James Wink
Advisor at Summit Financial Working with People You Trust
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Advisor at Summit Financial Working with People You Trust
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
20 years
James Wink is a financial advisor with Summit Financial Working with People You Trust in Sterling Heights, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Gradient Securities, LLC and various Summit-affiliated entities, with involvement in tax services, insurance sales, and investment advisory. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Anchor Bay Community Foundation’s Kaarto Christian School Fund Scholarships, where he processes and evaluates scholarship applications. Summit Financial serves individual clients, trusts, business entities, and retirement plans, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and insurance products. The firm employs model portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, with strategies ranging from conservative to aggressive, and emphasizes principal preservation for retirees.
Based on Summit Financial Working with People You Trust
Based on Summit Financial Working with People You Trust
Up to $5,000 for financial planning services
$0 - $500,000: 1.50% annually $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,001+: 1.00% annually
$300 per hour
Account minimum: $500,000
43409 Schoenherr Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Michigan
Summit Tax Services LLC
2023 - Present (3 years)
Summit Insurance Services, LLC
2018 - Present (8 years)
Summit Tax Services LLC
2017 - 2023 (6 years)
Gradient Securities, LLC
2014 - Present (12 years)
Summit Financial Consulting LLC
2010 - Present (16 years)
James D. Wink, Inc.
2009 - Present (17 years)
James Wink, Sole Proprietor
2004 - Present (22 years)
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