Grant Sharkey is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Investment Services since 2021 and has prior experience across various roles including Extended Travel, Pharmaco, and Ulliance Inc. Sharkey is also the owner of a tax entity, Sharkey Capital LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Adam Gordon is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial services, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities. His prior experience includes nearly a decade with Northwestern Mutual in various capacities. Outside of financial advising, he is involved with Picasso Distribution, LLC, a company selling electronic oral vaporizers to wholesalers. Park Avenue Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm integrates advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and proprietary investment solutions.

Shane Jackson is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Hantz Financial Services since 2011. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business owners. The firm focuses on ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and Direct Indexing, and combines advisory, brokerage, mortgage, and insurance services within its enterprise structure.

James Tafelski is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2017, he worked for 11 years at Fifth Third Securities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, and it operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Dean Janceski is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at KeyBank NA, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor serving individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plans through a network of financial professionals. The firm utilizes a multi-provider model combining platform services from Envestnet and portfolio strategies from the Key Wealth Chief Investment Office and third-party managers.

Erica Khinchuk Scheinker is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Hantz Financial Services since 2013, following two years at GPM Growth Investors, Inc. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable and corporate clients, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios, combining advisory, brokerage, mortgage, and insurance services within a unique enterprise structure.

Douglas Smith is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Diversified Investors Securities Corp. since 2012. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm’s investment approach involves proprietary software and model portfolios provided by Morningstar Investment Management, focusing on asset allocation and retirement planning guidance across a large client base.

John Gray is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent with Agia, involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Kenneth White III is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously spent 11 years with Emerson Wealth, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. White is independently licensed to sell insurance through various agencies. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, coordinated tax services, and Core Family Office solutions, implementing customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers.

Ian Gappy is a CFP® certificant with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI. His prior roles include positions at Advanced Wealth Strategies and College Fresh Inc. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and business owners. The firm employs ETF-based model portfolios across multiple risk levels, supplemented by third-party managers and unified managed accounts, and integrates technology such as Direct Indexing and AI-assisted client data aggregation in its investment process.

Ryan Sharpe is an advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with less than one year of industry experience. His background includes roles in education at Oakland University and Oakland Community College, as well as involvement with Sharpe Engineering. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charities, corporations, and business owners. The firm employs ETF-based model portfolios complemented by third-party managers and utilizes an asset-allocation framework with automated tax-loss harvesting features, combining advisory, brokerage, mortgage, and insurance services under one structure.

Aaron Ring is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers.

Nolan Godek is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Walmart and Equitable Advisors LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem to offer a comprehensive range of investment and advisory services.

Lance Smith is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Raymond James from 2016 to 2022, and since 2022 has been affiliated with both Commonwealth Financial Network and Guglielmetti Asset Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Jermaine Taylor is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2004 and also serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products since 2022. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors and utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with a technology-driven approach.

Steven Urli is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Voya and Principal Life Insurance Co., where he worked prior to joining Principal Securities in 2025. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third‑party money manager solutions.

Michael Woods is a financial advisor at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a bartender on Saturdays at Kona Grill in Troy, Michigan. Hantz Financial Services serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth households, pension plans, and business owners. The firm offers financial planning and wealth management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios and integrates technology-driven solutions like Direct Indexing and AI-assisted client data aggregation.

Eric Manczyk is a financial advisor with Hantz Financial Services, Inc. in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He has three years of industry experience, previously working at Cardinal Financial and United Wholesale Mortgage. Hantz Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and business owners, offering financial planning and portfolio management primarily through ETF-based model portfolios supplemented by third-party managers and unified managed accounts. The firm combines advisory, broker-dealer, mortgage, and insurance services, and employs advanced technology platforms such as SmartX for trade execution and Direct Indexing for automated tax-loss harvesting.

Donald Jeffery Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors and has worked there since 2022. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Heber Fuger Wendin, Inc., where he had a long tenure spanning from 1989 to 2022. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers a range of services from investment management and financial planning to tax integration and coordinated family office solutions, utilizing a combination of in-house research and third-party managers across various asset classes.

Thomas Rafferty is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. and has previously held roles at Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services, including a digital advisory program that utilizes proprietary algorithms for ETF-based portfolios and discretionary management.