A Brief History

C. J. Champion Company began business in 1890. In its earliest days, Charles Jackson Champion operated a multitude of family enterprises in Southwest Georgia under the name C. J. Champion Company. There was a general store which extended substantial credit to farmers, a local telephone company with a total of eight customers, a rather large farming operation, a cotton gin, and a sawmill -- all doing business under the name, C. J. Champion Company. The general store is still standing today although it has been boarded up since the boll weevil plague hit Georgia farmers in the 1920's. Inside the store building, the old safe is today covered with dust. It's about six feet tall with the words "C. J. Champion Company" across the front in gold leaf lettering. We still have some of the day books in which every item sold was faithfully recorded in flowing handwriting. Shoes went for $1.25 a pair, a well bucket was 30 cents, an ax-70 cents and 8 yards of calico-48 cents.

Those were the early days. For more than 65 years now, three generations of the Champion family have been engaged exclusively in financial services. Today, three diversified Champion-owned companies provide resources and support to these endeavors. Champion Capital Corporation is a member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Champion Capital functions as an investment banker offering a full range of services including public and private stock offerings, mergers, and acquisitions. Champion Capital is a Registered Investment Advisor and through its Legacy Trust Advisors division provides investment management for individuals, corporations, trusts, and qualified retirement plans on a fee-for-service basis. Wealth Creation and Preservation, Inc. provides important guidance for clients in business, estate, and retirement planning. C. J. Champion Company is an independent, corporate insurance brokerage firm representing a broad range of carefully chosen "top of the market" life insurance companies.

We are proud of the reputation we enjoy for knowledgeable counsel, integrity and trust built on solid client relationships. Quite frankly, we're good at what we do.

It is said that people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. Whether you are currently one of our clients or are considering working with us for the first time, we welcome the opportunity to continue proving ourselves by making a positive difference in your financial success. To meet our goals, we rely on commitment, on-going education, and the unmatched enthusiasm of the members of our team. We utilize the latest computer technology for information management and for financial strategy planning. It is this combination of the best people armed with the best available tools that make us, perhaps, the most effective group of personal advisors with similar areas of emphasis to be found anywhere in the country today.