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Who We Are

We're here to serve

Our name - MAGIS Wealth Advisors - guides us in everything we do. We come to work everyday with the intention of doing and giving more than is expected. Our daily reward is knowing that we have done something to help you come closer to achieving your goals. Our single focus enables us to expand the benefits we offer to meet not just the complexity of your plan and your life but also the challenges of the ever more complex world around us.

Why Magis

Why Magis

We know of no other firm in the area that offers our combination of experience-based knowledge and comprehensive services tailored exclusively to you and your situation. Because we are independently owned and managed, we provide our services with personal, individualized attention focused on you, your life and your family. Working in alliance with Equitable Advisors enables us to offer a wide spectrum of products, services and support that can multiply the benefits to you.

knowledgeable advice

knowledgeable advice

If you’re looking for knowledgeable financial advice, ask prospective financial advisors these questions:

Can you explain the different stock option plans at our leading local corporations?

What specific actions would you take to manage each of them for maximum growth and minimum risk?

How do stock options differentiate between regular income tax and capital gains taxes?

How do you minimize taxes using net unrealized appreciation (NUA)?

We know the answers because our founder has spent his career learning and understanding these issues from the inside out. 

Equitable Advisors, its affiliates and financial professionals do not provide tax or legal advice or services.  You should contact your personal tax and/or legal advisors regarding your situation.

How we're different

How we're different

We provide creative, personalized, common-sense financial strategies to successful corporate executives, both active and retired, whose complex compensation plans are based significantly on publicly traded corporate stock. We have the capabilities, knowledge and experience with these plans that many financial advisors lack and offer an array of services seldom seen at such firms.

"I Entered this profession out of a profound desire to serve others.”

Michael Leonakis

Our History

During his early career at Sherwin-Williams, Michael Leonakis saw that the most successful corporate executives were the ones with the least time to focus on their investments. What he also saw during his years at the company was the need for outside investment advice based on the arcane twists and turns of such plans. This vision led him to join Equitable Advisors in 2025.

Our mission was and still is to deliver comprehensive, personalized wealth management services for successful corporate executives whose compensation comes mainly in the form of publicly traded company stock. From the very beginning, we were filling a niche not readily served in the Cleveland area.

In 2022, Michael took another step forward by renaming his practice MAGIS to exemplify the philosophy on which he has based his life since his teen years. MAGIS is Latin for “more” or “greater.” It is a philosophy of life based on doing more for others. As defined by Jesuit educators at the schools Michael attended, “more” is a matter of depth and quality rather than quantity, a commitment to serving others, a statement of humility rather than pride.

As a client of MAGIS, you can expect more of the things you need – more personalized service, more accessibility and more of the advanced knowledge and insights needed to help you manage your plan to maximize your wealth and minimize your risk.

Our Mission

We don’t want to be all things to all people. We promise to serve you by providing caring, personalized corporate executive financial planning and personalized solutions for now and the long-term. Our ultimate goal is to help you and your family gain the security and confidence you desire and deserve.


We will do this by:

  • Providing the coordination necessary based on our experience to potentially maximize the value of your executive compensation awards.
  • Doing only what makes sense for you.
  • Coordinating and collaborating with your other advisors on your behalf.
  • Being the catalyst to get things done for you and your family.

Our Values

These are the values that guide us in everything we do:

  • Honesty and integrity
  • Common sense
  • Commitment to service
  • Respect for our clients, their lives and their families
  • The importance of relationships
  • Transparent pricing
  • Maintaining a knowledge base unparalleled in our area

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