Jeremy Kaplan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently associated with Oxford Harriman Private Wealth Management in Bloomfield Hills, MI. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Investment and Thurston Springer Financial. Outside of advisory work, he has provided consulting services to an e-commerce company focused on product initiatives. 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 that includes a variety of securities and alternative investments, utilizing third-party managers and platform services for execution and custody.

Anne Nichols is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fern Capital Inc. since 2016. She is a board member of the Eagle Capital Growth Fund, a closed-end fund. Fern Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and qualified plan consulting. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis emphasizing earnings growth and investment-grade, intermediate-term fixed income, managing approximately $71 million across a small client base.

Jason Moore is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Moore Financial Strategies, LLC since 2005. Moore Financial Strategies provides holistic financial planning and advisory services to middle-income individuals and families without minimum net-worth or asset requirements. The firm employs a tax-aware, goals-driven approach using public research and client-specific factors to shape recommendations, operating on a fee-only, flat-fee retainer model and emphasizing educational, non-discretionary advice.

Kevin Chupack is a financial advisor at Greenway Financial, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Greenway Financial since 2017, following prior roles at Highpoint Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of advising, he works as a licensed insurance agent involved in life insurance sales. Greenway Financial, LLC serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and ERISA non-fiduciary retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs an asset allocation approach with ETF/mutual-fund models and concentrated stock portfolios, managing approximately $151 million for about 239 clients.

Michael Tituskin is a financial advisor at Northpoint Financial in Birmingham, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license and has been with Northpoint Financial since 2000. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Tituskin & Associates LLC, a tax return preparation business. Northpoint Financial provides comprehensive financial planning and advisory services primarily for high-net-worth clients, focusing on estate planning, retirement modeling, and income tax planning. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies using a proprietary personal-financial-independence model and coordinates client relationships with other professionals without accepting discretionary trading authority or custody of assets.

John Hirzel is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Stratus Advisory Group, Inc. He has been with Stratus Advisory Group since 2013 and holds leadership roles in affiliated non-investment related entities, including a tax planning and accounting firm and an insurance agency. Stratus Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW households, as well as small to mid-size businesses, providing tailored financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs a fundamental investment approach supplemented by cyclical and technical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

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.

Ian Porzondek is a financial advisor at Affinity Wealth Management, LLC in Plymouth, MI, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience at Saint Clair Systems and Suburban Ford of Sterling Heights prior to joining Affinity Wealth Management in 2025. Porzondek is also a licensed insurance agent engaged in insurance sales through The Affinity Group of Companies. Affinity Wealth Management provides portfolio management and creates Investment Policy Statements tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance. The firm serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing a long-term trading approach that integrates charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory across a broad investable universe.

Michael Windle II is a financial advisor with Custom Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. He has held leadership roles in several affiliated firms, including Custom Wealth Solutions, Custom Tax Solutions, and Custom Insurance Solutions. Outside of his financial services work, he is involved with Dark Side of Bricks, a business focused on selling LEGO products. Custom Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and trusts with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses an active, asset-allocation approach that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and it specializes in bank-issued structured notes with downside protection features.

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.

Paige Millikin is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Sage Wealth Planning, where she has been employed since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Advanced Wealth Strategies and Custom Accounting, as well as multiple positions at Central Michigan University. Sage Wealth Planning provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach with diversified portfolios and offers services under ERISA fiduciary standards.

Richard Mida Jr. is a financial advisor at Palatine Hill Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Canopy Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. He serves as a director of Motor City Polo, overseeing club operations. Palatine Hill Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charities, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $296 million for about 279 clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a team of four advisors.

Mark Kidd is a financial advisor at Kidd Financial Planning, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and has prior experience at Norton & Kidd CPAs PC and Kindlinger & Company PC. In addition to his advisory role, he is a shareholder in a CPA and tax/accounting firm. Kidd Financial Planning, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on passive, asset-class diversification and long-term buy-and-hold strategies, using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

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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.

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.