John Brennan is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked for George Kouieter Jewelers for 19 years before joining Merrill and Bank of America in 2020. Merrill provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions program to Bank of America fiduciary clients, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Richard Powell is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 55 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Powell serves on the Board of Directors for the Ted Lindsay Foundation. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services targeting individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

Patricia Kresmery is a financial advisor at Merrill with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Merrill since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she is a managing member of EJS Closet LLC, a business that sells estate jewelry online. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate fiduciaries.

Holly Macdonald is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Her background includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., CIA Financial Group, and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of advising, she is a notary and an independent insurance agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing a range of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements tailored to client objectives.

Tonya Hutchison is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wells Fargo Clearing. Her prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, TD Ameritrade, and Huntington Bank. Outside of her advisory work, she has been involved in real estate through ownership and partnership in multiple real estate entities. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and incorporates a range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Gregory Hinkson is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He previously spent 20 years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an office building through a separate real estate business. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and institutional entities. The firm provides financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, emphasizing tailored strategies developed through risk profiling and firm research.

Rebecca Phalen is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. She has worked at Charles Schwab since 1992, including Charles Schwab Bank since 2005, and had a brief tenure at TD Ameritrade Inc. from 2023 to 2024. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory services with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and offers a multi-asset investment approach supported by ongoing research and alternative investment options.

Paul Treder is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and analysis methods. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services that combine advisory programs with broad retail and institutional offerings.

Mitchell Benson is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise in Troy, MI since 2020. He previously worked within Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 11 years. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services focused on individuals nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a wide range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional provider.

Stephen Zink is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC for seven years before joining Raymond James in 2019. Outside of his primary role, he is an associate at Birmingham Wealth Partners, where he works as a wealth advisor. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, and government entities. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advisory services and institutional consulting solutions, with specific programs for small businesses and a connection to municipal and public finance through its affiliate network.

Carleton Crimmins is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Bingham Farms, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS Financial Services since 2009. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and uses proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor solutions to clients' goals and risk tolerances.

Brian Solomon is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing Services for eight years each, followed by eight years at JPM Chase. He also holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is employed by Comerica Bank as a private banker referring business. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Lucia Kaddouh is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2020, previously working at RBC Wealth Management from 2001 to 2020. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs that combine discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with financial planning and brokerage services, tailoring strategies to clients’ individual risk profiles.

James Rinella is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, previously serving at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Airliner, a bar and restaurant in Iowa City, IA. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, including a broad range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Jeffrey Keessen is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Belmont, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2009. Keessen also writes fixed annuity and life insurance business with several insurance companies. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management and supporting diversified strategies with research from multiple sources.

Michael Welch is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Robert Baird & Co. since 1997 and with Ohio Co. since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of Gearhead Garage. He is part of The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co., which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients through tailored financial planning and portfolio management. The group offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and strategies spanning traditional and non-traditional asset classes.

Mark Carrabbio is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He partners with clients through The BRC Group to develop personalized financial strategies aimed at meeting their unique lifestyle, retirement, family, and multi-generational goals. Mark integrates customized investment solutions with insights from BofA Global Research and Merrill’s resources to address each client’s comprehensive financial picture. He also emphasizes a fiduciary approach, adhering to a commitment to place clients' interests first. Mark's expertise encompasses executive compensation, investment consulting for defined contribution plans, LGBT wealth planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, socially responsible and ESG investing, special needs planning, women and wealth, and tax minimization. He holds professional designations including Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). His education includes an MBA from Lawrence Technological University, a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and accredited certificate programs from the College for Financial Planning and Yale University. Outside of his professional work, Mark participates in community activities with organizations such as Detroit Public TV and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. His personal interests include photography, tennis, and traveling.

Julia Rahman is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Ulta Beauty. Rahman has also been involved with the Michigan State University Multicultural Business Program. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides retirement-income planning advice through a written Recommendation Report and ongoing support, focusing on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Jack Chartier is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining the firm, his work history includes roles at Skymint Brands and various positions in retail and hospitality. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional investors. The firm offers financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, operating primarily through LPL-sponsored platforms and endorsed TAMPs.

Thomas Oswald is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Ameriprise since 1993, currently serving in Lyon Township, MI. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Greenspring Leasing LLC, which leases office space for Ameriprise Financial franchise practices. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency strategies to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.