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Michael Shane Kays

Advisor at Capital Analysts — Lancaster, OH

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

25 years

Location

Lancaster, OH 43130

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Capital Analysts

Multi-team

Total advisors

51

Across 255 offices

Clients per advisor

306 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$540,083 Typical

HNW client ratio

19% Typical

About

Michael Kays is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017, following prior roles at Legend Equities Corporation and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant varsity girls soccer coach for the Northern Local School District. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and firm-managed programs.

Client services

Based on Capital Analysts

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Capital Analysts

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Fixed

Wrap Fee Programs charge a bundled flat fee covering advisory, transaction, and clearing costs (exact fees detailed in Wrap Fee Program Brochure). Certain flat fees paid to Lincoln Investment for training and support also exist but are not client fees.

Percentage

$0 - $133,333: 0.15% or $200 minimum annual fee (the $200 minimum results in a higher effective percentage fee for smaller accounts) $133,334 - $500,000: 0.15% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.12% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.10% $2,000,001+: 0.08%

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum annual administrative fee of $200 assessed monthly ($16.67/month) for Client Custom Portfolios and Advisor Managed Model Portfolios custodied at Pershing. Fee-only: Advisory fees based on assets under management, with negotiable fees up to a maximum of 1.25% annually charged by the Advisor.

Location

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Lancaster, OH

201 South Broad Street, Suite 311

Lancaster OH 43130

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

25 years of industry experience

Lincoln Investment

2017 - Present • 9 years

Lancaster, OH

Legend Equities Corporation

2009 - 2017 • 8 years

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Valic Financial Advisors

2001 - 2009 • 8 years

Columbus, OH

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Lucinda L

Series 63, Series 66

Canal Winchester, OH

Lynch Retirement Advisors, LLC.

Lucinda Lynch is a financial advisor at Lynch Retirement Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Lincoln Financial Distributors and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation since 1996. Outside of her advisory role, she provides evening daycare services approximately 25 hours per week. Lynch Retirement Advisors focuses on retirement-centered financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic retirement planning, utilizing tools like MoneyGuidePro and Charles Schwab technology, and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with around $19.84 million in assets under management.

General retirement planning Annuities Roth conversion strategy
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Penny W

CFP®, PFS™

Lancaster, OH

Lifetime Financial Planning Solutions, LLC

Penny Wasem is a CFP® and PFS™ professional with 23 years of experience, serving as the principal of Lifetime Financial Planning Solutions, LLC since 2003. She is also the financial officer of the Fairfield County Foundation, a nonprofit organization located in Lancaster, OH. Lifetime Financial Planning Solutions, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, accounting, tax planning, and tax preparation services for individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, estates, and trusts. The firm delivers written financial plans and recommendations without managing client assets or selling investment products, focusing primarily on public accounting and tax work with a small, specialized client base.

General tax planning
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Lori E

CFP®

Pickerington, OH

Arcadia Financial Partners, LLC

Lori Eisel is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Arcadia Financial Partners, LLC since 2016. She previously worked at Hamilton Capital Management, Inc. for one year. Arcadia Financial Partners provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals and families, offering fixed-fee financial reviews, hourly counseling, and ongoing retainer engagements. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and long-term investing using no-load index mutual funds, ETFs, and cash equivalents, while typically not managing client assets directly.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Benjamin W

Series 65

Lancaster, OH

SRS Wealth Management

Benjamin Wilkey is a financial advisor at SRS Wealth Management in Lancaster, OH, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has worked at multiple firms since 2025, including Asset Management and Protection Services, LLC and Superior Retirement Solutions. Prior to entering the financial advisory field, he spent over two decades in the forms and printing industry. SRS Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and planning services, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed-income securities, and acts as a fiduciary in both discretionary and non-discretionary management roles.

Annuities General retirement planning
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Roger S

CFP®

Pickerington, OH

Southward Financial Services, LLC

Roger Southward is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He has been the principal advisor at Southward Financial Services, LLC since 2000. Southward Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management primarily to individual clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes client-approved trading and offers independent tax preparation through an on-staff CPA, managing approximately $18 million in assets for about 27 clients.

General retirement planning General tax planning
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Timothy H

CFP®, Series 66

Carroll, OH

FinancialFamilies

Timothy Hamilton is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at FinancialFamilies since 2014. He holds a Series 66 license and serves as a volunteer Finance Officer for the Civil Air Patrol in Maxwell, Alabama. FinancialFamilies provides financial planning and investment review services to individual and high-net-worth families, focusing on tailored, non-discretionary plans that cover retirement, estate, tax, insurance, business planning, cash flow, and college savings. The firm emphasizes client-specific recommendations and periodic reviews, using various analytical methods and typically recommending mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and fixed-income instruments.

Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy
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