L.M. KOHN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Operations Manager
- B / D Operations Manager
Angela Boehm has a master's degree in business administration and holds a Series 99 license. She has been with L.M. Kohn & Company since 1996. She handles many of the accounting requirements of the firm and takes care of the firm's financial reporting obligations with the regulatory authorities and auditors. She is also the firm's main account administrator with the CRD and handles the various filings associated with that system. Angela also processes the rep commissions and maintains the Xtiva commission system. She is married to her husband Randy and has two children.
Job Titles:
- Manager of RBC & Advisory Relations for L.M. Kohn
- Manager of RBC & Advisory Relations for L.M. Kohn & Company
- Office Manager / HR / Manager of RBC Services & Advisory Relations
Cara Kimmerly is the Office Manager/HR/Manager of RBC & Advisory Relations for L.M. Kohn & Company. She has a bachelor's degree in Business Management. She assists in the firm's policies and procedures; the administration of HR; coordinator of Annual Compliance Meeting; Manages RBC Services and the Advisory platforms.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling overseas with her "awesome" husband and hiking. She also volunteers at The Healing Center, which offers practical, social and spiritual support to individuals and families.
Carl has been by Larry's side building L.M. Kohn for more than 25 years. When Carl first joined the firm, he was also still very active in the U.S. Army Reserves as part of Special Operations Forces. Carl retired from the Reserves in April 2007 after completing a tour in Afghanistan where he was presented the Bronze Star. Until September of 2017, he has mostly served as Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer keeping the company and its advisors on the straight and narrow (much like he did in the Army). He took over as President to both relieve Larry from day-to-day operations AND because he had a clear vision for the future for the industry and the firm. He wants to grow L.M. Kohn and make this special opportunity available to more financial advisors.
Carl continues to maintain and grow the extremely close relationship that L.M. Kohn has with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as he sits on the RBC Correspondent Services Advisory Council. This relationship facilitates the ability to lobby our advisors' voice for continued improvements to the platform, get access to the newest offerings and quick responses when advisors have issues.
Diane Eastman has been with L.M. Kohn & Company for over 12 years and holds a Series 99 License. She started out with the company as a Receptionist and moved through the company where she is now an Assistant with the Compliance Department and the Commissions Department. She also works in updating the CRD System and X-Tiva for commissions billing. She is always eager to help anywhere she is needed.
Diane has been married to her husband Del for 30 years and they have a daughter Megan. Her favorite past time is traveling to Illinois and visiting with her family.
L.M. Kohn & Company was founded only months after Drew was born, and throughout his younger years he regularly spent time in and around the office. He started working for the firm immediately upon graduating from Miami University, while obtaining the appropriate sales and supervisory licenses to expand his role within the firm. In 2016 Drew obtained the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional designation. Since starting with the firm, he has gained experience working with clients of the firm as well as holding a management position. This means that he understands how the business operates from both perspectives. Drew is committed to continuing to build upon the foundation of the business, while preserving the culture and philosophy on which the firm was founded. He believes that a mutually beneficially partnership can only take place when the firm, advisor, and clients' interests all align. In addition to his role on the leadership team, Drew continues to serve a select group of clients to ensure he continues to see both perspectives of the firm.
Drew was born and raised in Blue Ash, Ohio and graduated high school from The Seven Hills School. He is also an avid Cincinnati sports fan, despite the consistent disappointment brought on by a lifetime of mediocrity. Outside of the office, you can find him on any sort of athletic court or on the golf course. Drew currently resides in the Hyde Park area of Cincinnati.
Kristin has worked for LM Kohn since 2008 but has been in the business since 2003. She currently holds the Series 6, 26 and 63 securities licenses along with her life and health insurance license. Her role at LM Kohn is Compliance Analyst. She resides in Liberty Township, Ohio with her husband and daughter.
started his financial advisory career in 1980 with Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. After several years, Larry grew unhappy with the limited options, products, and platforms available to him as an insurance agent. In January 1990, he started his own Broker-Dealer in an effort to serve his clients more wholistically as a financial advisor and not just an insurance agent. This turned out to be a good decision in more ways than one as soon after, in 1991, Mutual Benefit became the largest American insurer to collapse at the time.
Although the formation of L.M. Kohn & Company in 1990 derived from Larry's need for a flexible and more robust platform to better serve his clients, this was a huge risk for him. One of the main reasons Larry took such a big risk was that he had foresight regarding fee-based investment management and wholistic financial planning as the best way to serve clients. Larry took notice of the large firms' fee-based programs and was successful in adding a fee-based program to his own small startup firm.
In 1995, L.M. Kohn expanded their offerings to those similar of a larger outfit by becoming a correspondent firm of RPR Clearing. RPR was acquired by Dain Rauscher and Dain Rauscher was acquired by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). As such, in 2000, RBC became the clearing firm and primary custodian for his broker-dealer and RIA. L.M. Kohn has since added TD Ameritrade as a secondary custodian for the RIA.
After 20 years as a correspondent firm of RBC, L.M. Kohn continues to have one of the longest standing partnerships out of all their correspondents. This partnership has led to long standing personal as well as professional relationships with many members of RBC's Correspondent Services teams. This mutual respect and friendship developed and grew due to exceptional service, collaboration, and accessibility afforded to L.M. Kohn by the RBC staff. Everyone knows the frustrations behind having to wait on hold or getting passed around between departments. RBC is a well-known multi-national firm with the resources of the largest brand names in the industry, yet a personal touch that filters through the frustrations one would normally find in a corporation of their size.
This way of doing business aligns with L.M. Kohn's culture and ideals focused on accessibility, personal service, and a lack of bureaucracy. This is what L.M. Kohn looks for in all partners and vendors that they do business with, and those same characteristics flow downstream to their advisors. This makes for an equally friendly and professional environment.
In 2019, Larry chose to step back from the daily leadership of the firm to refocus his efforts on working with his clients. He continues to be CEO and is involved in all major decisions regarding the company but leaves the future vision and growth of the company to Carl and Drew.
Hello! I'm Larry Kohn. I founded L.M. Kohn as my dream practice back in 1990. I was unhappy with the limited options available to me at the time, so I created my own Broker-Dealer to have the freedom to run my practice the way I wanted. Back then, I knew that fee-based products would be a big part of the future. Thus, our platform developed and grew with the establishment of the Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firm with cutting edge fee-based products. Along the way, other unhappy financial advisors took notice that they could build their dream practice at my firm and asked to join us. While I built L.M. Kohn for me, our platform has empowered many other advisors to have the freedom to build their own dream practice. The future vision of the company continues to be centered around that concept.
Mike Bell - Chief Compliance Officer, VP
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Vice President
Mike Bell, affectionately known as "The Hammer", serves as Chief Compliance Officer for L.M. Kohn & Company. Mike has worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years, working primarily in Compliance, Sales, and Management oriented roles. Prior to joining L.M. Kohn & Company, Mike worked 15 years for Fifth Third Securities as Retail Brokerage/Institutional Operations Manager and Retail Brokerage/Insurance/Investment Advisor Compliance Manager. Mike managed multiple teams whose responsibilities included Advertising, Registrations, Branch Audits, Regulatory Examinations and several other facets of Compliance.
Mike earned his B.S. in Finance from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio. He has passed the Series 4, 6, 7, 24, 26, 53, 63, and 66 examinations and is Life, Health, Annuity, Property & Casualty licensed in the State of Ohio.
Mike lives in Mason, Ohio with his wife Susan and son Nick.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President of Supervision for L.M. Kohn & Company
Robert Chess serves as Vice President of Supervision for L.M. Kohn & Company. Robert has worked in the financial services industry for 30 years, working primarily in Management, Operations, Compliance and Sales oriented roles. Prior to joining L.M. Kohn and Company, Robert worked for Fifth Third Securities, US Bank, State Farm Insurance Co, The Provident Bank and John Hancock Insurance Co.
Robert earned his B.A. from Xavier University and a MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. He has passed the Series 4, 6, 7, 24, 27, 53, 63, and 66 examinations and is Life, Health, Annuity, Property and Casualty licensed in the State of Ohio.
Robert resides in West Chester, Ohio with his wife Jocelyn.
Job Titles:
- Trading and Operations Analyst
Sam is on the RBC service team assisting the Reps at LM Kohn. A few of his roles involve opening new accounts, processing distributions, transferring funds or assets to accounts, as well as placing trades when needed. He recently graduated from Miami's Farmer School of Business with a B.S. in Finance. In his free time, Sam spends a lot of time with his friends, always trying to stay active. Some of his favorite hobbies include golf, football, and bowling. With any remaining time in his day, Sam enjoys reading about events in the stock market in order to keep up with current economic changes.
Tim Chon joined L.M. Kohn in March of 2022 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining L.M. Kohn, Tim held a variety of management positions in Operations oriented roles. Most recently, he was responsible for the Firm Program and Product Support department at Edward Jones. This new department led the support for project management within the Service division. Tim also has experience leading New Accounts and Internal Transfers for Edward Jones.
Tim earned his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from the University of Kentucky. He has passed the Series 7, 27 and 66 examinations. Tim is moving to Blue Ash, Ohio with his wife Marguerite and daughter Reagan.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Trading
Tim graduated in 1996 from The Ohio State University, College of Business, with a Finance degree. He has been with L.M. Kohn & Company since 1998, as Vice President of Trading. He currently lives in Anderson with his wife, Michelle and two children Grant and Claire.
Tina is the Executive Assistant to our CEO, Larry Kohn, and assists with his client services. She has been with L.M. Kohn & Company since 1998. She holds an OS registration with FINRA. Tina is a problem solver and enjoys reading and puzzles in her free time.
Job Titles:
- Client Service Specialist
Tom is on the RBC Service team and his responsibilities include all client service work, opening new accounts, distribution requests, and placing trades just to name a few. He graduated in 2015, from the University of Cincinnati, with a Finance degree. In his spare time, he enjoys playing/watching sports and exercising. He currently lives in downtown Cincinnati.
Trease has been an integral part of the LM Kohn team since 2015 and works as an Administrative Assistant. She is originally from Flint, Michigan, but she has lived in the Cincinnati, OH area since 2003. Trease works on the Fund Direct Service team processing forms for all direct application business including mutual fund direct, insurance, annuities, and all client service forms. She also works with any new hires coordinating their onboarding paperwork and pre-registration forms, just to name a few. By day, you can find Trease in the office, by night she is typically on her PC playing her games.
Job Titles:
- Trading and Operations Analyst
I graduated from the University of Mount Union (football powerhouse) in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. While there I was on the golf team and in the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. After graduation accounting jobs were hard to come by, so I just started at a small information services company to gain business experience. I started my career at US Bank in 2014 and had several different roles ranging from Trade Services, the orders team (trading securities/opening new accounts for clients and administrators) and ending my time at US Bank as a Wealth Mgmt. Operations support Specialist. Currently I am a Trading & Operations Analyst studying for my SIE & Series 7 Licensing.
In my Free time, I am an avid golfer (watching and playing), I like to travel, go to the movies, and watch all different types of Sports. I am currently residing in Cincinnati Ohio.