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Earl Oberlin III (born December 10, 1956) is an American business executive, philanthropist, and founder, chairman and CEO of Oberlin Wealth Partners, a Registered Investment Advisor serving the ultra-affluent. Oberlin is a published author. His first book, Building a High-End Financial Services Practice: Proven Techniques for Planners, Wealth Managers, and Other Advisers, was published by Bloomberg in 2004.

Biography
Oberlin is a graduate from the Owner/President Management Program at the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University and holds Bachelor of Science degrees in accounting and finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Oberlin is a Certified Public Accountant, Personal Financial Specialist, and Certified Financial Planner. Oberlin owns several funeral homes and a crematory in Ohio and Indiana that have been in the family since 1922.

Cliff is married to Lisa Oberlin and they have 2 sons.

Career
Oberlin has over 35 years of experience as a licensed representative and general securities principal. Prior to founding Oberlin Wealth Partners, Oberlin was President, and CEO of two different brokers.

Oberlin recently served as Chairman of YPO Miami | Ft. Lauderdale Gold Chapter, and he served on the YPO International Forum Committee. He is currently on the Executive Committee of the YPO SEC (South East and Caribbean) Region and on the Executive Committee of the YPO International Financial Services Network. He also chaired the Williams County YMCA Board and instigated a successful building program within their branch of the organization. He founded and operates the Cliff Oberlin Foundation to help educate young people about business.

NRP Financial, Inc., an Ohio broker/dealer and registered investment adviser founded in 2000. NRP Financial was eventually acquired by LPL Financial in December, 2010.

Oberlin was also President and CEO of MFI Investments, the Oberlin family’s first broker/dealer. MFI Investments was acquired by Regional Bank Holding Co, MidAm, Inc. and eventually renamed Sky Investments. Prior to being acquired, MFI Investments was a 3-time INC 500 winner.

Oberlin has also served as Director of National Retirement Partners, Inc., member of the NASD District 8 Business Conduct Committee, chair of the NASD District Business Conduct Nominating Committee and more.