Kenneth Simmons is the owner and president of Simmons Financial Services, Inc. in Richmond, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been practicing law since 1994, operating an estate planning practice under the d/b/a Heritage Estate Planning. Simmons’s background includes over two decades at Horwitz & Associates, Inc., and he continues to provide estate planning services alongside his financial advisory work. Simmons Financial Services, Inc. offers discretionary investment supervisory services to individual investors, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $1.3 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to implement portfolios primarily composed of publicly traded equities, bonds, and ETFs, while coordinating estate planning and insurance services through its attorney-led practice.

Michael Shanku is the sole advisor at MJS Capital Inc. in Chesterfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been leading MJS Capital, Inc. since 2010. MJS Capital, Inc. manages approximately $2.9 million in assets for 11 individual clients, focusing on discretionary portfolio management with ongoing account reviews. The firm emphasizes a managed relationship approach, utilizing various investment strategies and risk assessments.

Jonathan Phelan is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Waterford Financial Management, LLC, an independent firm based in New Baltimore, MI, since 2007. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a director of Thompson-Phelan Group, Inc., a general contracting business. Waterford Financial Management provides fiduciary investment management and financial planning primarily for private individuals with tax-qualified and fully taxable accounts. The firm also offers employer consulting, including defined-contribution plan services, and uses a structured investment approach combining modern portfolio theory with intrinsic stock valuation.

Matthew Walschlager is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Bay Pointe Financial in New Baltimore, MI. He previously worked with Bay Pointe Financial Management for six years and has a background that includes ownership of Anchor Bay Aquarium LLC. Bay Pointe Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans. The firm integrates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory in its investment strategies and actively participates in insurance distribution through its affiliation with the DPL Financial Partners platform.

Mark Pauwels Jr. is a financial advisor with Bay Pointe Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bay Pointe Financial in 2026, he worked for firms including Sigma Financial Corporation and Waddell & Reed Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent appointed with various insurance companies. Bay Pointe Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans. The firm uses documented client profiles and a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to tailor investment strategies, often seeking discretionary authority and incorporating both long-term and short-term trading.

Brett Busuttil is a financial advisor at Bay Pointe Financial with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Bay Pointe Wealth, LLC, Sigma Financial Corporation, and MKD Wealth Coaches. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent appointed with various companies. Bay Pointe Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans. The firm combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with insurance products and fee-based annuities to tailor strategies based on documented client profiles.

Darren Hesselink is a financial advisor at Ironwood Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with firms including Wealth Watch Advisors and ON Investment Management CO. Outside of advising, he is involved with Energetic Brands LLC and Energetic LLC, businesses he has been engaged with for multiple years. Ironwood Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and time horizons, incorporating strategies such as options writing and IPO participation.

Kyle Tessmar is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones, United Wholesale Mortgage, and Mortgage Pros. Outside of advisory services, he is also an insurance agent with MDRN Insurance, LLC. MDRN Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning through a multi-advisor team model. The firm constructs portfolios using unaffiliated independent managers and low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a primarily long-term investment focus.

Stacy Calder is a financial advisor at Blackridge Asset Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Blackridge since 2017. Prior to that, she was with Next Financial Group Inc and Capital Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, Calder teaches line dancing and coaches weight loss through Optavia Healthy Living. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and related consulting services through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering tailored portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, as well as estate-planning referrals.

Steven Grogan is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Savvy and has held prior roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Sii. Grogan is also the owner of Datum Point Tools, Inc., an industrial tool distribution business, and serves as a director of Connect Macomb, a local non-profit Chamber of Commerce organization. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by a proprietary technology platform and third-party sub-advisers.

Christopher Schwarzkoff is an advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Founders Financial Securities since 2021, following a prior role at GWFS Equities, Inc. from 2016 to 2020. Schwarzkoff is also involved with Diversified Retirement Services, engaged in the solicitation and placement of fixed insurance products. Founders Financial Securities serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients through a network of 118 investment adviser representatives managing approximately $4.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers diverse advisory platforms and services, allowing IARs to tailor investment strategies and provide fiduciary plan management while supporting niche offerings such as 1031 exchange consulting and co-advised private wealth portfolios.

Kalomira Zangoulos is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at SagePoint Financial for eight years before joining her current firm. Outside of her advisory role, she is a sales associate at Brookstone Realty. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers a range of services including managed account programs and access to third-party investment advisors, with a notable emphasis on non-high-net-worth individuals.

Michael Mann is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. He has worked at firms including Miami Life, Inc., Emerson Equity LLC, and Axiom Capital Management, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Mann owns a financial planning business and engages in activities such as insurance sales and client referrals for tax planning and charitable strategies. Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, integrating third-party managers and model portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

James Kraatz is a financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blackridge since 2017 and previously held positions at Next Financial Group, Inc., Capital Financial Services, Inc., and JESUP & LAMONT Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Kraatz owns a fixed insurance business focused on fixed annuities, life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Blackridge Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored portfolio management with discretionary and non-discretionary options, utilizing affiliated platforms and third-party managers to offer diversified strategies and estate-planning referrals.

Patrick Brown is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Livonia, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at Lifemark since 2018 and Foresters Equity Services from 2015 to 2018. In addition to advising clients, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, offering customized programs such as Unified Managed Accounts and Separately Managed Accounts with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Joshua Smail is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several firms, such as Key Investment Services and Citizens Securities, Inc. He supports both Ally Invest Securities and Ally Invest Advisors in a dually licensed capacity, servicing clients with self-directed and advisory accounts. Ally Invest Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing web-based and virtual platforms. The firm employs model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides a range of automated and advisor-delivered investment solutions.

Christopher De Veny is a financial advisor at Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Valic Financial Advisors Inc and several other firms. He also offers annuity, life, and health insurance as an independent contractor. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and financial institutions. The firm uses a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and technical methods to implement portfolio management primarily through third-party model managers.

Christopher Bonapace is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Advisory Services Network since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise and Edward Jones, and he also worked at Dorsey Schools before entering financial advising. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates OHANA FINANCIAL, LLC, a service company supporting the business income and expenses of his financial practice. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm’s network of independent advisors manages approximately $8.6 billion in client assets using a range of strategies and implementation options tailored to client needs.

Peter Potestato is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Founders Financial Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is active as an insurance agent specializing in the sale of fixed and equity indexed annuities. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, retirement consulting, and affiliated brokerage and insurance services, utilizing a range of advisory programs and innovative delivery methods.

Michael Kreza is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Brighton Jones LLC and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Polaris Greystone Financial Group, Lumin Financial, and RWA Wealth Partners, as well as spending two years at Michigan State University. Brighton Jones LLC provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach for high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, real-estate consulting, and family office administrative support.