Deaton Smith, CFP® is a Hickory, NC fee-only financial planner. My company, Thayer Financial, L.L.C. provides comprehensive and objective financial planning and investment management to help clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions.

Thayer Financial provides fee-only financial planning advice and services to business owners and professionals that want uncompromised and unconflicted help to live their best lives.

As an independent, fee-only, fiduciary financial advisor, I am never paid a commission of any kind and have a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.

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Focus On What’s Important

Your finances matter to you but you are juggling a lot of responsibilities. Between mortgage payments, student loans, business loans, college savings plans, being properly insured, you still need to think about preparing for retirement and estate planning.

Your finances are quickly getting complex and while you could try to do this on your own, it makes more sense to find a trusted adviser that you can lean on for help because a mistake can cost a lot in both taxes and opportunity cost.

I understand that time is your most valuable asset and I want to help you spend your time pursuing what’s important to you, whether that’s your family, career, business, traveling or other hobbies while still meeting your financial objectives.

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Objective Advice: Fee-only financial planning by a fiduciary advisor

Flexible Meetings: Meet in-person, on the phone, or virtually with video calls

Plans tailored to your life and business: Guidance designed to help you achieve what’s important to you, your family, and your business

Transparent Investment Strategies: Know where your money goes and the “why” behind every investment decision.