Skylight Financial Group
 
  Cleveland-Headquarters
 
 

1660 West 2nd Street
Suite 850
Cleveland OH 44113

Phone: 216-621-5680
Toll Free: 800-680-0429
Fax: 216-621-1096

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Associates
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associate John B. Blatt, CLU, CFBS, CLTC, ChFC®
Business Phone: (216) 592-7313
E-mail address: jblatt@financialguide.com
Assistant: Reilly Sparling rsparling@financialguide.com
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John Blatt is a financial planner with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a member of the Advanced Planning Team...
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associate Anthony M. Brant
Business Phone: (216) 592-7352
E-mail address: abrant@financialguide.com
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Tony Brant joined Skylight Financial Group in 2006 and brings with him over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Tony’s practice is focused on comprehensive multi-generational financial planning for business owners...
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associate Kathryn Bryan, Ph.D.
Business Phone: (216) 592-7319
E-mail address: kbryan@financialguide.com
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Kathryn Bryan, Ph.D.  a native of Medina, Ohio, graduated with a B.S. in psychology from Baldwin-Wallace College in 2000 and went on to receive her M.A. and Ph.D. from Kent  State University...
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associate Andrew S. Crowl
Business Phone: (216) 592-7361
E-mail address: acrowl@financialguide.com
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associate William W. Crozier, Jr., CLTC
Business Phone: (216) 592-7364
E-mail address: wcrozier@financialguide.com
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associate Brian M. Evans
Business Phone: (216) 592-7347
E-mail address: brianmevans@financialguide.com
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Brian M. Evans joined Skylight Financial Group and the Michael Carter Group as an associate in 2011. He began his career in the insurance industry at Bankers Life and Casualty Company...
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associate Timothy C. Farley, Jr.
Business Phone: (216) 592-7333
E-mail address: tfarley@financialguide.com
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Tim Farley is a financial advisor with Skylight Financial Group. He enjoys guiding his clients through the financial planning process and takes pride in helping them recognize their current financial position and providing a strategic roadmap....
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associate Timothy Finster
Business Phone: 216-592-7359
E-mail address: tfinster@financialguide.com
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associate Bernard T. Garrah, Jr., ChFC®, CLU, CFBS, ChSNC
Business Phone: (216) 592-7360
E-mail address: bgarrah@financialguide.com
Assistant: Katie Reed katiereed@financialguide.com
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Bernard is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of the Michael Carter Financial Group. In addition, he is a Special Care Planner having made a commitment to serve families, businesses and organizations with a focus on their special needs...
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associate Jonathan L. Goldston, CLTC, Special Care Planner
Business Phone: (216) 592-7366
E-mail address: jgoldston@financialguide.com
Assistant: Michelle Chomyk mchomyk@financialguide.com
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Jonathan Goldston joined the Skylight Financial Group in 2002. He serves a Financial Advisor and Special Care Planner. Jonathan’s practice is built around providing comprehensive, dynamic financial planning...
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associate James Jump
Business Phone: 216-592-7357
E-mail address: jjump@financialguide.com
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Jim Jump joins Skylight Financial Group as a financial planner and brings with him six years of financial industry experience. Jim’s focus is to help business owners, executives and individual investors create a blueprint for a successful financial future...
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associate Bryan Kranek
Business Phone: (216) 592-7365
E-mail address: bkranek@financialguide.com
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Bryan R. Kranek joined the Michael Carter Group as an associate in 2011. He started his career in the financial services industry in 2007. In addition to special needs planning, Bryan chooses to focus his practice on comprehensive financial planning...
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associate Brian M. Marino, Special Care Planner
Business Phone: (216) 592-7358
E-mail address: brianmarino@financialguide.com
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Brian M. Marino joined the financial services industry in 1998. He is one of the Managing and Founding Partners of the Michael Carter Financial Group. In addition, Brian serves as a Financial Advisor, Sales Manager and Special Care Planner...
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associate Steven Marks
Business Phone: (216) 592-7306
E-mail address: sbmarks@financialguide.com
