Charbel Salem is a CFP® with four years of experience, currently affiliated with Stifel since 2022. Prior to joining Stifel, he worked at Slalom, Strategic Staffing Solutions, and L&W Group. He is co-owner of CS Professional Svcs, LLC, a mental health services business. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Anna Loeffler is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameriprise since 2024 and previously held positions at Thrivent Financial, Thrivent Investment Management Inc., and General Motors. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving both individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning, utilizing a centralized service team that collaborates with advisors to provide written recommendations and ongoing advice.

Thomas Grobbel II is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 16 years of industry experience, including eight years at Wells Fargo Clearing prior to his current role. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base—including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities—and provides financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions through a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

David Valent Jr. is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles including as a mechanic assistant at Pontiac Lake Service. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party managers.

Laura Smith is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning that utilizes firm-approved tools and scenario modeling to support client planning.

Patricia Whitney is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 39 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer for Variety Detroit, a charity supporting children with special needs. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client strategies.

Kevin Zions is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 34 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016 before joining Wells Fargo Clearing, where he has worked since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for his sister’s trust. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Isaac Van Dyke is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at PRUCO Securities, LLC and was a student for ten years prior to beginning his advisory career. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and charitable entities through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm typically uses model-driven portfolio management and offers access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and affiliated insurance and trust services.

Theodore Spickler is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He initially joined Merrill in 2011, focusing on assisting affluent clients and their families in achieving financial wellness. After a two-year hiatus to pursue a business opportunity, he returned to Merrill in 2019. He applies his experience in delivering holistic, goals-based strategies to help clients with managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. Theodore holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Theodore earned a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in History from the University of Iowa. His personal interests include basketball, cooking, reading, and traveling.

Mark Karcher is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2003 and has been associated with MassMutual Life Insurance Co since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Karcher Agency Inc., which provides life, health, dental, and vision insurance services. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes annual, collaborative financial planning engagements using proprietary software and provides specialized planning programs, including recent additions like standalone Divorce Planning.

Jeffrey Linska is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Securities America. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance and fixed and indexed annuity sales. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools, efficient-frontier analysis, and automated rebalancing to construct portfolios with a range of investment vehicles.

James Melstrom is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James since 2018 and previously spent 18 years at UBS Financial Services. Melstrom serves on the board of directors and acts as treasurer and head of fundraising for Islam Really Cares Corp, a nonprofit organization focused on charitable giving. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipalities, offering tailored financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by extensive research and multiple portfolio management strategies.

Michael Thorstad is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Clarkston, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2001. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services, utilizing a range of strategies from traditional equity and fixed-income to more complex approaches, including discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Ryan Davis is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2016, including four years when the firm operated as AXA Advisors, LLC. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party advisory models.

Anthony Larocca is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including roles at National Planning Corporation and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of Larocca Financial Services, an independent insurance agency. 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 services through independent Financial Professionals using a variety of portfolio management approaches and platform arrangements.

John Baxter III is a financial advisor at Merrill with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Merrill since 1987, including 15 years with Bank of America, N.A. in Bloomfield Hills, MI. 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 offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Bradley Surman is the Vice President and Wealth Planner at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2018. He began his career as a Wealth Management Banker at Bank of America from 2003 to 2009, followed by roles as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch before joining Fidelity Investments as a Financial Consultant in 2013. Throughout his career, Bradley has worked with wealthy individuals and families to develop long-term financial plans and provide education to help clients avoid common financial mistakes. His approach emphasizes planning, honesty, education, collaboration, and diligence. Outside of his professional work, Bradley enjoys attending concerts, cooking and baking, playing golf, watching movies, listening to music, and going to the theater.

Robert Rubarth is a financial advisor with Stifel in Rochester, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018 and previously spent six years at Raymond James & Associates. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Andrew Bastian is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services Inc. and Michigan Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Bastian is involved in tax preparation through his own firm and teaches classes on estate and tax planning. He is also licensed as a real estate agent, assisting clients with buying and selling homes. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutions, offering a range of brokerage, advisory, and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and multiple investment platforms to build customized portfolios, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Antonio Kavouriou is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Sterling Heights, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at 30,000 FT Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, Equitable Advisors, LLC, and Joseph Sarnecky. Before entering the financial industry, he worked at Buddy's Pizza and Palazzo Grande Banquet Hall. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm provides integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, employing various portfolio construction tools and offering access to third-party money managers and wrap programs.