Jim Shoemaker, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CFS

Jim Shoemaker, a former Managing Partner and President of Shoemaker Financial.  He began his professional career in the financial services industry in 1973, and in 1978 founded Shoemaker Financial, a firm which represents a fully integrated array of financial services and products for individuals and businesses of all sizes.  

Jim received his Bachelors Degree from Mississippi College and has earned several industry designations.  He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER practitioner, a Chartered Life Underwriter, a Chartered Financial Consultant and Accredited Investment Fiduciary.  He is a Life and Qualifying member of the MDRT. He is a Registered Representative and Investment Advisor Representative of Securian Financial Services.

He has served as a field seminar representative and counselor for Christian Financial Concepts/Crown Ministries since 1976 and served on their board from 1988 – 2015.   He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kingdom Advisors and a former board member of the Premier Resource Group and Securian’s National Advisory Board.  Jim also belongs to the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, and the Society of Financial Service Professionals.  He has written numerous published articles, been a guest on several national radio shows and a featured platform speaker.  He currently is the host for “Talk Money” a financial radio program dedicated to teaching Biblical Principles of money.

Jim and his wife, Linda, have been married since 1972 and have two adult daughters and five grandchildren.  They are members of Bellevue Baptist Church where Jim serves as a deacon and teaches a Bible fellowship class for adults.  He also was chairman of the executive board of the Bellevue Baptist Foundation.  Jim enjoys fly-fishing, hunting and is an avid reader.

^{Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) is an independent membership organization of life insurance and financial service professionals. Membership levels are based on commissions, premiums, or fees generated within a year from investment and insurance products. Members must apply annually and pay a fee. Members must be members in good standing of a Professional Association which has met the following criteria: in existence at least 2 years, have 100 or more members, must be a nonprofit organization, must have a code of ethics and an effective means of dealing with breaches of its code. Members must also adhere to the MDRT Code of Ethics. Working with this advisor is not a guarantee of future financial results. Investors should conduct their own evaluation.}

^{Securities and investment advisory services are offered through Securian Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Shoemaker financial is independently owned and operated. No. 2545607  DOFU 5.17.2019}