Naoko Mckelvey is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) affiliated with Blue Chip Partners, LLC, where she has worked since 2019. She has 16 years of experience in the financial industry, including eight years at Lumin Financial, LLC. She is also a licensed non-variable insurance agent. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships, offering services that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning.

Mitchell Kahl is a financial advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Waldron Private Wealth and in various roles related to athletics and education at the University of Michigan and local schools. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable funds, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes tailored client relationships, customized asset-allocation models, and integrates tax and estate planning services through affiliated providers.

Tyler Curley is a financial advisor with Dahring | Cusmano and Associates and holds a Series 65 designation. He has seven years of industry experience, including prior roles at AE Wealth Management, Brokers International Financial Services, and TriFound. Outside of his advisory work, he is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Dahring | Cusmano and Associates provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and consulting services to individuals, family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s client-centered investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and cost efficiency, managing portfolios primarily for the long term while offering extensive fiduciary and operational services for institutional retirement plans.

Erin Goss is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Blue Chip Partners, Inc. since 2021 and previously spent 16 years at Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC. Erin is based in Farmington Hills, MI. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive or limited financial planning.

Samuel Fleischer is a financial advisor at Dahring | Cusmano and Associates in Novi, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Stellantis and Carl's Golfland. Dahring | Cusmano provides holistic financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s client-centered investment approach focuses on comprehensive financial assessments and long-term portfolio management with a range of investment vehicles.

Sonia Patel is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Arbor Trust, she worked for twelve years at Bank of Ann Arbor. She is a member of the Investment and Finance Committee at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation. Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and trust and estate settlement services. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts, constructing customized long-term portfolios using fundamental analysis and a mix of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally REITs and limited partnerships.

Douglas Smith is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Pathworks Financial, Inc. He has held roles at Pathworks Financial, LLC and Center Street Holdings, LLC, and is also a licensed real estate broker with Center Street Realty, LLC. Pathworks Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm employs academic investment frameworks to build diversified asset-allocation models and offers services including asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and family office support.

Brian Nemes is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently a principal at The Nemes Rush Group, LLC. His prior experience includes 12 years at Raymond James & Associates Inc. Outside of advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Ridgelands Condominium Association. The Nemes Rush Group serves individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, charities, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, employs both long- and short-term strategies, and conducts regular account reviews.

Keely Mc Leod is an advisor at Blue Chip Partners, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Before joining Blue Chip Partners, she held roles at the University of Michigan, Miss Kim Korean Restaurant, Oakhurst Country Club, Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce, and Notre Dame Prep. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships, offering services that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive or limited financial planning, and employer-sponsored account management.

Lisa Carey is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and has been with GEM Asset Management, LLC since 2012. She holds the Series 63 designation and works from Plymouth, MI as part of a six-advisor team. GEM Asset Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs globally diversified portfolios that emphasize factor exposures and combines low-cost passive funds with active management in less efficient sectors.

Angela Cusmano is a financial advisor with Dahring | Cusmano and Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her prior firms include Next Financial Group Inc and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. She is also an owner involved in providing fixed annuity insurance to clients. Dahring | Cusmano and Associates offers holistic financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as family offices, trusts, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes client-centered portfolio management with a focus on asset allocation and low-cost investments, and it provides institutional plan services including fiduciary roles and operational support.

Bradley Hoekstra is a financial advisor at GEM Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Michigan State University, NextEra Energy, and Pet Supplies Plus. GEM Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and standalone financial planning to individuals, qualified retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, factor-based portfolios using primarily low-cost passive funds alongside active management in select sectors.

Devon Mcardle is a financial advisor with McDonald Partners LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Thomas McDonald Partners, LLC since 2008. McDonald Partners LLC serves individual investors across wealth levels as well as institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and brokerage services. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer functions and manages affiliated private funds alongside third-party portfolio strategies.

Timothy Walworth is a financial advisor with Markowski Investments in Pinckney, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include six years at TDW Financial Strategies and experience at Caitlin John Private Wealth Management and United Advisors America. In addition to advising, he works as an independent insurance agent, spending five to ten hours weekly on this activity. Markowski Investments provides personal financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, managing approximately $474 million in assets. The firm’s investment approach integrates strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, typically favoring long-term holdings while employing option strategies to enhance or hedge portfolios.

Cyril White is a financial advisor at Four Financial Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience with LPL Financial and other business ventures including ownership of Be Bold Excel Fitness. Additionally, he is a published book author. Four Financial Management serves individual investors, non-profits, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and estate settlement assistance. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and customized strategies, using both proprietary analysis tools and third-party model portfolios, and operates through affiliations with LPL Financial and related entities.

Cody Vanderhagen is a financial advisor with Blue Chip Partners, LLC in Farmington Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Chip Partners in 2020, he worked at CBRE and was a graduate student at the University of Michigan. Blue Chip Partners provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.88 billion across about 1,000 client relationships and offers services ranging from discretionary portfolio management to comprehensive financial planning, supported by an affiliated service network offering tax and estate-planning resources.

Eric Larson is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Sigma Investment Counselors since 2021 and was previously with Plante Moran Financial Advisors from 2014 to 2020. Sigma Investment Counselors provides comprehensive wealth management and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable entities. The firm uses client-specific financial models and diversified portfolios that blend ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, supported by quantitative and qualitative research tools.

Paul Warholak Jr is a financial advisor at Sigma Investment Counselors in Northville, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Flexible Plan Investments, and Sigma Financial Corporation. Sigma Investment Counselors provides comprehensive wealth management and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable entities. The firm employs a client-specific financial model and diversified investment approach incorporating ETFs, individual equities, and fixed-income holdings, supported by quantitative and qualitative research tools.

Todd Knickerbocker is a financial advisor at Stonebrook Private LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Edward Jones. Knickerbocker is also a limited partner investor in a private equity firm. Stonebrook Private LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis-based investment approach, utilizing a variety of instruments and management strategies.

Matthew Dombrowski is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an Investment Adviser Representative with Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC and has prior experience at GF Investment Services, LLC, J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., Midwest Financial Consultants, Inc., and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved with Midwest Financial Consultants, Inc., where he offers fixed and indexed annuities, long-term care insurance, and traditional life insurance products. Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a customized approach that includes retirement income projections, risk assessments, and a mix of active and passive investment strategies focused on value, safety, and loss avoidance.