Joshua Ellis, Financial Planner at MassMutual Great Lakes

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Joshua Ellis, Financial Planner at MassMutual Great Lakes Financial Planner | Empowering Driven Professionals to Build Wealth, Gain Freedom & Live Life on Their Terms

As a Financial Planning Professional at MassMutual Great Lakes, I help driven professionals, business owners, and career changers take control of their financial future. My mission is rooted in empowering individuals to build wealth, gain financial freedom, and live life on their own terms with peace of mind. With a personalized and values-based approach, I provide strategic guidance in areas such as wealth building, retirement planning, risk protection, and legacy planning. Whether you're navigating a career transition, growing a business, or simply seeking clarity and confidence in your financial life, I’m here to be a trusted partner every step of the way. What sets me apart is my commitment to education, empathy, and empowerment. I believe financial planning is more than numbers—it’s about understanding your story, your goals, and building a roadmap that aligns with the life you envision. Let’s build a legacy of freedom, flexibility, and peace of mind—together.

3000 Town Center
Ste 3100
Southfield, MI 48075
Cell: 248-508-1770
Work: 248-368-0344

10/15/2026

People think wealth starts with money. It starts with a decision.
The decision to look. To ask. To stop waiting for the perfect time that never comes.
Every dollar you’ll ever build is downstream of a choice you made before you felt ready.
Your bank account is just a record of your decisions.
Start making ones your future self will thank you for.

A thoughtful financial strategy can help protect that progress toward your career, home, and goals while keeping it all ...
10/14/2026

A thoughtful financial strategy can help protect that progress toward your career, home, and goals while keeping it all moving forward. Let’s build a plan tailored to what matters most to you.

10/13/2026

Yesterday I said you don’t have a dead end... you have a blind spot.

Here’s the part two: seeing the path isn’t the same as walking it.

Clarity feels good for about a day. Then the same fear that hid your options will talk you out of using them.

The people who win aren’t the ones who see clearly once.
They’re the ones who move before the fear comes back.

10/12/2026

When you’re stressed about money, your brain does something sneaky: it shrinks your options down to two — struggle or quit.

But there are almost always more paths than fear lets you see.

That’s half of what a planner actually does — lay out the scenarios you couldn’t piece together alone, because you were too close and too stressed to connect them.

You don’t have a dead end. You have a blind spot.

As your kids plan costumes, candy, and Halloween fun, it's the perfect time to start conversations about money managemen...
10/08/2026

As your kids plan costumes, candy, and Halloween fun, it's the perfect time to start conversations about money management, budgeting, and making choices that align with priorities.

10/07/2026

There's a kind of money stress that doesn't show up until the lights are off.

The quiet math you run at 2 a.m. — can we cover it, what if something happens, are we actually okay.
A plan doesn't make the numbers bigger overnight.
It just gives that 2 a.m. voice an answer, so you can finally sleep.

Peace is a financial goal too.

10/06/2026

We're in the final stretch of 2026.

A few money moves worth making before the year closes:
- Check if you've maxed what your employer will match.
- Review your coverage against the life you actually have now.
- Look at where your "safe" money is sitting.

None of these take long. All of them compound.
Finish the year like someone who was paying attention.

10/05/2026

It's open enrollment season, which means most people are about to make a year's worth of financial decisions in about ten rushed minutes.

Same elections as last year. Click, click, done.

But your benefits aren't separate from your financial plan... they are part of it.
Your coverage, your contributions, what you're leaving on the table... it all connects.

Don't autopilot through one of the most important forms you'll fill out all year.

09/30/2026

Life Insurance Awareness Month ends today. Being aware shouldn't.

Protection, planning, stewardship — those don't expire on September 30th.

As we step into Q4, ask yourself one thing:
Will I finish this year the same as I started it, or better?

90 days is enough time to change the answer. Let’s connect.

09/29/2026

The older I get, the more I believe everything comes down to one word: stewardship.

We don't really own anything, we're entrusted with it. Our money. Our time. Our jobs. The people who love us.

The question was never "how much do you have?"
It's "how well are you handling what you've been given?"

Because here's the truth: handle it well, and it grows. Steward faithfully, and more gets entrusted to you.

That's the order most people get backward.

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3000 Town Center, Suite 3100
Southfield, MI
48075

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+12485081770

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