About
Noah M Rankin
Owner / Financial Advisor, Green Leaf Advisors LLC
- Series 7 and Series 65
- B.S., Penn State University
- Member, NAPFA
- Member, XY Planning Network
- Member, Fee-Only Network
Professional Story
I started investing on my own while attending Penn State and became interested in personal finance. That interest pushed me into finance classes and led to teaching Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace at my local church. After graduating in 2021, I jumped into the industry with Ruby Financial Group. I spent four incredible years there learning the ropes, obtaining my Series 7 and 65 licenses, and building my foundation as a full financial advisor.
Through my work I realized that business owners are neglected by the financial industry. Having been raised in a family where both of my parents were business owners, I witnessed firsthand how they were overlooked. They weren’t a priority because their wealth was tied up in their life’s work rather than large investment accounts. Yet, business owners are exactly the people who need solid, strategic financial guidance the most.
That’s why I felt led to step out on my own and launch Green Leaf Advisors. Going fully independent gives me the freedom to offer the best advice possible. I partner with busy business owners to simplify their money and give them trusted guidance so they can focus on running their business and building a lasting legacy.
Personal Story
I was born and raised in little ole Clarion County where I now live just a mile from where I grew up. I am currently renovating my grandparents’ 200 year old farmhouse for my family to live in. It’s a labor of love, to honor those that came before me and build a legacy for my kids to be proud of.
Family and faith are the center of my world. I share this life with my wife, Jocelyn, our daughter, Evelyn, and our soon to be baby boy. We stay very involved in our local church (where my wife and I met) and love spending time with friends around a campfire.
- Basketball Player
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Hunting
- Mexican Food
Common questions
- Who is the financial advisor at Green Leaf Advisors?
- Noah M Rankin is the owner and financial advisor at Green Leaf Advisors LLC, an independent fee-only fiduciary firm in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He works with small business owners and young families across Clarion County and the surrounding counties in western Pennsylvania.
- Are you a fiduciary?
- Yes. Green Leaf Advisors is a fee-only fiduciary firm. Fiduciary means Noah is legally obligated to act in your best interest on every recommendation, not merely to suggest something suitable. Fee-only means Green Leaf is paid by clients and only by clients, with no commissions and no payments from any fund or insurance company, so there is no product anyone is nudging you toward. Noah holds the Series 7 and Series 65 licenses.
- Why does Green Leaf Advisors focus on business owners?
- Noah was raised by two business owners and saw the financial industry overlook them, because their wealth was tied up in the business rather than in large investment accounts. Green Leaf was built specifically for the owners the industry tends to skip.
- Why should I choose a smaller, independent advisory firm?
- With an independent firm you work directly with the advisor who makes the decisions, not a call center or a rotating team. There is no parent company setting sales targets and no in-house product to push, so the advice answers to you. For a business owner that direct access matters, because your finances shift with the business and you want the person who already knows your situation to pick up the phone.
- Do you invest your own money using the same strategies you recommend to clients?
- Yes. Noah invests his own money using the same approach he guides clients through, rather than recommending anything he would not put his own savings into.
- What happens to my assets if something happens to you?
- Your money is never held by Green Leaf. Client assets are held at an independent, third-party Qualified Custodian, which is the regulated institution that actually holds the accounts. The firm also keeps a written continuity plan, so if something happened to Noah your accounts and your planning would keep being handled without interruption.
- Where is Green Leaf Advisors located?
- The office is at 3523 State Route 28/66 in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Noah serves Clarion County and the surrounding counties, including Butler, Venango, Jefferson, and Armstrong, and meets clients in person or over video.
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