Mark P. Cussen

Mark has over 13 years of experience in the financial industry, and now enjoys passing on his accumulated knowledge to his readers.

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Member for: 34 weeks 1 day
Location: Kansas City

10 years NASD Series 7, 63, 65 licensed

12 years Life and health insurance licensed

Earned the Certified Financial Planner designation in 2001

Passed the IRS Enrolled Agent Exam in September 2002

2 years experience as a loan originator/officer

6 seasons of income tax preparation/management experience

Mark has over 13 years of experience in the financial industry, which includes brokerage, insurance, income tax preparation, loan origination and more. He has over two years of experience as a financial writer, and has written securities and insurance training material for several different exams, including the Series 7, 66 and 26 exams. He writes articles for several financial websites and is also involved in an oil and gas venture capital firm. He has a B.S. in English from the University of Kansas and earned his Certified Financial Planner designation from the University of Missouri Bloch School of Business in 2001. In his spare time, Mark enjoys church activities, watching sports on TV, reading and model trains.