Michael Samford

John Deglow joined the company as a Fiduciary Investment Advisor in 2016. He has over 25 years of financial planning and investment advisory experience working with financial advisors and high-net-worth clients. As Director of Wealth Strategies at Hilliard Lyons, Mr. Deglow built and managed the firm’s Financial Planning platform, helping many “investment brokers” become better comprehensive, client-centric financial advisors. He has also taught personal finance courses at Western Kentucky University and has spoken at various national conferences on financial planning topics.

 

Mr. Deglow received a BA degree in Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University in 1988. He also holds the Certified Financial Planning and Accredited Investment Fiduciary designations.

 

Office Address: 2525 Harrodsburg Rd., Ste. 300, Lexington, KY 40504.

Overcoming the Primal Panic of Volatile Markets

Overcoming the Primal Panic of Volatile Markets

When markets suddenly lurch lower, the flicker of red on a screen is more than a financial read-out. It is an emotional siren. Prospect theory, the landmark work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, explains the first half of that reaction. We anchor every outcome to...

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Who Tells Your Story? A Legacy Beyond Wealth

Who Tells Your Story? A Legacy Beyond Wealth

At the end of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton, the final song asks a question that lingers long after the curtain falls: “Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” After two and a half hours chronicling ambition, revolution, sacrifice, and achievement, the...

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Safe at Home: Avoiding Costly Errors When Markets Get Wild

Safe at Home: Avoiding Costly Errors When Markets Get Wild

As the Major League Baseball season takes swing—with ballparks buzzing, gloves snapping, and the unmistakable scent of pine tar in the spring air—it’s a fresh reminder of just how much America’s pastime can teach us about discipline, strategy, and timing. Baseball,...

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A Market of Orchestration, Not Concentration

A Market of Orchestration, Not Concentration

From Spotlight to Harmony It is late evening in a grand concert hall. The audience sits in hushed anticipation as the conductor stands in a commanding spotlight, casting the orchestra into shadow. The violins and cellos begin with a delicate passage, weaving ethereal...

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Nutella, Pencils and Taxes: A Review of Tariff Policy

Nutella, Pencils and Taxes: A Review of Tariff Policy

Tariffs are a foreign concept to most people. Beyond their role as a tax on the sale of foreign goods, in the real world, tariffs are perhaps among the most ambiguous policy tools for those not involved with international trade. We hear tariff policy proposals on the...

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The Bedrock of Fiduciary Innovation

The Bedrock of Fiduciary Innovation

As we close out 2024, we want to express our sincere gratitude for your trust and partnership. Since our founding in 1985, we have remained committed to Loyalty, Prudence, Care, and Professionalism—values that ensure your interests are always our top priority. This...

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Curating the Future of Your Estate

Curating the Future of Your Estate

An Unnerving Topic If your local newspaper published your obituary today, would you read it? In 1888, this surreal scenario played out for an accomplished inventor and industrialist who found himself reading his own obituary while very much alive. A death did occur,...

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