On March 12, the Financial Architects team gathered in Novi for our Annual Workshop. This was an opportunity for the team to get together and look ahead to the remainder of 2024 as well as sharpen the saw. Our company President, Chris Cousins, presented to the team on the state of the company and all…

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FAI’s Director of Marketing and Business Development, Matt Dery, was recently honored by the Troy Chamber of Commerce. Matt was named the winner of the chamber’s “Advocate Award” at their annual TC Business Excellence Awards, presented by Horizon Bank. Matt shared the honor with longtime Troy Chamber ambassador, Mark Gelbman. Matt has been a strong…

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Dear Clients and Strategic Partners, We are thrilled to share some exciting news! After 20 incredible years at our current office, Financial Architects, Inc. is embarking on a fresh start with a new state of the art office still located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This means as of January 31, we will no longer be located at 39395…

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On March 25th in Walled Lake, FAI was well represented at the 16th annual Passion For Life 5K Run/Walk. Cold and rain didn’t stop our team from walking and helping to raise money for Mott Children’s Hospital. Thank you to Chris Cousins, Sherry Hanford, Jan Winters, Matt Dery, and Jan’s son Jordan Winters, and Sherry’s…

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Our clients mean everything to us here at Financial Architects and two of our favorites are Michelle Mullen and Aleta Sill. This dynamic duo are both professional bowlers and lovers of animals and for years have run the Bowl-4-Animal Rescue Fundraiser at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills. FAI participated this year as an Elite Sponsor…

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Ultimately, what are business owners looking for when they think about succession? Is it leaving on their terms? Leaving a good legacy? What about living happily in the “fifth quarter” of their life? All of these discussions took place on Wednesday in Oak Park at the Q5 Experience first “Spring Fling” event. Q5 team members,…

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On Wednesday February 16th, FAI’s own Pat Marody and Matt Dery along with John Carter, Chris Meso, Sarah Greifenberger, and John Bell participated in the annual Construction Association of Michigan “Design and Construction Expo” at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The event brings together local businesses to highlight what they offer to the business…

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On Sunday, the 15U Romeo Renegades held their annual golf outing and it was a huge success! The Renegades are a girls fastpitch softball organization located in the Romeo/ Washington MI area. They are 100% volunteer-run and every penny they raise goes toward these fine young women on their softball journey. Financial Architects has been…

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August was Black Philanthropy Month and our own Asalyn Coachman was asked to be the Keynote Speaker for the Connecticut Community Foundation for Greater New Haven webinar event on August 25. She talked about the history of philanthropy among African Americans dating back to pre-colonial West Africa, through the period of segregation to present day.…

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Financial Architects’ Chris Besonen was recently featured on the company’s Inside Financial Architects podcast. Chris specializes in healthcare planning and Medicare and joined host Matt Dery to discuss the open enrollment period. There are a lot of options for Seniors when it comes to their Medicare coverage and Chris highlighted many of them on this…

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