ABOUT US

Retire SMART was founded in 2017 by David Brooks, who has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Inspired by his own challenges with taxes and wealth planning early in his career, David founded Retire SMART to focus on the two areas most often overlooked in retirement taxes and healthcare, while creating truly comprehensive plans. 

As a Nebraska-based firm, we take pride in serving our clients with professionalism, grace, and empathy, while also giving back to the community through our support of local nonprofits. 

Our team of fiduciary advisors listens first, learns your vision for retirement, and then collaborates to design strategies that create meaningful impact, tax savings, and confidence for the future. We’re committed to helping you work toward achieving the retirement you want. 

At Retire SMART, we believe in our guiding principle: do the right thing, for the right reason, at the right time for our clients, for our community, and for the families we’re honored to serve.

The Retire SMART Team

DAVID BROOKS​
​PRESIDENT & CEO
CIS®, CEPA®, CHRS®
JOSH CHEATLE
DIRECTOR oF WEALTH MANAGEMENT
MIKE SCHUDEL​
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
JD, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CFS™, CAS™​, CEPA®
SEAN SWANSON
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CLU®, RICP®, LUTCF®

ALEX MURRAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CFP®, IRMAA CP

BRAD STARKEN
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CRPC®, DACFP

JACOB ORAND
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
IRMAA CP
BLAKE GRIMM
FINANCIAL ADVISOR CFP®

PAUL FERGUSON
FINANCIAL ADVISOR CRPC
DAWSON EMOND
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
JON MURRAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
RILEY VIGIL
FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Tax SMART Team

EVAN MARSHALL
CHIEF TAX PLANNING OFFICER
ABIGAIL MCNANEY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Client Services Team

MARISA TOMLINSON
CLIENT SERVICE SPECIALIST
AMANDA MOBERG
CLIENT SERVICE SPECIALIST
ALLISON JOHNSON
CLIENT SERVICE SPECIALIST
CAEDEN WEBSTER
CLIENT SERVICE SPECIALIST

Investment Analysis Team

TAYLOR ANDERSON
PORTFOLIO ANALYST
LARRY WILLE
CASE PREP SPECIALIST

Marketing Team

SCOTT AREHART
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BRITTANY VOSIKA
MARKETING MANAGER

MARIAH KRAMER
EVENT COORDINATOR

CHIP MAXWELL
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
SHANNON SMAY
PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

GRANT BEHNE-RYAN
FINANCIAL ASSISTANT

Office Operations Team

LYNDSAY STEDNITZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
ALICIA SCHOON
DIRECTOR OF TALENT MANAGEMENT
MARY THOMPSON
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

KAITLYNN S.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS COORDINATOR
ALEXIS WEHLING
FIRST IMPRESSIONS COORDINATOR

Compliance Operations Team

LOU BROOKS
GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SARAH SWINFORD
COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

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For further information and a description of the details and qualifications for the professional designations listed after any team member’s name, please visit the following website: https://www.finra.org/investors/professional-designations

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