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Martha S. Kern, CFP®, ChFC
Martha S. Kern, CFP®, ChFC

Financial Services Professional

 

 Mapping out your financial future can be intimidating. As a New York Life Insurance Company agent, and a Registered Representative of NYLIFE Securities LLC, in the Jacksonville General Office, I am a trained professional who can help you identify your financial needs and then determine which insurance and financial products can best help you meet your objectives.

 Martha earned her Bachelor of Arts in physics and cognitive science from the University of Virginia in 2002. Upon graduation, she taught high school physics and math in Norfolk, Virginia for two years.  In August 2004, Martha joined New York Life as a life insurance agent.  Since then she has completed her Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations. Martha currently serves as Assistant District Governor for the Rotary District 6970.  She also serves on the boards of No More Homeless Pets and the Gainesville chapter of the National Association of  Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA).  She lives in Alachua with her husband Ryan and an ever-changing population of cats and kittens.

 

Martha Kern 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 Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New York, Tennessee and Virginia. No insurance business may be conducted outside these states referenced.



Martha Kern is a Registered Representative of and offers securities products & services through NYLIFE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC), a licensed insurance agency, 1502 NW 6th Street, Suite B, Gainesville, FL 32601, (352) 505-4967. In this regard, this communication is strictly intended for individuals residing in the states of Florida, Georgia, New York, and Virginia. No offers may be made or accepted from any resident outside the specific states referenced.

Martha Kern is also separately registered as an investment adviser representative with Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser, offering advisory services in the state(s) of FL, GA, NY, and VA. As such, these services are strictly intended for individuals residing in the specific state(s) referenced.

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