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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Mark Goodside, ChFC®, AIF®

Owner
Retirement Solutions of Colorado, LLC
4600 S Syracuse St, Ste 1000
Denver, CO 80237
Office: 720-625-4807
mark@rscolorado.com
www.rscolorado.com

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For a few decades, I have had the privilege of helping individuals and businesses identify and work towards their financial goals. This could include assisting with a financial plan for someone who is looking forward to retirement, helping a business owner plan out a succession plan or helping a business attract, retain and reward both their employees and key-employees. It is incredibly rewarding to help a client put a plan in place and help them see it to fruition. Keeping up with the rapid changes in the financial planning industry has always been important to me.

I'm a graduate of the University of Colorado where I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. I continued my education through the American College and attained my ChFC® designation- Chartered Financial Consultant.

Outside of work I love to spend time with my wife and family. Biking, running, fly fishing and golf are a few of my passions. I enjoy century bike rides, running half marathons with my wife and hiking our beautiful mountain trails with her. I grew up in Denver and I am proud to be part of the community. My parents established the importance of giving, and I have continued that tradition. I am passionate about We Ride 4, a charity that helps underprivileged kids get access to bikes.

This award was issued on 10/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/12/23 through 7/9/24. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 2435 Denver-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 224 (9% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2023: 2,580, 247, 10%, 10/1/23, 12/12/22 - 6/30/23; 2022: 2132, 235, 11%, 10/1/22, 1/17/22 - 7/15/22; 2021: 2158, 206, 10%, 10/1/21, 1/4/21 - 7/30/21; 2020: 2172, 213, 10%, 10/1/20, 1/20/20 - 8/14/20; 2019: 2146, 262, 12%, 10/1/19, 1/21/19 - 8/23/19; 2018: 2255, 267, 12%, 10/1/18, 1/18/18 - 8/21/18; 2017: 1716, 287, 17%, 10/1/17, 1/18/17 - 8/9/17; 2016: 1552, 515, 33%, 9/1/16, 2/23/16 - 8/26/16; 2015: 3008, 517, 17%, 10/1/15, 2/19/15 - 8/17/15; 2014: 4385, 528, 12%, 10/1/14, 2/19/13 - 8/17/13; 2013: 2083, 607, 29%, 10/1/13, 2/19/12 - 8/17/12; 2012: 1965, 611, 31%, 10/1/12, 2/19/11 - 8/17/11.
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Mark S. Goodside is licensed in AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, MN, NC, NY and TX and WY to offer insurance products, and life insurance (including variable life), annuities (including variable annuities), and is securities registered in AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, MN, NC, NY, TX, WY and adviser registered in CO.

Insurance products issued by Principal National Life Insurance Company (except in NY), Principal Life Insurance Company® and the companies available through the Preferred Product Network Inc. Securities and advisory products offered through Principal Securities, Inc., member SIPC. Referenced companies are members of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, IA 50392. Mark Goodside, Principal National and Principal Life Financial Representative, Principal Securities Registered Representative, Financial Advisor, and a member of the Principal® Financial Network.

AIF® (Accredited Investment Fiduciary®) is an educational designation only, obtained by the holder by completing the requisite coursework.  The AIF Designation does not mean the holder is acting in a fiduciary capacity. Retirement Solutions of Colorado, LLC is not an affiliate of any company of the Principal Financial Group. 3747520-082024

 

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Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria - considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.