David Frank Rea

You make good money. You have a plan somewhere. What you are not sure about is whether anyone is actually watching the whole thing. Right now, you probably have an advisor for investments, a CPA for taxes, and maybe an attorney for estate documents. None of them talk to each other. You are the one in the middle, repeating your situation to three people who each see one slice of it. I build the financial plan, and I prepare and file your tax return myself. Same person, same conversation. The tax decision and the planning decision get made together, by someone who can see how one moves the other. Most advisors hand you off to a CPA who has never seen your plan. I do not hand you off. I work with dual-income parents, director level and up, two demanding careers, kids at home, and a financial life that has gotten more complicated than you have time for. Equity comp you have not fully sorted out. College creeping up. Estate documents written before your last job change. All of it in motion at once, and no one holding it together. What I give you back is time. One relationship instead of many. One person who knows the whole story, so you stop being the project manager of your own financial life. None of these pieces is that hard on its own. The coordination is what you do not have the hours for. That is the part I take off your plate. I am raising four kids of my own, including a set of triplets, so I plan from inside this life stage, not from a brochure. I know what it costs, in money and in attention, to do this well. If you are tired of being the one who holds it all together, reach out. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit.

Natalie Miller is the principal advisor at Grit and Lavender Financial Planning in Brighton, MI, with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch, PNC Investments, and Mass Mutual. Outside of advisory work, Miller provides educational and coaching services through her consulting business and serves as a small business coach and securities licensing instructor. Grit and Lavender Financial Planning serves individual clients with investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and financial coaching. The firm primarily uses a passive investment approach and offers subscription-style services and educational programming to support client implementation and ongoing engagement.

Robert Laura is a financial advisor with Wealth & Wellness Group, LLC in Brighton, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Synergos Financial Group, L.L.C. dba Osborn Wealth Management since 2009 and is also active in educational content development and workshops through Retirement Project LLC. Wealth & Wellness Group provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored portfolio management approach that emphasizes diversification, asset allocation, Modern Portfolio Theory, and fundamental analysis, managing both discretionary and directed client relationships.

Robert Boutin is a financial advisor at Physicians' Financial L.C. in Northville, MI, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been affiliated with Physicians' Financial L.C. and Midwest Financial Education L.C. since 2011. Physicians' Financial L.C. provides personal wealth planning primarily for medical professionals, combining investment management with income tax planning, life and disability insurance, and financial counseling. The firm employs a long-term, disciplined investment approach using diversified, risk-based model portfolios and offers a combination of advisory, insurance, and tax services within a single practice.

Richard Probst is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Fountainhead Financial Management, Inc. since 1998 and previously worked at Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. He is involved in a family business focused on agricultural and food processing byproduct and waste recycling, providing management and business advice. Fountainhead Financial Management, Inc. is an independent firm offering financial planning services on a fixed fee or hourly basis.

Omar Ezz is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Olive Tree Asset Management since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Blue Chip Partners, General Motors, and the University of Virginia. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains a full-time corporate finance position outside the firm. Olive Tree Asset Management is an independent, state-registered advisory firm providing individualized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to households and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, blending passive and active strategies to tailor portfolios, and offers services including retirement, college savings, tax, and estate planning, along with employee benefit plan consulting and participant education.