About the Author

C. Ernie Nivens hails from Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he graduated from Rock Hill High School. He entered the ministry with the United Methodist Church in 1970 while working his way through college. Nivens finished Francis Marion University, Florence, SC in 1976 with a BA is English. He then completed (along with his wife, Rosemarie) his M.Div (Masters of Divinity) from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia in 1979 while serving a church on the weekend and working part time on a General Motors assembly line. He then served various appointments until 1989. During this time he served on two international church missions to the Fiji Islands and to Seoul, Korea and was a church consultant to many churches around the United States.

 

He retired from parish ministry in 1990 and began his career as a financial service professional. His hunger for education led him to complete his Masters of Science in

Financial Services, MSFS, with the Accredited Estate Planner, AEP, in 2002. He has been a very popular speaker in hundreds of meetings within the industry. He has been associated the entire time with a major Mutual Life Insurance Company with over 10,000 agent/ representatives. He has finished each year’s production in the top 100 even the top 50 of 10,000+.

 

He has been married to Rosemarie for 42 years. They have three daughters, Cathy, Noelle, and Emily and two sons-in-law, Kevin and Bo. Jon, Emily’s fiancé will join the family in September. They are, also, very proud grandparents of five grandchildren, Eric, Matthew, Kristin, Justin and Ryan.He is associated with Ed Slott, CPA from New York City as a Master Elite Ira Advisor. He serves on the Advisory Council for the Ed Slott Company, LLC
 
 
 

Rosemarie W. Nivens is Ernie’s Customer Service Manager. She and Ernie grew up together in Rock Hill, SC. She was a National Merit Scholar and finished Winthrop University. Following a decade of teaching she became a United Methodist minister, earning her Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She served pastoral appointments around South Carolina until 1993. She is an avid scrap booker and craft designer. She has travelled the world with Ernie.

 
 
Noelle N. Beam is Ernie’s Marketing Specialist having completed Winthrop University with a Bachelor in Science in Management. She is married to husband, Bo who has recently returned from a military tour of Afghanistan. She is a proud mother of Justin 8, and Ryan 6. She also is an avid scrap booker and a prolific photographer. She has appeared in a special Rachel Ray television program. (Ask her about this.)
 

 

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