Arthur Athanas

With over 31 years in the financial services industry, Art specializes in challenging traditional industry thinking. Art works closely with his clients in an effort to develop successful and 𝐭𝐚𝐱-𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. Many of Art’s clients seek 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼: 🔸 Increasing their retirement income 🔸 Protecting their retirement assets from market risk 🔸 And, maximizing Social Security benefits. Over the years, Art has provided tax-advantaged retirement planning to executives at a number of major international corporations, including Cisco, Georgia Pacific, Avaya, UPS, Citrix, and BASF. Art started his career in 1990 with Mass Mutual Financial. In 1997, Art joined Prudential Securities as a Financial Advisor at their Aventura, Florida offices. Art was registered in the securities industry from 1992-2017, and has since focused on insurance and annuity services. He is licensed to sell Life Insurance in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. Art successfully completed the Life Insurance Training Counsel in 1994 and achieved the LUTCF designation. As an 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫, Art is able to utilize products offered by many of the largest companies in the industry. By not being tied to one company, Art can work together with his clients in an effort to seek out the best opportunities based on each client’s unique situation. Art has lived in Fort Lauderdale since 1990. He has been married since 1969 and has 3 children and 2 grandchildren. He has been the District Governor and Club President for Gyro International. He has also been the President of Broward Business Associates.