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Financial Freedom House

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Client AUM

$154,066,696

Clients

523

Advisors

6

across 2 offices

About

Financial Freedom House provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary investment services to individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), businesses, and qualified retirement plans. As of December 31, 2025, the firm reported about $212.9 million in regulatory assets under management, including roughly $58.8 million managed for retirement plans.

The firm’s advice is driven by a consultative, cash‑flow based planning process that uses a proprietary Financial Lifestyle Analysis and, when appropriate, Right Capital for Monte Carlo and scenario testing to inform goals and liquidity needs. Investment management emphasizes strategic asset allocation grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis, implemented primarily with ETFs, no‑load index and passively managed institutional mutual funds and, in some cases, no‑load variable annuities.

Distinctive aspects of the firm include a voluntary third‑party CEFEX certification for fiduciary practices (noted in its brochure as the only such certification in the state as of March 1, 2026) and formal referral/affiliation arrangements with pension consulting and plan administration firms for its ERISA plan work. The firm also operates as a licensed insurance agent with broker relationships (commissions disclosed as under 2% of revenue), offers educational workshops as a delivery method for planning, and discloses a past regulatory matter in 2018 that was settled with a $1,000 civil fine after a clerical registration error.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for Portfolio Diagnostic Analysis, Portfolio Management Assistance, Financial Planning Services (quoted individually); Qualified Plan Consulting flat fees also possible

Percentage

$0 - $49,999: 1.50% $50,000 - $99,999: 1.35% $100,000 - $249,999: 1.20% $250,000 - $499,999: 1.00% $500,000 - $999,999: 0.80% $1,000,000+: 0.40%

Project-based

$60 to $350 per hour for Portfolio Diagnostic Analysis, Portfolio Management Assistance, and Financial Planning Services

Other

Account minimum: $1,000 Fee-only: Portfolio Diagnostic Analysis and Portfolio Management Assistance hourly fees $60 to $350 per hour; Financial Planning Services hourly fees $60 to $350 per hour or fixed fees quoted individually; Qualified Plan Consulting fees range from $1,250 to over $135,000 annually, usually fixed fee

Main office

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6515 Highland Rd, Suite 240

Waterford MI 48327-1668

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

Florida · Michigan · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Texas

Also doing business as

American Labor Financial Advisors (A.L.F.A.) · Caer, LLC · Chief Financial Investment Advisors · Cygnet Financial Freedom House · Cygnet Financial Planning Inc. · Cygnet Strategies, LLC · Fiduciary Firewall Advisers, Inc. · Financial Freedom House · Financial Wellness Centers · Retirement Services Center · Zotos & Associates Financial Freedom House

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Brian L

Series 63, Series 65

Waterford, MI

Financial Freedom House

Brian Lakkides is a financial advisor at Financial Freedom House with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cygnet Financial Planning, Inc. (dba Financial Freedom House) since 2010 and at Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2005 to 2016. He serves as president of Fiduciary Firewall Consulting, Inc., providing ERISA compliance and consulting services, and is a board member and instructor at the Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy, a nonprofit organization offering financial education. Additionally, he officiates USSF sanctioned youth and adult soccer matches as a Grade 7 referee. Financial Freedom House offers investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses a fiduciary approach with strategic asset allocation primarily through ETFs and passively managed funds, employing tools like Monte Carlo simulation and ongoing financial plan modeling to assess goal probabilities.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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Brian M

Series 63, Series 65

Waterford, MI

Financial Freedom House

Brian Mcisaac is a financial advisor with Financial Freedom House in Waterford, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. He previously worked for Munder Capital Management | Victory Capital for 20 years before joining Financial Freedom House, where he has been since 2020. Financial Freedom House serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plan sponsors with investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based approach focused on Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation using primarily ETFs, no-load index funds, and passively managed institutional funds.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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Aaron C

Series 63, Series 65

Waterford, MI

Financial Freedom House

Aaron Cary is a financial advisor with Financial Freedom House in Waterford, Michigan, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Cary is also licensed as an insurance agent, soliciting life, disability, and fixed annuity products. Financial Freedom House provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary investment services to individuals, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a consultative, cash-flow based planning process and emphasizes strategic asset allocation implemented primarily with ETFs and passively managed funds.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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Theodore L

CFP®, Series 63

Waterford, MI

Financial Freedom House

Theodore Lakkides is a CFP® with 44 years of experience in financial planning. He has been with Financial Freedom House since 1982, including its predecessor entities, and previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. He serves as president, board member, and instructor for the Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy, a nonprofit organization providing financial education workshops and seminars. Financial Freedom House offers investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with strategic asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using primarily ETFs and no-load index funds.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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James D

Series 63, Series 66

Pittsburgh, PA

Financial Freedom House

James Denny is a financial advisor with Financial Freedom House in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. for 12 years before joining CYGNET FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC. (dba Financial Freedom House), where he has been since 2003. He is also the managing partner of CAER LLC, serving as a fiduciary adviser to qualified retirement plan trustees and participants. Financial Freedom House provides investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and sponsors of qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary-based approach emphasizing Modern Portfolio Theory, strategic asset allocation primarily through ETFs and passively managed funds, and uses Monte Carlo simulation and ongoing financial-plan modeling to evaluate goal probabilities.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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Darwin M

Series 63, Series 65

Waterford, MI

Financial Freedom House

Darwin Moore is a financial advisor at Financial Freedom House in Waterford, MI, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Financial Freedom House since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates 4U, LLC, a transportation and handyman services business. Financial Freedom House provides investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation with primarily passive investment vehicles, delivering advice on a fiduciary basis supported by ongoing financial plan modeling.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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