Kathy Kahn, CDFA®, QPFC
Financial Advisor,
Financial Planning Specialist
Direct:
(614) 741-8931(614) 741-8931
My Mission Statement
Empowering you to take charge of your wealth at all stages of your financial journey.
My Story and Services
Empowering you to take charge of your wealth at all stages of your financial journey.
I am passionate about guiding families, professionals and business owners toward lasting financial confidence. By listening carefully and communicating clearly, I help clients turn complex financial issues into manageable, well-informed decisions.
For three decades, I honed my skills working in a private family office, developing a profound understanding of intergenerational wealth, legacy planning, and the specific challenges successful families face. This extensive experience is the foundation of my practice today.
My approach combines meticulous planning with personalized attention. I help clients manage investments, trust & estate planning, banking & lending, and philanthropy.
A significant portion of my practice focuses on working with women amid important life transitions. These moments - be it career changes, divorce, or other pivotal life events- require not just financial acumen, but genuine empathy and understanding.
My commitment to empowerment extends beyond my practice. I serve as a board member for Dress for Success Columbus and Jewish Family Services, and hold a leadership position with Morgan Stanley Columbus Women in Wealth. Outside work and volunteering, I enjoy traveling, cooking, and spending time with my family and friends.
Let's connect and see how we can build your financial future together.
I am passionate about guiding families, professionals and business owners toward lasting financial confidence. By listening carefully and communicating clearly, I help clients turn complex financial issues into manageable, well-informed decisions.
For three decades, I honed my skills working in a private family office, developing a profound understanding of intergenerational wealth, legacy planning, and the specific challenges successful families face. This extensive experience is the foundation of my practice today.
My approach combines meticulous planning with personalized attention. I help clients manage investments, trust & estate planning, banking & lending, and philanthropy.
A significant portion of my practice focuses on working with women amid important life transitions. These moments - be it career changes, divorce, or other pivotal life events- require not just financial acumen, but genuine empathy and understanding.
My commitment to empowerment extends beyond my practice. I serve as a board member for Dress for Success Columbus and Jewish Family Services, and hold a leadership position with Morgan Stanley Columbus Women in Wealth. Outside work and volunteering, I enjoy traveling, cooking, and spending time with my family and friends.
Let's connect and see how we can build your financial future together.
Services Include
- Professional Portfolio ManagementFootnote1
- Asset Management
- Alternative InvestmentsFootnote2
- Financial PlanningFootnote3
- Estate Planning StrategiesFootnote4
- Wealth ManagementFootnote5
- Retirement PlanningFootnote6
- Divorce Financial AnalysisFootnote7
- Sustainable InvestingFootnote8
- 401(k) Rollovers
- 529 PlansFootnote9
NMLS#: 2513668
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Our Process
We address a range of client circumstances across generations. Many of our clients are successful, professional women and men and their families. Many of them are in the prime of their careers and seeking to accumulate as much as they can for retirement, their family or to simply enhance their lifestyles. Or they may be retired, but want to be sure they will not outlive their money while gifting to family and causes that are important to them. For these clients, it's hard to have perspective in a vacuum, so we collaborate on their investments and plans to provide information for effective decision making. We take the time to educate our clients on the issues they face.
Multi-Generational Families
Our practice is committed to addressing the needs of all generations within the families we serve. Whether you are considering retiring from your job or transitioning your business to your family, or if you are concerned about ensuring that your family is financially savvy with the wealth they may be gifted or inherit, we are here to help. We work across generations to guide, educate and service everyone to ensure that your legacy continues.
Women
Part of our practice focuses on the financial needs of women. We have found that independent women often feel as though they have been underserved, and finding simple, objective and trustworthy information can be overwhelming. Our team brings a multitude of resources and experience in financial planning and investment strategies for single, divorced and widowed women.
Professionals Planning for Retirement
Retirement can be tricky and potentially overwhelming. We guide professionals and business owners through the retirement process to help them determine the best saving and financial planning options, working with them to striving to make the process smooth and simple.
