Tim Swain

Tim Swain is a Partner, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer at Summit Financial Strategies, Inc., an independent, fee-only wealth-management firm founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1994. He began his career in financial planning at the firm in 2007 and has since become one of its managing principals. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) professional and holds a Bachelor of Science in Consumer and Family Financial Services from The Ohio State University.

In his role, Tim works with an internal team of planners and provides individuals and families with wealth-management and investment-advisory services, while also carrying operational and compliance leadership responsibilities for the firm. Summit is a fee-only fiduciary that emphasizes objective, conflict-free advice and specializes in helping clients prepare for and navigate retirement.

Before his financial-planning career, Tim competed as a professional cyclist, racing for teams including Abercrombie & Fitch, Inferno, and Kenda Pro Cycling — an experience he credits with shaping his leadership and discipline. He lives in Blacklick, Ohio, with his wife and four children.

• Operates as a fiduciary, fee-only advisor (no commissions), aligning advice with client interests rather than product sales.
• Focus is on personal/household wealth management — investment management (discretionary and non-discretionary), retirement planning, financial planning, and tax planning — not venture or startup investing.
• Summit's stated positioning: independently owned so it can "give objective advice in clients' best interests," specializing in "people preparing for retirement, and staying with them as they enjoy it."
• Firm advisory fees on assets under management reported in the roughly 0.25%–0.75% range (tiered by asset level).