SWS Partners, LLC

Kevin Kale is a financial advisor at SWS Partners, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Manning & Napier Advisors, Inverness Securities, Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, and US Bank. Outside of finance, Kale is involved in independent film production as a silent investor and producer with multiple film production companies. SWS Partners is a five-person advisory team managing approximately $442.6 million in assets, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and multi-family office services to individuals, family offices, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm combines passive asset allocation with research-driven active selection and offers access to private funds, wrap-fee programs, and alternative investments.

Michael Parker is a CFA® charterholder with nine years at SWS Partners, LLC and a previous nine-year tenure at OPERS, totaling 18 years in the financial industry. He serves on the board of The 1976 Club, which manages the rowing program at Orchard Lake St Mary's School. SWS Partners, a five-person advisory team managing approximately $442.6 million in assets, offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and multi-family office services to individuals, family offices, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm combines passive asset-class exposures with fundamental, research-driven active selection and provides services such as wrap-fee programs, third-party model licensing, and access to private funds and alternative investments.

James Parker is a financial advisor at SWS Partners, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with SWS Partners since 2015 and previously worked at American Express Financial Advisors. Parker is also the owner of Parker Asset Strategies Group, a financial services business. SWS Partners manages approximately $442.6 million in assets with a five-person advisory team, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and multi-family office services to a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm combines passive asset-class exposures with fundamental, research-driven active selection and is known for its involvement in pooled investment vehicles and wrap-fee wealth management programs.

Kurt Grove is a CFA® charterholder at SWS Partners, LLC with six years at the firm and four years of industry experience. He previously worked five years at the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System. SWS Partners manages approximately $442.6 million in assets with a five-person advisory team, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, outsourced CIO, and multi-family office services to a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of passive asset-class exposures and fundamental active selection, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis while offering proprietary model portfolios and access to alternative investments.

Philip Kessler is a financial advisor at SWS Partners, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with SWS Partners since 2015. SWS Partners manages approximately $442.6 million in assets with a five-person advisory team, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and multi-family office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blended investment approach combining passive asset-class exposures with research-driven active selection and offers proprietary model portfolios, wrap-fee programs, and access to alternative investments.