Finding a financial professional you can trust is key to achieving a successful retirement.
Certified Financial Fiduciaries® (CFF) are sworn to uphold the highest moral, ethical and fiduciary standards of service when providing advice to potential or existing clients. By choosing to work with a Certified Financial Fiduciary® you can be confident that your best interests will always come first!
My Passion: I believe that facts beat opinions 100% of the time! Studies show that most people spend more time planning a two-week vacation, rather than the next 20-30 years! Mark founded Secure Future Advisors and Secure Future Tax Advisors to help small business owners, successful professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees build a more secure future.
My Expertise: We implement unique planning processes to address the three (3) phases of life: (1) Accumulation (2) Distribution (3) Legacy These processes begin with a candid conversation, so we can “get acquainted”, and incorporate your ideas and desires. This results in a personalized “Blueprint”, which is easy to understand with practical, tax-efficient investment and insurance solutions.
My Role: Proper planning should address your personal, family, career, spiritual and financial objectives. My unique ability is to understand and implement a plan which brings more confidence and clarity to these areas of your life.
My Personal Interests: Mark graduated from The Ohio State University, and started his financial services career with Northwestern Mutual, before deciding to become an independent financial advisor in 2005. He is actively involved with the Million Dollar Round Table(MDRT), where he has been a qualifying member for 23 consecutive years (1996-2018). He has earned 8 Top of the Table(TOT) qualifications and 7 Court of the Table(COT)qualifications (top 6%).
For the past 12 years, Mark has been a participant in the Strategic Coach program, designed for entrepreneurs. Mark enjoys the insights from Warren Buffett and incorporates his wisdom in both his personal and professional life.
Mark was born in Dayton, Ohio and currently resides on a small family farm of 10 acres in Waynesville, Ohio. He and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 27 years, and have 9 children, 3 of which are siblings adopted from Ethiopia. Together, the family raises miniature donkeys, chickens, horses, and bees. Mark is a Board Member of a Child’s Hope International, a ministry focused on orphans and children around the world.
Stephen joined NEXT Financial in 2009, bringing 29 years of experience in finance and accounting with the last 20 years working as an investment professional. He has developed relationships with numerous non-profit organizations and small businesses to assist in retirement planning based on each individual’s needs.
Stephen’s mission is to provide personal retirement and insurance planning to his clients by analyzing, developing, and implementing their financial plans. His focus will be on investments, retirement and college planning as well as life, disability and long term care insurance.
Stephen holds a BS in Economics-Finance from Bentley University and an MBA from Suffolk University. Stephen recently passed the CFF exam and is now a Certified Financial Fiduciary and a member of the NACFF.
Jim joined Saline Wealth Management Group in October 2012. His specialties include financial and retirement planning, portfolio development, corporate retirement plan counseling, and estate and wealth transfer strategies.
Most recently, Jim was recognized as a Five Star Wealth Manager in 2012, 2013 and 2014. This is an annual honor given to less than one percent of wealth managers out of a population of over 49,000 registered financial services professionals in New Jersey.
Charles R. Heuring is CCO and Managing Partner of IAMS Wealth Management. As an SEC Registered Investment Advisor with independent advisors throughout the country, Charles splits his time between business development, supporting the firm’s advisors, and working directly with his own clients. As a Series 65 licensed advisor himself, Charles gets the most fulfillment out of providing advisors peace of mind with their businesses so they can then do the same for the firm’s clients and their investments.
Charles’ mission is to help advisors, both experienced and new to managed money business, succeed as fiduciaries. He leads by example as a Certified Financial Fiduciary® himself, passing along insights to the firm’s advisors as they help navigate clients and prospects through their financial challenges. His goal is to instill the belief throughout the firm that when you fully educate clients and equip them with risk-adjusted strategies that reflect their priorities, you offer them the best chance at success.
Charles graduated with a BA in Marketing and Sports Management from Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business. Prior to entering the financial industry Charles worked in event management for the Athletic Department at Duke University where he coordinated all Baseball and Volleyball events. When he’s not in the office Charles is most likely working on his golf game, traveling on a weekend getaway, or cheering on one of his favorite sports teams.
Dionicio (Dioni) Trevino has been in the securities industry for over 10 years now. He obtained his MBA in Finance from Ball State University in 2002. Prior to that, he graduated from The University of Florida with a bachelors in animal science. In 2013, he earned the LUTCF designation from The American College.
Utilizing an all encompassing approach, Dioni enjoys helping people secure their financial independence through the products and services he offers. "Being able to offer fee-based solutions along with security products, my clients can be assured that I put their interests first." -says Dioni
As an active member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), Dioni enjoys being envolved in the community. His main interest is spending time with his family. He also enjoys bow hunting, fishing, major league baseball and watching college football. (Especially the Gators!)
Noah has over 23 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry, including experience in the insurance, banking and securities sectors. Noah has a focus on providing Financial Planning Solutions to help attain Financial Security. Noah is a licensed Realtor, and provides clients with guidance on the best strategies for buying and selling primary homes or investment properties. Noah has worked with fans of Dave Ramsey as a member of the Endorsed Local Provider Team since 2009, and Noah is currently a Dave Ramsey SmartVestor™ Pro for investments, servicing the greater Chicagoland area.
