“My professional mission is to

enlighten on the important financial issues of our time,

enrich through a deeper understanding of money, and

enable greater control of money’s effect on one’s life.”

                                                                 -Mark DiGiovanni

 

                                                                                

He Began His Career by Teaching Careers Over Thirty Years Ago. 

It was then that Mark first helped others prepare for the future.  Mark left teaching to pursue a different profession, but he never stopped being a teacher.  He teaches financial management classes at his church, conducts boys and girls scout merit badge clinics and speaks at high schools and colleges, including his alma maters. Mark shares his knowledge and experience to help others build a better future.

Mark advocates lifelong learning.  After completing his MBA in 1987, he earned the professional designations of Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). 

 

In 1995, Mark started Marathon Financial Strategies, a financial planning organization that advocates planning “for the long run.”  Marathon Financial Strategies is not a typical financial planning firm.  The emphasis is on the client, not just the client’s assets, and success is measured by the client’s happiness, not just the client’s investment return.   

In recent years, Mark has turned to writing to reach a wider audience.  His first book, 6,000,000 Minutes on the Clock, is a guide to finding the right career and making it yours. 

 

“A quick, easy and enjoyable read, sprinkled with humor.  It is filled with practical information and much to encourage you.”

-J.R, Georgia

 

“A totally comprehensive book for everyone, full of much-needed information and  written with humor and simplicity.  Outstanding!”

-A.P., Delaware

 

“I was hooked by the book’s conversational tone and by the experience-based practical information, fortified by careful research.  Sincerity resonates throughout the book, as does the seemingly effortless humor.”

-L.N., California

 

 

When your first audiences consist of captive adolescents, public speaking skills are forged quickly out of necessity.  Those early experiences taught Mark the importance of entertaining while informing, as well as the importance of knowing one’s audience. 

 

Whether speaking to several thousand at an investor’s conference, several hundred at a financial planners seminar, or a few dozen at a Rotary meeting, Mark’s combination of professional demeanor, relevant topic and polished delivery creates a connection with his audience.  Ever the master teacher, Mark speaks to entertain, to inform, but most of all, to inspire.   

Mark lives in Atlanta.  To discuss speaking, writing or client opportunities,

contact him at 770 985-0650, or at mark@mark-digiovanni.com

 

 

 

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Mark’s second book is Money Morons.  It sheds light on the role of money in our lives and how we undermine ourselves when it comes to money.   There is also a wealth of practical information on what you can do to increase your chances for financial success and happiness.

 

“’Money Morons’ displays a rare and extremely valuable combination of high-level sophistication and deep-down common sense.  It’s the book on the subject I’ll give to my son.”

-Hank Ezell, Financial Editor

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 

 

 

  

Individuals, acting on the emotions of greed and fear, have destroyed more of their own fortunes than all the scam artists and plundering hordes through history could ever hope to steal.  As a financial advisor, Mark has witnessed first hand how these emotions, when unchecked, can ruin far more than a family’s balance sheet.  Mark’s latest book teaches us why we have these emotions and how they affect our actions and our lives.  Most important, it also shows how we can control these emotions, rather than letting them control us.     

 

Whipsawed will be published later in 2010.

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