FINANCIAL DIRECTIONS, LLC was established in 1996 and registered with the Securities Exchange Commission as a Registered Investment Advisor in 1999. As a RIA we are mandated by the Investment Company Act of 1940 to a fiduciary standard, putting our clients' best interests first. Being an independent advisory firm, Financial Directions has established relationships with numerous financial service organizations. These relationships afford a great opportunity in product flexibility and pricing efficiencies and help assure that our clients will be confident and comfortable with their investment selections and their advisory relationship. Financial Directions is affiliated with Triad Advisors, LLC, (www.triad-advisors.com) a broker/dealer in Atlanta, Georgia. Triad Advisors caters to high-end, fee-based advisors and offers sophisticated technological solutions and an extensive menu of wealth and management solutions. Triad Advisors is a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (www.ladenburg.com). Ladenburg Thalmann has provided investment banking, venture capital, and shareholder value since its founding in 1876. Securities offered through Triad Advisors, member FINRA/SIPC Advisory Services offered through Financial Directions LLC, Financial Directions LLC is not affiliated with Triad Advisors