About Us

Prout Financial Design was founded in 1990 when Dennis Prout came to the conclusion that financial advisees could most effectively learn about and understand their finances in a classroom setting. He realized the fundamental distinction between telling one’s clients about finances and teaching them about finances, and the latter continues to be our core focus: everything we do centers around our client’s continuing education in successful retirement strategies.

Our Philosophy is best described by the three pillars of relevance, community enhancement, and client relationships. We seek to reinforce these pillars by guiding clients from fear to confidence in the process of understanding their finances. We actively and consistently conduct financial planning and other educational seminars throughout northwestern Michigan for the betterment of both our clients and our broader community.

Our Mission at Prout Financial Design is to help clients achieve a greater level of retirement success than they could attain on their own. We do this by educating our community on the importance of understanding finance, aiding our clients in their retirement plans, and providing the best and most efficient investments tools to generate income and manage portfolios.

Education is our number one priority, not only for our clients and our community, but for our staff as well. All staff members continuously advance their education in their field of professional expertise and in other meaningful facets of their lives. We believe that the more we learn and grow intellectually, the more we’ll have to offer our clients. Not only do we seek to help you manage your finances more successfully, we also seek to be the most relevant source of information available to you regarding the entire retirement planning spectrum.

Now, more than ever, it’s time to educate yourself on the financial world around you. Give our office a call today to schedule a meeting with Dennis or join one of our financial planning educational opportunities.