Profile for Jacques Cureton

Professional Experience:

Marcus M. Bauman, Esq. began his Financial Services career shortly after receiving his Juris Doctor from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary and passing the Bar. Soon he accepted a position as an associate at a local Estate Planning firm. The job was offered to him on the unusual condition that in addition to serving as an attorney, he would train to become a financial advisor to serve the needs of the firm’s trust and estate administration and small business clients. Often these families needed more than mere legal advice; they needed ongoing consultation and long-term asset management, sometimes across generations.

The combined practice made sense; he was already acting in a fiduciary capacity and well familiar with his clients’ circumstances. Marcus grew into the advisor’s role and made it the focus of his practice. The firm began partnering with other professionals to offer his services to their clients.

Marcus eventually found himself serving as the Financial Advisor for a prominent local CPA firm, advising individuals and businesses alike, coordinating their Estate, Business, Financial, and Tax Planning considerations. This multidisciplinary and long-term approach to the planning process is why joining Interactive Advisory Network, LLC (IAN) was such a natural fit. At IAN, this level of client engagement is elemental to the practice; it’s what the firm was designed to achieve from the outset. Best of all, at IAN, Marcus now has a team working alongside him.

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Marcus was born and raised in Washington, D.C., where he spent much more time exploring the Smithsonian Institution than any child has a right to. After graduating from the Edmund Burke School, he went on to college at Northwestern University. There he indulged his passions for history and Western Civilization, earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Classics (Ancient Greek, Latin, and Ancient History). Armed with a degree in an obscure humanity, it should come as no surprise that he ended up in law school.

The move to Hampton Roads to attend the Marshall-Wythe School of Law would prove fateful, as it not only launched his career as an estate planner and financial advisor, but also his family. His daughter, Sophia, now 15, was born here and raised here, and Marcus strongly suspects he’s found a permanent home here in this wonderful and historic corner of the Commonwealth.

When he isn’t too busy wondering where all the time went, Marcus is a lifelong student of history, economics, and politics. He’s also a lifelong fan of science fiction, comic books, and (really) heavy metal. He once even had his own radio show, but that is a story for another time...

Professional Experience:

J. Martin LeFiles, Jr., ChFC, provides fee-only personal financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, professionals, and small business owners.

Marty holds the Chartered Financial Consultant professional financial planning designation and is an Investment Advisor Representative with Interactive Financial Advisors.

The ChFC designation is awarded by the American College in Bryn Mawr, PA, one of the nation’s oldest and most recognized financial sciences educational institutions, to financial advisors who have completed a rigorous program of study and testing in the key disciplines of comprehensive financial planning, including retirement planning, investments, insurance, income taxation, and estate planning.

In addition to the ChFC credential, Marty also holds a BBA in Accounting and an MBA in Finance from Valdosta State University and is a former small business consultant with the Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University.

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Marty has also been actively involved in civic affairs, having served as President of the Azalea City Kiwanis Club, President of the VSU Alumni Association, and is a past member of the Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging Council. He was a founding member of the Valdosta-Lowndes County chapter of Easter Seals Southern Georgia and recently completed serving a six-year term as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce.

Professional Experience:

My professional purpose is to help clients and their families achieve their financial goals and protect their wealth in addition to building long-lasting relationships.

My Team and I work to understand your objectives, expectations, hopes, desires, and concerns. We then work to develop a personalized financial plan designed to address the many aspects of your financial life. Once the plan is implemented, we continually monitor the progress and engage in periodic client reviews to ensure you're on track to achieving the stated goals.

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Gina graduated from Norfolk State University with a BSN Nursing. Gina lives in Norfolk, VA has four adult children and five grandchildren. Gina is a member of Calvary Revival Church where she serves in the Children's Ministry. Gina enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and gardening.

Professional Experience:

Olga Kramarenko - an ambitious Ukrainian woman who journeyed to the US in 2013 after she graduated from Khmelnytskiy National University where she earned a Bachelors degree in International Studies. The credo of an International Studies major is 'Making the World a Better Place', so it was a natural fit to begin working with an organization whose motto is "Making Life Better For Everyone".

Olga is a licensed investment and insurance professional who uses a defined process to gather and analyze information for the purpose of identifying problems and recommending solutions. Olga pays attention to the small details and thoroughly works with a client until the goal is achieved.

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