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Melody Jo Townsend

Advisor at Townsend Financial Planning — Mt. Sterling, KY South Maysville Street

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Credentials

CFP®

Experience

16 years

Location

Mt. Sterling, KY 40353

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Townsend Financial Planning

Supported

Total advisors

3

Clients per advisor

53 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$926,622 Typical

HNW client ratio

24% Typical

About

Melody Townsend is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Townsend Financial Planning since 2006. She is the managing member of Mountain Sage Holdings, LLC, a commercial property management business in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Townsend Financial Planning is an SEC-registered, fee-only fiduciary firm that provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategy using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers a range of engagement types including trustee services and retirement-plan consulting.

Client services

Based on Townsend Financial Planning

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Townsend Financial Planning

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Roth conversion strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy

Occupation focus

Based on Townsend Financial Planning

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Demographic focus

Based on Townsend Financial Planning

Mid-Career Professionals

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning project fees ranging from $795 to $3,725; examples include Navigating Retirement $3,250, Retirement Roadmap $3,725, Core Financial Plan $2,650, Financial Check Up $795

Percentage

$0 - $750,000: 1.00% $750,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001+: 0.50% on next $2 million, 0.25% thereafter

Project-based

Customized Engagements - $75-$300 per hour depending on Advisor/Administrative Staff

Other

Account minimum: $750,000 Fee-only: Fee-Only financial planning and wealth/investment management services; no commissions accepted.

Location

Mt. Sterling, KY South Maysville Street

102 South Maysville Street, Suite 1

Mt. Sterling KY 40353

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Florida · Kentucky

Work history

16 years of industry experience

Townsend Financial Planning

2006 - Present • 20 years

Mt. Sterling, KY

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Business activities & affiliations

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Jeremiah C

CFP®, Series 65

Mt. Sterling, KY

Townsend Financial Planning

Jeremiah Creech is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Townsend Financial Planning in Mt. Sterling, KY, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he gained experience at Citizens Guaranty Bank and spent over a decade in full-time education before entering the financial industry. Townsend Financial Planning serves individuals, families, and small-business owners with fee-only financial planning and investment management, operating as a fiduciary with a long-term, diversified investment approach. The firm manages approximately $148 million in discretionary assets for about 160 clients through a team of three advisors and offers additional services including retirement-plan consulting and trustee services.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Roth conversion strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Mid-Career Professionals
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Harrison B

CFP®, Series 65

Mt. Sterling, KY

Townsend Financial Planning

Harrison Bailey is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Townsend Financial Planning since 2016 and also worked at Morehead State University from 2013 to 2017. Townsend Financial Planning serves individuals, families, and small-business owners with fee-only financial planning and investment management. The firm operates as a fiduciary, emphasizing a long-term, diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach and provides discretionary portfolio management alongside tailored planning engagements.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Roth conversion strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Mid-Career Professionals
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Jacob H

Series 66

Winchester, KY

Cetera

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Series 63, Series 66

Winchester, KY

Edward Jones

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Series 66

Winchester, KY

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Series 63, Series 65

Owingsville, KY

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