Blue Advisors is a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm based in Columbus, Ohio, serving retirees and busy professionals throughout the region and across the United States. My mission is simple: to help you achieve your financial goals through clear advice, education, and a commitment to your best interests—always. Why Blue Advisors? Fiduciary Oath: As a fee-only, fiduciary advisor, I am legally obligated to put your interests first. I do not sell products or earn commissions—my only job is to give you expert, unbiased advice. Education First: I believe that informed clients make better decisions. I'm here to demystify financial planning and investment management, empowering you with the knowledge you need to succeed. Low, Transparent Fees: My fee-only structure means no hidden costs or sales pitches—just straightforward, affordable advice. Personalized Service: By limiting the number of clients I work with, I ensure you receive the attention and tailored solutions you deserve. My Philosophy There's nothing new about sound financial planning and investment management. While laws and regulations may change, the core principles that drive long-term success remain unchanged. History has shown that the fundamentals work—there are no secret shortcuts or magic products. My role is to help you apply these time-tested strategies to your unique situation. My Process: Simple, Secure, Supportive I understand that choosing or changing a financial advisor can feel overwhelming. That's why I've created a straightforward, stress-free process: Get Acquainted: We start with a relaxed, no-pressure conversation to understand your goals, concerns, and what prompted you to seek guidance. It’s an opportunity for you to ask questions and see if we’re the right fit. Secure Information Sharing: If you decide to move forward, you’ll share your financial information through safe, encrypted tools. Your privacy and security are always my top priority. Personalized Planning: I review your documents, assess your current financial picture, and create a clear, comprehensive financial plan and investment strategy tailored to your goals, values, and long-term aspirations. We walk through everything together so you feel confident, informed, and in control. Ongoing Guidance: Your financial life isn’t static—and your plan shouldn’t be either. As laws, markets, and life circumstances change, I’ll be there to adjust your plan, answer questions, and provide ongoing education and support. Let's Take the First Step—Together Taking that first step toward financial clarity can be intimidating. My goal is to make it as easy and comfortable as possible. At Blue Advisors, you'll find a trusted partner—one who listens, educates, and guides you every step of the way. Ready to start your financial journey? Let's connect and build your brighter financial future together. .

I'm the founder of ClearMind Capital, a fee-only firm based in Columbus, OH. I work mostly with business owners, self-employed professionals, and people who are close enough to retirement that the decisions they make in the next few years actually matter a lot. The planning I do tends to live at the intersection of retirement income, tax strategy, and the messier stuff that comes with owning a business or leaving one. A lot of my clients come in with good pieces in place but nobody has ever pulled them together or looked at how the tax picture connects to everything else. That's usually where the real work is. When we get that right, something shifts. People stop second-guessing whether they're making smart moves and start feeling like they actually have a plan they understand and trust. For most of my clients, that clarity is the thing they didn't know they were missing.

Freddie Everett Jr. is a financial advisor with Thomas Everett Investments, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and Hardimann Investment Management, Inc. He is also involved with Columbus Bible Way Church, Inc., where he has held various roles since 1999. Everett maintains an outside business activity as an insurance agent. Thomas Everett Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm specializes in non-discretionary management and offers a range of investment approaches, including fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with a notable focus on serving charitable organizations and pension/ERISA clients.

Timothy Cooper is the sole advisor at Ripple Effect Investment Strategies, LLC in Westerville, OH, holding a Series 63 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has operated Ripple Effect since 2008 and has been self-employed since 1997, with a significant portion of his time spent providing insurance services. Ripple Effect Investment Strategies serves individual clients through comprehensive financial planning that includes income analysis, Social Security, taxes, investments, insurance, and estate planning. The firm also offers tax preparation and public educational seminars, providing tailored written recommendations and ongoing reviews without exercising investment discretion or custody of client assets.

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.

Dennis Dicke is the sole advisor at Cornerstone Investment Counsel in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cornerstone Investment Counsel since 1996. Cornerstone Investment Counsel is a single-adviser registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and pension plans. The firm uses a process centered on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing no-load mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and Defined Outcome (“buffer”) ETFs to construct portfolios.

David Clark is the founder and sole advisor of Clark Soeten, an independent firm based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his advisory practice in 2023, Clark worked in roles including philanthropic advising at The Catholic Foundation and owned a small event rental business, Rent Wedding Chairs. Clark Soeten provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to identify undervalued securities for long-term holding and incorporates options strategies and arbitrage opportunities as part of its investment approach.

Joseph Finneran is a CFP® professional with 44 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Tricord Wealth Advisors since 1988 and has also worked at Omni Financial Securities, Inc. and World Choice Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in public foundation administration through the Stewardship Foundation. Tricord Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial and business planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies, offers periodic account reviews and written reports, and may utilize third-party money managers when appropriate.

