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To shed some light on what drives such large production numbers. Blaker gives an example of one of his best cases of the past year. “Our goal is to leave tax-free, probate free cash to the spouse and heirs while eliminating time, taxes, and risk. My best case this year involved a 1035 exchange of $1.6 million to an index annuity. As good as this was, it was only the beginning. The client (age 76) decided to take my advice and arbitrage these funds. He purchased a $1.6 million life insurance policy. His family now gets both the annuity and the life policy. I didn’t complain about getting paid on both pieces of business. We doubled the families’ money and my commission.”

Like many of Secured Financial Solutions top advisors, Blaker values family and mentorship as foundations for building a strong business. “Find an experienced mentor you can trust. Also work with individuals you trust. My son, Joshua, has been working with me for 11 years and is the vice president of operations for my company. He started off running the back office, and now we work together out in the field. Joshua is great at relationships with our agents and our clients. As a father and son team we are on track to hit at least $16 million in annuity production and over $500,000 target premium in life insurance.”