Fairport in Fifteen

October 2010

John M. Silvis, CFA Director of Investments 

John, a CFA charterholder, serves as Fairport’s Director of Investments. As such, John manages the research of the investment team, determines the asset allocation of Fairport’s portfolios and oversees investment decisions on a day-to-day basis. John provides clients, prospects and internal staff with guidance about Fairport’s investment philosophy, process and performance.  John brings over fifteen years of experience to the Investment Team and has been with the firm since 2000. Prior to Fairport, he was employed at National City Bank and Mellon Bank.

John obtained his BA in Economics at Penn State and his MBA at Baldwin Wallace College. John is a member of the CFA Institute, as well as the Cleveland Society of Financial Analysts.

John resides in Strongsville, Ohio with his wife Lori and three children.

Paul R. AbbeyChairman, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer 

Paul has over 35 years of investment advisory and wealth management experience and currently serves as Fairport’s Chairman.

Fairport is the merger of Roulston and Company and The Hickory Group, a firm that Paul founded in 1988. Prior to founding The Hickory Group, Paul worked at Prescott Ball and Turben in the asset management division and National City Bank, researching and managing investments for clients.

Previous to receiving his MBA at Baldwin Wallace, Paul graduated from the College of Woosterwhere he remains active today as a Trustee. He is immediate past Chairman of the Visiting Nurse Association and current Vice Chairman of the Board of the Holden Arboretum, an organization that is near and dear to his family.

Paul resides in Kirtland, Ohio with his wife Connie and has three daughters.

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Telecomm

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Information Technology

Indust

Health Care

Financials

Consumer Staples

ConsumerDisc

Energy

Fairport Large Cap Sector Strategy

underweight S&P 500 overweight

Source: Standard & Poors; S&P 500 weightings as of 09/30/10. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.

Senior Relationship Team

Paul Abbey

Ken Coleman

Andrew Connors, CFP®

Pete DeVito, CPA, CFP®

Emily Drake, CFP®

Heather Ettinger

Chris Isabella, CPA/PFS

Tom Seifert, CPA/PFS

Emily Shacklett, CPA/PFS

This Fairport in Fifteen presentation is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as research or investment advice. It should not be considered as a solicitation or recommendation by Fairport to buy, sell or continue to hold securities or other investments. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results, and is not indicative of any specific investment. It should not be assumed that the investment process and strategy discussed herein has been or will prove to be profitable. Diversification and strategic asset allocation do not assure profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

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