As a life long resident of the Manhattan region, I have a genuine interest in assisting local residents, businesses, and our entire region thrive. I always wanted to raise my family in this wonderful area close to my alma mater Kansas State University. And that passion for our region is why I chose the financial industry close to 30 years ago to play a role in our regions financial health and overall well being. That overall well being starts with my approach of building trusting and personal relationships by being an active listener allowing me to focus on your financial goals and then in a consultative manner develop a long term strategy to achieve those goals. This approach has proven to serve well with my past personal and business relationships through close to 30 years of banking and lending experience and it is the approach I will bring to being your financial advisor. Your financial goals are my passion and I know by achieving financial stability and success one family at a time the entire region will prosper.Edward Jones gives me the tools to provide the personalized service you expect and deserve. Using our established process, I gain a thorough understanding of what's important to you, assess your comfort level of risk, recommend a personalized tailored solution to help you achieve those goals and continually monitor our progress. In that essence I view myself as your financial educator and coach, encouraging you to stay on track toward those financial goals.Kansas State gave me my start and I added to that passing the CPA Exam in 1996 and Graduate School of Banking in 1999. Like myself, my wife Jenny (Lansdowne) has lived in the Manhattan region her entire life and has the same passion for the area and its lifestyle. We have two active teenage twins and when not attending youth or Kansas State University sporting events, we love to be with our families, friends, or giving back to our communities.Give me a call to start our partnership./*********/For instructions to opt out of Edward Jones commercial messaging and other important disclosures, see www.edwardjones.com/disclosures/social-media.