Volition Financial Network helps professionals, families, pre-retirees, and retirees bring clarity and structure to their financial lives.
We organize and align investments, retirement income, insurance, and estate planning into one cohesive strategy—so clients can make confident decisions without the noise or guesswork.
Our process is simple: organize, build a plan, and guide ongoing decisions over time.
Founder, President & Chief Compliance Officer
Michael Vitantonio is the Founder, President, and Chief Compliance Officer of Volition Financial Network, where he helps professionals, families, pre-retirees, and retirees create more organized, intentional, and coordinated financial lives.
With over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, Michael works closely with clients to align investments, retirement income planning, insurance, estate planning, education funding, and wealth preservation strategies into one cohesive financial plan. His approach is practical, relationship-driven, and focused on simplifying complex financial decisions so clients can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Michael founded Volition Financial Network with the belief that financial planning should be about more than managing investments. By serving as the primary coordinator of a client’s financial life, he helps ensure that important decisions work together in support of long-term goals, family priorities, and retirement objectives.
Through strategic partnerships and a broader team of planning, investment, insurance, and portfolio management professionals, clients have access to specialized resources across retirement income planning, investment management, insurance solutions, estate planning, and advanced financial strategies.
Volition Financial Network was recognized as a 2022 Top Financial Portfolio Management Services Company by Financial Services Review, a publication highlighting innovation and leadership within the financial services industry.
Based in Northeast Ohio, Volition Financial Network provides financial planning and wealth management services to clients both locally and across the country, helping them navigate important financial decisions with greater clarity and confidence.
President
Gradient Investments, LLC
As President, Michael is the leader of Gradient Investments and has been with the firm since 2012. He brings more than 35 years of industry experience, including prior roles managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios for an institutional asset manager. Michael is a CFA® charter holder and is a frequent contributor on CNBC, Fox Business, Barron’s, and the Wall Street Journal.
Senior Portfolio Manager
Gradient Investments, LLC
Keith joined Gradient Investments in 2018 and has more than 30 years of industry experience. Prior roles include senior portfolio manager for a large institutional asset management firm, managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio. Keith is a CFA® charter holder, managed a Lipper Award-winning mutual fund, and has been featured in media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg, Investor’s Business Daily, Nasdaq and Reuters.
Senior Portfolio Manager
Gradient Investments, LLC
Tyler is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Gradient Investments, where he focuses on portfolio management, asset allocation, and investment research across multiple asset classes. He provides market insight and portfolio strategy to support client investment decisions. Tyler is a CFA® charterholder and has been featured in media outlets including Schwab Network, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal.
