Speaking Engagements

February 27, 2020: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

February 25, 2020: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

February 11, 2020: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Charitable Planning: Tax-Efficient Gifting Strategies to Consider” at the Brighton Library.

January 30, 2020: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

January 28, 2020: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

December 16, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

December 10, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

November 14, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

November 12, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Social Security Workshop” at the Brighton Library.

September 16, 2019 Matt Trujillo, CFP®: “Social Security Maximization Planning” at Brighton 242 Community Center

September 18, 2019 Matt Trujillo, CFP®: “Social Security Maximization Planning” at Brighton 242 Community Center

October 7, 2019 Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Retirement Income Planning” at Brighton 242 Community Center

October 9, 2019 Nick Defenthaler, CFP®: “Retirement Income Planning” at Brighton 242 Community Center

September 17, 2019 Sandy Adams, CFP® and Bob Ingram, CFP®: “Solving the Saving Riddle (Savvy Savings Strategies for Any Budget)” at Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau.

August 21, 2019: Sandy Adams, CFP® and Bob Ingram, CFP® presented “Managing the Debt Monster” at Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau.

May 29, 2019: Kali Hassinger, CFP®, CDFA® and Jaclyn Jackson, Portfolio Administrator presented "Charitable Strategies" for Society of Active Retirees (SOAR), a Wayne State University affiliate.

April 4, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “Retirement Income Planning: How to Re-create a Paycheck in Retirement” at the Brighton Library.

April 3, 2019: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented "Retirement Readiness” at Wixom Public Library.

April 2, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Make Your Charitable Giving Work for You” at the South Lyon Library.

April 2, 2019: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Make Your Charitable Giving Work for You” at the South Lyon Library.

April 1, 2019: Sandy Adams, CFP® taught “Long Life Planning” for Schoolcraft College/Continuing Education and Professional Development Program.

March 25, 2019: Sandy Adams, CFP® taught “Serving as a Financial Fiduciary” for Schoolcraft College/Continuing Education and Professional Development Program.

March 16, 2019: Angela Palacios, CFP®, AIF® presented "Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies" to Southeast Michigan Mensa.

November 27, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “Retirement Income Planning: How to Re-create a Paycheck in Retirement” at the Brighton Library.

November 14, 2018: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Serving as a Financial Fiduciary” at Schoolcraft college.

November 13, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Brighton Library.

November 9, 2018 at 10am: Angela Palacios, CFP®, AIF® taught "Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies" for Society of Active Retirees (SOAR), a Wayne State University affiliate.

October 30, 2018: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “The Top 5 Financial Planning Issues” at the MICPA CPE Mega Conference with Agribusiness in Frankenmuth, MI

October 25, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “Retirement Income Planning: How to Re-create a Paycheck in Retirement” at the Brighton Library.

October 24, 2018: Robert Ingram, CFP®, presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Huntington Woods Library.

October 23, 2018: Matt Trujillo, CFP® presented “Charitable Giving: Tax-efficient planning strategies to maximize your gifts” at the MICPA CPE Mega and Fall Accounting Conference in Troy

October 17, 2018: Robert Ingram, CFP®, presented “The New Tax Laws and How They May Affect You” at the Huntington Woods Library.

October 17, 2018: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Long Life Planning” at Schoolcraft college.

October 11, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Brighton Library.

September 19, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Brighton Community Center.

August 15, 2018 at 6:30pm: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Brighton Community Center.

July 25, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “Retirement Income Planning: How to Re-create a Paycheck in Retirement” at the Brighton Community Center.

June 27, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Brighton Community Center.

June 27 & June 28: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “The Gray Between the Black and White of Financial Planning” to the MICPA at The Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

June 20, 2018 : Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Retirement Income Planning: How to Re-create a Paycheck in Retirement” at the Brighton Community Center.

June 20, 2018 at 2pm: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the South Lyon Community Center.

June 19, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® and Matt Trujillo, CFP® presented “Social Security Planning for Small Business Owners:  How to Maximize Benefits for You and Your Spouse” at Petruzzello’s Banquet and Conference Center in Troy.

June 7, 2018: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “The Gray Between the Black and White of Financial Planning” to the MICPA at DeVos Place, Grand Rapids.

May 6th, 2018: Jacqueline Roessler, CDFA® presented “The Complete Guide to QDROs” at the Institute for Divorce Financial Analyst National Conference in Denver, Colorado.

April 28, 2018: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented on the topic of “Financial Fraud and Scams” at the Wixom Public Library.

April 25, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “Retirement Income Planning: How to Re-create a Paycheck in Retirement” at the South Lyon Library. 

March 28, 2018:  Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Retirement Planning Basics” to a group of nurses, social workers and discharge planners at Providence Hospital, Southfield.

March 12, 2018 at 7:30am: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “CFP® Ethics” to the FPA of Michigan at the MSU Management and Education Center in Troy.

