OUR STORY

Whatever your hopes, dreams and needs, our goal and focus at The ONE Columbus Group is to understand them, and create a plan to help you achieve them. For over thirty years, our clients have trusted us to help navigate their evolving needs in an increasingly complex financial world.

We offer our clients strategic insight and guidance on a range of issues including life transitions, retirement income planning, educational funding, charitable giving, tax mitigation, estate, and multi-generational wealth transfer strategies.

As a result, we have been privileged to play a role in some of the most momentous events in our client's lives - as they announce their retirement, watch a child graduate from college or help fund a charity that holds a special place in their heart.

We invite you to meet with us to learn how we can work together to help you attain your hopes, dreams, and needs.

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WORKING WITH YOU

We are a dedicated wealth management team of highly experienced and credentialed professionals, including CFP®, CRPS®, and QPFC® and we are committed to the ongoing development of our team. Financial planning is the foundation of our wealth management philosophy.

Our disciplined process not only helps our clients make complicated decisions confidently, but also committed to knowing that their concerns related to finances have been addressed.

Discovery
We begin every relationship with a conversation that continues throughout our relationship. Our goal is to not only learn about your financial needs, but everything most important to you, including challenges, opportunities, concerns and aspirations. This is our opportunity to get to know you on a personal level, and to understand your priorities, preferences and expectations. This will enable us to craft a plan to help you successfully address them.

Planning & Analysis
We believe financial planning is the foundation for informed decision-making, to help better align your wealth with your goals. Once we understand your financial considerations, we develop a personalized plan that addresses not only your investment needs, but other facets of your life which may be financially impacted by helping minimize taxes, reduce risk, and steward your wealth.

Strategy Formulation & Execution
The implementation meeting with you focuses on reviewing the financial planning recommendations and the custom strategies we have designed to help achieve your goals, including the steps and timeline to implement the strategies.

Ongoing Monitoring & Assessment
Life and financial changes can impact both your goals and priorities. We will keep you informed with timely market updates and deliver periodic plan reviews on a schedule that works best for you. Because our process is dynamic and consultative, we will make timely adjustments as new life events occur and your goals evolve. In an ever-changing economic and tax environment, we will also proactively present you with strategies to help you remain aligned with your long-term vision of success.

OUR CLIENTS

We have made it our mission to provide highly responsive and personalized wealth management services for our clients and their families, for over thirty years.

The depth of our caring team members' experience, expertise, and commitment to exceptional client service, has been invaluable in helping clients, and collaborating seamlessly with our clients' attorneys and tax advisors, as needed.

Our clients include:

  • Individual and Multigenerational Families
  • Executives and Professionals
  • Business Owners
  • Corporations - Retirement Plans and Participants
  • Donor Advised Funds
  • Taft-Hartley Plans

Location

4449 Easton Way
Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43219
US
Direct:
(614) 473-2489(614) 473-2489
Toll-Free:
(866) 273-3726(866) 273-3726
Fax:
(614) 867-9278(614) 867-9278

Meet The ONE Columbus Group

About Dean Schockling

Dean developed a passion for investing at an early age. With earnings from a paper route, shoveling snow, and mowing lawns as a child, he invested in Certificates of Deposit at the age of 12, and invested in his first stock at age at 15. His passion for finance led him to Ohio University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1993 and has been a dedicated and hardworking member of the team ever since. While working for the firm, Dean was accepted to and completed the Senior Financial Advisor's program at The Wharton School.

With thirty-one years of experience, Dean has virtually unparalleled wealth management experience. He is committed to providing diligent and prudent service to his clients. In addition to his comprehensive wealth management experience, Dean has earned numerous certifications such as Registered Representative, NYSE/NASD, Registered Investment Advisor, and is licensed for supervision of Financial Advisors. Additionally, Dean is licensed for Managed Futures Funds, Equity Option Strategies, Life Insurance, Fixed, and Variable Annuities. As a result of his diligence and success with the firm, Dean was invited to join The President’s Club, an elite group comprised of the firm’s leading Financial Advisors.

