David Hodge is a financial advisor at NPF Investment Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked at NPF since 2018. Prior to that, he spent 14 years with DMA Group, Inc. (dba Gimbal Capital Management). NPF Investment Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered firm serving individuals and institutional clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes client-specific objectives, fundamental analysis, and long-term holdings, managing approximately $2.5 billion in discretionary assets.

Ian Rampersad is a financial advisor at StreamSong Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Before joining StreamSong, he worked at Conpoto for four years and has held various positions in brewing, fulfillment, and education sectors. StreamSong Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, certified divorce financial analysis, and investment management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios aligned with client goals and risk profiles.

George Racette is a financial advisor with Calder Financial Group in Ada, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Calder Investment Advisors since 2007. Calder Financial Group advises individual and institutional clients, including retirement plans, foundations, and endowments, providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs managed model portfolios with tactical rebalancing and offers pension consulting and third-party administration services through an affiliated business.

Benjamin Webster is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Aspire Wealth where he is a managing member and investment adviser representative. He also manages Advisor 123 LLC, providing investment signals to other advisers. Webster’s prior roles include positions at Retirement Wealth Advisors and FormulaFolios. Aspire Wealth serves individuals, corporations, charities, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs an asset-allocation framework combined with tactical allocation and proprietary models, offering ongoing portfolio management across various investment types.

Miles Kuperus is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Aspen Investment Management Inc. since 2020 and previously at Plant Moran for one year. Aspen Investment Management Inc. provides portfolio management services primarily on a discretionary basis to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, model asset allocations, and tactical adjustments to construct portfolios using individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Nicholas Somers is a financial advisor at Financial Advisory Corporation with the designations ChFC® and Series 66. He has two years of industry experience, previously working at Collaborative Wealth Strategies and Royal Alliance Associates, INC., as well as several years at Tyson Foods, Inc. Financial Advisory Corporation provides integrated wealth management services to individual clients, employer retirement plans, and nonprofit/endowment clients, managing approximately $972 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach with an investment process focused on asset allocation and tailored portfolios, including mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and cash.

Elizabeth Burgess is a financial advisor at Advisory Advocates LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors and Legacy Planning & Associates, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent and serves as the managing member of Goldfinch Wealth Management, an LLC with ownership ties to Advisory Advocates. Advisory Advocates LLC is a team of seven advisors serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, employing a process that includes goal identification, risk assessment, and individualized portfolio management with ongoing reviews and third-party manager oversight.

Glenn Hefner is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Norris Perne & French LLP since 2016. Hefner is based in Grand Rapids, MI, and is part of a 12-advisor team at NPF Investment Advisors. NPF Investment Advisors offers financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as foundations, endowments, and pension plans. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using fundamental security analysis and asset-allocation strategies and sponsors the NPF Core Equity ETF, providing broad equity exposure.

Joel Vander Meyden is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and has been with Financial Advisory Corporation since 2005. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Grand Rapids, MI. Financial Advisory Corporation provides wealth management services that combine investment management with comprehensive financial planning for individuals, retirement plans, and nonprofit/endowment clients. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary basis using an asset-allocation approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Nathan Lowe is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at JVL Wealth Strategies. Prior to joining JVL Wealth Strategies in 2022, he worked for eight years at Plante Moran Financial Advisors. JVL Wealth Strategies is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $672 million for a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of passive and active investment strategies, offers discretionary portfolio management, and provides specialized services such as trustee and executor support.

David Doppel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at NPF Investment Advisors since 2021 and was previously with USA Financial Securities from 2016 to 2021. He is based in Grand Rapids, MI. NPF Investment Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.5 billion in discretionary assets. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, emphasizing fundamental analysis, long-term holdings, and client-specific objectives.

Jacob Vanden Bosch is a financial advisor at Hill Island Financial LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at ISAM Securities for six years and has additional experience outside the financial industry. Hill Island Financial serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, ETF- and mutual fund-based portfolio construction approach and emphasizes personal client contact and tax-conscious custodial arrangements.

David Sponhauer is a financial advisor at Mattson Financial Services, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Lakeview Financial Group, LLC, and Waddell & Reed Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales through his sole proprietorship and Lakeview Financial Group. Mattson Financial Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs an active, asset-allocation-centered approach, utilizing equities, ETFs, fixed income, and cash, and provides additional services including tax preparation and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Gerald Vanderlugt is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at JVL Wealth Strategies. He has been with JVL Associates since 1994. JVL Wealth Strategies is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $672 million for approximately 173 clients through an eight-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering financial planning, wealth management, and discretionary portfolio management with access to private funds and separate account solutions. Their investment approach combines passive and active strategies, asset allocation, and third-party research, with additional services including trustee and executor functions and accounting for family investment LLCs.

Michael O'farrell is a financial advisor at StreamSong Advisors, LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill. StreamSong Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, certified divorce financial analysis, and investment management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios aligned with client goals and risk profiles.

Charles Dutcher is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Norris Perne & French LLP since 2007. NPF Investment Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered firm that provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals and institutional clients, including foundations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $2.5 billion in discretionary assets and emphasizes client-specific objectives, fundamental analysis, and long-term holdings in its investment approach.

Victoria Buffum is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Straight Path Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2019. She has five years of industry experience and is also a partner and officer at Straight Path Tax and Accounting Solutions, an affiliated tax and accounting firm. Prior to her current roles, she worked at Columbian Logistics from 2015 to 2017. Straight Path Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and non-profit accounts. The firm uses a blend of academic, fundamental, economic, and technical analysis to actively manage portfolios with a range of strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and tactical trading approaches.

Samuel Vasiu is a financial advisor at StreamSong Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Legacy Financial. Outside of his advisory role, no additional business activities are noted. StreamSong Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Brian Johnson is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Wealth Partners, LLC with Series 65 credentials. He has six years of experience through his role at Thrive With Money LLC and fifteen years of prior work with Lacks Enterprises, Inc. Cornerstone Wealth Partners is a team-based, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an academic, evidence-based investment approach using globally diversified mutual fund and ETF models and provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement and college-savings guidance.

Ralph Wood II is a financial advisor at LVZ, Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations with 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at LVZ, Inc. since 2017 and previously held roles at Harbour Investments, Inc. and Next Financial Group Inc. He is also the owner of Wood Wealth Management, a DBA investment advisory business. LVZ, Inc. serves over 2,400 client relationships with a team of 17 advisors managing approximately $1.125 billion in assets. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, consulting, and third-party manager selection for a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, and offers multi-strategy portfolio options with both fundamental and technical analysis.