Acanthus Associates

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <table style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="384" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="384"> <tr> <td align="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/15558/slug.jpg" alt="Acanthus Associates" height="130" width="102" border="0"> </td> <td> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" border="0"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b><i>Custom solutions for your financial concerns</i></b> <br> <br>2918 Wakefield Dr <br>Holmes, PA 19043 <br>Phone: 610-724-8466 <br>FAX: 610-471-0900 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email:  </td><td> <a href="mailto:sbombeck@acanthusassociates.com"> sbombeck@acanthusassociates.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <font face="Book antiqua" color=#0000ff> <p class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%"><font color=#000000><font face="Times new roman">"As President of Acanthus Associates and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional, helping individuals and businesses develop strategic plans to pursue financial growth and stability is a commitment that I made a long time ago, and everything I do in my practice serves to uphold that commitment." - Scott Bombeck, CFP<br style="mso-special-character: line-break"> </font></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font color=#000000><font face="Times new roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font color=#000000><font face="Times new roman">A graduate of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pennsylvania </st1:placename><st1:placetype w:st="on">State </st1:placetype><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics as well as a minor in Business Administration. Active in his community, Scott sits on the boards of several organizations, serving on the Executive Board of the Penn State Cooperative Extension and Treasurer of the Professional Business Network. Scott is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><font face="Times new roman" color=#000000> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font color=#000000><font face="Times new roman">What separates Acanthus Associates from other financial services companies is our intense focus on the potential success of our clients. We take the extra time to really listen to our clients, discover their needs and apply our knowledge and creativity to forge a personalized plan to address their goals and concerns.</font></font></span><o:p><font face="Times new roman" color=#000000 size=2> </font></o:p></p> <p class=MsoFootnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font face="Times new roman" color=#000000 size=2> </font></o:p></p> <p class=MsoFootnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times new roman" color=#000000 size=2>CFP<sup>®</sup>, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER<sup>™</sup>, and CFP (with flame logo)<sup>®</sup> are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. 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