizes asset allocation based on historical asset-class relationships, low-cost index funds and ETFs, and regular rebalancing to control risk.

Troy Williams is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience at Miller Capital. Prior to joining Miller Capital, he held positions at Stout, General Motors, Azimuth Capital Management, Owens Corning, and Hantz Financial Services. His career also includes academic experience as a full-time student at Wayne State University and Grosse Pointe North. Miller Capital provides discretionary investment management, portfolio advice, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, tax-aware portfolio customization, and fiduciary responsibility, managing a high level of assets with a focus on personalized investment strategies.

Daniel Zech is a financial advisor at Stalt Financial, LLC in Troy, MI, holding CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 credentials with nine years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at MML Investors Services, FAI Advisors, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Ohio National Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is a co-owner of Lone Light Spirits, LLC, a distillery company, though he is not currently active in this business. Stalt Financial, a two-advisor firm, provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as business owners and entities. The firm’s investment approach integrates proprietary research, third-party analytics, and diversification, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and selected insurance products, with additional services that include retirement, tax, risk management, and estate planning.

Joseph Elias is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wealthy Intentions in Sterling Heights, MI, bringing three years of industry experience. He has worked at Rocket Mortgage since 2015. Wealthy Intentions is a small independent advisory firm that serves individual clients with investment management, financial and business planning, and tax preparation services. The firm uses a passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, tailoring diversified portfolios with index funds and ETFs according to each client’s risk objectives.

Paul Dunbar is a financial advisor with M1 Capital Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at M1 Capital Management since 2011 and was also affiliated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling from 2011 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate agent representing buyers and sellers of Northern Michigan lakefront properties. M1 Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial and tax planning for individual clients, including many high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing, charitable, and business clients. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach primarily through diversified ETFs and fixed-income instruments, tailoring portfolios based on client risk and objectives.

Benjamin Barnhart is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He currently operates Barnhart Wealth Management and has prior experience at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade. He is part of On Point CRNA, an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages about $100 million across roughly 183 accounts and employs a passive, model-portfolio investment approach using primarily ETFs and index funds, while also providing financial planning, tax preparation, payroll services, and assistance with annuity selection.

Elmo Wedderburn is a financial advisor with EverythingHR Financial Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with EverythingHR Financial Services since 2017 and also has a longstanding role at Southwest Airlines. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of directors for a charter school in Oakland, California, and participates as an investment-related industry arbitrator. EverythingHR Financial Services LLC provides portfolio management and investment-advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm focuses on client-specific Investment Policy Statements, employing modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis in a long-term trading approach, managing approximately $23 million across about 90 client accounts.

Katie Fredlund is a financial advisor at Kaizen Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at American Health Plans and Meridian Health Plans, as well as operating insurance services through Kaizen Financial, Inc. and a sole proprietorship. Kaizen Wealth Management, LLC provides financial planning and consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, primarily acting as an introducer and liaison to third-party money managers. The firm delivers tailored financial plans and coordinates with other professionals while relying on third-party managers for investment management.

Christopher Brittingham is a CFP® professional affiliated with Diversified Portfolios, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors, L.L.C., and he has also been involved with the Fellowship Of Christian Athletes. Diversified Portfolios, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation, broad diversification, and the use of low-cost passive and enhanced index funds, incorporating third-party analytics and alternative investment strategies such as collateralized loan obligations and reinsurance-linked securities.

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.

Timothy Sullivan is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at the firm since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is the CEO and founder of Strategic Wealth Insurance Group, where he focuses on life insurance, annuity, and federal employee benefits sales. Strategic Wealth Advisors Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm primarily allocates client assets to independent registered managers and provides ERISA plan services, along with public educational seminars on investment topics.

Kenneth Arafat is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. in Utica, MI. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm for one year. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in retail and food service industries. Strategic Wealth Advisors Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm primarily allocates client assets to independent managers and conducts ongoing monitoring, combining fundamental and technical analysis in its planning approach.

David Martin is a financial advisor at Gainplan LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Gainplan since 2015. Gainplan LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a factor-based, top-down investment process combining tactical and strategic asset allocation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and derivatives, and offers discretionary portfolio management with periodic reviews.

William Hubbard is a financial advisor at Cirrus Capital LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Cirrus Capital since 2017. Prior to that, he was employed at Flexible Plan Investments and Fundbase. Cirrus Capital LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a hybrid investment approach combining quantitative and fundamental analysis, routinely monitoring and rebalancing portfolios while incorporating alternative investments and short selling when appropriate.

Jake Powers is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Modell Capital Management LLC and has previously worked at Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC. Modell Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and insurance companies. The firm employs a quality- and valuation-driven equity process focused on long-term compounding and emphasizes capital preservation and income in its fixed-income strategies.

Jeffrey Furest is a CFP® professional with over 41 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with First Financial Coaching, Inc. since 2009 and previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2010 to 2017. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in life and disability insurance sales through an insurance agency where he serves as vice president. First Financial Coaching, Inc. provides investment advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and financial education to individuals, families, business owners, and corporations. The firm offers non-discretionary investment advice and collaborates with a third-party asset manager for discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing financial education and written analysis as part of its service offering.