Ruth R. Petty, MSFS is a Senior Financial Consultant with Centinel Financial Group, LLC.  She is appointed to practice in North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, and California. In 2000, Ms. Petty obtained a Master of Science, Financial Services. In 1993, she obtained her Master of Science in Management (MSM). She is a member of the American Bar Association and numerous other professional organizations.
 
In addition to being the author of numerous journal and newspaper articles, and professional textbooks, she is also a seminar speaker. Her focus is comprehensive financial planning, with a concentration in retirement planning. Currently Ms. Petty is working on a book focusing on “women as financial decision makers.”