860 Blue Gentian Rd, Suite 150, Eagan, MN 55121
612-503-8600
ABOUT The MBKS Family Office
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our relationship with you, our
client. We endeavor to know and understand your financial situation and provide you with only
the highest quality information, services, and products to help you reach your goals.
michael bills
Managing Principal | Senior Financial Advisor
My years of experience in the financial services industry has provided me with tremendous
experiences in a wide array of markets and new paradigms. This experience has taught me the
valued insight to managing risk in portfolios in order to optimize returns in uncertain times.
I was born and raised in Blaine, Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota. I started my own business at the age of 16 in the Arabian Horse Industry and still maintain involvement today. In my younger days I was a semi-professional soccer player in California as a goalkeeper.
I began my career in the financial services industry in 1999 with Dean Witter and through 6 mergers or acquisitions I left Morgan Stanley to co-found MBKS Family Office in 2016. My team and I realize the struggles investors face today. My focus as your independent financial advisor is to customize, educate and present strategies that put your goals first and effect those strategies in a way that minimizes risk and maximizes returns. At MBKS Family Office our focus is to treat your family as if you are our own.
When outside of the office, my son Nik is an accomplished soccer player and my daughter Chloe loves to dance. My wife and I still are involved in Arabian Horses so you will find us traveling the country to various competitions and events.
I was born and raised in Blaine, Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota. I started my own business at the age of 16 in the Arabian Horse Industry and still maintain involvement today. In my younger days I was a semi-professional soccer player in California as a goalkeeper.
I began my career in the financial services industry in 1999 with Dean Witter and through 6 mergers or acquisitions I left Morgan Stanley to co-found MBKS Family Office in 2016. My team and I realize the struggles investors face today. My focus as your independent financial advisor is to customize, educate and present strategies that put your goals first and effect those strategies in a way that minimizes risk and maximizes returns. At MBKS Family Office our focus is to treat your family as if you are our own.
When outside of the office, my son Nik is an accomplished soccer player and my daughter Chloe loves to dance. My wife and I still are involved in Arabian Horses so you will find us traveling the country to various competitions and events.
- 2016 - Current: Managing Principal, Senior Financial Advisor, MBKS Family Office
- 1999 - 2016: Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
- Series 7, 63, 31 Life and Health
- Series 24 General Securities Principal
- Eastview Community Foundation
- President of Dakota REV Soccer Club
- Opportunity Partners
- Big Brothers Big Sister of Minnesota
- Summit Academy
- Minnesota Youth Soccer Association
What is a Family Office?
Family offices are private wealth management advisory firms that serve high-net-worth investors.
We are different from traditional wealth management shops in that we offer a total strategy
to managing the financial and investment side of an affluent individual or family in and independent
fashion.
Retirement Planning
Help making the most of your employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRAs. Determining how
much you need to retire comfortably. Help managing assets before and during retirement.
Tax Management
Developing tax-efficient investment strategies by looking for ways to help reduce your current
and future tax burden. Referring you to qualified tax specialists.
Estate Planning Strategies
Working with estate-planning and trust specialists available through Wells Fargo Advisors
Financial Network and its affiliates to help review your wills and trusts, preserve your
estate for your intended heirs, establish beneficiary designations, and reduce potential
exposure to estate taxes and probate costs. Coordinating with your tax and legal advisors.
Education Funding
Recommending investment and accumulation strategies to help you pay for your children's education.
Risk Management
Reviewing existing insurance policies. Finding the best policy for your situation.
Investment Planning
Determining your asset-allocation needs. Helping you understand your risk tolerance. Recommending
the appropriate investment vehicles to help you reach your goals.
Employee and Executive Benefits
Helping your business attract and retain qualified employees through benefit packages.
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and its affiliates do not provide legal or tax advice. Transactions requiring tax consideration should be reviewed carefully with your accountant or tax advisor. Any estate plan should be reviewed by an attorney who specializes in estate planning and is licensed to practice law in your state. Insurance products offered through nonbank insurance agency affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company and are underwritten by unaffiliated insurance companies.
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and its affiliates do not provide legal or tax advice. Transactions requiring tax consideration should be reviewed carefully with your accountant or tax advisor. Any estate plan should be reviewed by an attorney who specializes in estate planning and is licensed to practice law in your state. Insurance products offered through nonbank insurance agency affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company and are underwritten by unaffiliated insurance companies.
