At Columbus Street Wealth Management, we're more than just advisors; we are true fiduciaries and partners with our clients in their journey. Our commitment goes beyond transactions – we forge deep, lasting relationships, ensuring every piece of advice is tailored to your unique life journey or goals. Our transparent, flat-fee structure underscores our commitment to your best interests. Comprehensive guidance and synchronized strategies are tailored to your financial goals and values, regardless of complexity. Our expertise extends across all facets of wealth management: retirement and tax planning, insurance, college funding, estate planning, wealth transfer, and philanthropy. Your portfolio is customized to your preference for risk in coordination with your wealth goals. With Charles Schwab as our custodian, we provide low-cost, globally diversified portfolio management in traditional asset classes and alternative investments. Are you ready for a profoundly different client experience? • Retirement Income Planning • Social Security Optimization • Tax Planning • Investment Management • Risk Management • College Planning • Employer Benefits Planning • Equity Compensation • Estate Planning • Small Business Planning • Socially Responsible Investing • Charitable Giving • Wealth Transfer My wife, Susan, and I reside in Grove City, Ohio, with our two children, Brady and Carter. Our leisure time is spent watching our sons play competitive lacrosse and tennis, golfing as a family, and visiting and hiking our scenic National Parks.

Brian Becker, CFP®, is the founder of Chapters To Wealth, a fee-only, advice-only financial planning firm based in Columbus, Ohio, serving clients locally and across the country. With more than 20 years of experience as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Brian works exclusively as a fiduciary, meaning every recommendation is made solely in the client's best interest. Chapters To Wealth is a flat-fee, advice-only firm: no commissions, no product sales, no assets-under-management fees, and no investment or asset custody. Clients pay a transparent flat fee for planning and ongoing advice, whether they're beginning a focused planning project, an hourly consultation, or an ongoing advisory relationship. This structure removes the conflicts of interest common in commission-based or AUM-based models, so clients know their advisor is compensated the same way regardless of what they recommend. Brian works with three main types of clients: families and career professionals balancing today's financial demands with long-term goals; do-it-yourself investors who manage their own portfolios but want an objective second opinion; and business owners and entrepreneurs navigating the overlap between personal wealth and business risk. Core services include cash flow and investment strategy, strategic lifetime tax planning, risk management and insurance review, estate and legacy planning, charitable and philanthropic planning, business planning and succession. Brian's advice-only approach centers on understanding each client's personal story and goals first, then building a plan around consistent, controllable financial habits rather than short-term predictions. As a fee-only, flat-fee fiduciary CFP® with over two decades of industry experience, Brian Becker and Chapters To Wealth offer an alternative to traditional AUM-based wealth management: unbiased, transparent financial planning advice for clients who want expert guidance without asset management or investment product sales. Learn more or schedule an introductory conversation at www.chapterstowealth.com.

Philip Hammond is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trendcalc Dynamics in Columbus, OH. His career includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America Advisors, Inc., and several iterations of Trendcalc Capital Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory work, he has operated as an independent insurance agent since 1990. Trendcalc Dynamics provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a research-driven, systematic investment process across global and regional equity and fixed-income strategies and is notable for its ERISA 3(38) investment manager role for retirement plans.

Lawrence Zimmerman II is the sole advisor at Zimmerman Advisory Group, LLC, an independent firm based in Dublin, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm, he spent 10 years at Carl Zimmerman Financial Services, LLC and has been self-employed since 1989. Zimmerman Advisory Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored financial planning and asset management, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside educational workshops on retirement topics.

James Arnold is the sole advisor at Runnymede Capital Advisors, Inc. in Dublin, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 22 years of industry experience. He has led Runnymede Capital Advisors since its founding in 2003. Outside of his advisory role, Arnold owns and manages a property rental business. Runnymede Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals, families, and some charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivative strategies such as covered calls and buffered ETFs, distinguishing itself by incorporating options and serving tax-exempt clients.

William Baker is a financial advisor at W.M. Baker Investments LLC in Dublin, Ohio, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has led W.M. Baker Investments since 2012. W.M. Baker Investments LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, while also serving corporate and institutional accounts. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options writing, managing all assets internally across approximately $5 million in discretionary assets.

Deborah Price is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience, owner of Price Planning, LLC in Columbus, Ohio. She has led Price Planning since 2002. In addition to her financial advisory role, she is the managing member of Price Legal Services, LLC, which offers clients the option to obtain basic legal documents such as simple wills and durable powers of attorney. Price Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies with emphasis on asset allocation. The firm does not accept commissions or custody of client funds and offers services through hourly and fixed-fee engagements.

