Mark Thomas is a financial advisor with Fidelity, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2025. Before joining Fidelity, he worked at JPMorgan Chase from 2022 to 2025 and has experience with YMCA Camp Nissokone in non-advisory roles. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a broad client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to deliver model portfolios and manages multiple registered investment companies with a formal advisory role.

Dawn Myers is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and was previously with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of her advisory role, Myers serves as a power of attorney and representative payee for her son. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. Their advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a broader range of investment options that include insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Andrzej Mendela is a financial advisor at Edelman Financial Engines with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with the firm and its predecessors since 2012, including roles at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and EF Legacy Securities, LLC. Mendela holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and is based in Troy, MI. Edelman Financial Engines offers technology-enabled investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement-plan participants, and institutional clients. The firm uses a committee-driven, proprietary modeling process combined with planner delivery and online tools to provide diversified portfolios with a long-term orientation.

Daniel Bolda is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2017 and previously spent ten years with Michigan Pension and Financial Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Bolda is also the owner of Michigan Pension & Financial Inc., where he serves as an independent insurance agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent financial professionals using a range of portfolio strategies and platform arrangements.

Maria Bongiovanni is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Washington, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at OSAIC since 2019 and previously held roles at Aurora Securities and Concorde Investment Services. Bongiovanni serves as treasurer for The Guiding Star Foundation, a nonprofit organization. OSAIC serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to diverse investment solutions. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools, risk assessments, and automated rebalancing to construct customized portfolios that include a variety of investment types.

Pedro Delgado is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Southfield, MI. He has been with Edward Jones since 2015, with a brief period of unemployment in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Delgado owns and operates Skyle Deals LLC, an e-commerce business focused on purchasing and reselling merchandise from local stores. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and provides a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Nisreen Kallabat Byrne is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012 and is also involved as a partial owner and silent partner of Crown Office Building, LLC, a commercial office space entity. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Tarah Thompson is a financial advisor at Stifel with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel in 2024, she worked at Whirlpool Corporation for seven years and studied at Michigan State University. Outside of finance, she teaches group fitness classes at Life Time Fitness. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis from its Investment Strategy Group.

Cynthia Balkwell is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Metlife Securities and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she has served as an elections inspector and precinct chairperson in Davisburg, Michigan since 2003. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements supported by firm-approved analytical tools and a range of investment and planning programs.

William Burmeister is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2021, following seven years at TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory role, he is a board member of the York Meadows Homeowner's Association. Raymond James & Associates is a dually registered 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 financial planning and investment consulting through a range of portfolio management strategies and institutional services.

Sean Moran is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director and member of the executive committee for The Parade Company, where he contributes to idea generation for new sponsors and advertising and organizes the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs including tailored financial planning, utilizing structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools to model outcomes for clients.

Anthony Bossuyt is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2025, he spent 15 years at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. He is involved with Franke & Bossuyt, a business entity related to his work at LPL in Warren, MI. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by in-house and third-party research.

Joshua Riga is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC over the past 17 years before joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2025. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options. 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 in its investment menus.

Donald Nadeau is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James since 1999 and also maintains a longstanding association with Roney & Co. since 1988. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a partner in Brothers 4 LLC, a limited liability company. Raymond James & Associates is a large dually registered 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 financial planning and advisory services with a range of portfolio management styles.

Cortney Cook is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Birmingham, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2016. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a comprehensive range of financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services, supported by internal research and tools including artificial intelligence.

Ngufor Hilari is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Farmington Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2020, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for four years. Outside of his advisory role, he is an officer of Hailey Cameron LLC, a real estate business based in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm employs a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and emphasizes advisory roles without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone planning.

Isabella Messer is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She has eight years of industry experience and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2018, with prior roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and JPMC Bank NA (Southwest). J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, using a process that combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

Matthew Helms is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Troy, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, AXA Advisors, LLC, since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Berkshire Group LLC. 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 LPL programs and a broad roster of third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model and offers both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to execute client recommendations.

Cherene Smith is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Southfield, MI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and having 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2016. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, institutional clients, and various organizations, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions supported by a nationwide adviser network.

Paul Geyman is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. He is involved in Prudential-sponsored non-variable insurance activities. LPL Enterprise serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients, through both advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model portfolios, third-party asset management programs, and a suite of brokerage and insurance products supported by an integrated platform.