Charbel Salem is a CFP® with four years of experience, currently affiliated with Stifel since 2022. Prior to joining Stifel, he worked at Slalom, Strategic Staffing Solutions, and L&W Group. He is co-owner of CS Professional Svcs, LLC, a mental health services business. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Anna Loeffler is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Thrivent Financial and General Motors. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing tailored, research-driven recommendations that incorporate tax-smart strategies and Social Security options. The firm delivers these services through a centralized team using a combination of modeling techniques and algorithmic automation.

Thomas Grobbel II is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC from 2016 to 2024. Raymond James & Associates is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets with over 5,400 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and government entities, providing non-discretionary wealth advisory planning and investment consulting through various programs and affiliated resources.

David Valent Jr. is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2024. Outside of advising, he is involved as a mechanic assistant at Pontiac Lake Service. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model and offers both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to implement client recommendations.

Laura Smith is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning that utilizes firm-approved tools and scenario modeling to support client planning.

Patricia Whitney is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 39 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer for Variety Detroit, a charity supporting children with special needs. 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 utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client strategies.

Kevin Zions is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 34 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016 before joining Wells Fargo Clearing, where he has worked since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for his sister’s trust. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Isaac Van Dyke is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise, he was with PRUCO Securities, LLC. for one year and spent ten years as a student. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, advisory, brokerage services, and access to model portfolios and third-party asset management, operating an integrated platform that combines adviser programs with sales of financial products and participation in collateralized lending programs.

Theodore Spickler is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He initially joined Merrill in 2011, focusing on assisting affluent clients and their families in achieving financial wellness. After a two-year hiatus to pursue a business opportunity, he returned to Merrill in 2019. He applies his experience in delivering holistic, goals-based strategies to help clients with managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. Theodore holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Theodore earned a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in History from the University of Iowa. His personal interests include basketball, cooking, reading, and traveling.

Jeffrey Linska is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Securities America. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance and fixed and indexed annuity sales. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools, efficient-frontier analysis, and automated rebalancing to construct portfolios with a range of investment vehicles.

James Melstrom is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Raymond James in 2018, he worked at UBS Financial Services. He serves on the board of Islam Really Cares Corp, a charitable organization focused on providing aid to people in need, where he acts as treasurer and head of fundraising. Raymond James & Associates offers financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable entities, and government clients. The firm provides customized financial plans and investment recommendations, serving both retail and institutional clients with specialized public finance and municipal services.

Michael Thorstad is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Clarkston, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2001. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services, utilizing a range of strategies from traditional equity and fixed-income to more complex approaches, including discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Ryan Davis is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2016, including a prior role at AXA Advisors, LLC. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutional investors. The firm offers financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs, utilizing a delivery model that emphasizes LPL-sponsored programs and third-party managers.

Anthony Larocca is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including roles at National Planning Corporation and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Larocca Financial Services, an independent insurance agency. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through independent Financial Professionals using a variety of portfolio management approaches and platform arrangements.

John Baxter III is a financial advisor at Merrill with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Merrill since 1987, alongside 15 years at Bank of America, N.A. He is based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Bradley Surman is the Vice President and Wealth Planner at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2018. He began his career as a Wealth Management Banker at Bank of America from 2003 to 2009, followed by roles as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch before joining Fidelity Investments as a Financial Consultant in 2013. Throughout his career, Bradley has worked with wealthy individuals and families to develop long-term financial plans and provide education to help clients avoid common financial mistakes. His approach emphasizes planning, honesty, education, collaboration, and diligence. Outside of his professional work, Bradley enjoys attending concerts, cooking and baking, playing golf, watching movies, listening to music, and going to the theater.

Robert Rubarth is a financial advisor with Stifel in Rochester, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018 and previously spent six years at Raymond James & Associates. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Andrew Bastian is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services Inc. and Michigan Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Bastian is involved in tax preparation through his own firm and teaches classes on estate and tax planning. He is also licensed as a real estate agent, assisting clients with buying and selling homes. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutions, offering a range of brokerage, advisory, and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and multiple investment platforms to build customized portfolios, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Jeffrey Smaka is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Rochester, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012 and has a long tenure with JPMorgan Chase Bank and Bank One dating back to 1997. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering services on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain final decision-making authority.

Robert Garbutt is a financial advisor with Merrill in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2005. Merrill offers managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, serving a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm integrates its investment strategies with Bank of America's broader platform, providing access to a wide range of products and services.