Frank Armstrong III (born June 8, 1944) is an author, a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter, Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA) founder and CEO of Investor Solutions, Inc., a National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) registered investment advisor and one of Paladin Registry's Five-Star rated advisors

Biography

Born Francis Charles Armstrong III in

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, he grew up in

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, where he attended Darien High School; after moving to

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where he continued his education at Loudoun County High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from

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, and then joined the

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. After completing Undergraduate Pilot Training at

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, he was assigned to the

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(SAC) to fly the

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, and flew 250 air refueling combat missions in Southeast Asia, meriting an

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with two

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. He left the Air Force in 1973, and spent the next eighteen years as a pilot for

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, flying

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and

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aircraft. During much of that time, he worked for

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and in 1983 he co-founded Moring-Armstrong & Co., Inc, a registered investment advisor. In 1993, Armstrong founded Investor Solutions, Inc., a fee-only investment advisory firm.

Professional career

He began his financial planning career working for Connecticut General Life in Securities and Insurance Sales from 1974–1984. For 8 years following that, he was the Co-Founder and Principal for Moring-Armstrong & Co., Inc. until 1992 when he founded Investor Solutions, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor, where he currently works. He is the Chairperson of the Investor Solutions Investment Committee and has been widely quoted in the media, including ''

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'', ''

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'',

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's Money Watch and ''

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''. A frequent contributor to The ''CPA Journal'' and

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, He previously served as the financial editor for GNN.com, and as a columnist for

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's website.

Publications

Armstrong has written four books on investment theory and retirement planning. ''The Informed Investor'', was cited by ''

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''''Business Week'' "Must-Reads for Investors"
as a must-read for investors. His first publication, ''Investment Strategies for the 21st century'', was one of the first books published and serialized on the internet in multiple languages. In 2009, he wrote ''The Retirement Challenge, Will you Sink or Swim?'' and ''Save Your Retirement''. He also serves as an expert witness for Securities Arbitration, Mediation, Litigation.

References

External links

Investor Solutions Website
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