Jason Goosen is a financial advisor at Rapids Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Mutual Advisors, LLC, Eagle Strategies, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is a staff accountant at Brohl Tax & Accounting, PLLC, and a licensed insurance agent. Rapids Financial is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach to construct diversified portfolios primarily with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and it sponsors a wrap-fee program that consolidates transaction costs into a single asset-based fee.

How much can we safely spend? When should we take Social Security? How do we minimize taxes on everything we've saved? If questions like these keep you up at night, you're not alone. You've spent decades building wealth—now you need a plan to turn it into income that lasts. I specialize in tax-smart retirement income planning for families in-or-near retirement: Roth conversions, Social Security timing, pension decisions, and investing built for distribution—because retirement requires a different playbook than accumulation. How would we work together? It starts with a free Retirement Clarity Call where we dig into your situation and confirm we're a good fit. From there, we'll schedule a Blueprint Meeting where I'll walk you through your key challenges, opportunities, and a recommended strategy tailored to your retirement goals. You'll walk away with real clarity on how to lower your taxes, optimize your income, and retire with confidence—whether we end up working together or not. Tell me about your flat-fee membership model? Most advisors charge 1% of your assets—on a $2M portfolio, that's $20,000/year. I charge a flat $400/month for comprehensive planning, plus an optional 0.49% if you'd like us to manage investments. We start with planning first, and there is no requirement to move your assets to begin working together. No pressure. No hard sell. We're looking for long-term relationships, not transactions. If we're not the right fit, I'll gladly point you toward someone who is.

Gary Knapp is the sole advisor at Cornerstone Asset Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Hudsonville, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Knapp has been with Cornerstone Asset Management since 2006. Cornerstone Asset Management, LLC provides personalized investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a planning-driven process, fundamental analysis for individual equities, and an efficient-market perspective, offering both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management.

Steven Brohl is a CFP® with Brohl Financial LLC in Grand Rapids, MI, and has been a CPA providing tax services since 2017. He has experience working at Brohl Tax & Accounting, PLLC, Grand Valley State University, Alticor Inc, and Hungerford Nichols CPAs and Advisors. Brohl Financial LLC offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a fundamental analysis approach with diversified portfolios primarily composed of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs. The firm also maintains a close relationship with its affiliated tax and accounting practice and offers a wrap fee program with a formal adviser selection process.

Tammera Nevins is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Consulting with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of finance, she works part-time as a bartender. Freedom Financial Consulting is an independent, single-advisor firm providing portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach incorporates modern portfolio theory with technical analysis and employs a long-term trading strategy across various asset classes.

I was a college professor for many years and now I teach fellow professors how to manage their finances with confidence. I teach early-career professors how to create an effective financial plan and teach seasoned professors how to adjust their plans as retirement approaches. As a professor, I prepare for the first day of class. As a money mentor, I help professors prepare for their first day of retirement. As a professor, I help students develop an academic plan to meet their career goals. As a money mentor, I help professors develop a financial plan to achieve their life goals. Unlike most financial professionals, I work with you as a fee-only fiduciary planner. This means I am paid directly by you for objective advice without sales commissions, hidden fees, or conflicts of interests. My earliest money memory is saving my allowance and birthday money to pay for a toy when I was seven years old. I went to the sales counter with my piggy bank and dumped out coins and crumpled dollar bills. To this day, I value the ability to save for future goals. And yes, I still own the ceramic piggy bank! Investments are important, but so are income taxes, insurance, education funding, daily spending habits, estate planning and our relationship with money. I look forward to helping you achieve clarity and confidence with all aspects of a comprehensive financial plan.

Devon Albarez is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Menards for ten years. Albarez is also an insurance agent affiliated with Integrity Financial Group, LLC, where he is involved in business planning, client services, and accounting related to securities and advisory services. Integrity Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and small businesses. The firm uses third-party platform providers and model portfolios to tailor asset allocations and plans to client objectives.

Maria Kuitula is a financial advisor at Wordhouse Wealth Coaching with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wordhouse Wealth Coaching since 2012. The firm serves individual clients with ongoing wealth coaching, financial education, portfolio analyses, and coordination with third-party advisers. Wordhouse Wealth Coaching utilizes a Free Market philosophy and a proprietary FMIA/MRI process to develop globally diversified, evidence-based portfolios, operating in a co-advisory role while third-party RIAs handle investment management.

