Office: (419) 885-2626
Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area
Rae Navarre
Marketing Director
As the Marketing Director at SJS, Rae brings extensive experience in branding and strategic marketing to the firm. She also serves on the Community Involvement and Events Committees, reinforcing her passion for fostering connections and engagement.
A Toledo native, Rae attended St. Ursula Academy before earning her Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Technology from Bowling Green State University. She also studied at the Studio Arts Center International in Florence, Italy—where her true love of coffee began.
With expertise in branding, websites, video, photography, social media, and digital marketing, Rae is passionate about crafting meaningful messages that help brands connect with their audiences. Her dedication to community-driven marketing was evident in her role as Marketing Manager for the Downtown Sylvania Association, where she fostered business collaboration, strengthened branding efforts, and enhanced economic development through strategic branding initiatives and events.
Most recently, Rae worked at Owens Corning as a Creative Project Manager, leading teams to ensure projects stayed on track and within budget. Now, she enjoys collaborating with the SJS team to bring ideas to life and elevate the firm’s brand presence.
Outside of work, Rae enjoys spending time outdoors with her family—including her two children and golden retriever, Nelson—traveling, practicing yoga, reading, going to local coffee shops and playing pickleball.
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The beginning of 2026 is a natural checkpoint to make sure your saving, gifting, and protection strategies still match the life you are living today. Your financial planning can benefit from a fresh look at the start of each year and we have a some actionable ideas to start the new year on the right foot, financially.
2025 closed out with global stock markets delivering another remarkable year, capping one of the strongest three-year stretches in stock market history. The April correction now feels like a distant memory as tariff shocks came and went.
SJS Investment Services creates a weekly market update to summarize performance characteristics for major stock and bond indices.
As we excitedly look forward to the year ahead, we remain deeply committed to empowering you to build a better life and providing the peace of mind you deserve.
Each quarter, we create an outlook that covers topics including general investment market conditions, financial planning considerations, and SJS news.
This fall, we had the pleasure of working with Isaac Saffold, an intern from Georgetown University. Isaac joined us through a meaningful connection — he was referred by the Georgetown football coach, as SJS Senior Advisor Andrew Schaetzke also played on the team. It’s a great example of how strong relationships open doors and create opportunities.
As you look ahead to 2026, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the new financial and tax updates. To make things simpler, we want to highlight the key numbers to keep on your radar this year.
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At SJS Investment Services, we believe the client experience is about more than numbers on a page. Our mission is to empower you to build better lives. Recently, our internal SJS Book Club explored The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath, a book that examines why certain experiences stand out — and how we can intentionally create more of them for our clients, colleagues, and communities.