Southfield, MI Office

Andrew Bass is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 and 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Telemus Capital LLC and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC. Bass is the sole owner and Chief Wealth Officer of Integrated Wealth and Tax Strategies, LLC, a consulting and tax advisory business currently inactive. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach, offering portfolio management across various strategies and acting as a fiduciary for ERISA and IRA accounts.

Ari Fischman is a Certified Financial Planner® with 23 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, Lion Street Financial, and New York Life Insurance Company. He serves on the board of Hillel Day School and volunteers on the Pension and Insurance Committee for the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions, offering investment management, financial counseling, and a range of wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment strategy with an extensive network of affiliated service providers and product offerings.

Robert Hochkins is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Telemus Capital LLC, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, and Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach using proprietary models and risk management techniques across a wide range of strategies.

Dominic Morello is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously held roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Bussa Financial, and Jackson Insurance. Morello was also the CEO and owner of Suburban Softwash LLC, a non-investment-related business, from April to September 2023. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers a broad range of financial services including portfolio management, fiduciary consulting, and tax compliance.

Thomas Munoz is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with a large platform that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis, multiple asset classes, and affiliated service companies.

Lyle Wolberg is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has also worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial counseling, family office and practice-integrated wealth services, and employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using an enhanced open architecture model.

Robert Stone is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Telemus Capital LLC and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, multiple asset classes, and third-party managers within an extensive advisory platform.

Trever Helmstead is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Focus Partners Wealth, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Telemus Capital, Bank of Ann Arbor, and Comerica Securities. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach with proprietary models and risk management techniques, offering a wide range of portfolio strategies including alternatives and private investment vehicles.

Joshua Levine is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital LLC. Levine is a member of the investment committee at Temple Israel, where he oversees the endowment fund's investment management, and he also participates as a member of Weatherwood Partners LLC, an investment entity focused on various opportunities. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture, combining multiple analytical methods and a diverse set of investment strategies.

Ruth Impastato is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital, LLC. Outside of finance, she has worked at Tanglewood Golf Course and has a background that includes studies and various roles dating back to 2013. Focus Partners Wealth serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, family offices, and institutions, offering comprehensive wealth management, retirement plan services, and sub-advisory solutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis, with access to a broad network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Adam Pawloski is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with NorthCoast Asset Management LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Telemus Capital, LLC and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC. He is based in Southfield, MI. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach utilizing proprietary models and risk management techniques, offering a wide range of strategies through separately managed accounts.

Brandon Shimoun is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Comerica Bank, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Fidelity Investments. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions, offering a range of wealth management, financial counseling, fiduciary, tax, and business services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and manages a broad platform with affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Brian Babcock is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Telemus Capital LLC, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, and Ford Estates. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a quantitative and systematic investment approach with proprietary models and risk management techniques, offering a broad range of portfolio management strategies.

Natalie Gordon is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Telemus Capital, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate and institutional clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a broad set of investment strategies and affiliated service relationships.