 John
M. Sklenar is founder and president of The Premier Companies, a group
of companies specializing in taxation, financial and retirement
transition planning.
Sklenar is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Personal Financial
Specialist (PFS), ChFEBC - Chartered Federal Employee Benefits
Consultant and Certified Financial Planner (CFP )  .
Because of this unique combination, he is able to offer a breadth of
knowledge and experience that most advisors don't have.
John M. Sklenar received his B.S. with honors from Northwest Missouri
State University in Accounting and Business Management in 1974. John
received the Clifford Kensinger Award, given to the top accounting
student. Since then, he has been working in the accounting and
consulting business, serving business, professional and other clients
transitioning into or in retirement.
Sklenar entered the financial planning business when he realized that
the clients of his CPA firm were poorly served by financial planners.
Few clients ever received any planning... most planners want to simply
sell a product. Consequently, Sklenar saw that most people end up with
no plan, the wrong plan, the wrong investments and necessary documents
were not prepared. His passion was fueled by the untimely death of his
father, leaving his mother without the means to cope. His firm
developed a system to provide complete planning services economically.
Their motto is "Doing what other advisors neglect to do, giving you and your family a better life."
John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. He
has been an active volunteer, serving on numerous boards, including two
appointments by the Governor of Iowa to the Iowa Accountancy Examining
Board, serving as chair of the Ethics Committee. He was also selected
as an Outstanding Young Man by the United States Jaycees in 1977. He is
a member of the Better Business Bureau
of Iowa.
John lives in Carroll, Iowa, with Virlee, his wife and partner in
business. They have a son, Nick, who is employed by the Iowa Division
of Criminal Investigation. He and his wife, Jacky, have two sons,
Jackson and Nolan. John and Virlee also have a daughter, Josie, who is
a hair stylist in Tampa, Florida and is married to Cody Ehlers.
(Starting clockwise at top):
John, Cody (Ehlers), Josie (Ehlers), Nolan, Virlee, Jackson, Jacky and Nick Sklenar
(From left -- with grandsons):
Nolan, John and Jackson Sklenar
John and Virlee Sklenar
Cody and Josie Ehlers
(From left):
Jackson, Nick, Nolan and Jackie Sklenar
Our
mission is to provide each client with excellent service and
expertise.
We are committed to
"Doing the
things other advisors neglect to do,
giving you and your family a better life"
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