Ryan Laorr is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc., based in Southfield, MI. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Michigan State IT and Michigan State University prior to joining Hantz Financial Services in 2021. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in assets. The firm focuses on diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios complemented by tax-aware strategies and offers a range of services including financial planning, wealth management, and mortgage brokerage through affiliated agencies.

Jennifer Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She currently serves as an advisor at Prime Capital Financial and previously worked at Portfolio Solutions LLC for seven years. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings.

Martin Peters is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a tax and accounting services business and works as a CPA. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

William Leahy is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has reported involvement in rental real estate unrelated to his investment work. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services including a model-based Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, which is an online discretionary account available via invitation to employees. The program uses approved managed model strategies implemented through mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and relies on algorithmic risk assessment rather than direct client trading or standalone financial planning.

Edward Meier is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Heber Fuger Wendin, Inc. and MADISON Investment Advisors. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized services such as coordinated tax and Core Family Office support. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across a wide range of asset classes and solutions.

Connor Kruse is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Alps Distributors, Inc., Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC, and MassMutual Great Lakes. Outside of Sanctuary Advisors, he serves as an Investor Relations Associate at Clarkston Capital Partners, an investment management firm. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports over 400 independent investment adviser representatives who develop individualized investment strategies within a fiduciary framework, utilizing various account structures and analytical approaches.

Joshua Levine is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital LLC, where he worked for over a decade. Levine is a member of Weatherwood Partners LLC and participates on the Investment Committee for Temple Israel, a religious organization. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach blending active and passive strategies alongside private funds and third-party managers.

Ryan Smith is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Farmington Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2022 and also holds a role as a sales assistant involved in life insurance sales at Consolidated Financial Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a U14 boys soccer coach. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services with a combination of advisor-led consulting and model portfolios developed by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Morgan Warner is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. They hold a Series 66 designation and have previously worked at firms including Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Plante Moran. Outside of finance, Warner has experience with Eastside Tennis and Fitness. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Terry Sawchuk is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., and has been involved with the Michigan Senior Society since 1997. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and investment strategies, including proprietary retirement model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers, serving approximately 14,700 clients with $3.33 billion in assets under management.

Jonathan Hall is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hantz Financial Services since 2023. His prior work includes roles at the University of Michigan – Dearborn, Adam's Outdoor Services, Quality Kosher Catering, and Salem High School. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors through a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $10 billion in client assets. The firm emphasizes diversified, ETF-centered model portfolios combined with asset allocation and tax-aware strategies, while offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and mortgage brokerage through affiliated entities.

John Rodriguez II is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked primarily within Huntington’s affiliated entities since 2020, including Huntington National Bank and The Huntington Investment Company. Prior to that, he was with Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities, INC for eight years. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform, utilizing an open-architecture model that includes third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank models.

Samantha Cornish is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has worked at several firms, including Indica LLC and Core Collective LLC, before rejoining Hantz Financial Services. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven ETF investment approach supplemented by separately managed accounts and unified managed account solutions, alongside a range of affiliated financial and consulting services.

Matthew Bunch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including Facet Wealth and Securities America Advisors, before joining TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized solutions managed under fiduciary standards.

Dustin Leslie is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has five years of industry experience and has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company during this time. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Amplify Group LLC, including a management role at the Eastern Palace Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs that include proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Justin Diesbourg is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a licensed foster parent through Catholic Social Services. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Kurt Davis is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameritas Advisory Services, National Life Group, and Mass Mutual. He is also involved as president of New Possibilities Medicare Solutions and New Possibilities Financial Group. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm serving a diverse client base through independent advisors. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services with a focus on non-discretionary account management and supports advisors through a limited-partnership ownership structure.

Gary Niemczak is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Farmington Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Great American Advisors, Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation, and Security First Group, Inc. He also acts as an insurance agent providing fixed annuities and life insurance through other business activities. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a long history of working with educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting supported by an in-house investment management team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive strategies.

Emily Leshan is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Washington, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC investments since 2013, including a period at PNC Bank from 2013 to 2017. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Ryan Quinn is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Wealthcare Advisory Partners, LLC and LPL Financial. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized portfolios with a primarily long-term investment approach.