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Summit Financial Strategies Inc

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Client AUM

$2,271,494,992

Clients

1,013

Advisors

20

of 37 employees

About

Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals (including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients), as well as business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, bundled wealth management, standalone financial planning, a tax planning offering, and retirement plan services. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser and requires advisors to sign a fiduciary oath to act in clients’ best interests.

Summit typically constructs diversified portfolios across mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income and cash, emphasizing long-term allocations while retaining the ability to implement shorter-term trades, options or other strategies at a client’s direction. The firm uses third‑party platforms (including eMoney and a ByAllAccounts connection) to aggregate held-away accounts and, when clients permit, to implement tax‑efficient asset location and opportunistic rebalancing for those outside accounts.

Noteworthy distinctions include an explicit AI policy and documented use of AI tools with human review, a separate standalone tax planning service and a written restart premium for returning planning engagements, and a formal approach to cryptocurrency exposure—where crypto may be used in allocations but clients can opt out in writing. Summit also no longer markets its eSummit offering as a robo-advisor and instead provides discretionary eSummit and managed held‑away account services via third‑party platforms, practices that are less common among comparable multi‑team advisers.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees generally range from $10,000 to $14,000, based on net worth; one-time financial plans available for $2,500

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 0.75% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.65% $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.55% $3,000,001 - $4,000,000: 0.45% $4,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.35% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.25% $10,000,001+: 0.15%

Subscriptions

Tax planning service fee is $500 per year, paid quarterly in advance

Other

Minimum fee: $2,500 for investment advisory services; $10,000 for wealth management services; $10,000 for financial planning services only; $500 for eSummit services Fee-only: Fee-Only firm; does not accept commissions or other sources of revenue

Main office

4111 Worth Ave., #510

Columbus OH 43219-3599

Advisors at this office

20

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Advisors at this firm

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Austen H

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Austen Harrison is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. He has worked at Summit continuously since 2015. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory, wealth management, and separate financial and tax planning services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a focus on long-term strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Benjamin M

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Benjamin Murray is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. in Columbus, OH. He has worked at the firm since 2016. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of investment advisory and wealth management services. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolio allocations and incorporates third-party platforms for account aggregation and tax-efficient strategies, maintaining a fiduciary standard as a fee-only adviser.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Hannah F

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Hannah Fitzpatrick is a CFP® professional at Summit Financial Strategies Inc with four years of industry experience. She has been with Summit Financial Strategies since 2016. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals across wealth levels, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolios while allowing flexibility for client-directed strategies and employs technology platforms to support tax-efficient asset management and rebalancing.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Samuel L

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Samuel La Vielle is a CFP® professional at Summit Financial Strategies Inc with four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Bank of America and Equis Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant swim coach for Olentangy Orange Schools. Summit Financial Strategies provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolio allocations while offering discretionary and non-discretionary services, tax planning, and retirement plan management.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Timothy S

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Timothy Swain is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial Strategies Inc in Columbus, OH. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies since 2016. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals and entities including trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser with a fiduciary oath requirement and emphasizes diversified, long-term portfolio construction while employing advanced tools and strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Mark C

CFP®, Series 63

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Mark Coffey is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc since 2010. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Columbus, OH. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory and wealth management services alongside standalone financial and tax planning, employing primarily long-term investment strategies with access to a variety of portfolio management options.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Luke S

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Luke Salcone is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies Inc. since 2015 and previously worked for Bruegger's Bagels DBA North Coast Bakeries from 2007 to 2018. Summit Financial Strategies serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with investment advisory, wealth management, and standalone financial and tax planning services. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser with fiduciary standards, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and emphasizes long-term investment strategies alongside flexible, client-tailored options.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Todd A

Series 66, Series 65

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Todd Anderson is a financial advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Nationwide Mutual Insurance for eight years and JPMorgan for five years. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services. The firm offers diversified portfolio construction, employs third-party platforms for account aggregation and tax-efficient strategies, and maintains a fiduciary standard through a fee-only model.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Keegan V

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Keegan Van Meter is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Ohio University and Granville High School. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved in managing storage unit facilities through two real estate ventures in Ohio. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory, wealth management, standalone financial and tax planning, and discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing long-term strategies with flexibility for shorter-term trading and alternative investments.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Christopher B

CFP®, CFA®, Series 65

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Christopher Bartkowski is a financial advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Corient, Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Squire Patton Boggs, and Bloomberg BNA. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals across wealth levels, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and planning services. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using multiple asset classes and employs third-party technology platforms to enhance portfolio management, including tax-efficient strategies and managed held-away account services.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Benjamin S

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Benjamin Skinner is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial Strategies Inc since 2016. He is based in Columbus, OH, and works within a team of 20 advisors at the firm. Summit Financial Strategies serves individuals—including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients—along with business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, bundled wealth management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan services, emphasizing diversified portfolios and fee-only fiduciary standards.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Brian S

CFP®, ChFC®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Brian Sutliff is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he lectures undergraduate financial planning classes at The Ohio State University. Summit Financial Strategies serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, wealth management, and financial and tax planning services. The firm operates as a fee-only advisor with a fiduciary oath and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a variety of investment vehicles and strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Samantha M

CFP®, ChFC®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Samantha Macchia is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 1996. Based in Columbus, OH, she currently serves as an advisor at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser offering investment advisory, wealth management, standalone financial and tax planning, and a discretionary program for smaller accounts, utilizing both long-term and shorter-term investment strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Michael S

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Michael Scherer is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2015. Summit Financial Strategies serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory, wealth management, financial and tax planning, and a discretionary program for smaller relationships, operating as a fee-only adviser with a fiduciary oath and a focus on long-term investment strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Kate C

CFP®

Columbus, OH

Summit Financial Strategies Inc

Kate Coghill is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience, currently serving at Summit Financial Strategies Inc. in Columbus, OH. Prior to joining Summit, she worked at Madewell and The Ohio State University. Summit Financial Strategies serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides investment advisory and wealth management services alongside standalone financial and tax planning, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a focus on long-term strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Options & derivatives strategies
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