Sudden Wealth
Business owners who are selling their companies and determining how to invest their proceeds for further business opportunities, generational wealth transfers, or retirement. Recipients of an inheritance, divorce settlement, or insurance payouts. Lottery winners, entertainers, and athletes receiving large lump sums, continual payouts, or entering contracts.
Digital Tools & Resources
To make the onboarding process as simple as possible we have gathered some of our most essential resources here at Morgan Stanley. You can find more information and steps to getting started below.
Morgan Stanley Online
Seamlessly and securely manage your finances all in one place. With Morgan Stanley online you can view your accounts, transfer money, see your total wealth, make deposits on the go and more.
Total Wealth View
Total Wealth View allows you to add your non Morgan Stanley accounts into one place. This allows a clearer more holistic view of your entire financial picture and is a great up to date snap shot of your total net worth.
Click Here to Learn More
Digital Vault
Digital Vault let's you easily and securely manage and store life's documents such as wills, deeds and estate plans as well as financial statements and tax filings.
eSign
E-Sign is a digital, paperless alternative to the traditional means of obtaining signatures for necessary paperwork. There is no registration process to begin using E-Sign – all you need is a valid email address and phone number.
2026 Tax Tables
This helpful resource outlines the 2026 tax rate schedule, education and health savings account limits, retirement contribution and deduction limits, among other information. With tax season seemingly always right around the corner, it's best to be as informed as possible.
Access the 2026 Federal Tax TablesPlanning Ahead
Retirement is more than just a number. It's a life stage that requires careful planning and ongoing support. Whether you are just starting to save, nearing retirement, or already enjoying your golden years, we can help you create and implement a personalized retirement plan that suits your needs and goals.
A Six-Step Retirement Planning Checklist
Given recent market volatility, checking in on your retirement plan may make a lot of sense. Here’s a six-step retirement plan checkup that may be helpful, including how we can help you adjust your plan as needed.
Are Your Prepared for Retired Life?
You’ve spent decades working hard and saving for a financially secure retirement. But planning for your golden years is more than a financial consideration: It’s also an emotional one. Even with a healthy nest egg, it can be hard to leave a career, explore different pursuits and find a new sense of purpose.
The bright side: For many people, retirement is one of the most fulfilling periods of life. However it’s important to plan for how you’ll make the most of it. Here are five tips that may help you enjoy retirement life:
The bright side: For many people, retirement is one of the most fulfilling periods of life. However it’s important to plan for how you’ll make the most of it. Here are five tips that may help you enjoy retirement life:
The Benefits of a Qualified Retirement Plan for Business Owners
If you are a sole proprietor or solo business owner, you may not realize that there is a retirement savings program designed for individuals like you. You may work full-time for your own corporation, or perhaps you are a consultant or independent contractor earning self-employment income.
In work environments like these, you oversee your own retirement planning. A market-based qualified retirement plan may be a way for you to access savings benefits enjoyed by employees working in larger companies but designed to fit the needs of an individual entrepreneur without employees, or a small team.
In work environments like these, you oversee your own retirement planning. A market-based qualified retirement plan may be a way for you to access savings benefits enjoyed by employees working in larger companies but designed to fit the needs of an individual entrepreneur without employees, or a small team.
Women In Finance
We are committed to creating opportunities for women in their careers, their wealth planning and their communities. We’re closing the gap and helping empower females throughout every stage of their lives, with tangible resources, advice and stories.
A Woman's Guide to Life & Money
Women face a unique set of financial challenges. At the Eleven Twenty Seven Group, we have witnessed the power of education and trusted guidance to transform a woman’s relationship with money.
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Planning for Your Financial Future
Women make up half the population but for so long have been treated like a niche demographic in financial services. Today, women are largely responsible for their families’ financial decision-making, and we hold the majority of consumer spending power. Certainly, we are anything but a niche.