Craig Ackermann is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Stewardship Trust Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Stewardship Estate Planning, Stewardship Advisory Group, United Planners' Financial Services, Stewardship Legacy Coaching, LLC, and Ackerman Financial. Ackermann is also a licensed insurance agent, offering insurance services separate from his investment advisory work. Stewardship Trust Advisors is an SEC-registered advisory team serving individuals, retirement plans, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and banks. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary services, focusing on fundamental securities analysis and long-term, diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives.

Kurt Holzhueter is a financial advisor at Clearview Investments, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Clearview Financial, LLC since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent and a high school teacher with over 39 years at Thornapple-Kellogg School. Clearview Investments serves individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement planning, and portfolio management with a focus on passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes low turnover, tax efficiency, and utilizes custodial platforms to support practice management.

Melissa Livasy is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Integrity Financial Advisors since 2017. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as president and office manager of Integrity Financial Group, LLC, where she is involved in business planning, client services, and accounting. Integrity Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and small businesses. The firm utilizes third-party platform providers and model managers for portfolio management and is transitioning to a wrap-program structure to deliver advisory services, trade execution, custody, and reporting under a single fee.

Mark Vanderpol is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Vanderpol Investments L.L.C., where he has worked since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is also the managing member of Celestial Divide, a SaaS company focused on inheritance division assistance, and holds a health and life insurance license for advisory purposes only. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes a range of model portfolios and a Pastor–Stambaugh framework emphasizing value-oriented, small-cap, and relatively illiquid equities, alongside tax optimization, estate, and charitable planning services.

Logan Fields is a financial advisor with Connected Financial Strategies LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Connected Financial Strategies in 2026, he worked at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2023 to 2026, and Brookstone Capital Management from 2021 to 2023. He operates under the DBA name of Connected Financial Strategies, LLC for the purpose of selling New York Life products and services. Connected Financial Strategies LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management primarily using exchange-traded funds, supplemented by mutual funds, individual securities, and cash, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation.

Jacob Holtrop is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alliance Investment Management, LLC since 2014, including its current supported firm structure beginning in 2022. Alliance Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and customized consulting services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a proprietary Investment Conditions Rank to adjust sector and fund weightings and serves as the investment manager for a private pooled investment vehicle.

Thor Nelson is a financial advisor at Alliance Investment Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Alliance Investment Management since 2009. Nelson holds the Series 65 designation. Alliance Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and customized consulting to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a proprietary Investment Conditions Rank framework and manages both individual portfolios and a private pooled investment vehicle.

Todd Ackermann is a financial advisor at Stewardship Trust Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with several firms, including Stewardship Estate Planning and United Planners' Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, Ackermann is a licensed insurance agent offering insurance services to clients. Stewardship Trust Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and banks with asset management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a fundamental, primarily long-term investment approach while allowing opportunistic trading and utilizes both third-party managers and block trade allocations.

Ross Bush is a financial advisor at Graetz Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, LLC, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is an owner of an insurance sales business. Graetz Wealth provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of passive index exposures and tactical adjustments in its investment process and employs model portfolios while maintaining ongoing monitoring responsibilities.

William Blackston is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Pearl Wealth Group, where he has worked since 2021, and previously held roles at Sandy Morris Financial and Royal Fund Management. In addition to his advisory work, Blackston is a licensed insurance agent in Florida, offering life insurance, Medicare, annuities, and related services. Pearl Wealth Group provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of investment methodologies and tailored Investment Policy Statements. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, modular and full financial plans, and may delegate day-to-day management to sub-advisors.

Leonard Debraber is a financial advisor with ClearView Investments, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at HBW Advisory Services LLC and HBW Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, he has worked as an independent contractor running the clock at Sparta High School basketball games since 1979. ClearView Investments serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial and retirement planning along with tailored portfolio management. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, employs third-party managers when appropriate, and focuses on low turnover and tax efficiency.

Karl Holzhueter is a financial advisor with ClearView Investments, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with ClearView Financial LLC since 2007 and also has experience at HBW Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. Holzhueter previously served in the Grand Rapids Police Department for 25 years. Outside of advising, he is an owner of CVI Properties. ClearView Investments serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering investment advisory, financial and retirement planning, and assistance with account setup and outside manager selection. The firm primarily uses passive investment management with diversified portfolios of index funds and ETFs, incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews.