Thursday, February 17, 2011

American Prosperity Group Educational Workshop: Mark Timmick

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
February 22-24, 2011


Day 1: Laboring Over Long-Term Care
Insurance
Day 2: Examining Estate Planning and
Estate Taxation
Day 3: Analyzing Annuities and
Retirement Finances

(Day 1 at 7pm, Choose either 1-3pm OR 7-9pm)

Location: Historic Oakland Manor
Columbia Town Center
5430 Vantage Point Road
Columbia, MD 21044

Reservations Required
410-740-1300 (24hrs)

American Prosperity Group Educational Workshop: Jim Terrill

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
July 17th, 22nd and 24th 2010

Day 1: Looking Over Long-Term Care Insurance
Day 2: Examining Estate Planning and Estate Taxation
Day 3: Analyzing Annuities and Retirement Finances
(Choose either 1-3pm OR 7-9pm)

Location:
Cary American Legion
8523 Chapel Hill Road (near downtown Cary)
Cary, North Carolina

Reservations Required
919-461-9998 - (24hrs)

American Prosperity Group Ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 & on RedHotFranchises.com

Every December, Entrepreneur Magazine releases its annual “Franchise 500”, a list of the top 500 franchise opportunities based mainly on financial strength, stability, growth rate and size of the system. RedHotFranchises.com, a website dedicated to listing the top franchise opportunities, as well as unique advice for those wishing to become Franchisors, releases its own list of top Franchises. This year American Prosperity Group (APG), America’s premier retirement & estate planning franchise, has ranked quite impressively in both of these lists.

Entrepreneur Magazine ranked APG #300 in its 2011 Franchise 500, and awarded it #1 in Category for Miscellaneous Financial Services. RedHotFranchises.com ranked APG #7 for 2011 on it's list of Hot 100 Franchises.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

American Prosperity Group Educational Workshop: Mark Timmick

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
July 20-22, 2010

Day 1: Laboring Over Long-Term Care
Insurance
Day 2: Examining Estate Planning and
Estate Taxation
Day 3: Analyzing Annuities and
Retirement Finances

(Choose either 1-3:30pm OR 7-9:30pm)

Location: Historic Oakland Manor
Columbia Town Center
5430 Vantage Point Road
Columbia, MD 21044

Reservations Required
410-740-1300 (24hrs)

For more information, check out our postings on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Mark Timmick


Office Open Since:
April 2008

Location: 5010 Dorsey Hall Drive, Suite 102
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-740-1300

How Timmick Got Started With APG…
Immediately after high school, American Prosperity Group franchisee Mark Timmick joined the Army as a military police officer. After his stint in the Army, he attended the University of Maryland and earned a degree in Information Systems Management. His first job out of college was at Marriott Hotels in their corporate headquarters in Bethesda, MD, where he worked in their finance and accounting group designing software systems for hotel operations. After six years with Marriott, he began working with Fannie May in their IT department as the Director of Systems Development. Then, he went to work for another financial company, T. Rowe Price, as the Vice President of Systems Development and he was responsible for the personnel that handled their customer service system and retirement planning system. At T. Rowe Price, Timmick was introduced to retirement planning, as he was a key player in helping them implement their retirement income manager system, which helps people transition into retirement.

Driven to own his own business, Timmick moved out of the corporate world and started his own IT consulting company in the summer of 2000 where he helped financial service companies build various software products. In 2005, he sold this business, started two private investment funds and became an investment advisor. In 2008, he joined APG, looking to leverage his experience managing people’s investments with Founder/CEO Mark Charnet’s proven investment model.

How Timmick Discovered APG…
Timmick was drawn to APG’s marketing model as well as its investing methodology. American Prosperity Group helped him build a solid client base by offering people unique opportunities to learn about APG before becoming clients like the educational investing workshops and no upfront costs and no obligation. This method offers Timmick the opportunity to talk with people with no pressure. During his work experience, he saw a large need for people who needed advice on how to transition into retirement, thus deciding APG was the perfect fit for his next business venture.

Something Interesting About Timmick’s Story…
Timmick has been married to his wife Gail for 14 years, and together, they have three children, Lauren (21), Quinn (20) and Brian (13). Timmick runs a tennis program in his community to gather tennis enthusiasts together and play matches.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

American Prosperity Group Educational Workshop: Holly Sikora

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
July 20-22, 2010

Day 1: Laboring Over Long-Term Care Insurance
Day 2: Examining Estate Planning and Estate Taxation
Day 3: Analyzing Annuities and Retirement Finances
(Choose either 1:00-3:00pm OR 7:00-9:00pm)

Location:
141 S Black Horse Pike #101
Blackwood, NJ 08012 US

Reservations Required:
Call 856-637-2003 (24hrs)

For more information, check out our postings on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Holly Sikora

Office Open Since: April 2009

Location: Blackwood, NJ

Phone: 856-637-2003

How Sikora Got Started With APG…
American Prosperity Group franchisee Holly Sikora has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting, corporate finance and financial services. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, and is a Certified Annuity Specialist. While working in the public accounting field Sikora decided she wanted to become more knowledgeable about personal finance, a subject she has always been interested in, so she began attending The American College. While studying at The American College, Sikora’s interest in personal finance increased and she left the corporate accounting industry to become an APG franchisee in April 2009. She continues her studies, as part of her post graduate work, to become a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

How Sikora Discovered APG…
Sikora was initially attracted to the proven franchising model of American Prosperity Group. APG had the solid foundation that she was looking for, as well as a mentor (Mark Charnet) who would impart to her his expertise on educating others on how to NOT outlive their money, but rather preserve, protect and perpetuate what they have worked so hard to acquire over the years.

