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Investment advisers take
mystery out of investing
B“You do not need
a lot of money to
prepare for your
retirement, nor do
you have to wait
until you're older.”
hould I wait until I turn
40 or 50 before plan
ning for retirement?
Why should I invest in
the first place? Don’t you need
a lot of money to invest?
These are just a few of the
questions people ask when
faced with the idea of invest
ing. To many Americans to
day, investments and retire
ment planning are a total mys
tery. Says Sylvester Larkins of
Larkins, Betha & Associates
Financial Services, “Youdonot
need a lot of money to prepare
for your retirement, nor do you
have to wait until you're older.”
As an example, if you began
Are you shooting
at your financial
target, but missing
the mark?
We can improve
your aim.
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Registered Investment Advisory Company
Contact: Sylvester Larkins
Registered Investment Advisor
3108 Peach Orchard Road, Ste. 2
Augusta, GA 30906
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Larkins, Betha & Associates CEO Sylvester Larkins
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Charles Jones.
investing as little as SSO a
month in a mutual fund
when you were 25, by the
time you turned 45, you'd
have accumulated up to
$84,000. Continued
Larkins, “Most people who
start planning for their re
tirement at an actual retire
ment age... cannot afford to
retire.”
Larkins, Betha & Associ
ates (LBA) is an investment
advisory firm which provides
individuals and smalil busi
nesses with investment plan
ning services, maximizing
potential growth and return
on their investments with a
diverse selection of pro-
slarkins@labfs.com
(706) 798-1040
1-800-585-9106
www.labfs.com
grams. LBA has served over 800
clients in Georgia, South Caro
lina and Maryland since 1984.
When asked how LBA could help
the new or small investor, Mr.
Larkins was pretty straightfor
ward. An investment advisor can
provide clients with the profes
sional knowledge and expertise
they need but may not have to
help the client identify the best
ways toreach their financial goals.
With the complexity of today’s
investment arena, LBA has the
resources todevelop sound invest
ment and financial plans for their
clients while keeping the cost of
their services highly competitive
with other area financial services.
Personalized, quality service is
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In addition to offering invest
ment and retirement planning ser
vices, Larkins, Betha & Associ
ates also offers tax planning and
management, tax preparation, life
insurance planning, and college
fund planning, as well as other
financial planning cornerstonesin
cluding emergency cash planning
and seminars.
For more information on the
services available at Larkins,
Betha & Associates, aswell astips
on investment planning and re
tirement, log onto their website at
www.ldafs.com, or visit their of
fice at 3108 Peach Orchard Road,
Suite 2, near Build-a-rama.
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