Vernon Thornton is delighted to be part of the inception of Covenant Wealth Advisors as a Financial Advisor. The journey began over 25 years ago when he began his informal financial mentorship under his CPA father-in -law. This grew into a passion in investing and personal finance. In 2013, Vernon decided to pursue the coveted CFP® designation. After going back to school and passing the exam on his own time, he began his financial services career with Ameriprise. While working on the CFP® certification he met Todd Gaither, founder and managing partner of Covenant Wealth Advisors. Todd became a trusted friend and later a colleague when Vernon moved to Freedom Street to join the Tandem Financial Partners Team of which Todd was a partner. When Todd unveiled his plan to form Covenant Wealth Advisors and asked Vernon to join him, Vernon knew he had found a home. The idea of covenant goes beyond just a promise or a casual relationship. At Covenant Wealth Advisors the commitment to you is to go beyond; beyond in integrity, beyond in service, beyond in relationship, and beyond in diligently providing wholistic financial solutions for your individual, family, and business needs, because we know that your financial life intersects and affects every other area of life; physical, mental, emotional, even spiritual. This wholistic approach is paramount, as Vernon’s background has been serving people in full-time ministry. He still enjoys leading the choir and orchestra weekly at Central Baptist Church in Douglasville, GA where he makes his home with his wife and best friend Karen. Vernon and Karen have three wonderful children, and three incredible grandchildren.

Along with the CFP® designation, Vernon holds the Series 7, 66 and SIE licenses. He is also licensed for Life, Health, Long Term Care, and Variable Insurance and Annuities. Vernon specializes in financial planning, investments, insurance, and personal finance.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™,   and   in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.