Kathryn Brooks, Team Assistant – Joined the IA & LMA Team in 2023 Favorite Vacation Spot: My favorite vacation spot is any beach. My favorite beach is Santa Rosa, Florida, because of the beautiful water. We go to Orange Beach, Alabama, every summer and along with the beach, love all of the great restaurants. Three …
Do you have a love-hate relationship with the beginning of the school year? Love the routine and schedule, but hate the early mornings, long days and not feeling like there is enough time to de-stress? There are huge benefits to easing your stress levels, from lowering blood pressure to improving concentration to reducing anger and …
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Lisa Bamburg is a founder and co-owner of Insurance Advantage and LMA Financial Services. She has a degree in finance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a Registered Investment Advisor, affiliated with CoreCap Advisors, Inc, as well as a licensed insurance agent. Lisa is passionate about coaching clients to win in retirement. …
Mary Alice Hughes is a founder and co-owner of Insurance Advantage and LMA Financial Services. A 1991 graduate of Arkansas Tech University, Mary Alice has been a licensed insurance producer since January 1995. Mary Alice is endorsed by the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association and is an exclusive agent for their long-term care insurance and dental …
Our Fall 2018 Newsletter featured an article written by Lisa Bamburg, co-owner of Insurance Advantage & LMA Financial Services.We are sharing it here: In March of 1995, I gave birth to my first child, Elise. One year and nine months later, God blessed me with a son, Joel. Fast forward 23 years… This past June …
We were sorry to read this week that Mr. George Hopkins will resign as ATRS Executive Director at the end of this year. One of our owners, Mary Alice Hughes, has worked with active and retired school employees since January, 1995. She will be quick to tell you that George Hopkins has been a terrific …
We recently attended a college graduation at The University of West Florida. You know how it is?you?re excited to see your family member or friend graduate but you dread the entire ?ceremony? thing. Prior to graduation, you check to make sure your phone is totally charged just in case you need to play Solitaire or …
When Mary Alice was in college and pursuing her degree in education, PET was the big thing. Fast forward 30 years and she can?t for the life of her tell you anything about PET except ?Monitor & Adjust?! And although PET was meant for the educational field, we have used ?Monitor and Adjust? almost daily both …
Dear Clients and Friends: What a difference a virus makes, right?!!! It seems like everything is different. For example, we submitted our spring newsletter to the printer weeks ago and as we write this, it still hasn?t been printed. We assume they are short-handed and over-loaded. Another example is life at our offices. Mary Alice has not …
ARTRS has sent letters to members stating that an agency email account was accessed by an unauthorized individual. ARTRS hired an independent computer forensic investigating service to determine the extent of the unauthorized activity. The investigators determined that an unauthorized user gained access to one email account for a limited period of time. As of …
