Art Dinkin,Cfp® Email & Phone Number

Iowa, United States

Urbandale, Ia

DV Financial provides financial advice for people who want to protect and grow their money. We specialize in making you comfortable within your own finances. From investment management, insurance, to full scale financial and retirement planning for individuals, families, and business owners, the DV Financial team is one of the premier financial services firms in Greater Des Moines. Through education and service you can be comfortable with your money. That is our job, and we do it well. Let us show you how.Investment Advisory Representative and investment advisory services offered through Independent Wealth Network, Inc., a SEC Registered Investment Adviser. Registered Representative of and securities offered through Emerson Equity LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC. Emerson Equity LLC is not an affiliated company.

Urbandale, Ia

We believe that independence and transparency are the foundation of a relationship which places clients above everything else. Our network of independent branches engage as fiduciaries for their clients. Being independent, they have no obligations to any product, service, or provider which provides the freedom required for honesty without limitation. Yet, as part of a larger network, they have access to resources traditionally unavailable to independents providing personalized services. When faced with a problem requiring specialized knowledge and experience, our network is always available. Our representatives work together to provide the best experience and advise for our clients.

West Des Moines, Ia

Experienced instructor for Personal Finance, Small Business Management, Principles of Management, Introduction to Business, and Introduction to Investments.

West Des Moines, Ia

Moved practice in 2006 seeking greater independence from product providers. Began offering fee-based planning. Obtained Series 7 FINRA registration.

West Des Moines, Ia

With ten years of experience both working with clients and managing operations, I decided to focus entirely on client needs including insurance and investment planning.Earned CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM) designation in September 2002.

Johnston, Ia

Being an entrepreneur at heart, I decided to form an organization where I could not only operate a financial practice but where I could also continue to build, train, and supervise a team. Unfortunately, I also learned how expensive it can be to build a new business from scratch.

West Des Moines, Ia | Omaha, Ne | Shelton, Ct

Hired as an insurance agent, started career in the financial industry. Obtained Life, Health, and Annuity Insurance licenses as well as FINRA Series 6, 63, and 26 securities registrations. Earned CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), and LUTCF (Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow) designations.After two years as an agent, promoted to District Sales Manager where I scratch built an operation which ranked in the top 10 nationally with an emphasis on Estate Planning. Our success in the Estate Planning field lead to a promotion to Advanced Markets Consultant in the Home Office where I educated, trained, and demonstrated estate planning, business planning, and retirement planning techniques to agents throughout the company.Eventually I returned to the field where I managed three field offices in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and the Quad Cities.

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