Dace Dekruif is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial planning and wealth management. He is the sole advisor at Silver Strand Financial Planning and also works as a financial planner with Blend Financial, Inc. dba Origin Financial. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments and TCF National Bank. Silver Strand Financial Planning provides wealth management, investment management, and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs both passive and active investment strategies, offers discretionary and non-discretionary account management, and includes insurance consulting services without accepting commissions on those products.

Sadeer Jamil is a financial advisor at VIMA, LLC with 24 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with VIMA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a real estate agent with Sid Jamil Homes / House of May. VIMA, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients offering portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm employs a top-down, sector-focused investment process and manages discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and covered call options.

Timothy Mack is a Series 65-registered advisor with William Mack & Associates Inc in Troy, MI. He has been with the firm since 2014 and has no prior industry experience outside this role. William Mack & Associates is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $820 million for about 957 clients through a team of ten advisers, focusing on diversified, tax-efficient, low-cost investment strategies using no-load mutual funds and ETFs across six model portfolios with a long-term orientation.

Timothy Griffin is a financial advisor at GPM Growth Investors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Griffin Portfolio Management Corp. since 1993. GPM Growth Investors is an employee-owned investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on long-term ownership of competitively advantaged U.S. companies through a disciplined valuation process, offering stock-focused, balanced, and actively managed ETF-based portfolios.

Andrew Charbonneau is a CFP® practitioner at Defining Wealth with 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Securities America, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Ohio National Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Redwood Wealth Management, Inc., a consulting business, and is active as an insurance agent. Defining Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients and small businesses, providing financial planning, retirement-plan advice, and portfolio management using a broadly diversified, evidence-based investment approach focused on low-cost and tax-aware strategies.

Kelly Fetterman is an advisor at DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Yousif Capital Management, LLC and World Asset Management, Inc. DeRoy & Devereaux provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and municipalities. The firm follows a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental investment approach and maintains distinct strategies across equities and fixed income.

Stephen Dzialo is a financial advisor at Managed Asset Portfolios, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Managed Asset Portfolios since 2022. Managed Asset Portfolios provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and government plans, trusts, and investment companies. The firm employs a value-oriented equity analysis and detailed fixed-income research approach, utilizing tools such as the Bloomberg MAC-3 risk model and offering strategies across multi-cap and global portfolios.

Brandon Ramirez is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at MML Investors Services, LLC and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling various insurance products. Strategic Wealth Advisors Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, through financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management, often utilizing independent sub-advisors. The firm also provides ERISA plan services and conducts public educational seminars on investment topics.

Zachary Bachner is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving with Summit Financial Working with People You Trust in Sterling Heights, MI. His career includes roles at Summit Financial Consulting LLC, Gradient Securities, LLC, and Rivendell Capital Management, LLC. Bachner’s professional activities also extend to health and property & casualty insurance sales, as well as tax services. Summit Financial serves a diverse retail client base including retirees, pre-retirees, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA advisory services, utilizing model portfolios composed mainly of no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management often delegated to sub-advisors under Summit’s oversight.

Chetan Rastogi is a financial advisor at Heron Bay Capital Management with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Seizert Capital Partners and Empowerment International, Inc. Heron Bay Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $644 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a long-term strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios primarily composed of individual equities and low-cost ETFs.

Judy Goldis is a financial advisor with VIMA, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 34 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at AE Financial Services, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group, SPC, and Sigma Financial Corporation. She also owns Goldis Financial Group, which provides insurance sales and services. VIMA, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with customized portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm employs a top-down, sector-focused investment process and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

James Baldwin is a financial advisor with Summit Financial Working with People You Trust in Sterling Heights, MI. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Summit Financial, Baldwin worked at Gradient Securities, LLC and held roles in the automotive and energy sectors. He is a co-trustee of a revocable living trust. Summit Financial serves a diverse retail client base, including retirees, pre-retirees, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory services, and insurance-based products, using model portfolios with a range of strategies and maintaining regular client communication and educational events.

Geri Mira is a financial advisor at Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at UBS Financial Services for 25 years before joining Transcend Capital Advisors. Transcend Capital Advisors manages approximately $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and private foundations. The firm offers holistic financial planning and portfolio management with a long-term, diversified investment approach that includes both marketable and non-marketable assets.

Nicole Standen is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Gainplan LLC since 2017. Prior to joining Gainplan, she worked at CIG Asset Management, CIG Securities, and CIG Capital Advisors from 2015 to 2017. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in selling life, accident, and health insurance. Gainplan LLC serves individuals, trusts, pension, and corporate clients by providing investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm uses a factor-based, top-down investment process incorporating tactical and strategic asset allocation and employs a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, and derivatives.

Gerald Seizert is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Heron Bay Capital Management since 2019 and previously spent 19 years at Seizert Capital Partners. He serves as an independent director for Advent Capital Management, a closed-end mutual fund company. Heron Bay Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $644 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a long-term strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build customized portfolios primarily of individual equities and low-cost ETFs, with selective use of bonds, options, and closed-end funds.

Justin Reinhold is a financial advisor with CPR Investments Inc. in Rochester, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with CPR Financial Group LLC, CPR Investments Inc., and Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Reinhold Custom Homes, LLC, where he designs and builds a residential home annually. CPR Investments Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm combines in-house tactical models with third-party advisors to pursue tactical and absolute-return strategies, emphasizing defensive positioning and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Mark Tabock is a financial advisor at Stoney Creek Advisors LLC with 12 years of industry experience and holds the PFS™ designation. He has been associated with Tabock Business TR TBT Corp Mgmt Assoc Co since 1988, where he serves as an account executive and accounting manager, including providing tax services and business-related advice as a certified public accountant. He is a shareholder in Tabock Company, a Michigan for-profit corporation. Stoney Creek Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a documented Investment Policy Statement, a variety of analytical methods, and quarterly reviews to manage client accounts, and offers a broad investment menu alongside retirement-plan advisory services and client education initiatives.

Wayne Bell Warren is a financial advisor at Gainplan LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and is also a licensed Michigan bar attorney, providing legal referrals outside of investment hours. Warren has been with Gainplan since 2015. Gainplan LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension, and corporate clients, utilizing a factor-based, top-down investment process that incorporates tactical and strategic asset allocation across various securities and derivatives. The firm also features an affiliated legal practice and discloses its use of derivatives and crypto-linked products in certain strategies.

Connor Cloetingh is a financial advisor with DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Key Private Bank, Ancora Advisors, and KeyBank Capital Markets Inc. DeRoy & Devereaux provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and municipalities. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental investment approach across equities and fixed income, managing focused equity portfolios and distinct strategies on a mostly discretionary basis.

Gary Lloyd is a financial advisor with CPR Investments Inc. in Rochester, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with CPR Investments since 2016 and has prior experience at Quantum Capital Group LLC and Adaptive Equities. Outside of advisory work, he operates Gary Lloyd II, LLC, a real estate investment education company, and is involved in real estate purchase and resale through multiple business entities. CPR Investments Inc. primarily serves individual investors, businesses, and qualified retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a multi-manager approach focusing on tactical and absolute-return strategies to manage downside risk.