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John F

Series 65

Mentor, OH

Dffa, Llc

John Forbes is a financial advisor at DFFA, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as a partner at HW&Co., a non-investment related CPA firm, for over a decade. Forbes was also a principal at Deimling Forbes Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2016. DFFA, LLC operates as a co-adviser alongside an SEC-registered investment adviser, providing services to retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and high-net-worth households. The firm focuses on financial planning, fiduciary retirement plan consulting, trustee support, and independent manager selection, while asset management and trading are delegated to its co-adviser and third-party managers.

Equity compensation tax strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Business succession planning Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals
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