March 7, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “4 Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor” at the Retiree Club in Madison Heights.

March 2, 2018: Jacki Roessler, CDFA® presented “Retirement Plan Refresher” at Bloomfield Township Library.

February 22, 2018 at 7pm: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Tax Planning Tips: The Top 5 Ways to Help  Reduce your Tax Bill Before and After Retirement” at the Brighton Library.

February 6, 2018: Nick Defenthaler, CFP®, presented “Financial Planning 101” for staff education training at Carrico Maldegen Insurance Agency.

January 25, 2018 at 7pm: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning: Don’t Try This at Home” at the Brighton Library.

November 15, 2017: Tim Wyman, CFP®, JD presented “Financial Transitions” at Right Management.

October 26, 2017: Matt Trujillo, CFP® presented “Financial Planning During Divorce” at the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit.

October 19, 2017: Matt Trujillo, CPF® presented “Perspectives of a Young Advisor in the Financial Planning Business” to the Financial Planning Association of Michigan.

October 18, 2017: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® will present “Social Security and Longevity Planning:  How to Navigate and Maximize your Benefits” at the South Lyon library from 7pm - 8pm.

October 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® taught “Serving as a Financial Fiduciary” for Schoolcraft College/Continuing Education and Professional Development Program.

September 28, 2017: Matt Trujillo, CFP® and Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Small Business Owners: Retirement Plans” at the MICPA Conference in Detroit, MI.

September 28, 2017: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning:  How to Navigate and Maximize your Benefits” at the Brighton library.

September 19, 2017: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented “Social Security and Longevity Planning:  How to Navigate and Maximize your Benefits” at the Wixom library.

September 30, 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Planning for Retirement” at Senior Financial Power Days sponsored by Wayne State University’s Institute of Gerontology in Detroit.

August 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “The Eldercare Planning Wave” to the MICPA Small Firm Practitioners Conference in Battle Creek, Michigan.

August 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented a webinar for the Sudden Money Institute on Long Life Planning.

June 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Are You Ready to Care For Your Aging Parent” for DTE Energy live and by webinar out of the Detroit, Michigan offices.

April 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented "Balancing Family Financial Goals: Saving For Retirement vs. Education" at Wixom Library.

January 4, 2017: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented on Elder Care Planning issues to a MICPA Small Practitioner’s Group in Livonia.

November 2016: Timothy Wyman, CFP®, JD presented "Financial Issues with Job or Career Change" at Right Management.

November 2016: Angela Palacios, CFP® presented "When & Why Logic Deserts Us: Behavioral Finance" at Behavioral Finance & Investing - A New Facet of Financial Planning hosted by The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants in Troy, Michigan.

October 2016: Sandy Adams, CFP® taught “Serving as a Financial Fiduciary” for the Society of Active Retirees (SOAR).

October 2016: Matthew Trujillo, CFP® was moderator during a working lunch on "11th Hour Planning" hosted by Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit at Pasquale's Restaurant in Royal Oak, Michigan.

October 2016: Sandy Adams, CFP® was a panelist during a working lunch on "11th Hour Planning" hosted by Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit at Pasquale's Restaurant in Royal Oak, Michigan.

October 2016: Matthew Trujillo, CFP® presented "Using Home Equity Conversion Mortgages in Retirement" at the Milford Senior Center.

October 2016: Sandy Adams, CFP® facilitated a Financial Planning 101 Meetup! Sponsored by State Representative Klint Kesto. 

August 2016: Matthew Chope, CFP® was a panelist discussing "Advanced Asset Allocation" at the Private Wealth Midwest Forum in Chicago.

June 2016: Matthew Chope, CFP® was moderator for "The 'Plain-Spoken' Portfolio: Regional Asset Allocation" at the 2016 Private Wealth Great Plains Forum in Kansas City, Missouri.

May 2016:  Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Heed the Warning Signs from a Struggling/Impaired Client” at the MACPA Mega Conference, Sterling Heights.

February 2016:  Sandy Adams, CFP® was a part of the Money Smart Week Presentation at Wixom Library on Social Security.

March 2016:  Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “A Walk Through Eldercare” at MACPA Small Group, Southgate.

February 2016:  Sandy Adams, CFP® presented on the IA Watch Compliance Conference panel “Solutions for Serving Seniors and Vulnerable Older Adults” in Washington DC.

January 2016: Angela Palacios, CFP® spoke on a panel at Raymond James IIMC (Institute for Investment Management Consultants) PMG (Portfolio Management Group) on how to run an efficient and effective Investment Committee.

December 2015: Matt Trujillo, CFP® presented on Social Security Changes

November 2015:  Sandy Adams, CFP® presented "Donor Advised Funds: How Do They Fit Into Your Financial Plan" at Fox Run in Novi, MI.

November 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “A Walk Through Eldercare Planning” at the MICPA Washtenaw County Small Firm Group meeting.

