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Ormond Beach financial advisor named to UF's Gator100

The honor recognizes Plan to Prosper, founded by Erick Palacios, as one of the 100 fastest-growing businesses led by University of Florida alumni.


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  • | 11:00 a.m. June 10, 2025
Erick Palacios (right) and his business, Plan to Prosper, were named to the Gator100 this spring. Courtesy photo
Erick Palacios (right) and his business, Plan to Prosper, were named to the Gator100 this spring. Courtesy photo
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Erick Palacios, financial advisor and founder of Plan to Prosper Wealth Management, was announced to the 2025 Gator100 this spring, a press release recently announced.

The honor recognizes Plan to Prosper as one of the 100 fastest-growing businesses led by University of Florida alumni.

"So incredibly humbled, thankful, and blessed to be recognized with this esteemed honor," Palacios said in the press release. "More important, I am thankful and grateful to my clients, friends and family who have helped make it all possible.”

Past honorees have included such noted businesses as Orangetheory Fitness, Honest Autos, and Stretch Zone.

Plan to Prosper has made its home in Ormond Beach since 2023. Palacios graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from UF and earned his master’s in business administration from Jacksonville University. 

He spent years in the banking sector working with both community and large banks, as well as investment management firms. When not working, Palacios is volunteering with the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce, with his son’s Troop 403 Boy Scouts and with the Ormond Rotary, where he is a past president and has been a member since moving to Ormond Beach in 2006. He is a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church.

 

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