Paul Anthes

Paul Anthes founded Financial Advisory Corporation in 1988, building it into one of the oldest and largest independent registered investment advisor (RIA) firms in West Michigan. He continues to serve as the firm's President and a Wealth Advisor. His stated motivation in founding the firm was "a strong desire to build a team-based approach to offering objective financial wisdom," and over more than three decades he and his team have assisted hundreds of West Michigan families with investment planning and retirement strategy. The firm's advisors are Certified Financial Planners (CFP®) or Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA), and FAC delivers comprehensive investment and financial-planning services to both individuals and institutions.

Anthes earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Michigan State University and holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation (through the College for Financial Planning) as well as the Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA®) designation. He is a Charter Member of Kingdom Advisors and has been associated with the Advisory Council for the Ron Blue Institute at Indiana Wesleyan University, reflecting a faith-integrated approach to financial advice.

Beyond his advisory practice, Anthes is the founder and lead coach of R3 Coaching (Grand Rapids, MI), an executive/life-coaching program that draws on his 30+ years as an executive leader and teaches people to "focus" their time and reconstruct life and work around biblical principles. He is a lifelong West Michigan resident, has been married for 40+ years, has two children, and enjoys golf, pickleball, and skiing.

• This is a wealth-management practice, not an angel/venture thesis. Anthes provides fee-based financial planning, investment management, and retirement strategy through an independent RIA (Financial Advisory Corporation) — not startup equity checks.
• Client focus: individuals, families, and institutions in West Michigan seeking objective, planning-led advice.
• Approach: "a team-based approach to offering objective financial wisdom," with all advisors credentialed as CFP® or CFA.
• Values orientation: faith-based / stewardship-oriented advice, reflected in his Certified Kingdom Advisor designation and Charter Membership in Kingdom Advisors.
• No stated startup investment stage, check size, or sector thesis exists in public sources.