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Mary Faessler Bakhaus

Advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC — Ann Arbor, MI

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

23 years

Location

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,035

Across 255 offices

Clients per advisor

59 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,557,933 Very High

HNW client ratio

49% Very High

About

Mary Bakhaus is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Telemus Capital LLC and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a 50% owner of Bakhaus Properties, LLC, a real estate business in South Lyon, Michigan. NorthCoast Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach, offering portfolio management through a variety of strategies including equity, income, alternatives, and private investment funds.

Client services

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops
Tax prep. srvcs, dispute resolution srvcs, family office srvcs, bus. mgmt. srvcs, ins. solutions, credit & cash mgmt solutions.

Expertise

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Dentist Executive Retired

Demographic focus

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Established Professionals

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Fee options

Fixed

Aging Life Care Planning $1,500 plus $250 per hour for additional meetings; Practice Integrated Wealth Management generally $150 to $825 per month; Family budget services typically $3,000 to $6,000 per month; Business Solutions $5,000 to $50,000 typically

Percentage

$0+: Up to 1.25% $0+: Up to 0.80% for non-sponsored wrap and model portfolio programs $0+: 0.10% to 1.00% for retirement plan services (tiered asset-based fees) $25,000,000+: Minimum annual fee of $62,500 for Institutional Consulting $50,000,000+: Minimum relationship size for Institutional OCIO model (fees negotiable)

Project-based

Hourly rates range from $80 to $375 per hour for business management; $300 per hour for dispute resolution; $250 per hour for time in court/hearings

Performance-based

Performance-based fees charged for certain private funds; carried interest of 10-15% on some funds; generally not charged for typical advisory services

Subscriptions

TPS newsletter subscription $33/month; 1 year $325-$375; 2 years $595-$695

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: $5,000 minimum fee for investment management services Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial counseling, family office services, Practice Integrated Wealth Management, family budget, business solutions, dispute resolution, tax preparation, range generally $95/hour to $50,000 per engagement depending on service

Location

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Ann Arbor, MI

524 South Main Street, #200

Ann Arbor MI 48104

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Michigan · Texas

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

2026 - Present • 1 year

St. Louis, MO

Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC

2024 - Present • 2 years

Southfield, MI

Telemus Capital Llc

2013 - 2024 • 11 years

Ann Arbor, MI

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Robert H

Series 66

Ann Arbor, MI

STIFEL

Robert Henry is a financial advisor at Stifel with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. Henry serves on the advisory council for Mott and Voigtlander Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI, where he is involved in event planning. Stifel provides brokerage and investment advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary, forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Kenneth Z

Series 63, Series 66

Ann Arbor, MI

Able Wealth Management Solutions LLC

Kenneth Zehnder is a financial advisor with Able Wealth Management Solutions LLC in Ann Arbor, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 15 years of industry experience, including five years at Waddell & Reed, Inc. before joining his current firm in 2019. Able Wealth Management Solutions LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, and offers a range of portfolio management and planning options, including a wrap fee program and employee benefit plan consulting.

Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance
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Philip T

CFP®, Series 66

Ann Arbor, MI

Tribble Financial Planning

Philip Tribble is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently operating Tribble Financial Planning in Ann Arbor, MI. He previously worked at Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors and AXA Network. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a paid high school football official in Michigan, a role he has held intermittently over the past nine years. Tribble Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only advisory firm focused on financial planning for individual clients through both ongoing and project-based engagements. The firm emphasizes comprehensive written plans covering retirement, tax, estate, and other areas, providing investment analysis and asset allocation recommendations without managing client assets or custody.

Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Charitable giving & philanthropy
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Robert O

CFP®, CFA®

Ann Arbor, MI

Oliver Financial Planning LLC

Robert Oliver is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of industry experience. He founded Oliver Financial Planning LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, and has been leading the firm since 2005. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as the administrative manager of a family investment-related business for his wife's parents. Oliver Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that provides ongoing financial planning and investment advice to individuals, including some high-net-worth clients, as well as two privately held Florida limited-liability companies. The firm emphasizes a buy-hold-and-rebalance approach using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and operates under a fixed program and hourly fee model without discretionary management or custody of client assets.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting
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Nikhil M

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Ann Arbor, MI

Vedanta Sentinel Investment Advisors

Nikhil Majithia is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Vedanta Sentinel Investment Advisors in Ann Arbor, MI. His prior roles include positions at TTEC Financial, National Debt Relief, and Foreside Financial Group. Vedanta Sentinel Investment Advisors provides discretionary asset management for pooled and institutional accounts, as well as investment consulting and retirement-plan advice. The firm employs a combination of long-term strategic allocations with actively managed tactical and global-macro strategies, utilizing various analytical approaches and typically maintaining discretionary trading authority.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Tax-loss harvesting
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Samuel F

Series 66

Ann Arbor, MI

Fineberg Wealth Management, LLC

Samuel Fineberg is the sole advisor at Fineberg Wealth Management, LLC in Ann Arbor, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has managed his independent advisory firm since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved in rental property management since 2008. Fineberg Wealth Management serves individual clients by providing discretionary investment supervisory and portfolio management services without account minimums. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build diversified portfolios and employs various trading strategies, conducting regular account reviews.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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