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Since 2014, the Columbus Smart 50 Awards recognize the top executives of the 50 smartest companies in the Central Ohio region for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. Joel Guth and Gryphon Financial Partners were recently recognized as a 2020 Honoree.

The current economic situation—a worldwide pandemic, millions of job losses, a steep economic downturn and uncertainty about the future—is not the time to panic and change your long-term investment strategy, according to the experts.

As a comprehensive wealth management firm, we safeguard and protect personal wealth, retirement assets and business equity. We do this by offering a full range of services — from strategic asset allocation and detailed cash flow planning to tax efficient wealth transfer strategies and private investment opportunities.

Salons, barbershops, spas and tattoo parlors have closed their doors in Ohio, and no one knows when they will reopen. In a new order Wednesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine shut down those businesses in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus adding them to the list of bars, restaurants, gyms and movie theaters already shut down. “The immediate impact is going to be extremely deep,” said Joel

Congratulations to Joel Guth and Gryphon Financial Partners. Here are America’s best financial advisors, organized by state. The rankings are based on data provided by around 4,000 of the nation’s most productive advisors. Factors included in the rankings: assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work.

According to a 2019 Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec, cybercriminals are diversifying their targets and using stealthier methods to commit identity theft and fraud — and no one is immune. If you have a Social Security number, you are a target. As many as 1 in 10 people are now victims of identity fraud annually, with 21% of these individuals having been victimized multiple times.

Family business successions have many moving parts, not the least of which is the family itself, Guth says. That’s why parents and children must have ongoing and clear communication with one another so the third generation doesn’t feel duty-bound to carry on when that expectation doesn’t actually exist. “The last thing you want is to impact the family dynamic negatively, ” Guth says, “and that’s a complicated thing.”