Brett Cropsey

Robert Burch is the sole advisor at RJB Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Portage, Michigan. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Outside of advisory work, he is the sole owner of ASK PrintCo, LLC, a print services company. RJB Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term investing through exchange-traded funds and low-cost mutual funds, focusing on asset allocation and periodic adjustments based on regulatory or political developments.

I believe my strength and focus in finance comes from being a devoted husband and father, as well as, a proud Western Michigan University Alumni. I grew up in the Kalamazoo area and now live with my family in Portage, MI. I love watching college football, playing hockey, and giving to the community. I founded Face 2 Face on a vision that started when I was a young teenager. My father used to take me to factories so I could watch him give financial education seminars to factory workers about their 401k options. That experience and my years of working for a large firm set my vision for wanting a firm that had no minimum asset levels. This gives me the ability to work with clients that want conflict-free advice on topics ranging from college planning to their 401k and all the way up to their retirement. I wanted to make a firm that was different. That’s why I built a firm to serve not only those who are retired but also the 30, 40 and 50-year-olds who want help along the way. I saw from working at larger firms that clients would come to me at retirement and they would have the money that they have, which may or may not have been enough. I felt that if I could help them earlier to make small changes, their future retirement would be in a much better place. This is why I offer different options, from hourly planning to full comprehensive financial planning.

Jeffrey Cole is the principal advisor at Cole Investment Advisors, Inc. in Portage, MI, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kruggel, Lawton & Co., LLC since 2024 and has operated Cole Investment Advisors since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at a separate accounting firm and occasionally serves as a registered agent for various non-affiliated business entities. Cole Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with fee-only investment management, client consultations, and portfolio reporting services. The firm focuses on individualized portfolio construction using fundamental analysis and both long- and short-term strategies, and offers standalone reporting for accounts not managed by the adviser.

Robert Vliek is a financial advisor with PPS & V Asset Management Consultants Inc in Portage, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with PPS & V since 2007. Vliek is also licensed to offer life insurance and fixed and fixed indexed annuities in Michigan. PPS & V Asset Management Consultants provides discretionary investment management and customized advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, charities, and corporations, managing approximately $253.7 million for about 247 clients. The firm constructs portfolios based on core asset-allocation models and employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other instruments.

Benjamin Taylor is a financial advisor with Infinity Advisory Group in Portage, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Infinity Advisory Group since 2023 and concurrently with Advisory Services Network, LLC since 2016. Taylor is also a licensed insurance agent involved in the sales and service of annuity and life insurance. Infinity Advisory Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is evidence-based and emphasizes diversified, passive mutual funds and ETFs, integrating sub-advisory and back-office support from Focus Partners Advisor Solutions.

Kevin Haverdink is a financial advisor at Haverdink Financial Management, LLC in Portage, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Haverdink Financial Management since 2004. Haverdink Financial Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $220.4 million across 480 limited-discretionary accounts for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic, diversified asset allocation with a long-term, low-turnover approach, providing portfolio management, financial planning, consultation services, and educational workshops.