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James J. Speir

Investment Advisor Representative
Speir Financial Services/Core Cap Advisors
17515 W 9 Mile Rd Ste 440
Southfield, MI 48075
Office: 248-423-2700
james.speir@corecapinv.com
www.speirfinancial.com

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James J. Speir is the founder of Speir Financial Services, LLC, providing financial and insurance services. James’ passion is to provide continuous financial guidance to individuals and families who need to secure their financial future. He has been developing safer, conservative retirement and estate plans for two decades. In addition to providing products and services from some of the largest, most stable and well-respected names in the financial industry, his number one commitment is to serve his many clients and to be there when their life situation changes. Speir Financial Services, LLC has partnered with some of the premier firms in the estate planning and asset protection arena in Southeastern Michigan.

James is an independent Investment Advisor Representative with CoreCap Advisors and offers independent full brokerage of insurance.  He holds bachelor's degrees in psychology and sociology and a master's degree in social work. He has a personal financial planning certificate from Oakland University. He has prior experience as an administrator in the health care industry and maintains his license as a social worker in the state of Michigan.

James is also the founder and chairman of the Senior and Caregiver Resource Network. This non-profit network’s mission is to be a complete source of ethical, competent and trusted solutions for caregivers and older adults with a respected reputation in the community for senior services. The network is also responsible for raising funds to assist seniors in need. James is an active member of his community in Huntington Woods, Michigan. He is married and has two sons.

This award was issued on 5/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 9/5/23 through 2/29/24. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 3651 Detroit-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 278 (8% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2023: 3,550, 312, 8.7%, 5/1/23, 9/5/22 - 3/3/23; 2022: 3273, 304, 9%, 5/1/22, 9/3/21 - 3/11/22; 2021: 3260, 274, 8%, 5/1/21, 8/10/20 - 3/19/21; 2020: 3105, 284, 9%, 5/1/20, 8/1/19 - 3/20/20; 2019: 2987, 347, 12%, 5/1/19, 8/21/18 - 3/19/19; 2018: 3069, 322, 10%, 5/1/18, 8/30/17 - 3/19/18; 2017: 1836, 356, 19%, 5/1/17, 8/24/16 - 2/24/17; 2016: 1961, 630, 32%, 4/1/16, 10/22/15 - 3/9/16; 2015: 2238, 627, 28%, 5/1/15, 10/22/14 - 3/9/15; 2014: 3448, 658, 19%, 5/1/14, 10/22/13 - 3/9/14; 2013: 2762, 749, 27%, 5/1/13, 10/22/12 - 3/9/13; 2012: 2658, 745, 28%, 5/1/12, 10/22/11 - 3/9/12.
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Advisory Service offered through CoreCap Advisors, LLC., a Registered Investment Advisor. Speir Financial Services and CoreCap are separate and unaffiliated entities.

 

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Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria - considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.