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Mark was born and raised in Wichita, KS. His father was a successful surgeon and his mother was a nurse. At 17, Mark’s world was turned upside down when his father died suddenly of a heart attack. In the months and years following his father’s death, Mark learned the importance of a sound financial strategy. Despite his father’s success, there was no financial strategy in place to ensure the family’s continued security after his income was lost. Mark’s family was put into a tailspin of financial insecurity on top of their grief. His mother had to return to work full time and Mark, a 17-year old high school senior at Wichita Collegiate, had to work to pay the remainder of his and his little brother’s tuition. After high school graduation, Mark worked his way through the University of Kansas and received his B.A. in 1993.

The toll that was taken on Mark’s family generated in him a strong desire to help others avoid what they went through; the idea for Keene Insight Financial Strategies was born. Mark reviewed his father’s financial files and found that he had a banker, an attorney, an accountant, a stock broker, and a life insurance agent. He had multiple products from all of these professionals, but the products did not work together and did not solve the problems that were suddenly created when he died. In his continued research, Mark discovered that the industry standard is to peddle products instead of forming comprehensive plans that address financial problems. The goals of Keene Insight Financial Strategies solidified: to help people become as financially healthy as possible. That goal is what sets Keene Insight Financial Strategies apart from other advisors.