Something Interesting About Sikora’s Story…
Holly is married to Chuck Sikora, who is also a part of the American Prosperity Group family as Holly’s office manager. Holly has two children: Anthony (14) and Perry (11).

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

American Prosperity Group Educational Workshop: Randy Deaton

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
July 20-22, 2010

Day 1: Looking Over Long-Term Care Insurance
Day 2: Examining Estate Planning and Estate Taxation
Day 3: Analyzing Annuities and Retirement Finances
(Choose either 1-3pm OR 7-9pm)

Location:
Historic Peterson-Dumesnil House
301 South Peterson Avenue
Louisville, KY

Reservations Required
502-897-0021 - (24hrs)

For more information, check out our postings on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Randy Deaton

Office Open Since: September 2009

Location: 119 South Sherrin Ave., Suite 110
Louisville, KY 40207

Phone: 502-897-0027

How Deaton Got Started With APG…
American Prosperity Group franchisee Randy Deaton graduated from Bowling Green University with a degree in Business Administration and a specialization in Finance. While working at his new commercial banking career in 1989, Randy simultaneously pursued and obtained a MBA degree from the University of Dayton. For 14 years, Randy worked in commercial banking but always had an entrepreneurial spirit. So in 2003 he traded in his banking “hat” to pursue his dream of assisting individuals in his community with their financial needs. It was during this time that Randy discovered most of the clients he worked with were unprepared for retirement. If he could partner with a premier organization that specialized in retirement and estate planning he would be able to maximize the benefits he could provide his clients.

How Deaton Discovered APG…
Randy was intrigued by the American Prosperity Group concept because as he says: “There is no other franchise out there like it. It’s the only retirement and estate planning franchise in the country!” When Randy met Mark Charnet, the founder of American Prosperity Group, he was introduced to the Trinity Method of Investing. The Trinity Method is an APG copyrighted investment discipline specifically designed to achieve every retiree’s goals of income for life, liquidity, safety of principal, growth and tax advantages. Excited about this innovative method of investing, Randy knew that if he combined his financial skills with the experience and expertise of APG’s national organization, his clients would benefit greatly.

Experience has shown Randy that there are pros and cons to working within financial corporations. While the product offerings of a corporation can be beneficial to clients, in many cases it may not have the ideal answer for a particular customer’s situation. “As we all know, sometimes a square peg is not best for a round hole,” he says, “I certainly found that to be limiting in my banking career. The beauty of APG is that we aren’t limited to providing one particular set of company products. We literally represent dozens of quality companies and are constantly searching the market for the best products to meet our customer’s needs. I like the flexibility this provides in maximizing my clients retirement dreams.”

Something Interesting About Deaton’s Story…
Randy was born 100 miles up the road in Cincinnati but he’s lived in the Cherokee Triangle area of the Highlands for over 15 years. “I love Louisville,” says Randy, “its accessibility combined with its unique restaurants and wonderful art scene makes this an ideal place to call home.” Randy has volunteered his time to Big Brothers, Big Sisters and Brooklawn Child and Family Services. He is also the local Chapter President of the Society of Financial Awareness (SOFA), a non-profit organization chartered ‘to end financial illiteracy one community at a time’.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

American Prosperity Group Educational Workshop: Jeff Beyer

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
July 13, 14 & 15, 2010

Day 1 (July 13th): Laboring Over Long-Term Care Insurance
Day 2 (July 14th): Examining Estate Planning & Estate Taxation
Day 3 (July 15th): Maximizing Retirement Income & Protecting Your Money

Location:
Historic Village Library of Wrightstown
727 Penns Park Road
Newtown, PA 18940

Reservation Number: 215-888-5599

Contact: Jeff Beyer
Email: jeffbeyer@1apg.com

For more information, check out our postings on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Jeff Beyer

Office Open Since:
October 2009

Location:
Washington Crossing, PA

Phone:
215-888-5599

How Beyer Got Started With APG…
American Prosperity Group franchisee Jeff Beyer attended Wake Forest University and graduated with a B.S. in Business. He moved from Winston Salem, NC to Philadelphia, PA to take his first job at First Union Bank where he specialized in working with middle market-sized companies on large debt deals. After two and a half years there, Beyer joined on with Silicon Valley Bank and worked with technology, biotechnology and life science companies to do follow up funding for these start up firms. He then went to work for Merrill Lynch to work once again with companies on big budget deals. After a brief stint at a venture debt fund, Beyer made the transition out of the corporate world and into independent business.

How Beyer Discovered APG…
Beyer became interested in a franchise opportunity because it afforded him the luxury of owning his own business while being close to his family. Beyer initially discovered APG by a franchise broker, but was sold on APG once he met with Mark Charnet and learned his entrepreneurial story about himself and about growing the company. He discovered how successful Charnet had become by following his own methods and how successful the other franchisees had become as well.

Something Interesting About Beyer’s Story…
Beyer is married to his wife, Beth and they have three children: Jay (5), Brennan (3) and Gabriel (4 mos). Beyer enjoys spending time with his family and being involved with his son’s co-op nursery school and soccer team.