John, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, has worked in the investment community for over thirty years. John served as the 2014 president of the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the Financial Planning Association and is a current board member. A native Oklahoman, John has four children and eleven grandchildren, most which live in Oklahoma. He enjoys church activities, an occasional round of golf with friends, and sailing Oklahoma lakes with family. John started his career with Merrill Lynch in 1985, followed by several years with Fidelity Investments, and then most recently with Arvest Asset Management. His career includes trading, managing teams of traders, advising, teaching portfolio