Michael Smoots, J.D. joined the firm as an attorney with a specific focus on ERISA services. Prior to transitioning to the firm, he provided legal and consulting services to retirement plan sponsors as the managing director of an Overland Park, Kansas based registered investment advisory firm. During that two-year period, Michael’s retirement plan clients ranged from 10 to 600 participants, with plan assets up to $35 million.

From 2006 to 2013, he was a vice president with one of the nation’s largest record keeping organizations, which served over one million participants and administered $100+ billion in retirement plan assets. His responsibilities included negotiating agreements with mutual fund managers and increasing revenue sharing payments. He helped to establish a process to review each mutual fund on the platform for total cost, as well as the applicable rebate--used to offset administrative expenses. As a member of the finance team, he reviewed hundreds of retirement plan opportunities ranging in size from $10 million to $20 billion, relative to market price, operational efficiency and risk. Working closely with the CFO, they turned a struggling business unit’s operations from a loss to profitability.

Michael’s retirement plan experience includes preparing and presenting periodic retirement plan reviews, fee analysis, guiding plan sponsors through fiduciary considerations, negotiating and preparing retirement plan documents, advising on applicable IRS, DOL and ERISA requirements and conducting educational meetings with participants. This includes drafting and negotiating various agreements with assets managers and retirement plan providers. He has worked with many types of businesses and business owners.

Michael has practiced law in the Kansas City area for nineteen years. In 2003, he helped close a multi-million dollar sale of a national life insurance company and its subsidiary, which was an SEC registered mutual fund manager.

Michael currently holds the FINRA 65 Registration. He is also a member of the Kansas and Missouri Bars. Mike graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 (BS) and from the University of Kansas, School of Law in 1997 (JD). Mike’s wife is small business owner, and they have two children. When time permits, he helps friends compete at area barbeque contests.

Advisory services offered through Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC. (“PCIA”), a Registered Investment Adviser. PCIA: 6201 College Blvd., Suite #150, Overland Park, KS 66211. PCIA doing business as Qualified Plan Advisors (“QPA”) and Prime Capital Wealth Management (“PCWM”).