MAY 2019
The Right Step
Andrew Flinton, CFP® President
Publisher | Editor-in-Chief Heidi Rambo Centrella heidi.centrella@405magazine.com
EDITORIAL Managing Editor Steve Gill steve.gill@405magazine.com
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Style Editor Sara Gae Waters saragae.waters@405magazine.com Travel Editor Matt Payne matt.payne@405magazine.com Contributing Writers M.J. Alexander, Mark Beutler, Lillie-Beth Sanger Brinkman, Jerry Church, Christine Eddington, Greg Horton, Lance McDaniel, Lauren Roth, Elaine Warner
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