October 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® participated in a panel presentation at the Raymond James Women's Symposium - The Network for Women Advisors. The presentation was titled, "Gaining Referrals, Repelling Robos, and Attracting NextGen Clients."

October 2015: Jacqueline Roessler, CDFA® presented, "Everything You Didn't Know About Social Security" at the 2015 Interdisciplinary Catalyst Conference at Holiday Inn Midtown, New York City.

October 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® and Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, co-presented "Planning for Clients with Diminished Capacity" at the Michigan FPA's Annual Symposium.

October 2015: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® will present a webinar for Fiat Chrysler Employees regarding their 401k savings plan.

September 2015: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® with guest Carrie Gilchrist, Ph.D., the Senior Financial Aid Outreach Advisor at Oakland University, presented "College Financial Planning: How to Make the Most of Your Financial Aid & FAFSA."

September 2015: Matthew Chope, CFP® presented "Succession Planning - How to Manage Wealth Across the Generations" at the Private Wealth Midwest Forum 2015. View the blog recap here.

June 2015: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® and Matt Trujillo, CFP® presented a webinar for General Motors employees regarding recent changes to their 401k plan.

June 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® and Tina Abbate-Marzolf, director of the Area Agency on Aging 1B, will present "Eldercare Planning 101" at the Michigan Association of CPA's annual Management Information and Business Show.

June 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® and Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, presented a webinar on “Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity” during a webinar for the MICPA.

May 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® and Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, presented a webinar on “Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity” during a webinar for the MICPA.

May/June 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented a webinar on“Aging Investors:  Why Do It Yourself May Not be the Answer” for the MICPA. 

May 2015: Nick Defenthaler, CFP® and Matt Trujillo, CFP® presented a webinar for Ford Motor employees regarding recent changes to their 401k plan.

April 2015: Daniel Boyce, CFP® presented a Ted Talk at the Raymond James National Conference in Las Vegas.

April 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® participated in a panel presentation at the Raymond James National Conference in Las Vegas. The presentation was titled, "Integrating Lessons from the MIT Age Lab into GPM to Create Longevity Solutions Based Value."

February 2015: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented on “Elder Care Planning” for the MICPA at a Study Group session in Livonia.

November 2014:  Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Elder Care Planning” for the MICPA at a Study Group session in Ann Arbor.

November 2014:  Sandy Adams, CFP® participated as a panel member in a session titled “Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity” for the MICPA’s annual Elder Care Planning Symposium.

October 2014: Sandy Adams, CFP® co-presented a Financial Planning and Estate Planning Case Study at the Michigan FPA’s Annual Symposium.

October 2014: Timothy Wyman, CFP® spoke on the topic of “Running Your Retirement as Well as Your Business” for the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.

July 2014: Matthew Chope, CFP®, Matthew Trujillo, CFP® and Nick Defenthaler, CFP® presented a general Financial Planning Workshop for the American Cancer Society staff in Southfield, MI.

May 2014: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented “Long Term Care Planning” to a group for Huron Valley Law in Milford, MI.

May 2014: Laurie Renchik, CFP® presented on “Developing Your Personal Financial Style” to Eisenhower Dance in Southfield.

April 2014: Sandy Adams, CFP® presented at local libraries on financial planning topics as part of Money Smart Week.

November 2013: Sandy Adams, CFP® moderated a professional practicality panel on difficult conversations in planning for persons with dementia at the 2nd Annual “A Meaningful Life with Alzheimer’s” conference.

October 2013: Matthew Chope, CFP® spoke about developing cross-generational relationships with your clients on Raymond James® AUDIOFILE.

October 2013: Timothy Wyman, CFP® spoke to members of the Michigan Association of CPAs on the topic of “Maximizing Social Security."

October 2013: Center planners present a session on “Financial Planning Basics” for employees of the Community Housing Network in Troy, MI.

April 2013: Tim Wyman, CFP®, JD presented at the Raymond James National Conference on the topic of “Investing in Your Staff”.

November 2012: Matt Chope, CFP® spoke on the topic of “Legacy of Value” at the Youth Diversity Symposium titled “Millennials Creating a Legacy” in Southfield, MI.

June 2012: Sandy Adams, CFP® spoke to over 150 members of the Michigan Association of CPAs with her presentation titled “Elder Care 101”.

May 2012: Matt Chope, CFP® and Tim Wyman, CFP®, JD presented at the Raymond James National Conference on the topic of “Growing Your Business”.

May 2012: Dan Boyce, CFP® presented at the Raymond James National Conference on the topic of “Finding, Developing & Implementing Junior Partners”.

February 2012: Tim Wyman, CFP®, JD shared the Center’s Investment Process at the invitation-only Raymond James Investment Conference.

July 2011: Sandy Adams spoke to over 100 members of the Michigan Association of CPAs with her presentation titled “Financial Gerontology: Everything Changes with Age”.