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Meet Our Team

Why Choose Bickling

ANDREW BETTS, MBA, CFP®

When done correctly, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans can be very effective ways to attract and retain talented employees. Andy keeps business owners and managers on track by researching and evaluating investment choices to help management maintain the optimum investment menu in each plan. As an independent financial planner and experienced entrepreneur, Andy works with businesses to balance investment fees with long-term performance potential. He also assists plan participants in understanding the process of constructing portfolios using disciplined asset allocation tailored to their unique needs.

Andy also likes to give back, he teaches various financial classes at local community colleges, employee assistance programs and senior centers. An active Lexington Lion, Andy earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1993 and his MBA from Babson College in 2001.

He holds the series 7 and 673 with LPL Financial,  series 65 with Bickling Financial Inc., and is a licensed insurance agent.

  1. We have two dogs: a boxer named Marvelous Marvin, and a bull terrier named Eggo.
  2. I play soccer and this season moved up to an over 50 team.
  3. I’m a pretty good cook.
  4. I started my career as a chemical engineer working in Louisiana.
  5. I played soccer all over Europe the Summer that Chernobyl exploded.
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Securities offered through PKS, Member FINRA/SIPC. Headquartered at 80 State St, Albany NY 12207. Bickling Financial Services, Inc and PKS are not affiliated entities.

Investment Advice offered through Bickling Financial Services, Inc., a registered investment advisor. Securities offered through Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Member FINRA/SIPC Headquartered at 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Bickling Financial Services are not affiliated companies.