Financial Resource Management Partners with Sound Bank

Emily Renfrow Guthrie and Greg Hicks to Support Clients at Sound Bank Branch Locations

RALEIGH, N.C. (August 23, 2012) –Financial Resource Management, a 27-year old financial planning firm dedicated to serving clients in the Carolinas and across the country, announces its association with Sound Bank. Headquartered in Morehead City, N.C., Sound Bank has branches in Beaufort and Cape Carteret and a loan production office in New Bern.

Sound Bank will offer Financial Resource Management’s program to its customers. The program will provide clients with comprehensive strategies in the areas of retirement, taxes, investment and estate planning. Emily Renfrow Guthrie and Greg Hicks will represent the company in Sound Bank’s branch offices.

“Sound Bank is a hometown community bank specializing in personal service and dedicated to providing a full array of products and services to their customers,” said Greg Hicks, founder and president of Financial Resource Management. “Our goal is to help customers to plan for their short and long range financial goals so they can be prepared for the future.”

Founded by a group of local investors, Sound Bank opened its doors in September of 2001. In eleven years, Sound Bank has grown from a start up bank with twelve employees to a thriving community bank with over $115 million in assets, four locations and thirty-five employees.

Greg Hicks, CFP, has been a financial planner for 27 years and serves clients located in more than 20 states. He holds his FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses and is licensed for life, health, long-term care and disability insurance, and is a licensed real estate broker. Emily Guthrie has been a financial advisor for 10 years and she holds her FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses. Her office is located in Morehead City and she is licensed for life, health, long-term care and disability insurance.

People across North Carolina benefit from Financial Resource Management’s expertise weekly through two different radio shows broadcast over much of the state. Mr. Hicks and Ms. Guthrie can be heard across Eastern North Carolina and along the Crystal Coast on WTKF 107.1 FM on Wednesdays at 7:30AM on the Coastal Daybreak Show. Mr. Hicks and Ms. Wanda Cooper can be heard throughout the Triangle on WRDU 106.1 FM on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.

About Financial Resource Management Financial Resource Management offers a complete range of financial investment and planning options including: retirement income planning, estate planning, insurance, investment strategies, IRA rollovers, mortgages and refinance, real estate investing, retirement plans for small and medium businesses, and tax savings strategies. Financial Resource Management is headquartered in Raleigh, NC and has offices in Greensboro, NC and Morehead City, NC. Securities are offered through Capital Investment Group, member FINRA/SIPC. Greg Hicks is affiliated with CIC Advisers, LLC. For more information, contact info@frmnc.com.

Contact:

Lynne Beaman

(919) 606-1380

Lynne.beaman@catalystcom.us