After a strong Wall Street career helping sovereign wealth funds, pensions and private banks globally, Tyson wanted to own a financial practice. He began his planning work and founded V Financial Partners in 2012 with the mission to care for people and their businesses through personal finance and increase financial literacy in an enjoyable, open and honest way. Always, Loving People Through Finance®.
Tyson's father passed away when he was in college. Caring for his widowed mother was the top priority. The moment they met a financial adviser, emotions calmed and comfort flowed with a sound financial plan of investments and insurance solutions. Tyson believes everyone deserves an institutional Wall Street experience. Leaning on his global investment experience navigating the world's largest investors through the Great Recession, V Financial Partners aims to deliver the same heightened experience to everyone. Tyson intentionally partners with industry leaders and New York Life, one of the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States with the highest financial strength ratings currently awarded to a life insurance company."# This results in enabling V Financial Partners to offer stability and confidence to run a strong planning practice to support clients for decades to come.
For six years, prior to establishing his practice, Tyson was a Global Consultant Relationship Manager with Victory Capital, an investment management subsidiary of KeyCorp. He also worked as a sell-side equity and investment banking associate with KeyBanc Capital Markets.
Tyson is an accomplished 2013-2025 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT®) member*, recognized as Agent of the Year (2012-2024) by the Northern Ohio General Office of New York Life, and is a 2019-2025 member of New York Life's Chairman's Council representing the top 3 percent of financial professionals.** He's a
four-time member of New York Life's Chairmen's Cabinet, representing the top 50 financial professionals nationwide. He is also a member of The Nautilus Group® offering advanced planning solutions. From 2021-2024, he has also been honored in Forbes as one of Ohio's Best in State Financial Security Professionals+
Locally, he supports his church, food banks, grief counseling centers, the Aurora School Foundation, and financial literacy organizations. Tyson nationally advocates for financial security for all through FINSECA and the advancement of the life insurance industry through the Forum 400.
While graduating from Ohio University double majoring in Accounting & Finance, Tyson met his wife Lorena, the first day of college who majored in Arts Management, Voice and Italian Studies. They live in Aurora, Ohio outside of Cleveland with their sweet daughter, Giuliana, and their blue-eyed son Liam. As a family they enjoy traveling, singing, and the performing arts.
V Financial Partners and Tyson Vines are here to help.
Tyson Vines, Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities LIC, Member FINRA/SIPC, a Licensed Insurance Agency.
6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300, Independence, OH 44131.216.520.1345.
Financial Advisor offering investment advisory services through Eagle Strategies ILC, a Registered Investment Adviser.
Tyson Vines is a Member Agent of The Nautilus Group®, a service of New York Life Insurance Company.
V Financial Partners is not owned or operated by NYLIFE Secunties ILC or its afiliates.
Based on revenue as reported by "Fortune 500 ranked within Industries, Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual), Fortune magazine, 6/4/2024. For methodology, please see https://fortune.com/franchise-list-page/fortune-500-methodology-2023/.
•New York Life has received the highest financial strength ratings currently awarded to any U.S. life insurer by Standard & Poor's (A+); A.M. Best (#**); Moody's (Aa1); and Fitch (AAA). Source: Individual Third-Party Ratings
Reports as of 5/19/2025.
The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals, is recognized globally as the standard of excellence for life insurance sales performance in the insurance and financial services industry.
"Council is an annual recognition program for New York Life agents based on sales production.
*Read more about the Forbes SHOOK® Research Top Financial Security Professionals ist and the ranking methodology here: