Columbus Street Financial Planning is structured to work with and empower clients with no minimum investment asset or income level required. We believe in keeping our business overhead expenses to a minimum through the adoption of technology so we can offer our services at a reasonable cost. Columbus Street Financial Planning provides comprehensive counsel in the following areas:
- Cash Flow Planning
- Tax Planning
- Estate Planning
- Investments
- Retirement Planning
- Risk Management
- Small Business Planning
My affiliations are with leading organizations promoting fee-only, fiduciary planning and investment advice as the cornerstone of how financial advice is delivered. View those affiliations at the bottom of this page with links to each organization.
About Shawn Ballinger, CFP®
Shawn Ballinger is a fee-only financial planner helping clients achieve their financial goals and live life on their own terms. Columbus Street Financial Planning is located in Columbus, OH and serves clients throughout central Ohio and across the country.
My wife, Susan, and I are both from Grove City, Ohio where we will still reside with our two children, Brady and Carter. Our leisure time is spent playing golf as a family and traveling to our country’s treasured National Parks.
After high school, I went on to serve ten years in the Ohio Army National Guard while working full-time through college and earning a Bachelors degree in Finance from Franklin University in 2003.
I served as chapter President of the Central Ohio Financial Planning Association in 2012 and 2013 and led the charge to bring Financial Planning Day to Columbus, Ohio, where pro-bono, one-on-one advice is provided by CFP® professionals at locations throughout the United States.
I am also passionate about giving back to the community and specifically helping at-risk children as a trustee with the Kiwanis Club of Columbus. And as a Veteran, I support Honor Flight, a non-profit organization whose mission is to transport America’s Veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends.
