Wolverine Investment Advisor LLC is a Georgia based investment advisory firm that offers a unique investment management solution through an interactive digital platform. Our goal is to help retail investors manage their savings using a quantitative and evidence- based investment approach. As professional finance researchers we realized that there are very few options available to retail investors to manage their retirement holdings using quantitative algorithms that derive their methodologies from academic research in economics, finance and accounting.
We do not believe that obtaining access to these sophisticated investment methodologies should be limited to a few-select set of investors with deep pockets. Our firm brings unique expertise in stock selection utilizing empirical findings of research in academia in a way that fits each investor’s risk profile and retirement goals. We believe that through our interactive digital platform we can help retail investors better understand the factors that influence asset returns and help democratize the investment process by offering valuable investment solutions through a low-cost, flat-fee structure.
WIA TEAM
Celim Yildizhan
Celim is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. Prior to his current academic position, he most recently served as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA from 2011 until 2019. Celim also worked as a Product Manager at Endwave Corporation and as a Venture Capital associate at Asset Management Company prior to obtaining his PhD. He graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, from Stanford University with a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management and a PhD in finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Yildizhan’s research has been published at prestigious journals such as The Accounting Review and Review of Finance. Dr. Yildizhan successfully passed Series 65 and Series 66 exams. Dr. Yildizhan leads research activities of the firm along with Dr. Anginer. He also acts as the chief compliance officer of Wolverine Investment Advisors.
Deniz Angıner
Deniz Anginer is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Beedie Business School at Simon Fraser University in BC, Canada. Prior to his current role Deniz most recently served as a Financial Economist at the Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. Deniz also worked as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech and as a Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman. Deniz graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce and the recipient of the Adams Academic Gold Medal, awarded to the Honors student with the highest standing in Economics. He has a PhD in finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Anginer’s research has been published at prestigious journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Banking and Finance and the Journal of Financial Stability among others. Dr. Anginer leads the research activities and co-leads the investment analyses of Wolverine Investment Advisors along with Dr. Yildizhan.
Yuri Tseretyan
Yuri Tseretyan is an accomplished software engineer with over 15 years of experience in developing systems ranging from simple desktop and mobile applications to complex, enterprise-level distributed systems. While his expertise primarily lies in back-end development, including APIs and core services, his interests extend into web application development. Yuri oversees all technical solutions and integrations at the company, with a primary focus on ensuring the security and availability of our services for our customers.