Timothy Stephens is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2007 to 2021. Stephens has been with Goldman Sachs since 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored solutions including executive and personal wealth management, private family office support, and retirement plan education, leveraging centralized investment resources and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary managers.

Caitlin Schmees is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with The Burzynski Group Retirement Solutions since 2021. Prior to her current roles, she held positions at Armada Area Schools, Ascension HealthCare, and Common Spirit - St. Anthony Hospital. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, and financial planning services.

Michael Bluhm is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2021 and previously spent 15 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored services including Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, utilizing centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Nicholas Faller is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Cetera and Sageview Advisory Group. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and a variety of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Brian Rener is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Auburn Hills, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Rener is the owner of BJR Financial Inc., where he manages overall business operations. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing various analytical approaches and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Brandon Mc Bride is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Deloitte and Streamline Athletes. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of McBride Youth United Association, a nonprofit organization providing resources and programming to at-risk youth, and he also engages in public speaking for RBC Bank. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC offers wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and custom solutions, employing a variety of investment vehicles and research methodologies overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Mary Ewasyshyn is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of industry experience. She is currently with NewEdge Advisors and NewEdge Securities Inc., where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she spent 17 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services with a focus on centralized due diligence, technology integration, and a variety of program structures.

Howard Meyers is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Novi, MI, holding a PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of the Detroit Tennis Club, a member-owned nonprofit tennis club. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Peter Ulbrich Jr. is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he performs occasionally in a rock band called Liquor Chicken, with proceeds from shows donated to charity. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, including strategic asset allocation and retirement consulting.

Kelsey Zukowski is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2016 to 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Executive Wealth programs, supported by an integrated network across Goldman Sachs affiliates.

Jacob Hansen is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Hantz Financial Services, Inc. since 2015. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and is based in Southfield, MI. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $10 billion in assets for individual investors, corporate clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a diversified, ETF-centered investment approach, offering a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through a multi-advisor platform with both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Colin Casey is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor with NewEdge Advisors. He has held roles at LPL Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Stonebridge Financial Partners. Outside of his financial career, he is active as an on-ice hockey referee and game manager with USA Hockey and serves as secretary of the Shorewood Kiwanis Club of Michigan. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services while employing centralized due diligence and advanced technology tools to support adviser and client needs.

Majda Suhail is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Detroit, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill and multiple Citizens Bank entities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, with activities spanning both discretionary and commission-based business.

Arianne Peterson is a Series 66 licensed advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently with PNC Wealth Management since 2009. She is based in Troy, MI. Outside of her advisory role, she has ownership in a rental property business. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available to select employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties.

William Mccurdy is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked previously at Cornerstone Financial Services, CoreCap Advisors, Bank of Ann Arbor, TIAA, Vista Maria, and Charles Schwab. He also operates as an insurance agent, selling insurance products and annuities to a similar client base on a part-time basis. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary advisory model that leverages proprietary and third-party investment platforms and managers to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

David Zaske is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at The Colony Group, LLC, InterOcean Capital Group, LLC, and Arthur Zaske & Associates, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kory Bachman is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Corient with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Corient Services LLC, CIPW Service Company, LLC, Corient, and R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house and third-party strategies, supported by risk management tools and private fund capabilities.

Michael Dowdell is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Ameriprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and a long tenure at Bose Corporation. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm uses an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank models, and it offers various wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Kristofer Sztein is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He has held prior roles at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, Bank of America, and Fidelity. In addition to his financial advisory work, he is involved with Financial Oxygen/Maestro, a cash management platform serving corporate and institutional clients. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers various managed account programs and portfolio management options via the Passageway platform, supported by its status as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Kenneth Dorazio is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 1999. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using strategic and tactical asset allocation, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.