He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a concentration in marketing and finance. He obtained an MBA from Baldwin Wallace University. He has also obtained the designations Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) and Charter Life Underwriter (CLU®) from The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. He is a licensed securities professional through FINRA, holding the Series 7 24, 63 as well as a licensed insurance agent through the Ohio Department of securities.
He has more than 26 years experience in the Financial Services industry, including retail banking with National City Bank, Cleveland, as financial planner with Lincoln Financial Advisors, as well as founder of Elios Financial Group, in 2000.
Jim is a frequent public speaker on financial planning issues, the economy and financial markets, providing workshops for companies, government, non-profits and charity organizations including the Social Security Administration, Lincoln Electric, AT&T, and Fairview Hospital/Cleveland Clinic. He has contributed as a columnist for the Plain Dealer "Ask the Expert" feature column. Jim has made many local Cleveland media appearances including television on Action Channel 19 News and radio on The Lannigan Show 105.7 WMJI. He completed a due diligence trip to Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong, and China, where he gave a lecture to students at Zhejing University City College in Hangzhou, China.
Jim resides in Avon Lake with his wife and their 3 children and is a lifelong resident of Cleveland and a graduate of North Olmsted High School.
BSBA -
Bowling Green State University
August 1984 -May 1988
MBA -
Baldwin Wallace University
September 1989 -September 1991
MBA -
Baldwin Wallace University
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BSBA Finance and Marketing -
Bowling Green State University
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Advanced Personal Finance -
American College
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