Julie Lobaza is a financial advisor at Rochester Wealth Strategies, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Rochester Wealth Strategies since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she owns a technology consulting firm serving small and mid-sized businesses. Rochester Wealth Strategies provides wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, and institutional sponsors. The firm employs a planning-centric investment process focused on strategic, primarily ETF-based portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and reviewed regularly.

John Edmonds is a financial advisor at LightSquare Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Raymond James & Associates Inc and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Edmonds is also the owner of En Passant, LLC and LightSquare Insurance Agency, which facilitates insurance commissions. LightSquare Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a variety of investment instruments and analytical methods to construct individualized portfolios and provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence on recommended sub-advisors.

Brian Franke is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. He is a principal and 50% owner of Integrated Capital Management and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, First Heartland Consultants, Inc., and UBS Financial Services. Franke serves on the executive board of Michigan State University for non-investment-related activities. Integrated Capital Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, with experience serving professionals such as physicians, corporate executives, and small business owners. The firm employs a written financial-planning process to guide customized asset allocations, typically managed on a discretionary basis using ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and bonds.

Mark Miller is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, serving as a financial advisor at Miller Capital since 1999. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Troy, MI. In addition to his advisory role, Miller serves as a co-trustee for several personal and family trusts, managing investment-related responsibilities in a fiduciary capacity. Miller Capital provides discretionary investment management, portfolio advice, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and tax-aware portfolio construction, managing a high level of assets per advisor with predominantly discretionary accounts and maintaining formal compliance and ethical standards.

Theresa Collins is a financial advisor at Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Paragon Retirement Planning since 2022 and has prior experience at Financial Services of America from 2006 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, Collins acts as an independent insurance agent. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive and single-issue financial planning and consulting with a typical account minimum of $100,000. The firm’s investment approach utilizes model portfolios managed by unaffiliated sub-advisors, focusing on asset allocation while retaining responsibility for client relationships and periodic reviews.

Jane Lowry is a financial advisor at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ducker Worldwide from 2014 to 2017. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and oversees independent third-party advisers, employing both active and passive investment strategies implemented through diversified, risk-based portfolios.

Joseph Berishaj is a financial advisor at Retirement Systems LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He also has experience outside finance, having worked briefly at Emagine Entertainment. Retirement Systems LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services to individuals and retirement plans, focusing on tailored investment strategies and participant education for qualified employer plans.

Matthew Saltzgaber is a financial advisor at Vision Wealth Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, FSC Securities Corp, and ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. He is involved in investment advisory services through Vision Wealth Management, an independent registered investment advisor. Vision Wealth Management serves individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm utilizes customized portfolios based on model allocations and integrates third-party manager access alongside LPL Financial’s solutions, managing approximately $81 million for over 400 clients.

Scott Salaske is a financial advisor at FirstMetric, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with FirstMetric since 2017. Prior to this, he took a planned break from the industry between 2015 and 2017. FirstMetric serves individuals, trusts, foundations, estates, business entities, qualified retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management alongside financial planning and legacy securities transition guidance. The firm employs a passive, asset-class investment approach using low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with integrated tax-aware practices.

Daniel Krug is a financial advisor with Daniel Krug & Associates in Clarkston, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at his current firm since 2004 and previously was associated with Global Financial Private Capital, LLC and G.F. Investment Services, LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee managing trust finances for two non-securities clients. Daniel Krug & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients with investment management, financial planning, and insurance product recommendations. The firm uses third-party model portfolios and selected sub-advisers on the AssetMark platform, combining various analytical methods, and also operates as a licensed insurance agency offering insurance and annuity products alongside educational seminars and personalized tax-preparation vouchers for select clients.

Krisstin Petersmarck is a financial advisor at New Horizon Retirement Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at KMP Financial LLC, Bridgeriver Advisors, and Roots Wealth Partners. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent licensed insurance agent and founder of New Horizon Retirement Solutions, Inc. New Horizon Retirement Advisors provides retirement-focused portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to build long-term portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management while maintaining fiduciary standards.

Peter Labrash is a financial advisor at Paragon Retirement Planning, Inc. in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, Prudential Financial Planning Services, and other firms. Paragon Retirement Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive and single-issue financial planning, generally requiring a $100,000 account minimum. The firm emphasizes suitable asset allocation through model portfolio strategies managed by unaffiliated sub-advisors and third-party investment advisers while retaining responsibility for client relationships and reviews.

Justin Hathaway is a financial advisor with EPI Financial Group in Troy, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining EPI Financial Group, he worked at Bill Marsh and AT&T. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Not Another TCG LLC, a business involved in buying and selling antiques and collectibles. EPI Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to non-high-net-worth individual households, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a sub-adviser platform for discretionary portfolio management and offers financial planning without a separate planning fee.

Jack Findley is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. He has experience in related fields spanning over a decade, including roles as CEO/CRO of Decision Technologies Corp. and CEO of Sterling Signal, LLC, a commercial signage producer. His work at Decision Technologies involves licensing proprietary software to Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, trustees, and individual investors through an internet-based platform that refers clients to a network of registered investment advisers. The firm provides a decision-assistance service using a patented application to evaluate and compare mutual funds and ETFs within defined contribution plans, focusing on non-discretionary, process-driven reviews.

Jason Close is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at tru Independence Asset Management, LLC, Wealthcare Advisors, LLC, and Planning Alternatives Ltd. He is involved in administrative and financial management activities through affiliated entities. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-based investment approach using both active and passive strategies and provides discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial planning, and pension consulting.

Louis Melone is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Melone Private Wealth, LLC since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Budd, Melone & Co. LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. Outside of advising, he is an author working on a book. Melone Private Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment advisory and financial planning services, employing a blend of active and passive strategies with a long-term investment horizon, and manages most client assets on a discretionary basis.

Scott Wloszek is a financial advisor at SS&H Financial Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at SW Advisors, LLC and Clarkston Capital Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a part-time soccer coach for local teams in Royal Oak, Michigan. SS&H Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independently owned SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $482 million in assets. The firm provides portfolio management and financial advisory services primarily to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations, focusing on realistic investment objectives and risk management using fundamental and technical analyses.

James Niedzinski is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Tru Independence Asset Management, Wealthcare Advisors, and Planning Alternatives. He also acts as a power of attorney and co-trustee for his parents' revocable living trust. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services, employing diversified, risk-based portfolios with both active and passive strategies and conducts due diligence on independent third-party advisers.

David Zoellner Jr is a financial advisor at Z Advisory Innovations with 6 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at NewBridge Securities Corporation and Valvoline Instant Oil Change. Z Advisory Innovations provides portfolio management and tailored investment services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a primarily non-discretionary approach, using tactical asset allocation and fundamental analysis to build and monitor diversified model portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs (including Bitcoin ETFs), stocks, bonds, options, closed-end funds, and alternative investments.

Alexander Finsterwald is a financial advisor at RHL Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Acorn Wealth Advisors, LLC, First State Bank, Level One Bank/First Merchants Bank, and Chemical Bank/TCF Bank/Huntington Bank. RHL Group, LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach grounded in fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory to build diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives.