Jim has worked in the financial services industry for over 17 years. Prior to becoming a partner of Lake Superior Financial Services, Inc., Jim worked at a large global financial services firm for 15 years.
Jim graduated from the University of MN – Duluth with a major in Finance and a minor in Psychology.
Jim's expertise is in portfolio and investment management. Both Jim and Mike spend as much time as needed with each client to fully understand their specific financial profile, unique characteristics and individual tolerance for investment risk. Jim's role as Team Investment Executive involves the construction of tailored investment portfolios. Through careful consideration of each client's profile, Jim ascertains the appropriate investment allocation and best suited investment vehicles to help clients reach their specific financial goals.
The Independent Advisor relationship provided through the Raymond James Financial Services platform allows Jim the flexibility to offer creative solutions to each client's unique set of circumstances. Jim’s experience enables him to assist clients in the creation, implementation and monitoring of their personalized investment portfolio. In addition to the ongoing monitoring of portfolios, tactical rebalancing as needed.
Jim holds his Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses, along with being licensed in Life and Health Insurance.
Jim has been active volunteer in community service over the years. He has served as Board Chair of the Benedictine Health Center Foundation Board. He also has served as Board Member of the Essentia Foundation Finance Board (formerly Benedictine Health System). He currently serves on the Cathedral of Our Lady of The Holy Cathedral Finance Committee. He is also an active member in the Duluth area Chamber of Commerce.
Jim resides in Duluth, MN. He enjoys spending time with his family, and in his free time he has a passion for endurance sports, including marathons, half marathons, long distance biking, mountain biking, weight training and golf.
Mike has worked in financial services and / or financial planning for over 17 years. Prior to becoming a partner of Lake Superior Financial Services, Inc., Mike worked at a large global financial services firm for 9 years.
Mike also worked as a Financial Analyst for both Pillsbury Corporation and the Musicland Group in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from the University of MN – Duluth with a major in Finance and a minor in Economics.
Mike's expertise is in comprehensive financial planning. His role as Team Financial Advisor entails working with clients to create a personalized financial plan. His detailed client profiling, in concert with the advanced tools and technology he utilizes allows Mike to ensure client's that they will have the highest probability of reaching their goals.
The Independent Advisor relationship provided through the Raymond James Financial Advisor platform allows Mike the flexibility to offer creative solutions to each clients unique set of circumstances. Mike’s experience enables him to assist clients in the creation, implementation and monitoring of their personalized financial plan.
Mike holds his Series 7, 9, 10, 63 and 65 licenses, along with being licensed in Life and Health Insurance.
Mike has been active in community service over the years. He currently volunteers as coach for multiple youth sports teams, and gives time to various charitable organizations. He is an active member in the Duluth area Chamber of Commerce and a sitting board member of the Cloquet Educational Foundation. Mike's lifetime passion for golf has also lead him to being a member of the Board of Director's for the Cloquet Country Club.
Mike resides in Cloquet, MN. He enjoys spending time with his wife Jen and his daughters Hailey and Kate. In his free time he enjoys golfing, and is also an avid fisher and hunter.
Brad has worked in the financial services industry for over 8 years.
Brad received a B.A. degree in Religion from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to beginning his career in financial services in 2002, Brad served as a parish pastor for 18 years.
Brad has earned the esteemed CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. He also holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from The Florida State University and has received extensive training as a Trusted Advisor™ and in the practice of Values-Based Financial Planning™ from Bachrach & Associates of San Diego. Brad is a member of the Financial Planning Association.
In addition to holding Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and Minnesota State Life and Health Insurance licenses, Brad has achieved the Certified Investment Management AnalystSM designation through The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA®). He has also earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designation through the Center for Fiduciary Studies and The Wharton School. Brad is a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association.
Through the Irwin Graduate School of the American College, Brad has earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation. He has also completed the Endowments and Foundations Certificate through The Wharton School and IMCA. Brad is a member of the International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy and the Lake Superior Fund Raising Executives.
In his free time, Brad enjoys studying classical history and literature, running, travel, golfing, and skiing. He is a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation and is a Rotary Benefactor. Brad's wife, Dr. Jill Jenson, is head of the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
In Duluth, Brad is a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA), the Duluth Harbortown Rotary Club, and the Kitchi Gammi Club.
Barb is an integral part of the LSFS Team. She brings 29 years of client/customer service background to our office. Her professionalism and enthusiasm in assisting clients has been an important component of Lake Superior Financial Services, Inc. success. The five years prior to joining Lake Superior Financial Services, Inc. she worked for a global financial services company in the areas of Operations, Cashiering and as a Financial Advisor Assistant.
Barb has achieved her Series 7 & 66 securities licensing and has a Minnesota Notary Public Commission.
Outside of the office, Barb enjoys spending time with her family and riding her Harley.
About Raymond James
Raymond James is one of the largest independent financial services firms in the United States. Since its beginning in 1962, it has always been a different kind of company – embracing long-term planning and methodical decision-making while staying uncompromisingly client focused. When other firms were simply buying and selling stocks or mutual funds, Raymond James focused on financial planning to help individuals reach their goals. It was the first firm to pioneer that concept – and today it supports its advisors with access to a full range of comprehensive resources, helping them to do the same.
- More than 5,400 financial advisors
- 2 million client accounts
- 2,400 locations (United States, Canada and abroad)
- $268 billion in client assets
- $35 billion managed by its subsidiary asset managers
Raymond James Financial was recently named the best full-service broker in the 2011 SmartMoney annual broker survey for the third time in four years – ranking above Edward Jones, Wells Fargo, UBS, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
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