Kelly Baumgartner is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Saginaw, MI, holding CFP® and Series 66 designations and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates since 2014. Baumgartner serves on the board of the Great Lakes Bay Economic Club and the executive council of the Stevens Center for Family Business. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a broad range of advisory and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, utilizing firm-approved planning tools and models to develop tailored strategies.

Kevin Scorsone is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Saginaw, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cetera Investment Services and Chemical Bank before joining LPL Financial and Tri Star Trust Bank in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a notary public. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services with discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Keith LaVielle, CFP®, is a Wealth Management Advisor and First Vice President at Merrill in Saginaw, Michigan. Since joining Merrill in 2014, he provides customized financial planning and investment guidance tailored to each client's goals. His expertise includes retirement planning, college education funding, estate strategies, tax minimization, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, women and wealth, and individual and corporate investment strategies. Keith holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in Personal Financial Planning from Central Michigan University. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and Personal Investment Advisor, he combines deep financial planning expertise with access to the investment insights of Merrill and banking solutions of Bank of America. His approach is comprehensive and goals-based, emphasizing long-term relationships built on trust, transparency, and thoughtful guidance. He resides in the Great Lakes Bay Area with his wife and their two dogs and is actively engaged in the community. Keith currently serves on the board of the Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy and is a member of the Leadership Saginaw County Class of 2019.

John Piersall Jr. is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Saginaw, MI, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches a youth travel baseball team and serves as an official at hockey games. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals nearing or in retirement who meet specific asset thresholds, delivering structured, research-based recommendations through a centralized consulting team. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional financial services provider.

David Friebe is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Investment Management and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice Chairman of Trinity Lutheran Church and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Women's Center. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, providing holistic, goal-based financial analyses and planning across multiple areas without discretionary trading authority.

Cheryl Zinz is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth, Inc. in Saginaw, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. Before joining Osaic in 2018, she worked at Signator Investors, Inc. for 11 years. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a program director at Michigan Avenue Baptist Church and holds roles as a registered representative and vice president at Vantagepointe Financial Group. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including retail and institutional investors, offering brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and automated rebalancing to construct portfolios across various asset classes, managing accounts on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Leif Peterson is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2020, following seven years at Royal Alliance. In addition to his advisory role, Peterson is involved with LEP Consulting, PLC, providing tax preparation and accounting services, and serves as a board member for the Gaslight Condominium Association in Bay City, MI. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party research, and technology-driven solutions.

Spencer Gomes is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Saginaw, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities for the past ten years. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework when recommending strategies.

Jordan Bannerman is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Saginaw, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, American National Bank of Texas, LPL Financial, USAA Investment Management Company, and Scottrade, Inc. He has also worked as a self-employed sports official for four years. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, with a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning through written Recommendation Reports and ongoing advice. The firm’s approach emphasizes tax-aware withdrawal strategies and asset allocation within a product ecosystem that includes affiliated fund options.

Timothy Dijak is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Saginaw, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Raymond James & Associates, where he worked for 10 years before joining Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He also owns Dijak Consulting PLC, which is used solely for payroll purposes. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Karen Lawrence Webster is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Saginaw, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Equitable Advisors since 2004 and previously worked with Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory work, Webster serves as president of the Saginaw Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., contributes as a guest columnist to Word Up Magazine and Michigan Banner Magazine, and participates in local community boards including the Saginaw African Cultural Festival and Saginaw County Executive Board. 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 various third-party managers and LPL programs. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Timothy Holsworth is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He has worked with Raymond James since 1997 and is also the owner of AHP Financial Services, Inc., where he serves as a financial advisor. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to individual and institutional clients, using tailored, non-discretionary advisory approaches supported by analytical tools and risk profiling. The firm serves a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Kimberly Martin is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Bay City, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Thumb Bank & Trust, Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC, and Hantz Financial Services, Inc. Outside of finance, she is a business owner of an auto repair facility jointly with her husband. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting, supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Scott Miller is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Bay City, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked at Labadie Auto Company and Chestnut Valley Holdings, LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Timothy Todd is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2020. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 23 years. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers at community household hazardous waste days and officiates amateur sports including baseball, basketball, and football. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service geared toward individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing written Recommendation Reports that incorporate income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research and modeling with algorithmic automation overseen by a centralized consulting team to deliver tailored retirement advice.

Ryan Barber is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at SII for 11 years before joining OSAIC in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Barber is involved in real estate investing. OSAIC serves a diverse range of retail and institutional clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a variety of advisory platforms and asset-allocation tools to offer integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers.

Spencer Pnacek is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Tri-Star Trust Bank and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with Tri-Star Bank in a financial institution capacity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using both discretionary and non-discretionary management and supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Nathan Breidinger is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge since 2019 and previously at Voya Financial Advisors and Arner Investment Management. Outside of advising, he serves on the investment committee for Covenant Healthcare and is involved in tax services as the owner of Harmony Financial Services, LLC. 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 through independent financial professionals using a range of portfolio management approaches and multiple platform arrangements.

Kirk Yackle is a financial advisor with Merrill in Saginaw, MI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2025. Prior to joining Merrill, he worked in various roles including at Delta College and the UPS Store. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Rachel Aviles is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in delivering personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients’ unique financial goals. With a focus on areas such as divorce transition planning, family wealth management, retirement income, and legacy planning, Rachel works closely with clients to develop flexible financial strategies that respond to evolving market conditions. Rachel holds a Bachelor's degree from Wayne State University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit Mercy. Before transitioning to financial advising, she practiced law, an experience that enhances her understanding of clients’ needs. As a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Rachel is committed to building strong client relationships through open dialogue and customized financial planning. She is also active in her community, participating in the Rochester Rotary Club and the Hispanic/Latino Organization for Leadership & Advancement. Outside of her professional role, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family and engaging in activities such as camping, swimming, cooking, reading, traveling, writing, and yoga. She values giving back to the community through education and leadership initiatives, reflecting her dedication to both clients and community service.