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Michael Brusko

Advisor at Toptier Wealth Management

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Firm

Toptier Wealth Management

Location

Muskego, WI

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

15 years

About

Michael Brusko is a financial advisor at Toptier Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Heartland Advisors and ALPS Distributors, Inc. Brusko has been with Toptier Wealth Management since 2018. Toptier Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, wealth management, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $176 million in discretionary assets using mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios, with a focus on employer-related and business planning services.

Client services

Based on Toptier Wealth Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Toptier Wealth Management

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Tax strategies for small businesses

Occupation focus

Based on Toptier Wealth Management

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Fee options

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 minimum annual fee (negotiable) Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $5,000 ($1,250 per quarter), negotiable Fee-only: Annual portfolio management fee up to 1.00% of assets under management, billed quarterly in advance. Fees are negotiable.

Location

Muskego, WI

Most active in

Wisconsin

Work history

Toptier Wealth Management

2018 - Present (8 years)

Heartland Advisors

2010 - 2018 (8 years)

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

2010 - 2018 (8 years)

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Eugene S

Series 63, Series 65

New Berlin, WI

Disciplined Financial Services, Inc.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting

Brian L

CFP®, CPA, PFS™

Brookfield, WI

Midwest Wealth Solutions LLC

Brian earned his Bachelor of Science degree from UW – La Crosse with a triple major in Accounting, Finance, & Economics. He has a Master's of Business Administration with a specialty in Finance from Marquette University and has post-graduate certificates from Cornell University SC Johnson graduate school of management in Executive Leadership & Leading Management Teams. Brian is a Certified Financial Planner, Certified Public Accountant, Personal Financial Specialist, Certified Global Managerial Accountant, and a Certified Project Management Professional. He started his career working in Public Accounting for a regional CPA firm for a number of years. Then Brian worked in the private sector for a large fortune 30 company and smaller corporations, holding positions in Corporate Finance, Internal Audit, and Strategic Management. After that Brian started his own firm Leben CPA LLC and now Brian is a principal at Midwest Wealth Solutions and CPA firm Lulloff, Leben & Taylor. Brian is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA). In his spare time Brian loves the outdoors (biking, hiking, camping, downhill skiing), Sports (Packers, Brewers, Bucks), and enjoys spending time with his wife Megan and two young daughters.

Liquidity event planning Business exit / sale strategy Business succession planning Executive Founder/Business Owner Parents Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Brian S

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Muskego, WI

Selerski Asset Management, LLC

Wealth management
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Nicholas M

Series 66

Waterford, WI

FIAT LUX Capital Management

General retirement planning Medicare planning Social Security optimization College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Charitable giving & philanthropy
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Erik K

CFP®

Milwaukee, WI

Hilltop Financial Advisors

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Student loan debt Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance Approaching retirement
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Peter M

CFA®

Milwaukee, WI

Magis Management, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management
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