About
OUr Mission
To provide clarity and confidence by helping you define your goals and create a comprehensive strategy to marshal your resources towards pursuing those goals.
The Vitality Group is a full-service financial services firm founded in 2014 to help professionals and families make confident, high-quality decisions about their financial lives.
We take the time to understand your goals and the numbers and meaning behind them. Then, that clarity guides every recommendation.
As an independent firm, we offer fee-based planning supported by a wide range of financial solutions. Most importantly, we help you balance enjoying life today with helping protect your ability to maintain that lifestyle in the future.
Support & Partnership
Our partnership with North Star Resource Group
The Vitality Group is honored to partner with North Star Resource Group, one of the largest independent financial services firms in the nation,1 with origins tracing back to 1908.
North Star’s experienced and committed professionals offer the Vitality Group and our clients access to a broad range of wealth management services, diverse financial expertise, and powerful and responsive resources.
1Finseca, 2025.
Meet The Team
Who you’ll be working with
Mike Rutter, CFP®
Founding Partner & Senior Financial Advisor
Mike knows no two financial plans or implementation strategies are alike. He connects with his clients personally before creating a financial plan, working with them to learn their financial history and their future financial goals.
Jeff Landt, CFA, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Jeff works one-on-one with clients, specializing in retirement distribution and wealth management. He enjoys helping people focus on what really matters to them, and then he works with them to develop a portfolio to support their goals.
Zach Landt, RICP®
Financial Advisor
With life-long relationships as the goal, Zach's focus with clients is to identify their needs, clarify their values, and develop relationships that can grow with them over a lifetime.
Mary Meyers
Practice Manager
Mary helps clients better prepare for the costs of retirement and work toward financial stability leading to retirement. This not only helps the client but also has a significant impact on the client's family.
Coordination of professionals
Carrie Hancock, CLU, ChFC®
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL PLANNING RESOURCE CENTER
Shannon McGinty
FINANCIAL PLANNING CONSULTANT
Sean McTeague, CFP®
FINANCIAL PLANNING SPECIALIST
Bailey Berg
REGISTERED FINANCIAL PLANNING COORDINATOR
Chris Sitek, CLTC, RHU®
VICE PRESIDENT, LIFE & LONG-TERM CARE
Steven Vacinek, CIMA®
DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS
Tim Meyer, CFA®
DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Jared Lewis
INVESTMENT SPECIALIST
Chloe Becker
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MANAGER
Max Miller
DISABILITY INSURANCE CONSULTANT
Tony Hill
DISTRIBUTION SPECIALIST
Michael Sejbl
PROPERTY & CASUALTY CONSULTANT
Chris Abbott
MEDICARE & INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE AGENT
Anne Pierce
MEDICARE & INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE AGENT
Jeremiah Wente
MEDICARE & INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE AGENT
Through our relationship with North Star Resource Group and Cetera Wealth Services we offer access to additional services and specialist teams.
Tax
We work with the North Star tax department to coordinate your investment strategy with your tax needs.
Trustee Services
We offer trust management and estate administration services to support custodial agency accounts, investment management accounts, and customized asset management for individuals or trust accounts.
Advanced Planning Attorneys
We work with professional, credentialed trust officers and advanced planning attorneys to help carry out your vision.
Medicare Supplement
To ensure you have appropriate health coverage entering retirement, you can consult with our Medicare Supplement team at no cost, with no obligations.

We want to hear from you
Our goal is always to create lifelong client relationships, where you feel confident on your path toward achieving your goals. If we can answer any questions or provide a second opinion on your financial situation, please reach out below.