Advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC — Commerce, MI
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Credentials
Series 65, AIF®
Experience Industry experience
6 years
Location
Commerce Township, MI
Foundations Investment Advisors LLC
Multi-team
I came from a family of business owners and spent 12 years working alongside my father before entering financial services. I became an advisor because I enjoy taking complicated financial decisions and making them understandable, especially as people move from saving for retirement to depending on that money for income. My goal is to help clients understand the tradeoffs, give every dollar a job, and make decisions they can live with.
Sean R. Sparkman, AIF®, is the founder of Pathfinders Wealth and an investment adviser representative with Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC. Based in Commerce Township, Michigan, he works with families, retirees, and business owners nationwide by phone and video and throughout Southeast Michigan in person by appointment.
His work focuses on retirement income planning, investment management, Social Security, Roth conversions and other tax-aware planning decisions, life insurance, annuities, survivor planning, and long-term family and legacy goals.
Sean's approach is simple: every dollar should have a job. Depending on the client, that job may be growth, income, liquidity, tax efficiency, protection, or legacy. The job comes first; the product comes after.
Investment advisory services are offered through Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Insurance products are offered separately through appropriately licensed insurance professionals. Estate-planning matters may be coordinated with a client's independent attorney; Sean does not provide legal services.
Based on Foundations Investment Advisors LLC
Financial planning fixed fees typically range from $100 to $5,000, up to $7,500 for expanded services
Up to 2.00% annually maximum fee
Commission based fees apply to insurance products sold by associated persons in their separate capacity; typical commissions range from 5% to 10% of insurance product purchase price
Financial planning services hourly rates from $100 to $500 per hour
Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: $50 annual administrative and technology fee for all accounts Fee-only: Financial planning fees range from $100 to $500 per hour; Fixed fees typically range from $100 to $5,000, up to $7,500 for expanded services
Commerce, MI
Commerce MI
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1
Michigan · Texas
6 years of industry experience
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2025 - Present • 1 year
Commerce Township, MI
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2020 - 2025 • 5 years
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Pathfinders Wealth
2019 - Present • 7 years
Commerce Township, MI
American Income Life
2017 - 2019 • 2 years
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Ajax Paving Ind.
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