Shotwell Rutter Baer Inc

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/

Ashley Sajor is a financial advisor with Shotwell Rutter Baer Inc in Lansing, MI, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Shotwell Rutter Baer, Ashley worked at United Atlantic Insurance and held roles outside finance, including at MSU Library and Quiet Storm Surf Shop. Shotwell Rutter Baer provides advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement, tax and estate planning support, insurance 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, including fixed-fee project work and subscription-based ongoing planning without a minimum portfolio size.

David joined the firm early in 2013. A 1995 graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, David has worked in the financial services industry since March, 2000. He is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and Treasurer of the Michigan Financial Planning Association. Our mission at Shotwell Rutter Baer is to cut through the complexity in our clients’ financial lives, delivering financial planning and investment advice that is both personal and practical. We are devoted to a strict fiduciary duty, honing our craft, and providing the highest degree of professionalism while maintaining the intimate, “kitchen table” approach to client relationships upon which our practice was founded.