Navancer GroupAn Independent Firm

About Us

Please come and visit our firm at our new headquarters!  We are located halfway between Copley and Medina on State Route 18/Medina Road. We are just east of State Route 94 in Sharon Township. The street address is 1180 Medina Road, Medina. Feel free to call for directions or help in finding our new location.




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Robert Och, ChFC®, CLU®
Wealth Advisor, RJFS, Inc.
President, Navancer Group
Toll-Free: 866-669-7739

Robert is a Wealth Advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and also serves as President of Navancer Group. His specialities include investment and asset allocation analysis for high-net-worth individuals, professionals and corporate retirement plan clients. He also has a very strong background in the design and implementation of employer sponsored retirement programs and corporate health benefit plans. Robert recently celebrated his 20th year in the investment and financial services business.

In the past Robert has served as the Director of Investment Advisory Services for a regional estate planning and wealth management firm and as Regional Vice President for a large third party administrator of benefit plans in the Cleveland area.

Robert is a native of the Akron area and attended the University of Akron on an academic scholarship. Here he received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, magna cum laude, in 1990. He has also attained the Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter designations from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Robert and his wife Malinda enjoy travel and are avid sailors. They live along with their dog Tetley in Sharon Center, Ohio.

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Steve Zangmeister, ChFC®, CLU®
Wealth Advisor, RJFS, Inc.

Steve Zangmeister has been a financial consultant in northeast Ohio for more than 20 years. He has developed a specialty practice working with high-net-worth individuals, business owners and retirees.

He attained the Chartered Financial Consultant designation in 1992 and the Chartered Life Underwriter designation in 1991.

Steve is a graduate of Kent State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in business.

Steve has a knack for speaking to clients in “Plain English,”simplifying the sometimes complex areas of financial planning and investments and cutting to the bottom line.

He resides in Sharon Center, Ohio, with his wife Laura, dog Max and cat Jack.

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Malinda Och
Director of Employer Benefits & Principal, NG
Customer Services Associate, RJFS

Malinda is the Director of Employer Benefits of Navancer Group.  She specializes in the design and implementation of health benefit plans, short-term and long-term disability plans and group life insurance for large and small corporations. 

She understands the importance of excellent service.  Her goal is to build a strong relationship with each client, to serve them as their customer service resource for all employee benefit questions. 

 Malinda is a 1993 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business.

 She enjoys traveling and sailing with her husband Robert, along with gardening and history.  She lives in Sharon Center, Ohio with Robert and their West Highland White Terrier, Tetley. 

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Laura Zangmeister
Operations Manager

Laura is the operations manager for the office. Her responsibilities include bookkeeping, compliance related issues, preparation of client reviews, and investment account maintenance.

She is a graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Laura previously worked at Akron City Hospital for 22yrs in Obstetrics as an RNC, IBCLC.

Laura resides in Sharon Center and enjoys traveling with her husband Steve.

Kelly Sipp
Client Service Associate

Kelly is the newest member of our Support Team.
She assists in all areas related to customber service, account maintenance, and works closely with Robert and Steve and their clients.
Kelly lives in Wadsworth, OH.

About Raymond James

Raymond James is one of the largest independent financial services firms in the United States. Since its beginning in 1962, it has always been a different kind of company – embracing long-term planning and methodical decision-making while staying uncompromisingly client focused. When other firms were simply buying and selling stocks or mutual funds, Raymond James focused on financial planning to help individuals reach their goals. It was the first firm to pioneer that concept – and today it supports its advisors with access to a full range of comprehensive resources, helping them to do the same.

  • More than 5,400 financial advisors
  • 2 million client accounts
  • 2,400 locations (United States, Canada and abroad)
  • $268 billion in client assets
  • $35 billion managed by its subsidiary asset managers

Raymond James Financial was recently named the best full-service broker in the 2011 SmartMoney annual broker survey for the third time in four years – ranking above Edward Jones, Wells Fargo, UBS, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

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Robert Och, ChFC®, CLU® Wealth Advisor, RJFS, Inc. President, Navancer Group
1180 Medina Road
MedinaOH 44256
Phone: 330-239-1776
Fax: 330-239-2244
Toll-Free: 866-669-7739
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