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Steve has worked in the field of finance and investments for more than twenty years. Before joining Skylight as a Financial Planner, Steve worked for several large investment firms in Cleveland as a trader and adviser,
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associate Ryan P. McKean
Business Phone: (216) 592-7374
E-mail address: rmckean@financialguide.com
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Ryan P. McKean is a Financial Advisor with Skylight Financial Group. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2004, and is the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Skylight Financial Group “New Associate of the Year” award.
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associate James R. McMillan
Business Phone: (216) 592-7312
E-mail address: jrmcmillan@financialguide.com
Assistant: Reilly Sparling rsparling@financialguide.com
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James R. McMillan, Sales Manager, joined Skylight Financial Group in 2002
after a successful 23-year career with Sohio / BP. While having a varied career in management with BP,
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associate Amie L. Palffy, CFP®, ChFC®, CLTC
Business Phone: (216) 592-7310
E-mail address: apalffy@financialguide.com
Assistant: Mindy Barnett mbarnett@financialguide.com
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Amie Palffy, CFP®, CLTC, ChFC® Amie joined the financial services industry in 2001 and serves as a financial planner with Skylight Financial Group and Dorman Farrell...
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associate Patrick Porowski
Business Phone: (216) 592-7355
E-mail address: pporowski@financialguide.com
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Pat Porowski joined Skylight Financial Group as a Financial Planner in September
of 2009. He comes to the world of financial services after spending seven years working as an accountant,
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associate Keven P. Prather, CFBS
Business Phone: (216) 592-7314
E-mail address: kprather@financialguide.com
Assistant: Cathy Prather cprather@financialguide.com
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Keven joined Skylight Financial Group in 2003. He specializes in serving the complex needs of business owners and high net worth clients through financial planning and is a Certified Family Business Specialist (CFBS)...
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associate Yevgenia Probst
Business Phone: 216-592-7345
E-mail address: yprobst@financialguide.com
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Yevgenia joined Skylight Financial Group in 2011 as a financial planner. Prior to Skylight, Yevgenia worked as an auditor with KMPG, LLP and as a tax professional for H&R Block...
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associate Douglas W. Sockman, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU
Business Phone: (216) 592-7316
E-mail address: dsockman@financialguide.com
Assistant: Crystal Reed creed@financialguide.com
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Douglas Sockman is a financial advisor and serves on the Advanced Planning Team
and Advisory Board for Skylight Financial Group in Cleveland. He is a graduate of
Ohio University...
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associate Steven V. Thompson, MSFS, ChSNC, BCAA, CAS, CFS, Special Care Planner
Business Phone: (216) 592-7346
E-mail address: svthompson@financialguide.com
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Steve is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of the Michael Carter Financial Group. In addition, he is a Special Care Planner having made a commitment to serve people with disabilities and their families...
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associate Jeffrey D. Truelson, Ohio Public Notary
Business Phone: (216) 592-7339
E-mail address: jtruelson@financialguide.com
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associate Kenneth J. Vinikoff, Special Care Planner
Business Phone: (216) 592-7340
E-mail address: kvinikoff@financialguide.com
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Ken is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of the Michael Carter Financial Group. As a Special Care Planner, Ken has made a commitment to deliver solutions to families, businesses and organizations with a focus on their special needs...
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associate Marcus B. Williams, MBA
Business Phone: (216) 592-7330
E-mail address: mbwilliams@financialguide.com
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Bart Williams joined Skylight Financial Group in 2005, following 17 years in corporate banking in the profit analysis and corporate cash management groups...
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associate Jeffrey M. Zemito, LUTCF
Business Phone: (216) 592-7325
E-mail address: jzemito@financialguide.com
Website: www.jeffzemito.com
Assistant: Amy Ryan aryan@financialguide.com
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Jeff Zemito began his career in the Financial Services Industry in 1997. With a focus in the investment arena, he assists his clients in addressing problems...
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