Michael Jon Forney
Advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC — Columbia, SC
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Credentials
CFP®, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
4 years
Location
Columbia, SC
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
Multi-team
Michael Forney is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at several firms including Newfront Retirement Services, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Facet Wealth. Forney’s earlier career includes roles outside traditional financial advisory, such as alumni relations at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and tax preparation services. The firm employs a planning-based “tranche” framework combined with a risk-based approach to portfolio construction, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and incorporating both quantitative and fundamental analysis supported by artificial intelligence tools under human oversight.
Based on Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
Based on Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
Financial planning fees up to $50,000; can be one-time or ongoing monthly fees up to $4,167 monthly.
up to 1.50% annually (negotiable)
Columbia, SC
Columbia SC
Advisors at this office
1
South Carolina
4 years of industry experience
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
2026 - Present • 1 year
Columbia, SC
Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC / Sage Financial Systems
2026 - 2026 • 1 year
Charlotte, NC
Earn Into Wealth
2026 - 2026 • 1 year
Atlanta, GA
Facet Wealth
2025 - 2025 • 1 year
Baltimore, MD
Newfront Retirement Services, Inc.
2021 - 2025 • 4 years
San Francisco, CA
ABD Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.
2021 - 2025 • 4 years
San Mateo, CA
Momentum Solar
2021 - 2021 • 1 year
Jacksonville, FL
New York Life
2021 - 2021 • 1 year
Louisville, KY
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc
2019 - 2021 • 2 years
Louisville, KY
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Alumni Relations
2019 - 2019 • 1 year
Mount Vernon, OH
Everence Financial
2018 - 2018 • 1 year
Goshen, IN
Vector Marketing/Cutco Cutlery
2017 - 2018 • 1 year
Mentor, OH
CT Consultants
2017 - 2017 • 1 year
Mentor, OH
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
2015 - 2019 • 4 years
Mount Vernon, OH
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