James was born and raised in Alsip, IL for the first 12 years of his life.  Since then he has been a resident of the Grand Rapids area.  He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Grand Valley State University and holds the Series 6, 63, 66 and 7 licenses.  He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and holds the Chartered Financial Consultant® designation. 

As an advisor, James works to maintain genuine, long-lasting relationships as he believes trust and familiarity is a crucial element for his clients to avoid financial pitfalls and reach their financial goals.  He lives in Hudsonville with his wife, Alisha and three children, Harrison, Eloise and Micah(Twins).  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with family, traveling, biking, playing hockey and coaches his kid’s soccer teams.