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278 </div> 279 <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c41eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4c41eda" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> 280 <div class="elementor-widget-container"> 281 <p>Owner</p> </div> 282 </div> 283 </div> 284 </div> 285 </div> 286 </section> 287 <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b252481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b252481" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> 288 <div class="elementor-widget-container"> 289 <p>Iâm the founder of Maryland Financial Advocates and a Certified Financial Planner. My biggest accomplishment in life so far is raising my 2 sons to be fine young men â itâs been quite a fun ride and Iâve got a lifetime of great memories and stories, but weâre definitely not done.</p><p>Iâm a generation Xâer â born in the early 70âs between the baby boomers and the millennials. I grew up watching The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, Taxi, and Cheers. I played lacrosse until I hit my early 20âs, now Iâm just a spectator with a pair of bad knees.</p><p>In my spare time, I love to play golf, cook, coach any sport that my boys are playing, and just enjoy every day. Iâm not handy and have no ability or desire for any DIY projects, so if you see me with a power tool please step in and stop me. Iâd much rather be watching a baseball game or enjoying happy hour by the water with family and friends.</p><p><strong>Some professional stuff you may want to knowâ¦.</strong></p><p>Iâve been in the financial planning business since 1994 and started my own practice in 1998. I am a Certified Financial Planner (since 2001). You can check my background with the <a href="http://www.cfp.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CFP®</a> Board, <a href="https://brokercheck.finra.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FINRA</a>, and <a href="http://www.sec.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEC</a>.</p><p>My practice is in Baltimore, Maryland, and we serve around 100 families. Some of our clients are local but many are scattered around the country, the farthest one being in Bellingham, Washington.</p><p>Iâm active in the special needs community and do a fair amount of planning for families raising a child with special needs. I got into this area of planning after seeing a lot of confused and stressed out parents who want help but donât know who to ask or where to start.</p><p>I also specialize in eldercare financial planning, so if you are caring for an aging relative and feel blindsided and overwhelmed by everything youâre dealing with, just know that there are professionals like me that can help. Itâs never too late to plan and there may be options that can help you and your family â donât be afraid to ask.</p><p>We do most of our planning engagements virtually â meaning that we see each other face-to-face over our computers, tablets, or phones. We have found that using technology greatly reduces the costs and increases the benefits to our clients. No drive time, no traffic, no stressing out over being late/early to a meeting, and we can meet whenever and wherever we both are â really cool!</p><p>But if you are in the Baltimore area, we can certainly meet in person in our newly renovated modern office.</p><p>I definitely canât help everyone that stops by our website, but that doesnât mean that we shouldnât connect. If you have a question about special needs planning, eldercare planning, or financial planning in general, please feel free to get in touch. Iâm happy to take a quick phone call or email to see if what I do may help you.</p> </div> 290 </div> 291 <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9a761e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html" data-id="9a761e2" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="html.default"> 292 <div class="elementor-widget-container"> 293 <div class="at-about-fab"><div class="at-about-fab__thumbnail"> <a href="https://brokercheck.finra.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" alt="emailicon" data-src="https://investwithmark.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2022/07/newlogo.png?size=200" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" class="lazyload"></a></div></div> 294 295 296 297 298 299<style> 300 301.at-about-fab__meta p{ 302line-height:19px !important; 303} 304.at-about-fab:hover{ 305opacity:0.8; 306} 307.at-about-fab { 308 z-index: 999999; 309 position: fixed; 310 right: 131px; 311 bottom: 31px; 312 display: -webkit-box; 313 display: -ms-flexbox; 314 display: flex; 315 -webkit-box-align: center; 316 -ms-flex-align: center;
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