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Our Mission is Simple:

To Give Clients and
Their Families a Better Life

We Believe in

Keeping Promises 

We offer clients the Knowledge, Experience and Judgement to Be Prepared for what lies ahead. 
We call this the Eat Well, Sleep Well formula.

 

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You will see those words repeated throughout our communications. They act as our constant reminder of the commitment we have made to our clients and their families.

Fountain Financial Associates is one of Wilmington’s oldest and largest independent financial planning and investment management firms. The firm was established by Vinton Fountain in 1998 to provide successful individuals with a personally tailored option for the management of their financial lives.

“ Simply put, our focus is helping clients achieve their unique goals. ”

-Vinton E. Fountain III, Founder and President 

Team members

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Vinton E. Fountain, III is the President and founder of Fountain Financial Associates. With more than 31 years of experience in the financial...

Vinton E. Fountain

Investment Adviser Representative
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Buck Beam is a partner and Vice President of Fountain Financial Associates.  He joined the firm in 2005 as an Investment Adviser...

Buck Beam

Investment Adviser Representative
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Christopher M. Riley is a partner and Vice President of Fountain Financial Associates.  He joined the firm in 2006 as an Investment Adviser...

Christopher M. Riley

Investment Adviser Representative
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Brice Gibson joined Fountain Financial Associates in 2015 as an Investment Adviser Representative. Prior to joining FFA, Brice advised...

Brice Gibson

Investment Adviser Representative
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Susie Kempf joined Fountain Financial in January of 2008 as a Client Service Associate. She is a native of Raleigh who spent more than 18 years in...

Susie Kempf

Client Service Associate
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Bonnie Murray joined Fountain Financial in May of 2015 as a Client Service Associate. She is a native of Yorktown Virginia and moved to Wilmington...

Bonnie Murray

Client Service Associate
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Patrick Sawrey joined Fountain Financial in the summer of 2015 after completing his degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He...

Patrick Sawrey

Client Service Associate
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Maria Forger joined Fountain Financial Associates in April of 2017 as their Director of First Impressions. 

Although she is a native...

Maria Forger

Director of First Impressions
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Caroline Hills joined Fountain Financial Associates in December 2016 as Business Manager of Operations.  

Caroline is...

Caroline Hills

Business Manager of Operations

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Success and Happiness

Submitted by Fountain Financial Associates | Financial Advisors on June 15th, 2018

 Posted on June 15, 2018 by Vinton Fountain   

   All of us want to be successful, but there are many definitions of success.  I am a believer that the best definition of success must include happiness. There have been many recent studies regarding why people are happy and what factors make them happy. Ironically, the elements that most of us believe make us successful including health, wealth, connections, and material possessions don’t really seem to make us happy.

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Finger Licking Good

Submitted by Fountain Financial Associates | Financial Advisors on June 7th, 2018

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Vinton Fountain 

Some of you may have been reading and listening to recent financial news around the subject of corporate penalties and fines for fraudulent behavior. Just last week, an institution announced a proposed settlement of $1 billion for these inappropriate actions. These actions are remarkable.

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Risk and Human Nature

Submitted by Fountain Financial Associates | Financial Advisors on May 25th, 2018

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Buck Beam 

Volatility is one of the few certainties in financial markets. You never know when it’s coming, but as investors we eventually face it and when we do, it can change our views about risk. Risk isn’t only theoretical, risk happens.

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