About Karstens Financial

Karstens Financial was established by Jake Karstens in 2009. Jake commenced his professional carrier in 1998 as an intern and in 2002 as a Regional Sales Representative for Deutsche Bank. At Deutsche Bank he grew professionally obtaining licenses and learning about products including mutual funds, managed accounts, annuities, and retirement plans.

In 2006, Jake joined the team at Managers Investment Group, where he initially functioned as a Regional Sales Representative. Jake’s performance led to several promotions including Regional Sales Directors covering the central regional of the country. After the market crash of 2008, Jake decided to focus his talent on individual and business clients by starting his own practice and from this Karstens Financial was born.

Jake Karstens joined Interactive Financial Advisors in 2012 to offer financial planning and money management to his clients. Jake offers business consulting & financial planning as a complimentary service to his clients. He wants to help clients understand their insurance policies, financial plans, and most importantly, their options.

Meeting with Jake simply means sitting down and reviewing your current situation – family, business, finances, property, and long-term plans. He will then use this information to identify a process to achieve your goals.

Building Relationships

Enjoy the personalized attention you deserve! Karstens Financial is committed to treating you with courtesy and integrity. We are realistic, honest and will work hard to give the very best advice and help you achieve results you want.

What does this means to you? Karstens Financial works with a number of difference insurance companies not just one! Why get one quote when you are searching for coverage, when we can provide multiple! For instance, we work directly with over 20 different auto and home insurance carriers to find the best coverage and cost to meet your needs. Unlike directly sold insurance carriers (State Farm, Allstate, Farmers) will price out all of our carriers to find the best cost and coverage. When you think of insurance, think of Karstens Financial! Our goal is to make sure you have the answers you need to make proper informed decisions about your insurance.

Karstens Financial offers an Insurance and Finance review as a complimentary service because we want you to clearly understand your insurance policies, your plans, and most importantly your options. This is a meeting where you and one of our team members reviews your current situation – family, business, finances, property, and long-term plans and goals. We use this information to identify risks you may not have considered and we look for any discount opportunities. We identify your goals and evaluate your current plans.

Every minute counts…Don’t find out the hard way about protection you wish you had. An Insurance Review is easy and it’s complimentary.

OUR TEAM

Jake Karstens

Jake attended Rollins College in Florida, graduating with a degree in Economics in 2002. He continued his education with coursework in financial planning at DePaul which he completed in 2004. He holds currently holds 6 insurance and financial licenses, including his Series 65. Time is important in financial planning. Don’t find out the hard way about protection you wish you had or money you wish you would have put away. “He who hesitates is lost. Life is meant to be Led, Live it!" Jake loves to sail, golf spends time in Florida, Texas and Chicago.

Eina Edison Karstens

Eina is Jake Karstens little sister! In 2016, Eina Karstens joined Karstens Financial after receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Angelo State University. She enjoys a team that has passion and drive for selling insurance. In addition, Eina has made insurance life long career. She is excellent at helping small businesses with their insurance policies and individuals with their auto and home needs. She also works on developing relationships with loan officers, banks, car dealerships and more.

Service Team

Weena Bernardo

Weena has 7 strong years in the insurance industry backed-up with 12 years of sales background and her Bachelor’s Degree of Nursing. Her strong point is her experience with customer service and management. Weena is a warm-hearted person whom is very passionate with her job. Weena takes the lead of Customer Experience and in-charge of retentions and customer satisfaction. If you encounter any difficulties in your end, you would definitely want to talk to Weena because she will definitely help you with it!