Top factor investing / smart beta financial advisors in Nebraska

Patricia Lammli is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and CalmWater Financial Group, having previously worked at Boden Daniel Bierman and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Her career spans roles at multiple firms since 2011. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers extensive operational and investment resources, alongside discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Michael Borns is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Investment Centers of America, Inc. for 23 years before joining LPL Financial in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Borns serves as a volunteer firefighter and scholarship committee member for the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, and institutional platforms, supported by research and technology tools.

Michael Forker is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC and Orion Advisor Solutions since 2022 and previously spent ten years at CLS Investments, LLC. Based in Omaha, NE, he is currently associated with an enterprise firm supporting a broad advisor network. Orion Portfolio Solutions primarily serves independent investment advisory firms, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional sponsors. The firm focuses on model-driven and managed-account solutions, offering technology-enabled services and sub-advisory support, with about $64.8 billion in assets under administration across roughly 198 advisors and more than 185,000 client relationships.

Mark Saferstein is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 42 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with Ameritas firms and Central Financial Services since 2002. Saferstein is also licensed as an independent insurance agent to sell fixed insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of asset management and financial planning solutions utilizing both proprietary and third-party model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Bryan Nieman is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Horace Mann and multiple firms within the Cetera network. He also works as an insurance agent specializing in fixed, life, health, and property and casualty insurance. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individual, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services with a multi-manager platform that includes access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Joseph Hage is a financial advisor with Financial Trust Asset Management Chartered in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup, Cetera Investment Advisers, and BB&T Investments. He is also part owner of Financial Trust Research Partners, LLC, where he conducts and reviews investment research. Financial Trust Asset Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, OCIO services, and sub-advisory/model licensing. The firm employs a blend of quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis through proprietary models and indexes, and its setup includes unique features such as affiliated research and distribution arrangements that extend its proprietary strategies to third-party platforms.

Tiffany Stoner is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Avier Wealth Advisors in Bellevue, WA, where she has worked since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, Brighton Jones, and Charles Schwab. Avier Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, and various business entities. The firm emphasizes broad asset allocation strategies using primarily mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates factor research into equity allocations, and offers integrated planning and portfolio management services, including handling held-away assets.

Ryan Paul is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2016. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting on a limited basis. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach utilizing both passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Keith Johnson is a financial advisor at Associated Investment Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc. He has been with Associated Investment Services since 2017. Associated Investment Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individual investors, small corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm offers model portfolio and separately managed account programs through third-party managers and its affiliate Kellogg Asset Management, delivering advisory services via the Envestnet/NFS platform with a predominantly non-discretionary investment approach.

Pranay Dureja is a financial advisor at Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Nasdaq, Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of finance, he is a co-founder and partner of Studio Suzuki, a small record label promoting and distributing local musical artists. Dorsey, Wright & Associates provides discretionary investment management to individual investors and offers research, model licensing, and advisory services to institutional and professional clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on technical analysis, utilizing Point & Figure charting and relative strength methods across multiple asset classes.