Stacey Hyde featured in the U.S. News and World Report

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  • If your advisor often minimizes your financial concerns, that’s a red flag, says Stacey Hyde, president of Envision Financial Planning in Memphis, Tennessee, and an advisor bureau member with the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors.

  • “Make sure you understand how your advisor is compensated,” Hyde says, suggesting you use fee-only financial advisors, instead of ones that are paid through commissions.

  • “If your advisor says they don’t charge a fee, then, it’s a big red flag. They are being paid by the product provider,” she says. “This isn’t necessarily bad, but if they’re not transparent that this is how they’re being paid, you should be very cautious.”

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Hank has had a distinguished career in the financial services industry, including more than 40 years in the financial planning and securities fields. From 1985 to 2013, Hank provided fee-only financial planning services through his firm, Lifetime Planning, Inc. Hank merged his practice with Stacey’s in 2014. In addition, Hank is a member of both the local and the national chapters of the Financial Planning Association (FPA).
Hank received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi, where he also lettered in football. He received his initial securities training at Merrill Lynch. He was a financial planning consultant for the Memphis office of Ernst & Young and financial planner at Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1982 through 1984. In April 1984, Hank completed his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional requirements with the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado.
In addition to his financial planning practice, Hank has enjoyed serving on the boards of Presbyterian Day School, Second Presbyterian Church, University of Mississippi, and the Christian Community Foundation. Hank served as the chief financial officer of the Christian Community Foundation from its inception in October 1998 until October 2000. Hank enjoys reading, hunting, and attending baseball and college football games.
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Clay is a native Memphian and a graduate of the University of Mississippi. He began his career working for a regional broker/dealer specializing in fixed-income securities, and prior to joining Envision, Clay was an investment research analyst and portfolio manager for a private wealth management firm in Memphis. Clay currently holds his FINRA Series 66 securities registration and obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 2021.
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