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Charitable Giving that Benefits Women and Girls
Helping women get ahead can mean delving into issues like health care, education and poverty. Here’s how to have an impact.
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Divorce or Death of a Spouse
Divorce or the death of a spouse can turn the best laid financial plans upside down. An income stream dries up; assets may be divided; in short, where life had a feeling of certainty, you may now be standing on shifting ground. Nonetheless, the right approach and the right advice can help you overcome a difficult situation.
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Divorce: Planning for a New Beginning
Dealing with the impact of divorce can be overwhelming both personally and financially. Although divorce is seldom easily, you can prepare for it - and being prepared will help better equip you for making confident decisions about your financial future.
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Retirement
Working with you to understand your life goals and develop a personalized wealth strategy. Today and for the years to come.
- 401(k) Rollovers
- IRA Plans
- Retirement income strategies
- Retirement plan participants
- Annuities
A Simple Six-Step Retirement Checkup
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Investing
Working closely with you to guide your wealth and investments through the most challenging market cycles.
- Asset Management
- Wealth Planning
- Traditional Investments
- Alternative Investments
- Impact Investing
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Family
Creating customized financial strategies for the challenges that today’s families face.
- Estate Planning Strategies
- 529 Plans / Education Savings Planning
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Special Needs Planning
- Trust Services
529 Plans: A Powerful Tool to Save for Education
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Business Planning
Helping you on key aspects of your business such as ownership, liquidity and developing opportunities.
- Succession Planning
- Business Planning
- Qualified Retirement Plans
Financial Planning for Life After Selling a Business
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Philanthropy
Making sure your philanthropic dollars are managed with the same high quality service as the rest of your wealth.
- Endowments
- Foundations
- Donor Advised Funds
- Impact Investing
Financial Wellness
Enhancing Financial Wellness enables your workforce to do their best work. Companies that invest in financial wellness have an opportunity to:
- Reduce employee stress,
- Improve retention and engagement, and
- Set themselves apart by offering comprehensive financial wellness benefits.
Ready to start a conversation? Contact Kathy Kahn today.
1Morgan Stanley’s investment advisory programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be appropriate for you. Please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC program disclosure brochure (the “Morgan Stanley ADV”) for more information in the investment advisory programs available. The Morgan Stanley ADV is available at www.morganstanley.com/ADV.
For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
3Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.
4Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.
5Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
6When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
7Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
8Investing in the market entails the risk of market volatility. The value of all types of investments may increase or decrease over varying time periods. The returns on a portfolio consisting primarily of sustainable or impact investments may be lower or higher than a portfolio that is more diversified or where decisions are based solely on investment considerations. Because sustainability and impact criteria exclude some investments, investors may not be able to take advantage of the same opportunities or market trends as investors that do not use such criteria. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining financial market.
9Investors should consider many factors before deciding which 529 plan is appropriate. Some of these factors include: the Plan's investment options and the historical investment performance of these options, the Plan's flexibility and features, the reputation and expertise of the Plan's investment manager, Plan contribution limits and the federal and state tax benefits associated with an investment in the Plan. Some states, for example, offer favorable tax treatment and other benefits to their residents only if they invest in the state's own Qualified Tuition Program. Investors should determine their home state's tax treatment of 529 plans when considering whether to choose an in-state or out-of-state plan. Investors should consult with their tax or legal advisor before investing in any 529 Plan or contact their state tax division for more information. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not provide tax and/or legal advice. Investors should review a Program Disclosure Statement, which contains more information on investment options, risk factors, fees and expenses and possible tax consequences.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
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The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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For more information, please see the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Client Relationship Summary.
2Alternative Investments are speculative and include a high degree of risk. An investor could lose all or a substantial amount of his/her investment. Alternative investments are appropriate only for qualified, long-term investors who are willing to forgo liquidity and put capital at risk for an indefinite period of time.