Education:
Noah has an Undergraduate Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University.
Personal:
Noah is actively involved in his local ministry, has been married for over 21 years, and has two children.
Joel J. Garris is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nelson Financial Planning, Inc. and Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc. Mr. Garris joined the firm on December 5, 1999.
Mr. Garris specializes in bringing all the various parts of an individual’s finances into focus. His areas of expertise include retirement income planning, cash flow planning, retirement planning, tax planning and estate planning. He recommends effective solutions for efficiently managing cash to meet all needs and develops plans to properly provide retirement income. In addition, Mr. Garris also provides successful strategies to reduce both income and estate taxes.
Prior to joining NIPS, Mr. Garris was a securities law attorney at the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, a large multi-practiced firm with more than 400 attorneys in Washington, DC. He specialized in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and debt financing for a wide array of corporate clients, including Fortune 500 companies. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked as an engineer at Central Maine Power Company.
Mr. Garris is a Certified Financial Planner, a Certified Financial Fiduciary and a member of the Massachusetts and Washington, DC bar. He holds various securities licenses including, Series 7 – General Securities Representative, Series 24 – General Securities Principal, Series 27/28 – Financial and Operations Principal and Series 51 – Municipal Fund Securities Principal.
Mr. Garris is the Treasurer of the Delaney Park Neighborhood Association and an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 24 chartered by First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. He has served as a youth sports coach on numerous occasions for Delaney Park Little League, Association of Christian Youth Sports, YMCA and Upward. He is also a member of various organizations, including Mensa, and has been a volunteer for Literacy Volunteers of America and the Veterans’ Administration.
Mr. Garris is the current host of Central Florida’s longest running radio show, which was started in 1984 by Jack Nelson. “Dollars and Sense” is heard live from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM every Sunday on WFLA 102.5 FM/540 AM . Previously, Mr. Garris was the host of “Moneywise”, a financial call-in talk show on WORL 660 AM, for five years. Mr. Garris also taught a personal enrichment class entitled “Analyzing and Solving Life’s Financial Matters” through Orange County Public Schools.
Mr. Garris married Stephanie Nelson on February 13, 1999. Mrs. Garris is the Executive Director of Grace Medical Home and previously served as the Executive Director of the Orlando Metro Area for the American Cancer Society. She is also a past President of the Junior League of Greater Orlando. They have three sons Nelson who attends Boone High School and Ethan, and Connor who attend The Christ School in downtown Orlando.
Michael came to Horizon with a passion to help people and an ability to explain things in a way that is easily understandable. He uses his past experience to offer a unique perspective to help you reach your goals. In his past career as a golf professional, he helped people reach their goals in the game of golf using this ability to break down the complexities of the golf swing to easily understood steps.
He left golf and joined Horizon to pursue his passion, and use this ability to help families and small business people achieve financial success, knowing that everyone is different in their experience. With this, he understands that there is no one plan to help everyone. Each plan, like a golf swing, is tailored for the individual based on their experience and goals.
Bob is the founder and President of Williams Wealth Management, an Independent Financial Planning, Investments and Insurance firm, based in Apex, NC. Williams Wealth Management was formed to serve families with independent financial planning excellence. With over two decades of experience in the financial services industry, Bob brings a prudent risk-managed approach to helping families work toward achieving their financial planning goals. Bob is an experienced Financial Planner, Investment and Insurance Professional, Certified Wealth Strategist® Practitioner, and Certified Insurance Counselor. In the community, Bob is active with Resurrection Lutheran Church, The Rotary Club and The Carolina Sailing Club. Personally, he enjoys time playing sports with his two sons and family time at home with his lovely wife.
As an Investment Adviser Representative, Michael provides clients with an expanded level of wealth management and investment portfolio services tailored to their individual risk tolerances and unique financial goals. He has earned his Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) designation, whichThe American College created to prepare financial advisers to help retirees make sure their nest eggs last and have greater peace of mind during retirement. Additionally, he has earned his Certified Financial Fiduciary® (CFF) designation. CFFs agree to uphold the highest moral, ethical and fiduciary standards of service when providing advice to clients. Michael has also completed The Bucket Plan® Certification.
Michael also manages our Individual Tax Preparation practice and holds the designation of an Enrolled Agent (EA), the highest credential that the IRS awards to tax practitioners. EA’s are “America’s Tax Experts,” subject to the most rigorous continuing education and ethical requirements in the industry.
Michael earned his B.S.B.A. with Accounting and Finance concentrations from Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. He is a long-time member of Mensa as well as a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents and the National Association of Certified Financial Fiduciaries.
Michael is a die-hard Packers fan who can be found yelling at his television on football Sundays.
Stephen joined NEXT Financial in 2009, bringing 29 years of experience in finance and accounting with the last 20 years working as an investment professional. He has developed relationships with numerous non-profit organizations and small businesses to assist in retirement planning based on each individual’s needs. 
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Michael is a die-hard Packers fan who can be found yelling at his television on football Sundays.
