This Financial Advisor Once ‘Despised’ Money. Now He Manages $875 Million
(By Steve Garmhausen) – When it comes to talking politics, most financial advisors take a studiously neutral stance. No matter which party a client might rant about, they’ll likely nod their head and make sure the client feels heard. Max Kulyk isn’t like most advisors. His firm’s niche is politically progressive clients, and he wears his beliefs on his sleeve. “At this moment in history,” says Kulyk, the CEO and founder of $875 million-asset Chicory Wealth, based in Decatur, Ga., “if you’re not one thing or another, I don’t know who the hell you are, to be honest.”
April 17, 2026 / by Liv Gagnon
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