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.

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.

Vita Romberger is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Ecos Wealth Advisors in Clarkston, MI. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Foguth Financial Group from 2022 to 2024. Ecos Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, high-net-worth households, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs discretionary, long-term investment strategies tailored to client goals and offers comprehensive portfolio management and retirement planning services.

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.

Jacob Corey is a financial advisor at Retirement Resources, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at State Farm and Chase Bank. Retirement Resources, LLC provides financial planning and asset management services focused on retirement income planning, managing approximately $166 million in client assets through discretionary portfolio management and a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analyses. The firm also offers educational newsletters and free workshops to clients and prospects.

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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® and holds a Series 66 license, with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Prosperity Wealth Strategies LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Planning Alternatives Ltd. and Wealthcare Advisors. Nicole is also a licensed attorney in Michigan, though she does not practice law. Prosperity Wealth Strategies is a discretionary investment adviser managing approximately $95 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio management using Modern Portfolio Theory and provides comprehensive financial planning services.

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.

David Boike is a financial advisor with Retirement Resources, LLC in Auburn Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Global Financial Private Capital, LLC since 2010 and has been with Retirement Resources since 2009. Boike is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating approximately 20% of his time to that activity. Retirement Resources, LLC serves individual clients with a focus on retirement income planning, providing ongoing asset management, comprehensive and modular financial planning, and consultations. The firm manages about $143 million for roughly 374 clients and operates a three-advisor team.

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.

William Mack is a Certified Financial Planner® with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at a mutual fund management company and has been associated with CND Financial since 2008, as well as operating William Mack & Associates, Inc. since 1992. CND Financial is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages individualized portfolios primarily through diversified allocations to no-load mutual funds and ETFs, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on longer-term holdings.

Erin Preston is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, serving clients at Patterson Advisors since 2005. She operates within a small, two-advisor firm based in Waterford, MI. Patterson Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and investment analysis to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients and trustees or beneficiaries of family trusts. The firm employs a goal-based planning approach and a broadly diversified asset allocation methodology, focusing on no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and other low-cost investment vehicles.

Christopher Emde is a financial advisor with Emde Wealth Management LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Emde Wealth Management and Regulus, LLC since 2016. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent selling health and life insurance as well as fixed annuities. Emde Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, managing approximately $45 million across 75 client relationships. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, employing individualized asset-allocation strategies that include U.S. and international equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, alternative investments, and private placements.

Logan Bauer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Foguth Wealth Management, Comerica Bank, and Raymond James. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive and single-issue financial planning with a minimum account size generally required. The firm employs a model portfolio strategy approach using unaffiliated sub-advisors for portfolio management while maintaining responsibility for client relationships and reviews.

Richard Russo II is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Freedom Formula Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Just West Inc. and Russo Insurance Agency. Freedom Formula Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to implement client-specific asset allocation, with regular portfolio reviews and monthly written plan updates for financial planning clients.

Brittany Ringo is a CFP® and Series 65–licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Autumn Financial Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously was with Buttonwood Financial Advisors and Ringo & Associates, P.C. Certified Public Accountants. Autumn Financial Advisors is a small, state-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a diversified asset allocation strategy that integrates active, passive, and quantitative approaches, with portfolio management tailored to client-specific investment policy statements.

Jeffery Cooper is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Alternatives with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He has held executive roles outside of finance, including serving as Vice President of Product Safety and Product Compliance at ZF Automotive since 2004. Cornerstone Alternatives primarily serves individual and high-net-worth investors, focusing on private market offerings such as private placements, closed-end funds, and special-purpose vehicle private funds. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides both discretionary management and non-discretionary advisory services.