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Lucinda Ortigao is president of Cape Investment Consulting Inc. She is a certified financial planner and offers clients more than 25 years of comprehensive banking and wealth management experience, including estate and financial planning. Lucinda was a Senior Vice President, Client Advisor, SunTrust Bank — now Truist Bank — in the Private Wealth Management Division.
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