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Scott Alan Barnhart

Advisor at Fairway Investment Group, LLC — Algonac, MI

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Credentials

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Experience

9 years

Location

Algonac, MI

Fairway Investment Group, LLC logo

Fairway Investment Group, LLC

Team

Total advisors

29

Across 23 offices

Clients per advisor

29 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$156,972 Very Low

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

Scott Barnhart is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Fairway Investment Group, LLC and has worked with Paradigm Equities, Inc. and MEA Financial Services since 2017. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed by Algonac Schools for five years. Fairway Investment Group serves members of the Michigan Education Association and their families, as well as individual clients, trusts, estates, and select businesses. The firm provides portfolio management through LPL Financial-sponsored programs and employs a tailored investment approach based on investor profiles and ongoing analysis, operating on a non-discretionary basis.

Client services

Based on Fairway Investment Group, LLC

Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Fairway Investment Group, LLC

Wealth management Real estate investing

Occupation focus

Based on Fairway Investment Group, LLC

Educators, Teachers, and Academics

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: up to 1.5% $0 - $5,000: may have small account balance fee charged by LPL Financial

Commissions

Clients may engage IARs as Registered Representatives of Paradigm Equities, Inc. and pay commissions on products; commissions and 12b-1 fees may apply.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Fee-only: Program fees range from 0.30% to 1.5% annually, negotiable and charged quarterly in advance.

Location

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Algonac, MI

Algonac MI

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Michigan

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Fairway Investments, LLC

2017 - Present • 9 years

East Lansing, MI

Paradigm Equities, Inc.

2017 - Present • 9 years

East Lansing, MI

MEA Financial Services

2017 - Present • 9 years

East Lansing, MI

Algonac Schools

2012 - 2017 • 5 years

Algonac, MI

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Michael S

Series 63, Series 65

Chesterfield, MI

MJS Capital Inc.

Michael Shanku is the sole advisor at MJS Capital Inc. in Chesterfield, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been leading MJS Capital, Inc. since 2010. MJS Capital, Inc. manages approximately $2.9 million in assets for 11 individual clients, focusing on discretionary portfolio management with ongoing account reviews. The firm emphasizes a managed relationship approach, utilizing various investment strategies and risk assessments.

General retirement planning
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Jonathan P

CFP®, CFA®

Fair Haven, MI

Waterford Financial Management, LLC

Jonathan Phelan is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Waterford Financial Management, LLC, an independent firm based in New Baltimore, MI, since 2007. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a director of Thompson-Phelan Group, Inc., a general contracting business. Waterford Financial Management provides fiduciary investment management and financial planning primarily for private individuals with tax-qualified and fully taxable accounts. The firm also offers employer consulting, including defined-contribution plan services, and uses a structured investment approach combining modern portfolio theory with intrinsic stock valuation.

Wealth management Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Real estate investing
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Matthew W

CFP®

New Baltimore, MI

Bay Pointe Financial

Matthew Walschlager is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Bay Pointe Financial in New Baltimore, MI. He previously worked with Bay Pointe Financial Management for six years and has a background that includes ownership of Anchor Bay Aquarium LLC. Bay Pointe Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans. The firm integrates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory in its investment strategies and actively participates in insurance distribution through its affiliation with the DPL Financial Partners platform.

Annuities
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Mark P

Series 66

New Baltimore, MI

Bay Pointe Financial

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Annuities
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Brett B

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 65, Series 63

New Baltimore, MI

Bay Pointe Financial

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Annuities
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Darren H

Series 65, Series 63

New Baltimore, MI

Ironwood Financial, LLC

Darren Hesselink is a financial advisor at Ironwood Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wealth Watch Advisors and ON Investment Management CO. Outside of advising, he is involved with Energetic Brands LLC and Energetic LLC, businesses he has been associated with since 2015. Ironwood Financial, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm uses distinctive options-writing strategies within separately managed accounts and tailors portfolios based on clients’ risk profiles and time horizons.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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