Professional Planning Consultants Inc (Columbus)


Professional Planning Consultants Inc is a large advisory firm based in Columbus. It manages $259.57 million of regulatory assets for 1,117 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida and Ohio.




Professional Planning Consultants provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Professional Planning Consultants: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Professional Planning Consultants Inc is $259.57 million. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $251.07 million in discretionary accounts and $8.5 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $242.11 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $106.25 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Professional Planning Consultants Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Professional Planning Consultants Inc

James Howard Wyland has been acting as President since 1 Sep 1986. Robert Jeffrey Young joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Administrative Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Paul Joseph Breen Treasurer 1 Sep 1986 25% - 50% 1211593
James Howard Wyland President 1 Sep 1986 50% - 75% 473655
Douglas Mcdonald Sheffield Vice president 1 Sep 1986 Other 1174596
William Henderly Director 1 Oct 1994 Other 4373195
Gregory Alan Smith Director 1 Feb 1998 Other 1740015
Jeffrey Richard Gomez Vice president 1 Feb 2007 Other 5299393
Robert Jeffrey Young Chief administrative officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 2424026
Brian Richard Stertzer Director, investments 1 Dec 2008 Other 1155660

Based in Columbus

The principal office where Professional Planning Consultants Inc performs its advisory services is located at 5000 Horizons Dr, Columbus, OH 43220, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 614-267-2600 or by fax 614-267-2700. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.