Fairport Asset Management’s Heather Roulston Ettinger Named to Wealth Manager’s Top 50 Distinguished Women in Wealth Management

CLEVELAND - April 2008 - Fairpot Asset Management announced today that Heather Roulston Ettinger, executive vice president and senior advisor at the firm, has been named as one of the Top 50 Distinguished Women in Wealth Management according to Wealth Manager magazine.

Ettinger was the only Cleveland-based professional to make this list, which appeared in the April 2008 issue of the magazine. Ettinger was named to this list for her overall contributions to the wealth management industry. Her experience, portfolio of work and professional and community involvement all contributed to her receiving this honor. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Ettinger has more than 20 years of investment experience. She joined Roulston & Company as a principal in 1987. Roulston & Company merged with The Hickory Group in 2001 to form Fairport Asset Management’s predecessor. Prior to becoming part of Roulston & Company, she worked with Jeffries & Co. As the firm’s practice leader for women in transition, she specializes in educating women on the issues surrounding investing, financial planning and socially responsible philanthropic giving. 

"The entire Fairport team congratulates Heather on this much-deserved recognition,” said Scott Roulston, chief executive officer, Fairport Asset Management. “Her dedication to her clients and colleagues as well as the wealth management industry as a whole is tremendous. These attributes played a significant role as to why she is on Wealth Manager’s distinguished list."

About Fairport Asset Management
Fairport provides wealth management services to high net worth individuals, families and select institutions and has specialized services for succession and liquidity planning for business owners, executives, and financial issues and education unique to women. The firm’s professional staff includes CPA’s, CFP certificants, CFA charter holders, and an investment group with 20 years industry experience on average. Fairport was recognized in March 2008 as one of the top 100 registered investment advisors in the United States by Registered Rep magazine*. More information about the firm is available at www.fairportasset.com. 

*Registered Rep magazine published in its March 2008 issue a survey conducted by RIADatabase, a Charlotte, NC based company that focuses on providing accurate relevant data for sales professionals on registered investment advisors. The national ranking is based on overall firm assets as of December 31, 2007, as reported to the Securities Exchange Commission. Remaining criteria included greater than fifty percent of the firm’s business must serve the retail market place and the firm must provide financial planning, portfolio management or due diligence on external advisors. Also, firms were excluded, if firms were registered broker/dealers and a dominant portion of their business was in proprietary products.