James Melstrom is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer and head of fundraising for Islam Really Cares Corp, a charitable organization, and is involved with Quest for Breath through the University of Michigan corporate and foundation development. 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, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering tailored financial planning and consulting services supported by a broad range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

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 a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including previous roles at National Planning Corporation and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of Larocca Financial Services, an independent insurance agency. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and wrap-fee programs through thousands of financial professionals. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to multiple platforms, third-party advisers, and proprietary model strategies.

Jennifer Herman is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2016. Prior to that, she was with Wealth Management Services, LLC and LPL Financial from 2010 to 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools and investment committee data.

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.

Mark Scofield II is a financial advisor at Merrill with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2017. Prior to that, he held positions at PNC Investments, PNC Bank, and Edward Jones between 2016 and 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property leasing through several family partnerships. 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, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

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 LLC and teaches classes on estate and tax planning. He also works as a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway and Real Living Kee Realty. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base, including retail investors, retirement plans, charities, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services. The firm employs a model-based investment approach with tools such as risk-tolerance questionnaires and portfolio optimization, and supports a multi-advisor platform with a variety of programs and third-party manager options.

Antonio Kavouriou is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently works at OSAIC and 30,000 FT Wealth Management and has previous experience at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Equitable Advisors, and other firms. Prior to his financial career, he worked in hospitality and event management. OSAIC Wealth serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization within a multi-advisor platform.

Randa Dagher is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Southfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Metlife Securities Inc. for 27 years before joining Mass Mutual Investors Services in 2017. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars.

Jeffrey Smaka is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012 and has a longstanding affiliation with JPMorgan Chase Bank and Bank One since 1997. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm’s program delivers non-discretionary, written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting supported by centralized due diligence and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research.

Robert Garbutt is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2005. 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, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Benjamin Hawker is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His background includes various roles related to golf course management and operations as well as a four-year period at the University of Michigan. 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 asset-management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing both proprietary and third-party advisory models.

Jessica Gibbs is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Stifel. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement-income planning, combining investment research and algorithmic tools to deliver personalized, tax-aware recommendations.

Ethan Smith is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors in Troy, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with no prior industry experience. Before joining Equitable Advisors, he worked in various roles including at Commonwealth Financial Group and Denso Manufacturing. Outside of finance, he operates Smessco Power Washing LLC. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs through a network of investment adviser representatives and third-party managers.

Nicklaus Serafini is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Bloomfield Hills, MI, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Comerica Securities, Ameriprise Financial Services, PNC Investments, and Oppenheimer. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Princeton Harriman Insurance Solutions, LLC as a financial advisor. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services tailored to clients meeting a net-worth threshold, utilizing proprietary research and tools to develop customized recommendations.

Joshua Slayton is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles including at Raymond James Financial Services and the Rochester Mills Beer Company. His background also includes academic positions at Grand Valley State University and consulting work with J5 Consulting and Construction Services LLC. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning using risk profiling and analytical tools, and supports clients through advisory programs and institutional consulting.

Susan Moore Bommarito is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Raymond James since 1999 and has prior experience at Roney & Co. since 1992. 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 municipal entities, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and municipal advisory services supported by a broad network of advisers and affiliated research.