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Timothy W Ayer

Advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors — Grand Rapids, OH

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

23 years

Location

Grand Rapids, OH

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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

3,909

Across 2,198 offices

Clients per advisor

91 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$378,281 Low

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Timothy Ayer is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His career includes 20 years at Kaminsky & Associates and four years at Spc prior to joining Cambridge in 2025. He is also involved as an agent with Sunrize Retirement & Financial Services, which focuses on insurance and benefits. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm offers both proprietary and third-party investment strategies delivered through a network of independent financial professionals across multiple platform arrangements.

Client services

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Market timing

Expertise

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Self-Employed

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Fee options

Fixed

For financial planning and consulting, flat fees generally do not exceed $25,000 but may be higher based on complexity; For WealthPort setup fee generally less than 1% of assets or $1,000

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 1.50% $100,000 - $250,000: 1.25% $250,000+: 1.00%

Commissions

Financial Professionals acting as Registered Representatives receive commissions on securities and insurance sales

Project-based

Generally up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services; up to $500 per hour for retirement plan advisory services

Subscriptions

Financial Wellness services paid by employer; flat or hourly fees per agreement

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: Minimum WealthPort program fee of $250 annually for CAAP® and UMA accounts

Location

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Grand Rapids, OH

Grand Rapids OH

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

2025 - Present • 1 year

Fairfield, IA

Spc

2021 - 2025 • 4 years

Ann Arbor, MI

Kaminsky & Associates

2001 - 2021 • 20 years

Maumee, OH

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Steven C

Series 66

Maumee, OH

OSAIC

Steven Cochran Jr. is a financial professional at OSAIC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 7 and Series 66 designation and has been with Savage and Associates since 2010. Outside of his financial career, Cochran serves as a head coach and instructor for a youth hockey team, providing coaching and skating lessons. OSAIC is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and employs a technology-driven investment process that incorporates risk tolerance assessments, asset allocation software, and portfolio optimization tools.

General retirement planning Caring for aging parents Multi-generational wealth transfer Life insurance needs analysis Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired University Employee Self-Employed Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement Established Professionals Gen X (Born 1965-1980) Gen Y/Millennials (Born 1980-1995)
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Chad C

Series 65

Maumee, OH

Glass City Capital Management, LLC

Chad Clay is the sole advisor at Glass City Capital Management, LLC in Maumee, OH, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. Before founding his firm in 2018, he worked as an investor and previously served for eleven years with the City of Springfield, Illinois Fire Department. His background includes experience as a firefighter and EMT. Glass City Capital Management is an independent, fee-only firm providing discretionary investment management focused on long-term capital appreciation for individuals and various entities. The firm emphasizes a concentrated, actively managed equity strategy built around a core “best ideas” approach, typically holding five to forty individual securities with a preference for large-cap companies.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Andreas J

Series 65

Perrysburg, OH

Juarez, Andreas

Andreas Juarez is a financial advisor at Juarez, Andreas with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work history including roles at JDA TSG, Amazon LLC, Stellantis, Ohio State University, and Lowe's. Outside of advising, he owns and operates a tax preparation business serving individual clients. His firm, Midwest Guidance LLC, is a state-registered investment adviser that serves individual and high-net-worth clients with a value-oriented investment approach. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and emphasizes fundamental analysis while maintaining conflict controls and client-focused policies.

Active portfolio management
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Jason B

CFA®, Series 63

McClure, OH

Stirling Bridge Wealth Partners, LLC

Jason Born is a CFA charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Stirling Bridge Wealth Partners, LLC since 2015. Outside of advisory work, he is a self-published author of non-investment related material. Stirling Bridge Wealth Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, and some charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis within documented investment policy statements and uses both long- and short-term trading and options strategies under discretionary authority.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management
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Corey S

Series 65

Bowling Green, OH

Selhorst Services Inc.

Corey Selhorst is a financial advisor at Selhorst Services Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Bowling Green State University since 2019, where he is a senior financial accountant. Additionally, he provides seasonal tax advisory services as an independent contractor for Intuit TurboTax. Selhorst Services provides tax preparation, tax planning, financial planning, and investment advisory services with a focus on comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses historical asset-class analysis and diversification strategies to develop asset allocations tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and time horizons, emphasizing expense minimization and tax efficiency, while not managing assets or maintaining custody of client funds.

General tax planning Wealth management
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Kelsey B

Series 65, Series 63

Whitehouse, OH

Apricity Financial Planning

Kelsey Burke is a financial advisor at Apricity Financial Planning with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked nine years at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in podcasting and movement/mindfulness instruction. Apricity Financial Planning is a fee-only independent investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach, using primarily mutual funds and ETFs with a passive management style, and offers ongoing financial planning along with educational seminars and speaking engagements.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy
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