Spencer Hawkins is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and the principal of Spencer Hawkins Investment Adviser, LLC since 2018. He also owns and operates Protected World Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency representing all major lines of insurance. Hawkins has prior experience with Southeast Investments, N.C. Inc., where he worked from 2014 to 2018. His firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, business owners, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm’s investment approach uses written policy statements and model portfolios based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, favoring largely passive, cost-efficient, and tax-aware strategies oriented to long-term objectives.

Joshua Gallogly is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial planning and advising. He is the principal advisor at Milestones Financial in Columbus, OH, and has previously worked at Practical Financial Planning, First Heartland Capital Inc., and the OSU Wexner Medical Center. Outside of advising, he is a sole proprietor and owns a residential rental property. Milestones Financial provides financial planning and investment recommendations to individuals and families through project-based written plans and hourly advising. The firm uses a data-driven, asset-class approach rooted in modern portfolio theory and tax-aware analysis, and offers financial counseling to military beneficiaries through a VA-sponsored program.

Adam Luckow is a financial advisor at Highline Wealth Solutions in Columbus, OH, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual for six years and with Terrance Lumpkins of Northwestern Mutual for five years. Highline Wealth Solutions offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory through a long-term trading approach and provides discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial plans, and pension consulting.

Non-profit professionals and individuals that donate to non-profit organizations are a key component to improving our communities, both locally and nationally. I’ve seen the impact on our communities firsthand because of the work of my wife, my siblings, my father, and my sister-in-law, all of whom work for various non-profit organizations. Their efforts to better the lives of those around them motivated me to launch a financial planning firm dedicated to serving them, and other community-centric individuals. Our approach is to not only work with individuals and families on developing a path for financial security, but to also be a resource to provide financial clarity. Often, we think of financial planning as maximizing investment returns, or developing strategies to minimize the taxes we owe. While important, any financial plan or strategy lacks impact unless we align the plan and the financial strategies to what is truly important to YOU. Financial planning is about more than numbers – it’s about a financial planner working in lockstep with the client to identify and create a life that aligns with the client’s values, aspirations, and ideal financial future. Prior to becoming a client, we will work with prospective clients to identify and elaborate on what is important to them, and how we can maximize their money and resources to align with their values. From there, the planning process can begin, and we can set out on the path of maximizing today, while also planning for tomorrow.

Daniel Schwenker is the sole advisor at D.A. Schwenker & Associates, Inc., an independent firm based in Worthington, Ohio. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 41 years of industry experience, including over 33 years at his current firm. D.A. Schwenker & Associates serves primarily individual clients, mostly age 50 and over, and a limited number of high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, ongoing investment advice, and portfolio management through a tailored, longer-term, largely passive approach, combining non-discretionary client decisioning with recommended third-party discretionary managers.

Andrew Young is a financial advisor with Young Financial Planning LLC in Westerville, OH. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including roles at Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, Ltd. and JP Morgan Chase & Co. Young Financial Planning LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and educational seminars, using an investment approach that combines passive and active strategies based on modern portfolio theory.

Andrew Kerns is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience and the sole advisor at Accountable Financial Planning LLC in Westerville, OH, where he has worked since 2009. Accountable Financial Planning LLC provides coordinated financial planning and non-discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, and small-business owners. The firm offers a broad range of services including cash-flow and retirement planning, insurance analysis, employer benefits reviews, bookkeeping, and income tax preparation, typically implementing globally diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs on a fee-for-service basis.

Zachary Bernsdorf is a financial advisor with Aspire Capital Management, LLC in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to founding Aspire Capital Management, he worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and Protective Life Insurance Company. Aspire Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients such as working professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees. The firm provides portfolio management, retirement-income planning, and financial planning with a focus on diversified, long-term asset allocation and fundamental research, operating on a flat, fee-only advisory model without asset minimums.

Paul Huey is a financial advisor at EFS Wealth Management LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Delta Capital Management, AE Wealth Management, and Eagle Financial Solutions, where he has also been involved in insurance sales and financial advising. EFS Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, family offices, small businesses, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm focuses on asset allocation and selecting outside money managers to manage portfolios, offering both discretionary management and standalone financial planning engagements.

Bryan Gebhart is the sole advisor at Sirius Trading Partners LLC in Gahanna, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has extensive self-employment experience since 1999, including one year at Sirius Trading Partners. Sirius Trading Partners provides discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients through quantitative, model-driven, ETF-based managed accounts. The firm offers systematic strategies that use proprietary models based on price momentum and volatility, with portfolios that may include leveraged and inverse ETFs and involve active trading.

John Hegler is a financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been with 21 St Century Equity Advisors Corporation since 1999 and also maintains long-term involvement with Equity Builders Realty and his own accounting firm, John Hegler CPA & Co P.C. He provides personal tax return preparation for certain clients, a service separate from his advisory work. 21 St Century Equity Advisors Corporation offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with market behavior studies to guide tactical and strategic investment decisions.

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.