Dean, his wife Kelly, and their three children are active members of the philanthropic community and donate significant time and resources to numerous non-profit organizations.
Securities Agent: AL, LA, TX, MA, HI, OH, MI, KY, VA, TN, SC, PA, NJ, WA, NC, IL, GA, FL, CO; BM/Supervisor; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 276023

About Rebecca Krutko

Rebecca helps successful individuals and families navigate their most important financial considerations leading them through retirement to achieve their goals, including - financial, retirement and estate planning strategies, investment management, liquidity and income generation, tax minimization and risk mitigation strategies. Rebecca has presented on financial topics including women and wealth, retirement planning, impact investing and non-profit investment policy statement reviews. Rebecca’s professional experience includes commercial banking officer, senior analyst - petroleum real estate investment trust (REIT), adjunct college instructor, CEO/President of small business startups and professional musician.

As an active member in her church and supporter of local community causes and events, Rebecca’s service has included: Board member, National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Buckeye Chapter; Board member, Women for Economic and Leadership Development (“WELD,”); Finance & Development Committees, Healthy Worthington Resource Center and Food Pantry, and volunteer, Komen Race for The Cure.

Rebecca has earned her Series 7, 31 and 66 securities licenses, Life and Health Insurance licenses and the Qualified Plan Financial Consultant, QPFC® professional designation.
Securities Agent: MI, KY, WA, CO, PA, AZ, AL, TN, OH, MA, VA, GA, TX, LA, IL, NJ, HI, SC, NC, MD, FL, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative; Managed Futures
NMLS#: 2545674

About Lee Schockling

Lee Schockling, CFP®, CRPS®, Financial Advisor, joined The ONE Columbus Group at Morgan Stanley in 2023, focusing on ultra conservative investment options and creating holistic financial plans.
From a young age, Lee’s parents impressed upon him the idea to work hard, make money, and make that money work hard for him. So, Lee created a landscape business at the age of 13 and worked jobs you can’t find kids to do today. Lee would ride his bike to the bank with the earnings and invest in Certificate of Deposits. He invested in stocks and mutual funds by his freshman year at St. Francis DeSales High School and created a comprehensive financial plan at age 18.
Lee graduated from Central Michigan University with a personal financial planning major and while there passed the Securities Industry Essential (SIE) exam. Lee pursued this career path because of his interest in finance and to help empower others to achieve their financial goals. Upon graduation he worked at First Commonwealth bank and passed the Certified Financial Planner™ Exam and the Life & Health Insurance exam.
Lee joined Morgan Stanley in 2021 and completed the Series 7 as well as the Series 66 exam and this led him to joining The ONE Columbus Group in 2023.
Lee is actively philanthropic with Special Olympics, and the Rotary Club of Westerville.
Securities Agent: IL, GA, VA, MI, KY, AL, OH, MD, NJ, MA, LA, TN, NC, KS, FL, CO, CA, WA, SC, ME, HI, TX, PA; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
NMLS#: 2495667

About Brenda Moore

Brenda has been with Morgan Stanley 19 plus years. She is a Certified Financial Planner™. Brenda graduated from Ohio Dominican University magna cum laude with a BS in Business Administration.

As a dedicated member of the firm, Brenda is committed to providing open communication and strives to create, develop, and maintain client relationships. Using her comprehensive knowledge of the industry, she creates individualized wealth management plans tailored to clients’ individual needs and objectives. In addition, she has earned her Series 7, 66, 31, and Life and Health Insurance licenses.

In her free time, Brenda enjoys being with her family, reading, and traveling.

About Marilyn McCabe

Marilyn is a Registered Associate at Morgan Stanley. She provides individual client service and assists in the management of day-to-day business and administrative needs for The ONE Columbus Group at Morgan Stanley.

Marilyn is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. She joined The ONE Columbus Group at Morgan Stanley in March 2021.

Marilyn volunteers at various church programs and Food Rescue/Farmers to Families food distribution. When not at work, she enjoys reading and spending time with her husband and three adult children, as well as working crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and enjoying nature.
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