Marcus T. Henderson, Sr., President and CEO of Henderson Financial Group, Inc., serves as lead Financial Advisor for his thriving wealth management firm in Brentwood, Tennessee. A native Nashvillian, Marcus attended Glencliff Comprehensive High School and Tennessee State University.
Mr. Henderson's professional and industry affiliations consist of memberships in the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, (NAIFA), and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). In private practice since 1989, he is a life and qualifying member of the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), a benchmark of excellence in the financial services arena. In addition, Mr. Henderson is also a life and qualifying member of MDRT’s Top of the Table (TOT), whose exclusive membership consists of only the top 5% of member advisors, internationally. Additionally, Marcus is a Fellow of the Life Underwriters Training Council. He is a Registered Financial Planner (RFP®) with the Registered Financial Planners Institute, a practicing Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) with the Center for Fiduciary Studies and earned a Master Registered Financial Consultant designation with the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (MRFC®).
Mr. Henderson is a Past President of the Nashville Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors 1999/2000 and is a Past President of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-Tennessee 2004/2005. Locally, he was the recipient of the NAIFA Nashville Todd A. Baker Extraordinary Award-2014. Statewide, he was the recipient of the NAIFA TN Insurance Professional of the Year-2013. Nationally, Marcus is an avid supporter of MDRT’s committee system and the MDRT Foundation.
Quite accomplished within media and print, Marcus has been featured in Advisor Today in 2005, NAIFA’s national publication, and is a frequent columnist in many national financial planning magazines and periodicals. He was most recently highlighted, February 2015, by Signator in Financial Planning magazine for his exemplary independent firm building achievements.
His personal and community contributions include Trustee-Board of Incorporators, African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church); Member-Fisk University Business Advisory Board, founding Board Member – Better Health 4 Kids, Inc. (BH4K) as well as a founding member of Nashville’s The Buffalo Political Action Committee (PAC).
His practice objective, “To treat and help guard the financial health of his clients on an on-going individual basis”. His professional philosophy, “Plan your life as though you were going to live forever. Plan your demise as though it were tomorrow”.
Marcus and his wife, Yolanda, are happily married and are the parents of five adult children. They reside in Franklin, TN.
Securities and advisory services offered through Independent Financial Group, LLC (IFG), a Registered Investment Adviser. Member FINRA/SIPC. Henderson Financial Group, Inc. and IFG are unaffiliated entities.
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Qualifying membership in the MDRT is based on minimum commission and gross business generated within a year. Each MDRT status designation is granted for one year only. All members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the Million Dollar Round Table.