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MEET MARK HOWARD

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Mark Howard

Financial Advisor


Mark N. Howard, CLTC®, MS, MBA is a Dallas-based financial adviser with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals, families, and business owners make confident financial decisions. His approach centers on education, clarity, and practical action - because financial planning works best when it’s understood.

Mark holds degrees from Howard University, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses, along with Life & Health licenses in multiple states, and works with clients on retirement planning, insurance strategies, estate planning, and long-term financial protection.

Outside of client work, Mark is active in the Dallas community, serves on several boards, speaks regularly on financial literacy, and spends his time with his three children and a Portuguese water dog who, despite the name, hates the water.

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Christene Dino Hobbs is an agent licensed to sell insurance through New York Life Insurance Company and may be licensed with various other independent unaffiliated insurance companies in the states of AR (AR Insurance License #16991481), AZ, CA (CA Insurance License #0K51694), FL, HI, IL, LA, MD, ME, TX, UT, VA, and WA. No insurance business may be conducted outside the states referenced.

As a New York Life Agent, Christene Dino Hobbs is licensed and authorized to offer insurance in California and Arkansas, but Island Wealth Strategies and Insurance Solutions, LLC may not be. For additional information on licensure status, please click here for California and/or click here for Arkansas.

Christene Dino Hobbs is a Registered Representative of and offers securities products & services through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, a licensed insurance agency, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, 5005 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 1600, Dallas, TX, 75244, 972-774-2371. In this regard, this communication is strictly intended for individuals residing in the states of CA, FL, HI, IL, MD, NM, TX, UT, VA, and WA. No offers may be made or accepted from any resident outside the specific states referenced.

Christene Dino Hobbs is also a Financial Adviser with Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, offering advisory services in the states of AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, MD, NJ, NM, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WA. As such, these services are strictly intended for individuals residing in the states referenced.

Steven Uy is an agent licensed to sell insurance through New York Life Insurance Company and may be licensed with various other independent unaffiliated insurance companies in the states of AZ, CA (CA Insurance License #0J25132), FL, HI, IL, MD, NV, SC, TX, VA, and WA. No insurance business may be conducted outside the states referenced.

Steven Uy is a Registered Representative of and offers securities products & services through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, a licensed insurance agency, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, 55 S Lake Ave Ste 200, Pasadena, CA, 91101, 626-204-8956. In this regard, this communication is strictly intended for individuals residing in the states of AZ, CA, FL, HI, MD, NV, OK, SC, TX, VA, and WA. No offers may be made or accepted from any resident outside the specific states referenced.

Steven Uy is also a Financial Adviser with Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, offering advisory services in the states of AZ, CA, FL, HI, MD, NV, OK, SC, TX, VA, and WA. As such, these services are strictly intended for individuals residing in the states referenced.

The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is recognized globally as the standard of excellence for life insurance sales performance in the insurance and financial services industry.

Island Wealth Strategies and Insurance Solutions, LLC is not owned or operated by NYLIFE Securities LLC or its affiliates.

Neither Island Wealth Strategies and Insurance Solutions, LLC nor its associates are in the business of offering tax, legal, or accounting advice. Please consult your own tax, legal, or accounting professional before making any decisions.

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