Argent Advisors

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Argent Advisors

Making the Most of Your Financial Resources

Argent Advisors is a Registered Investment Advisory firm with decades of combined experience. Our specialized planning, protection, and investment services offer a comprehensive approach to help you achieve financial well-being.

For individual clients, we offer diversified financial services related to financial planning, investment management, and retirement planning. Our goal is to create and implement personalized plans that meet the unique needs of our clients. 

Argent Advisors is also a Registered Municipal Advisor offering local governments services in all their public finance needs, from debt issuance to retirement and pension plan consulting.

 

ARGENT ADVISORS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES*:

Investment Management*
Financial Planning*
Registered Municipal Advisor Services

View our Client Relationship Summary, also known as Form CRS, here and written Disclosure Brochure (Part 2A of Form ADV) here and for (ADV Part 2B Form) here.

 

 

**Please Note: Limitations.  The scope of any financial planning and consulting services to be provided depends upon the terms of the engagement, and the specific requests and needs of the client. Argent does not serve as an attorney, accountant, or insurance agent.  Argent does not prepare legal documents or tax returns, nor does it sell insurance products. If the client desires, one of Argent’s representatives, in their separate licensed individual capacities, can be engaged to provide insurance sales/services per the terms and conditions of a separate engagement and fee. Please Also Note: Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk.  Therefore, it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended and/or undertaken by Argent) or any planning or consulting services, will be profitable, equal any historical performance level(s), or prove successful.

 

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Services Argent Advisors Provides

Investment Management

A comprehensive scope of investment services that are designed to optimize the performance of your financial assets, based on your unique needs and strategy.

Financial Planning

A comprehensive service provided by trained and experienced CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals, encompassing the areas of Investment, Tax, Retirement, Estate and Insurance planning.

Governmental Services

Administrative and investment expertise serving governments and municipal bodies in managing complex public finances.

Locations

Monroe

1609 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe, LA 71201

PH: (800) 757-7195

Ruston

500 E Reynolds Dr., Ruston, LA 71270

PH: (318) 251-5800

Monroe

1609 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe, LA 71201

(800) 757-7195

Ruston

500 E Reynolds Dr., Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-5800

Our Team

Austin Mills, CFA®

Austin Mills, CFA®

Investment Analyst
Monroe

Austin is part of Argent Advisors' investment committee, which manages the Prime allocation models. Austin also works with Dean Mailhes, Mike Jones and Barry Guinn managing the CORE equity portfolio, and with Vaughn Antley and Mike Jones on the Dividend Focus models....

Barry Guinn

Barry Guinn

Senior Vice President, Investment Advisor
Ruston

Barry has over 20 years of financial services experience as a banker, broker and investment advisor. His lending background, investment experience and financial licenses allow him to provide a full array of financial planning services. Barry’s ideal client is looking...

Beck Hanes

Beck Hanes

VP, Governmental Services
Ruston

With a remarkable tenure of 10 years at Argent, Beck currently serves in the Ruston office as Vice President of Governmental Services. He is also a Municipal Advisor Principal and Representative, as well as an Investment Advisor Representative. This diverse set of...

Byron R. Moore, CFP®

Byron R. Moore, CFP®

Managing Director, Planning Group, Argent Advisors
Ruston

Byron has been in the financial services industry since 1982 and a Certified Financial Planner® practitioner since 1991. His financial columns have appeared in three North Louisiana Newspapers since 1993. His Money Matters television segment aired weekly on KNOE TV’s...

Carrie Brown

Carrie Brown

Chief Compliance Officer, Argent Advisors
Ruston

Carrie joined Argent in 2004 as a part-time college student and came on full time in 2006. She currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer for Argent Advisors and Argent/Heritage Retirement Plan Advisors. Prior to this role she worked within Argent Trust Company as...

Dean Mailhes

Dean Mailhes

Managing Director, Argent Advisors
Monroe

Dean has over 30 years experience providing investment management and financial planning services. He joined Argent in 1996, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Retirement Plan Specialist. He also holds a Louisiana Health, Life and Accident Insurance...

Justin Mailhes, CFP®, CKA®

Justin Mailhes, CFP®, CKA®

Investment Advisor
Monroe

As an Investment Advisor Representative, Justin provides financial advice tailored to each client’s needs. As a CFP® practitioner, he guides clients step by step through their comprehensive financial plans. He also helps develop and evaluate a range of asset...

Kathy Easley

Kathy Easley

Vice President, Investment Advisor, Branch Manager
Ruston

Kathy originally began working for TCL Securities (now Argent Advisors) in May 1993. After working for a year then leaving for one year, she returned and has been employed for over 30 years with the firm. In August of 1996 she obtained her Series 7 stock broker...

Katie Watts

Katie Watts

Assistant Vice President and Corporate Trust Officer
Ruston

Katie Watts is Assistant Vice President and Corporate Trust Officer at Argent, where she serves in the corporate trust area overseeing more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a combined issue size exceeding $2 billion. She...

Lana R. Patton, CCTS

Lana R. Patton, CCTS

Vice President, Institutional Services Officer
Ruston

Lana has worked for Argent since 1996. In her role as Vice President & Institutional Services Officer, Lana serves as administrator in the corporate trust area which consists of more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a...

Lucius McGehee

Lucius McGehee

President of Institutional Services
Ruston

Lucius has been named President of Institutional Services at Argent, a division that includes services for governmental and charitable entities. Formerly the manager of Argent Trust’s Governmental and Philanthropic Services, he brings over 35 years of experience in...

Lyle Miller

Lyle Miller

Financial Advisor
Monroe

Lyle Miller is a Financial Advisor with Argent Investing Services in Monroe, Louisiana. He brings more than a decade of experience in financial planning and wealth management. Before joining Argent, Lyle served as a financial advisor with Lewis & Miller through...

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