3Morgan Stanley offers a wide array of brokerage and advisory services to its clients, each of which may create a different type of relationship with different obligations to you. Please consult with your Financial Advisor to understand these differences or review our Understanding Your Brokerage and Investment Advisory Relationships brochure available at www.morganstanley.com/wealth-relationshipwithms/pdfs/understandingyourrelationship.pdf.
4Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters.
5Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the trade name of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a business of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
6When Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors (collectively, “Morgan Stanley”) provide “investment advice” regarding a retirement or welfare benefit plan account, an individual retirement account or a Coverdell education savings account (“Retirement Account”), Morgan Stanley is a “fiduciary” as those terms are defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as applicable. When Morgan Stanley provides investment education, takes orders on an unsolicited basis or otherwise does not provide “investment advice”, Morgan Stanley will not be considered a “fiduciary” under ERISA and/or the Code. For more information regarding Morgan Stanley’s role with respect to a Retirement Account, please visit www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/dol. Tax laws are complex and subject to change. Morgan Stanley does not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals are encouraged to consult their tax and legal advisors (a) before establishing a Retirement Account, and (b) regarding any potential tax, ERISA and related consequences of any investments or other transactions made with respect to a Retirement Account. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
7Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Clients should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning, charitable giving, philanthropic planning and other legal matters.
8Investing in the market entails the risk of market volatility. The value of all types of investments may increase or decrease over varying time periods. The returns on a portfolio consisting primarily of sustainable or impact investments may be lower or higher than a portfolio that is more diversified or where decisions are based solely on investment considerations. Because sustainability and impact criteria exclude some investments, investors may not be able to take advantage of the same opportunities or market trends as investors that do not use such criteria. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining financial market.
9Investors should consider many factors before deciding which 529 plan is appropriate. Some of these factors include: the Plan's investment options and the historical investment performance of these options, the Plan's flexibility and features, the reputation and expertise of the Plan's investment manager, Plan contribution limits and the federal and state tax benefits associated with an investment in the Plan. Some states, for example, offer favorable tax treatment and other benefits to their residents only if they invest in the state's own Qualified Tuition Program. Investors should determine their home state's tax treatment of 529 plans when considering whether to choose an in-state or out-of-state plan. Investors should consult with their tax or legal advisor before investing in any 529 Plan or contact their state tax division for more information. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC does not provide tax and/or legal advice. Investors should review a Program Disclosure Statement, which contains more information on investment options, risk factors, fees and expenses and possible tax consequences.
Check the background of our Firm and Investment Professionals on FINRA's BrokerCheck*.
The information, products and services described here are intended only for individuals residing in states where this Financial Advisor is properly registered as described in this site.
Morgan Stanley reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Morgan Stanley will not accept purchase or sale orders via any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. Morgan Stanley does not endorse and is not responsible and assumes no liability for content, products or services posted by third-parties on any Internet site, social media site and/or its messaging systems. All electronic communications are subject to terms available at the following link:
https://www.morganstanley.com/disclaimers/mswm-email.html. Any profiles and associated content are for U.S. residents only.
The securities/instruments, services, investments and investment strategies discussed in this material may not be appropriate for all investors. The appropriateness of a particular investment, investment strategy or service will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments, strategies and services, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor or Private Wealth Advisor. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or Private Wealth Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for legal matters.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley of any information contained within the website. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for the information contained on the third-party website or the use of or inability to use such site. Nor do we guarantee their accuracy or completeness.
The views, opinions or advice contained within third party websites or materials are solely those of the author, who is not a Morgan Stanley employee, and do not necessarily reflect those of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, or its affiliates. The strategies and/or investments referenced may not be appropriate for all investors as the appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor's individual circumstances and objectives.
*References to length of service at Morgan Stanley include years at Morgan Stanley and predecessor firms.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.
The use of the CDFA designation does not permit the rendering of legal advice by Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors which may only be done by a licensed attorney. The CDFA designation is not intended to imply that either Morgan Stanley or its Financial Advisors are acting as experts in this field.
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