FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Scott D. Roulston
Fairport Asset Management, LLC
216-431-3840
scott.roulston@fairportasset.com

FAIRPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT ADDS CHRISTOPHER ISABELLA AS ADVISOR

Cleveland, Ohio May 1, 2006 – Fairport Asset Management, LLC today announced that Christopher R. Isabella has joined the company as an Advisor. Isabella will work as part of Fairport’s client service teams that provide comprehensive wealth management services to clients and their families.

Isabella joins Fairport following sixteen years at McCormack Advisors International where he worked as a vice president and financial account executive. His clients there included corporate executives and professional tennis athletes. He began his career with Price Waterhouse.

Isabella is a graduate of Cleveland State University, with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist. He lives in Rocky River, Ohio.

About Fairport Asset Management, LLC
Fairport Asset Management, LLC provides the high-net worth community with a broad range of wealth management services, with investment management as a core expertise. Fairport was founded in 2001 following the merger of Roulston & Co. and The Hickory Group. It was named recently as one of the nation’s Best-Managed Firms by Schwab Institutional for recruiting and retaining top talent.*
For more information visit http://www.fairportasset.com/

*The Best-Managed Firms were selected from 464 participants in the Financial Planning Association 2005 FPA Compensation and Staffing Study conducted by Moss Adams LLP. Of those participants, the 283 firms that generated at least 75% of their revenues in fiscal year 2004 from fees were considered for Schwab’s Best-Managed Firms list.

Moss Adams LLP is not affiliated with or employed by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. The Report is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific financial, accounting or legal advice. Schwab makes no representations about the accuracy of the information in the document or its appropriateness for any given situation.