IS YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE IN THE GREEN?
At Green Peaks Planning, our goal is to help you work towards achieving peak financial readiness.
Over more than a decade of experience helping clients achieve their financial goals, we’ve noticed a trend. We believe many clients have a solid investment plan, but not much else. Because many financial professionals are compensated based on product sales, they focus solely on investment management.
At Green Peaks Planning, we take a different approach.
It’s our goal to help ensure the different areas of your personal financial life are operating at their peak. To do so, we work with you to develop a custom, comprehensive plan that incorporates the different aspects of your life and finances. We take an education-based approach to help ensure you are comfortable with the recommendations before we implement them. Most importantly, we operate in a fiduciary capacity, which means you can be confident that every decision made is in your best interests.
Meet Our Founder
Bret Hoffman, ChFC®
Founder, Financial Advisor
Bret founded Green Peaks Planning with a vision of helping clients reach the pinnacle of success in the different areas of their personal financial lives. He believes that having a strong investment portfolio is a great start, but long-term success is best achieved when the different aspects of a client’s finances are operating in the green.
Bret has more than 13 years of experience as a financial advisor. Since 2009, he has helped many clients across different walks and stages of life, from CEOs of large publicly traded companies, to new investors just starting on their financial journey. Regardless of who he’s working with, Bret remains focused on providing custom solutions to help his clients work towards achieving their dreams.
Before founding Green Peaks Planning, Bret served as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. He also served as a senior financial consultant at TD Ameritrade. His earliest work experience includes helping his dad install carpet and wash tractors and combines in his home town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. After graduating from high school, he served as a missionary in India and Mongolia.
Bret and his wife, Oyun, have a 13-year-old son named Jagaa. In his free time, Bret enjoys hunting, fishing and playing guitar.
Marcus Ethen
Financial Advisor
Marcus brings a strong background in recruiting and staffing, along with well developed skills in communication, critical thinking, and personalized guidance. These strengths transition naturally into his role as a financial professional.
During his career in the travel industry, he supported healthcare professionals by helping them find the right career opportunities, earning their trust through thoughtful and tailored support.
He now brings that same client centered approach to financial planning, helping individuals and families create more secure financial futures with clarity and confidence.
Marcus believes that personal finance should always be personal. He is dedicated to providing customized strategies that reflect each client’s unique goals, ensuring they receive the most relevant guidance for their specific situation.
He earned a degree in Business Management from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Outside of work, Marcus enjoys golfing, playing pickleball, and reading. He and his wife Emma stay busy with their two children, Vivian and Hudson.