Alan Ray is a financial advisor at Square Peg Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Columbus, OH, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to founding Square Peg in 2019, he worked at AlphaStar Capital Management and Nationwide Securities LLC. Ray is also a licensed independent insurance agent, though he does not actively solicit insurance outside of financial planning recommendations. Square Peg Financial Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning and investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party managers and model portfolios, focusing on cost efficiency and risk profile, and includes educational content in some limited planning engagements.

Craig Novosel Johnson is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Wealthought LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2013. He is also a limited partner in a family partnership managing timber and oil/gas assets. Wealthought LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a diverse range of analytic approaches and investment strategies across an unusually broad investment universe for a firm of its size.

Brent Jenkins is a financial advisor with Grant Street Wealth Management, Ltd. in Columbus, OH, holding 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with AXA Advisors, LLC since 2009. Outside of finance, he owns Jenkins Photography, a small photography business. Grant Street Wealth Management, Ltd. is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving families, small businesses, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm focuses on financial planning, investment consulting, and pension consulting by recommending and overseeing third-party money managers and turnkey asset management programs, with an emphasis on pension consulting and plan-level services.

Eric Laub is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising, currently serving clients through his independent firm, Finance 180, in Columbus, OH. Before founding Finance 180 in 2017, he worked at Exchange Capital Management for two years. Laub also works as a substitute teacher for the Evergreen School District, a role he has held for over two decades and presently accounts for up to half of his time. Finance 180 provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive, low-cost investment approach focused on index mutual funds and ETFs, with customized asset allocations and quarterly account monitoring.

James Vaughan is the principal and sole advisor at Vaughan Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Worthington, Ohio. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having founded and operated his independent advisory firm since 2010. Vaughan Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process that integrates ETFs, large-cap equities, fixed income, alternative exposures, and active options strategies tailored to client goals and risk profiles.

Lee Kramer is a financial advisor with Capital Management Analytics in Powell, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Management Analytics since 1995. Capital Management Analytics provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including derivatives and structured products, and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients, managing approximately $79 million across about 100 accounts.

Michael Stafford is a financial advisor at One Brick Capital, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at One Brick Capital since 2019 and concurrently at SWS Partners since 2015. Stafford is also a partner in CRM Binds LLC and Stafford Brothers, LLC, with the latter being a family partnership without active responsibilities. One Brick Capital, LLC provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and small businesses. The firm employs a systematic, rules-based investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management primarily through its proprietary wrap fee program tailored to higher-net-worth clients.

Casey Stevenson is a financial advisor with Axim Planning & Wealth, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also the owner of HedgeIT, LLC, an affiliated insurance business. Axim Planning & Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as select pension-plan clients. The firm integrates financial planning with portfolio management using a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, typically overseeing managed accounts on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews.

Michael Damian is the managing director of Damian Capital Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Columbus, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 22 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding his firm in 2003, he has worked as a senior project manager at URS Corporation since 1999. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as vice president of a small appliance manufacturing company, Happy Lights, LLC. Damian Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and occasional investment recommendations primarily to individual clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ time horizons, risk tolerance, and goals, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and exchange-traded funds, and currently manages approximately $590,000 in client assets.

Joe Mesenburg is the sole advisor at JR Mesenburg and Associates, LLC, an independent firm based in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with JR Mesenburg and Associates since 1977. The firm provides investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and religious and charitable institutions. Portfolios are customized based on clients’ income needs, liquidity, time horizon, tax considerations, and risk tolerance, primarily using actively managed equity and fixed-income strategies with discretionary implementation.

Jill Wood is a financial advisor with Freewood Private Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC for four years before founding her independent firm in 2016. In addition to her advisory role, Wood holds an insurance license and dedicates approximately 10 hours per month to related activities. Freewood Private Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm manages about $25 million in assets across roughly 100 client relationships, employing a portfolio strategy centered on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs with a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

Emily De Blase is a financial advisor at Organic Wealth, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding the ChFC® designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Huntington Investment Company, The Huntington National Bank, Gerber, LLC, and Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc. Organic Wealth is a fee-only, solo registered investment adviser offering discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, financial coaching, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, utilizing a combination of passive and active investments, third-party managers, and model marketplace tools to tailor services to client needs.

Norma Duckett is a financial advisor at Dorsey Groomes Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Nationwide Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and leads Dorsey Groomes Creative, LLC, a company providing marketing services. Dorsey Groomes Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and investment management. The firm typically employs third-party managers and offers a range of client service options from comprehensive plans to hourly consultations.