John F. Heeckt

John is a broadly skilled financial professional with more than 20 years' experience as a financial planner.

In the course of his long, successful career as a teacher and recognized leader in education, John was frustrated by the woeful lack of practical financial knowledge available to students during their formal education. Deciding to search for the knowledge necessary to prepare his students to achieve successful financial futures, he became an avid student of financial planning.

His research culminated in a series of brief lessons to teach students the foundations of personal financial planning. Acclaimed by students and teachers alike, the series was presented at area high schools and gained a global audience through the AT&T Learning Network, an internationally recognized education service.

In 1983, John moved from public education to join a national financial services group, where he served as a regional vice president, recruiting and training financial professionals. Subsequently, he was the principal of a regional, independent broker-dealer.

Sensing that his financial planning clients desired a level of personal involvement unavailable at these larger firms, John founded Financial Sources, Inc., in 1986, and has been serving the financial planning needs of the Lehigh Valley ever since.

John holds an undergraduate degree in political science and economics, and a masters degree in education with a specialty in economics, both from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

By pursuing an intensive study and testing program, John earned the American College's "Chartered Financial Consultant" (CfHC) designation. He is a member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals.