Celebrating 40 Years of Our Firm’s Growth

On a car ride to Columbus, Ohio in 1983, CPAs Ed Whitcomb and Jim Hess agreed to form Whitcomb & Hess. They believed they could provide clients with a high level of accounting and tax services. The new firm began with just a banquet table and folding chairs in an office space on Main Street […]

Celebrating 40 Years of Client Service

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of our firm. Ed Whitcomb had provided outstanding service as a CPA in Ashland for many years before meeting newly-minted CPA Jim Hess in 1983. As the need to serve clients grew beyond Ed’s capacity and longevity, the two CPAs joined forces. On September 1, 1983, in a 2nd […]

Estate Planning for Today’s Young Professional

As young professionals get married, have children, buy a house, and perhaps grow a business, not many people in their 30s and 40s have “estate planning” near the top of the to-do list. Unfortunately, tragedies happen. Preparing for the wo

Investment Update

2017 Q2In spite of many political twists and turns, stock and bond markets continued their winning ways in the second quarter of 2017. Stocks were led by international holdings despite troubling political headlines both in the United States and abroad