Top tax strategies for small businesses financial advisors in Saginaw, MI

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

If you run a small business, managing your taxes effectively can free up cash flow and reduce surprises at tax time. Without focused tax strategies, you might miss deductions or credits that could lower your overall tax bill.

  • Industry-specific knowledge. Look for advisors familiar with local business sectors, like auto manufacturing, to navigate unique tax rules.
  • Pension impact insight. Ask how they incorporate pension-related retirement decisions into your tax planning.
  • Expense timing strategies. Confirm how they advise on when to accelerate or defer expenses to optimize your tax position.
  • Compliance and credits. Ensure they understand small business tax credits and compliance deadlines relevant to your operations.

Here are top matches to get you started. Review each profile to compare experience, credentials, and approach.

Want help finding the right advisor?

Answer a few questions to see advisors matched to you.

user avatar

Bryan C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Saginaw, MI

Oppenheimer

Bryan Carroll is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2010. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at UBS Financial Services for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he assists with his wife's family business, Geddes Farm, and participates in a professional networking group called The Referral Exchange. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services, including equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, delivered on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General retirement planning Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
user avatar

Jody K

Series 65, Series 66

Saginaw, MI

Empower Advisory Group

Jody Komyathy is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Advised Assets Groups, Cetera Advisor Networks, Turner Boelher and Associates, Voya Financial Advisors, CoreCap Investments, and Mannor Financial Group. He serves on the board of Underground Railroad, a nonprofit organization providing emergency shelter services to victims of domestic violence. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
user avatar

Kevin S

Series 63, Series 66

Saginaw, MI

LPL Financial

Kevin Scorsone is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Cetera Investment Services, Chemical Bank, and Chase Investment Services. He also serves as a Notary Public. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering a range of services including financial planning and institutional platforms, serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, and trust companies.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
user avatar

Kevin S

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Saginaw, MI

SPC

Kevin Shanks is a financial advisor with SPC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Parkland Securities, LLC and SPC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Shanks serves as a school board member for the Swan Valley School District and is president of the Swan Valley Athletic Association, a local nonprofit supporting student athletes. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and offers tailored, discretionary investment advice primarily through Fidelity/NFS custodial platforms.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning General estate planning guidance Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive
user avatar

Christopher K

Series 63, Series 65

Saginaw, MI

Kuli Capital Management

Christopher Kuligowski is the sole advisor at Kuli Capital Management in Saginaw, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has led Kuli Capital Management since its founding in 2010. Kuli Capital Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients as well as institutional clients such as credit unions and municipalities. The firm utilizes a tactical allocation approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis across a broad range of public securities to manage risk and pursue performance.

Active portfolio management Annuities
user avatar

Kenneth B

Series 63, Series 65

Portland, ME

Headinvest

Kenneth Blaschke is a financial advisor at HeadInvest in Portland, ME, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with HeadInvest since 2009. HeadInvest serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, endowments, and government entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a holistic, asset-allocation driven approach, combining fixed-income selection with low-cost ETFs and emphasizing tax efficiency.

Wealth management General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Retired
user avatar

Jeffrey M

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Greenville, DE

Investment Management & Planning LLC

Jeffrey Macdonald is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investment Management & Planning LLC and LPL Financial since 2010, following two years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Investment Management & Planning LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm constructs tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, employing fundamental analysis and continuous supervision, and operates as both a wrap program sponsor and affiliated registered representatives of LPL Financial.

General retirement planning Business succession planning Tax strategies for small businesses Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement
user avatar

Matthew S

Series 66

Austin, TX

49 Financial

Matthew Sims is a financial advisor at 49 Financial with the Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Thrivent Advisor Network, and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he also provides nonprofit consulting through 25 Giving, assisting organizations in developing charitable plans. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on diversified, long-term asset allocation. The firm provides tiered fractional family office services and employs a strategy that integrates fundamental, cyclical, technical, and behavioral analysis.

Charitable giving & philanthropy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Executive Founder/Business Owner Established Professionals Values-based investing

Drew F

CFP®

Avon, IN

Migration Wealth Management, LLC

Drew Feutz, CFP®, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Founder of Migration Wealth Management, LLC, a fee-only wealth management firm that specializes in providing financial planning and investment management to people in their 30s and 40s. Drew got his start in financial planning as an Intern in May 2014, began working part-time as a Financial Planning & Investment Analyst during his final semester of college, and started working as a Financial Planner full-time upon graduation. Drew graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Financial Planning and Investments. During his time at ISU, Drew was a Scholar in the Networks Professional Development Program, a Service-Learning Scholar partnered with Junior Achievement of the Wabash Valley, President of the ISU Financial Planning Association Student Chapter, member of the Investment Club, and a University Honors Program student. He spent his summers during college studying abroad at the Athens Centre in Athens, Greece, interning at First Direct Logistics in Dublin, Ireland, and interning at a fee-only wealth management firm in Indianapolis. He is a Board Member for the Hendricks County Community Foundation as well as Susie's Place Child Advocacy Centers and previously served as Chair of the NAPFA Genesis Committee, Treasurer of Young Professionals of Central Indiana, and as a board member of the Indiana State University Financial Planning Advisory Board. Additionally, Drew co-founded and co-hosts the Circle City Success Podcast. Drew is also a former Fellow in Class V of the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Fellowship and Member of Leadership Hendricks County Class of 2023. Read Drew's blog here: https://migrationwealthmanagement.com/blog/

Business ownership considerations Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Dual Income Family HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Gen Y/Millennials (Born 1980-1995)
user avatar

Shawn J

Series 63, Series 66

Nashville, TN

Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC

Shawn Johnson is a financial advisor with Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC in Nashville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. for 29 years. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates college football and track and field events. Kingsview Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, endowments, and municipal clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services, utilizing both in-house strategies and third-party managers across various investment products.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Concentrated stock management Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
Warmer team member

Not sure where to start?

We'll help you think it through—whether you ultimately need an advisor or not. Warmer helps you compare advisors clearly, so you can choose with confidence.

Find your advisor

For advisor listings, we rely on sources including public filings and data provided by advisors, and we cannot guarantee that all information is current or accurate. Advisors are independent and may not have reviewed or updated this information. Please review an advisor’s Form ADV and do your own diligence before deciding whether to work with them.

Advisor matching and introductions are provided by FinanceHQ LLC (“FHQ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warmer and an SEC-registered investment advisor. We receive compensation from certain participating advisors for introductions or referrals. This creates a conflict of interest because we have an incentive to recommend advisors who compensate us, including those who pay us more. You pay no fee to use our matching service, and advisor fees are not increased because of a referral or introduction. We do not review the ongoing performance of advisors, manage or hold assets, guarantee performance, or provide advice about specific investments.

By using our service, you agree to our Terms of Service and Advisory Agreement, and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. Please review FHQ’s ADV Part 2A and Form CRS. Logos provided by Logo.dev

© 2026 Warmer Holdings Inc. (“Warmer”)