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Cecil Staton, CFP®, is the founder of Arch Financial Planning, a fee-only fiduciary firm based in Watkinsville and serving Athens, Oconee County, Monroe, Macon and the Lake Oconee area. Cecil works primarily with retirees and people approaching retirement who have accumulated $1 million or more and want help turning their savings into a reliable, tax-efficient retirement income plan. He helps clients coordinate investment management with retirement-income planning, Roth conversions and withdrawal strategies, Social Security and Medicare decisions, charitable giving, and estate-plan coordination. Every relationship is built around a comprehensive financial plan, without commissions or product sales. Clients work directly with Cecil for ongoing financial planning and investment management. Meetings are available in person at Arch’s Wire Park office or virtually.

Raymond Howe is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Financial Planning, Inc. in Gainesville, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1993, which he has operated independently. Comprehensive Financial Planning, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach focused on a concentrated portfolio of individual stocks and bonds, typically holding positions for three to ten years, and combines planning services exclusively with portfolio management.

Dwight Langley is a financial advisor at Langley Wealth Management in Watkinsville, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Vickery Financial Services, Inc. and Vickery Langley Wealth Management. Outside of advisory services, Langley is also an independent life insurance agent. Langley Wealth Management serves individual investors and other client types, focusing on non-discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation across diversified mutual fund portfolios, periodic rebalancing, and a long-term investment approach, implementing recommendations only with client approval.

John Howard is a financial advisor at Focus Advisory, Ltd. in Marietta, GA, holding CFP®, PFS™, and Series 63 credentials with 22 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Resource Planning Group, Ltd. Focus Advisory, Ltd. provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and trustee services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach using ETFs, low-cost mutual funds, and individual securities, implementing portfolios on a discretionary basis with attention to tax harvesting, risk management, and cash needs.

Kyle Roney is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at TROIKA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC since 2010. Based in Athens, GA, he focuses on discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. Troika Capital Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $44 million using fundamental analysis and a long-term trading approach, occasionally incorporating options strategies, and emphasizes individualized Investment Policy Statements to document client objectives and risk tolerance.

Talbert Cooper is a financial advisor with Black Lake Capital Corp. in Athens, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Black Lake Capital Corp. since 2008. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in private land management for a private holding, which may account for up to 10% of his time. Black Lake Capital is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $17.2 million for individuals, trusts, and limited partnerships. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified strategies across equities, fixed income, and options, and provides portfolio management, investment counseling, and financial planning tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.