Thomas J Myers

Richard Minaya is a financial advisor with Rich Michaels Investments, LLC in Potterville, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors for seven years and has been involved in insurance sales, including fixed, life, and health insurance products. Rich Michaels Investments primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $9.3 million across 41 accounts. The firm provides non-discretionary investment management using a combination of computer models, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory to develop and monitor targeted model portfolios.

Stefan Cherniawski is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Institute, Inc. in Lansing, MI, holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Madison Avenue Securities and Fountain and Co. Wealth Management Institute, Inc. provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities, focusing on tailored written plans that emphasize asset allocation, risk tolerance, and income planning. The firm’s advisory approach includes a documented pension consulting practice and uses proprietary methods such as the Creative Income Strategy™ and the LEAP System™.

Francis Cherniawski is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Institute, Inc. in Lansing, MI, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms including Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. and Global Financial Opportunities Corp. Outside of advisory services, he is vice president of Pohl and Associates, Inc., where he sells various types of insurance and annuities. Wealth Management Institute provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm delivers tailored written plans using proprietary processes focused on asset allocation, risk tolerance, and income planning, primarily recommending mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities without ongoing discretionary portfolio management.

Cole Williams is a financial advisor at Shotwell Rutter Baer Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life and has been involved with Carrabbas Italian Grill since 2017. Shotwell Rutter Baer provides advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement planning, tax and estate planning support, insurance and employee-benefits advice, and financial coaching. The firm emphasizes a strict asset-allocation framework using no-load mutual funds and offers a range of engagement and fee models without minimum portfolio size requirements.

Jeffrey Rutter is a financial advisor at Shotwell Rutter Baer Inc with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2015. Shotwell Rutter Baer Inc provides advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement planning, tax and estate planning support, insurance and employee-benefits advice, and financial coaching. The firm emphasizes a strict asset-allocation framework using no-load mutual funds and offers a variety of engagement and fee models without minimum portfolio size requirements.

Nick has been practicing financial planning since moving to the Lansing area in 2006. After studying Financial Management and Economics at Northern Michigan University, Nick ventured into the financial planning industry. Having a young daughter and wife, Nick wanted to stay in Michigan. At the time he graduated, one of the few jobs available for a finance major was as a financial advisor. Nick struggled through his first few years in the profession. He relates the struggle to his early memories of money living in Spring Lake, Michigan. One of the things he learned about money when he was growing up was the people who seemed to have the most of it, weren’t inherently happier than those who didn’t. When he started in the financial advising industry, the profession appeared to be all about making money, something he didn’t hold in high esteem. Some years later, around the time his son was born, Nick finally started to figure out his place in the financial planning world. He was challenged to answer the question of why he did what he did. Thinking back on his early memories of money, he concluded he was in the financial planning profession to help people realize their life goals. Shortly after his realization, he was introduced to the pioneers in the industry such as Mitch Anthony and the Money Quotient team. His career in financial life planning was born. Listen to Nick's podcast: https://srbadvisors.com/category/podcast-kitchen-table-finance/