Beth Zilka is a financial advisor with Baron Wealth Management, LLC in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Baron Wealth Management since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independently licensed insurance agent. Baron Wealth Management provides fiduciary wealth management and consultation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment professionals. The firm emphasizes individualized, ongoing advice and strategic diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining internally researched securities with mutual funds and ETFs, and regularly reviews and monitors client portfolios.

Lucian Harbar II is a financial advisor at Spectrum Financial Resources with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously with Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America, Inc. outside of his advisory role, he owns Bunch Tax Service, a tax preparation and accounting business. Spectrum Financial Resources provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, business entities, and various organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning, often using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income securities, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Tyler Decoster is a CFP® with eight years of experience in wealth planning, currently serving as Director of Wealth Planning at ISTO Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at PwC for two years. ISTO Advisors is a team of 11 professionals serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning, combining multigenerational coaching with tailored investment strategies across a broad range of assets.

Jeffery Bleim is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc., with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held various roles in financial services firms since 2002. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CFO of Hatty Group Inc., a staffing firm. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term focus, offering tailored asset allocations and discretionary portfolio management.

John Cunningham is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience, currently serving at William Mack & Associates Inc since 2024. He has operated Cunningham & Associates Advisory Services, PLLC since 2011 and previously led Cunningham & Associates, LLC from 2003 to 2024. Outside of investment advisory work, he is involved in tax planning, preparation, business consulting, and provides certain non-investment legal services through separate entities. William Mack & Associates is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients, including non-HNW and high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.03 billion in discretionary assets, employing a diversified, tax-efficient investment approach primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs across tailored model strategies.

Joseph Lasslett is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Baron Wealth Management since 2023 and previously spent nine years at Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Lasslett is also a licensed life insurance agent. Baron Wealth Management provides fiduciary wealth management and consultation services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm focuses on individualized advice and diversified asset allocation using a combination of internally researched securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed programs.

Michael Sarcheck is a financial advisor with First Financial Coaching, Inc. in Mt. Clemens, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with First Financial Coaching since 2010 and also works with First Financial Services of Michigan. Outside of advising, he is active as a licensed life insurance agent and is involved in managing a real estate rental business. First Financial Coaching, Inc. serves individuals, families, business owners, and corporations by providing investment advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and financial education. The firm offers non-discretionary investment advice and financial analysis, often working with a third-party asset manager for discretionary portfolio management while emphasizing investment education and client workshops.

Natalie Snyder is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with two years of industry experience. She has been with VIMA since 2021. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm uses a top-down, sector-level screening process and may employ covered-call option writing, hedging with cash positions, and margin trading when authorized by clients.

James Carroll is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Pointe Capital Management LLC since 2014, where he is part of a five-advisor team. Pointe Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, trusts, and 401(k) plan sponsors. The firm uses a long-term, low-turnover investment approach centered on fundamental analysis and a proprietary valuation process, and it employs derivatives and margin in separately managed accounts, which is uncommon among similar advisers.

Brendan Bugenski is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at William Mack & Associates Inc and nine years at The Adams Group. He has been with William Mack & Associates since 2018. William Mack & Associates is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $820 million for about 957 clients through a team of ten advisers, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient, and low-cost investment strategies using no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Dennis Prost is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at VIMA, LLC since 2022. His prior roles include positions at PVG Asset Management Corporation, Harvest Investment Services LLC, and Proequities, Inc. Prost holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. VIMA, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm that serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm employs a top-down, sector-level screening process with strategies that may include covered-call option writing and hedging, offering customized portfolios across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Phillip Afif is a financial advisor with Royal Oak Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Alpha Asset Advisors and has been with Royal Oak Financial Advisors since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in a real estate and construction company, SODECO Limited Partnership, though he is not actively engaged in its operations. Royal Oak Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a model portfolio approach based on client risk tolerance and goals, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Evan Pribble is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining FSA Advisors, he held positions at Equitable Advisors LLC and has diverse work experience including roles in education and retail. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, engaged in insurance sales and services. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering discretionary portfolio management and tailored asset allocations across mutual funds, fixed income, REITs, annuities, and ETFs.

Johnathon Lipka is a financial advisor at FSA Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Clarity In Retirement and AE Wealth Management LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with J&A Lipka Life LLC since 2022. FSA Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies based on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering tailored asset allocations and discretionary management.

David Ficarra is a financial advisor with Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc. in Sterling Heights, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Tax Solutions Consultants, LLC, CPR Financial Group LLC, and Capital Markets IQ, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he provides tax preparation, accounting, and business plan review services as a tax accountant. Discipline Wealth Solutions serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and other advisors by offering discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, sub-advisory relationships, retirement plan consulting, cash management, and financial planning. The firm’s approach includes tailored portfolios using asset allocation, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term trading, with oversight of internal and third-party managers.

Kevin McMillan is a financial advisor with Spectrum Financial Resources and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience, including eight years at J.P. Morgan Securities prior to joining Spectrum Financial Resources in 2020. Spectrum Financial Resources provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning, using a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income securities.

Andrew Morgan is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management, LLC d/b/a TM Advisors, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Taylor & Morgan Asset Management since 2020 and previously at Plante Moran from 2016 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Morgan consults on tax and business transactions through an accounting firm and is involved in investment analysis and financial reporting for a real estate-related business. Taylor & Morgan Asset Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $327 million across 418 accounts. The firm also offers mergers and acquisitions advisory services and employs a variety of investment strategies guided by fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Joshua Kinnee is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and currently serves as an advisor at ISTO Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and LPL Financial from 2014 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Arlington Countryside Church, where he participates in board meetings and oversees church funds. ISTO Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and uses a broad investable universe along with third-party sub-advisers to tailor portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Taylor Cox III is a financial advisor at City Center Advisors, LLC in Troy, Michigan, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Benzinga. Outside of his advisory work, he also works as a delivery driver for Doordash. City Center Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management, limited-scope financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach and offers a unified managed account program that incorporates model portfolios, third-party managers, and sub-advisors.

Martin Schmidt is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Carrera Capital Advisors, joining in 2024 after a long career at Northwestern Mutual and related entities from 1984 to 2024. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part owner of a family LLC that owns two boats. Carrera Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic, fundamental, and behavioral analysis along with proprietary quantitative tools and AI techniques to construct diversified, tax-aware portfolios tailored to client objectives.