TYS LLP announces the hiring of Doris Rankins, CPA as Tax Manager in their Fairport, NY office. Doris has 20 years of public accounting experience, including 3 years as tax principal for a Top 25 regional firm. Her wide-ranging experience includes taxation of various entity types, with a specialization in closely-held businesses. Over Doris’ career, she has served clients in real estate, wholesale, manufacturing and sports franchises. Doris will be supporting our clients in reaching their full potential.

Sounds for Life is now offering Livio AI hearing aids. These multi-purpose hearing aids have sensors, artificial intelligence, and they deliver superior sound quality and clarity so the wearer can hear comfortably in any environment. Features include the ability to stream phone calls, music and messages from your smartphone directly to your hearing aids, and language translation via the easy-to-use Thrive App. This app also tracks body activity like steps and overall movement and provides a good overall assessment of your health and well-being.

On August 30, 2018, CEFEX, the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, LLC, an Fi360®, Inc. company, certified Sage Rutty Retirement Plan Services Group (Sage Rutty) in Rochester, NY to the standard described in the handbook, “Prudent Practices® for Investment Advisors." Sage Rutty joins the elite group of Investment Advisors to successfully complete the independent certification process.

The standard describes how an Investment Advisor assumes the responsibility for managing a client’s overall investment management process, which includes the selection, monitoring and de-selection of investment managers, as well as developing processes to implement investment strategies and fiduciary practices on an ongoing basis. According to the Managing Director of the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, Carlos Panksep, “Through CEFEX’s independent assessment, the certification provides assurance to plan sponsors, that Sage Rutty has demonstrated adherence to the industry’s best fiduciary practices. This indicates the firm’s interests are aligned with those of its clients.”

Sage Rutty is certified for the provision of advisory services to ERISA Defined Contribution retirement plans and is registered at cefex.org, where its certificate can also be viewed.

The standard is substantiated by legislation, case law and regulatory opinion letters from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (UPIA), the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) and the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act (UMPERSA) in the U.S.

A full copy of the standard can be downloaded from CEFEX at cefex.org and a summary can be viewed by clicking on Sage Rutty’s on-line CEFEX certificate. More information about Sage Rutty Retirement Plan Services Group is available at http://www.sagerutty.com/401k.

David is now our Certified Information Systems Security Professional! As the Vice President, David is a technology visionary and serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. David attended the Rochester Institute of Technology and has a Masters of Science from Roberts Wesleyan College. He enjoys using his technical expertise to help fellow small business owners get the most out of their IT and cybersecurity.

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The Fairport Office of Community + Economic Development (OCED) is pleased to announce it has awarded a $2000 matching grant through the Front Porch Grant program that helps Village residents to renovate, repair or upgrade their front porches.

OCED Board Member and Village Trustee Ken Rohr presented the check to Michael & Melissa Folino of Deland Park A. The $2,000.00 matching grant enabled the reconstruction of their front porch in a manner compatible with traditional styles and details appropriate to the original home.

“The Village of Fairport is a traditional ‘Front Porch Friendly’ community with walkable neighborhoods,” said Mr. Rohr. “The front porch is a great place for entertaining and getting to know your neighbors. Our matching grant program will make it more affordable for homeowners to renovate or upgrade their porches to enhance their homes and neighborhoods.”

Homeowner Mike Folino said, “We wanted to do this project the right way, and the Front Porch Grant helped us upgrade to include traditional details." “One of the reasons we love Fairport is the neighborhood feel of the Village, and we look forward to sharing our new porch with our neighbors!”

Additional information and applications can be found on the OCED website at FairportOCED.org or by calling 421-3240.