Melissa Spickler

The founder of The Spickler Wealth Management Group, Missy built her team with the aim of providing individuals and businesses with the same high-quality wealth management she would expect to receive as a client. She believes that this commitment to excellence, together with her integrity, collaborative approach and dedicated work ethic, are among the reasons that some clients have chosen to remain with her for more than three decades and that a number of her relationships span four generations. After graduating from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in criminal law, Missy became an undercover agent for the Michigan attorney general. She joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 1980 and today helps motivate, advise and guide women in transition, executives, closely held businesses, retirees and entrepreneurs as they pursue their financial goals and aspirations. Missy coaches and inspires her colleagues to provide clients with personalized, high-touch service, listening attentively to their requests and addressing their needs, concerns and questions promptly and efficiently. Her mission is to help clients identify needs they may not realize they have and provide them with the financial tools to create and maintain the lifestyle that they desire. Missy holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor^™ designation. She is also a qualified Portfolio Manager who, in addition to providing traditional advice and guidance, can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis her own personalized or defined strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. Missy was named to the following rankings list:
Forbes 2025 "America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State" #1 in Michigan for 4 consecutive years (*Source: The Forbes “America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State” list, published annually Feb - April. Rankings based on data as of Sept 30 of prior year).
Forbes 2025 “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” lists for 8 consecutive years (*Source: The Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list, published annually Jan - April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year).
Forbes 2025 "America's Top Women Wealth Advisors" lists for 8 consecutive years (*Source: The Forbes “America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors” list, published annually Feb - April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 - September 30 of prior year).
Barron’s 2025 "Top 100 Women Financial Advisors" for 14 consecutive years (*Source: The Barron’s “Top 100 Women Financial Advisors” list, published annually in June - July. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year)
Barron's 2025 "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors" list for 12 consecutive years (*Source: The Barron’s “Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: State-by-State” list, published annually in March. Rankings based on data as of September 30 of prior year).
Forbes 2025 "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" as a member of the Spickler Wealth Management Group list for 3 consecutive years. (*Source: The Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Team" list**,** published in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of the prior year).