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With more than 44 years' experience as a financial professional, Mike and the team work with clients to build integrated wealth management strategies designed to balance risk and increase overall wealth to help his clients achieve their goals.

Mike's educational background includes graduating from Indiana University with a degree in business administration. He began his career working for A.G. Edwards & Sons, a predecessor firm of Wells Fargo Advisors. Mike draws on his experiences as well as the deep resources of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and can introduce you to affiliates to build wealth plans that address client's goals of wealth preservation, investment management, cash flow requirements and multi-generational wealth transfer planning.

As a trusted advisor, Mike has built his career guiding high net worth families through the complexities of wealth with a focus on delivering outstanding client service. He has earned a number of accolades, including being named one of Barron's Top 1, 000 Financial Advisors, Barron's Top 1,200 State-by-State Advisors¹ for 2015 - 2024 and Barron's Top 1,000 State-By-State Advisors² for 2014. He was named one of the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors³ 2018-2024 and Forbes Top 250 Wealth Advisor⁴ in 2022 and 2023. Mike is known as a leader in family wealth management – coordinating annual planning and governance meetings for wealthy families.

Mike has been named Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network's Diamond Platinum Council Advisor⁵ from 2000-2024.

Away from the office, Mike enjoys water skiing and boating. His wife, Dr. Debra Freeman, is a radiation oncologist, and they have three children.

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1. 2024 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2024; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2022 - Sept. 2023 (Source: Barrons.com). 2023 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2023; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2021 - Sept. 2022 (Source: Barrons.com). 2022 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2022; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2020 - Sept. 2021 (Source: Barrons.com). 2021 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2021; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2019 - Sept. 2020 (Source: Barrons.com). 2020 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2020; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2018.- Sept. 2019 (Source: Barrons.com) 2019 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2019; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2017 - Sept. 2018 (Source: Barrons.com). 2018 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2018; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2016 - Sept. 2017 (Source: Barrons.com). 2017 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2017; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2015 - Sept. 2016 (Source: Barrons.com). 2016 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded March 2016; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2014 - Sept. 2015 (Source: Barrons.com). 2015 Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors: Awarded February 2015; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2013 - Sept. 2014 (Source: Barrons.com). The Barron's Top 1,200 State By State Advisors ratings are based on the previous year's assets under management, revenue generated for the advisors' firms, and the quality of the advisors' practices. Investment performance isn't an explicit factor because clients have varied goals and risk tolerances. 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.

2. 2014 Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors: Awarded February 2014; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2012 - Sept. 2013 (Source: Barrons.com). The Barron's Top 1,000 State By State Advisors ratings are based on the previous year's assets under management, revenue generated for the advisors' firms, and the quality of the advisors' practices. Investment performance isn't an explicit factor because clients have varied goals and risk tolerances. 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.

3. 2024 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/22 - 6/30/23 (Source: Forbes.com). 2023 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/21 - 6/30/22 (Source: Forbes.com). 2022 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2022; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/20 - 6/30/21 (Source: Forbes.com). 2021 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2021; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/19 - 6/30/20 (Source: Forbes.com). 2020 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded January 2020; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/18 - 6/30/19 (Source: Forbes.com). 2019 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2019; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/17 - 6/30/18 (Source: Forbes.com). 2018 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2018; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/16 - 6/30/17 (Source: Forbes.com). The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors rating algorithm is based on the previous year's industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.

4. 2023 Forbes Top 250 Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/21 - 6/30/22 (Source: Forbes.com). 2022 Forbes Top 250 Wealth Advisors: Awarded August 2022; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 3/31/21 - 3/31/22 (Source: Forbes.com).

5. The Platinum Council distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as measured by business production from the previous year and professionalism. Platinum Council levels are based on the previous calendar year's gross revenue in rank order and are defined as follows: Diamond – Top 10 Financial Advisors, Ruby – Next 40, Emerald – Next 75, and Sapphire – Next 125.

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