Who We Are

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.” 

~Henry David Thoreau

Team/General Cornerstone Community

ABOUT US

We believe that you don’t have to settle for the status quo. When your life and wealth are built on a cornerstone, you can pursue greater dreams and make the impact you’re truly capable of making in your own life, in the lives of those you love, and in the legacy you leave behind.

We often work with successful professionals and business owners who have been saving and investing but feel they might be missing out on what’s truly possible for their wealth, their businesses, their lives, and their families.

Helping you build a financial plan to achieve what is truly possible is what we do. Empowering you to pursue great dreams is who we are. 

Gordon / Cornerstone Through the Years

1993
  • Gordon started in the industry as a life insurance agent with New York Life
1994
  • Gordon started Cornerstone from his home with Quest Capital Strategies. Hired the first Cornerstone employee. Rented an office next to Lookwell Barber Shop on Dakota Ave
1997
  • Left Quest Capital Strategies and joined Sentra Securities
1999
  • Opened Sioux Falls office
2000
  • Gordon earns CFP Designation
  • Michelle hired
2004
  • Bought building in Huron – moved Cornerstone offices into the ground floor
2005
  • Sentra Securities becomes SagePoint Financial
2006
  • Gordon receives MS-Financial Planning
2009
  • Left SagePoint Financial and joined Raymond James Financial Services
  • Barron’s ranked for the first time
2018
  • Forbes ranked for the first time
2020
  • New Sioux Falls building opens
  • Michelle becomes equity partner
1993
  • Gordon started in the industry as a life insurance agent with New York Life
1994
  • Gordon started Cornerstone from his home with Quest Capital StrategiesHired the first Cornerstone employeeRented an office next to Lookwell Barber Shop on Dakota Ave
1997
  • Left Quest Capital Strategies and joined Sentra Securities
1999
  • Opened Sioux Falls office
2000
  • Gordon earns CFP Designation
  • Michelle hired
2004
  • Bought building in Huron – moved Cornerstone offices into the ground floor
2005
  • Sentra Securities becomes SagePoint Financial
2006
  • Gordon receives MS-Financial Planning
2009
  • Left SagePoint Financial and joined Raymond James Financial Services
  • Barron’s ranked for the first time
2018
  • Forbes ranked for the first time
2020
  • New Sioux Falls building opens
  • Michelle becomes equity partner