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John Ripley Certified Financial Fiduciary® (CFF), CLTC®, FRC℠, ChFEBC℠
John has been serving clients in the financial services arena since 2003, when he launched a mortgage company in Orlando, Florida. He hosted a financial radio program, “Your Home, Your Money,” heard across Florida for many years. Now, as a nationally recognized and sought-after seminar speaker, John shares a message of hope in a fun and compelling way. He also serves our team as the principal communicator at our Retirement Income Workshops held across the U.S., where we teach business owners and attendees from all sectors how to create streams of predictable and reliable lifetime income.
John served as a United States Marine Officer and is honored to be an Investment Advisor Representative at Smarter Retirement Solutions leading our team of advisors across the country. As our company grows to meet the increased demand for quality and thoughtful retirement advice, John provides oversight of our expansion both domestically and internationally. A proud sponsor of federal retirement workshops around the U.S., John empowers federal employees to maximize their benefits and live their retirement dreams. John appears in this year’s “Retirement Planning” edition of Kiplinger’s Magazine and can be seen on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX on the “Retire Happy Hour” TV program.”