Michael James Baer

Terry Rau is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sequence Analytix, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he spent three years at Arcadia Investment Management. Sequence Analytix provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on constructing written Investment Policy Statements and delivering periodic reviews and retirement income projections. The firm uses algorithmic, rules-based methods that emphasize mean reversion and price momentum, managing sequence-of-returns and volatility risk for clients near or in retirement through low-cost ETFs and quantitatively ranked individual equities.

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.

Bradley Hallgren is a financial advisor at Hallgren Financial LLC in Kalamazoo, MI, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Hallgren Financial in 2016, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. He is also the managing partner of RBKE LLC, a private family trust fund, where he dedicates part of his time to investment-related activities. Hallgren Financial provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, pension or profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $60 million in assets across about 20 client relationships, utilizing individualized portfolios based on detailed financial surveys and employing moderately active tactical asset allocation strategies that can include leveraged and inverse mutual funds and ETFs.

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.

Mark Weathers is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Black Diamond Investment Group, Inc. and has operated his own CPA firm, Mark A. Weathers, P.C., since 1992, where he provides accounting and tax services. Black Diamond Investment Group, Inc. is a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm serving individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and small business owners. The firm employs an active, research-driven investment approach and maintains a distinctive affiliation with the CPA practice controlled by the same owner.