We have brought together a team of professionals to ensure our clients receive efficient, expert and friendly service.
As your financial consultant, John Buetow will coordinate the financial planning process for you. He will help you to identify your goals and work with you to implement the best strategies to realize your vision for the future.
Our office staff ensures our clients receive prompt, courteous and quality service. We will contact you to schedule meetings. Our office staff will work diligently to open your accounts, process paperwork and general data entry and file maintenance to ensure you will always have up to date information and access to us and your accounts. We also work with other professionals (attorneys and accountants) to ensure you financial plan is well coordinated.
John Buetow
Senior Financial Advisor
John A. Buetow, CLU, is a native of Midland, Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Central Michigan University in 1972, and completed his Master of Arts Degree in History at Western Michigan University in 1979. John taught high school history in Litchfield, Michigan then Mendon, Michigan from 1972-1981. During these years, he also coached baseball, basketball, and football.
John began his financial services career in 1981 with Equitable Life. During his fourteen years with Equitable, he was a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table as well as recipient of numerous company and industry awards.
Currently, John's business practice concentrates on fee based asset management. He focuses on personal service and customer satisfaction.
John and his family are long time members of Zion Lutheran Church in Kalamazoo. At Zion, John has served as President of the Congregation, chaired several different committees, been a member of the Board of Directors, and taught various Adult Education Bible classes. John and his wife Candy are the leaders of a young parents’ small group.
John and his wife Candy (a retired sixth grade teacher), have two daughters: Tracy a registered Pharmacist in South Haven, Michigan, and Beth, a School Psychologist for the Van Buren Intermediate School District.
John and Candy have visited Europe on three separate occasions and look forward to more visits abroad.
John is a Registered Representative offering securities through Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent in Michigan offering life, accident and variable contract.
Brian Spitzley
Financial Advisor
Brian Spitzley grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan where he attended St. Philip High School. He furthered his education getting an Associates Degree from Kellogg Community College in 1997 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Western Michigan University in 2000.
After college, he worked in the mortgage & loan industry for about 6 years. In 2007, the economy started to go into a financial recession which caused my position to be cut and the small business to close its doors. Brian looked toward becoming a Financial Advisor and was hired by Edward Jones in 2008, passing his Series 7 & Series 66 exams along with getting his Life Insurance License. In 2011, Brian decided to move his financial practice over to New York Life for 6 years and gained some valuable knowledge on the business of Life Insurance and Variable Annuities. New York Life closed their Portage, MI office in August 2017 and Brian decided to move his practice once again to an independent broker dealer called Cambridge Investment Research. Brian enjoys helping clients set short & long-term financial goals, retirement planning, college education, life insurance, investment portfolio development, and strives to maintain good customer service.
Brian is married to Kelly Spitzley and they have no children. They both enjoy time spending time at their lake home boating and fishing, traveling, reading, and outdoor activities. Brian also believes in being involved in the community and is an active board member of AMBUCS. He has served twice as President of the local Kalamazoo AMBUCS chapter. He is currently also a member of a Kalamazoo BNI chapter and serving as the Vice President.
Lisa Meyer
Administrative Assistant
Lisa Meyer is a farm girl from Iowa.
She received her Bachelors in Administrative Management in 1990.
Lisa enjoys spending time with her husband, four kids, two son-in-laws and 2 grandkids! She also enjoys hiking, biking, reading, quilting and gardening.
She joined Buetow and Spitzley Wealth Management, part time, in 2021.
