Our Mission:
Partnership With Purpose

For more than two decades, our mission has been simple: help independent advisors grow their annuity and life insurance business through innovation, integrity, and genuine partnership.

When you succeed, we succeed. It’s that simple.

Our Mission:
Partnership With
Purpose

For more than two decades, our mission has been simple: help independent advisors grow their annuity and life insurance business through innovation, integrity, and genuine partnership. 

When you succeed, we succeed. It’s that simple. 

Matt and Rick

What Drives Us

At Tarkenton Financial, we believe the heart of our work is helping people: advisors, clients, and each other.

Our mission is driven by relationships, guided by integrity, and sustained by a dedication to doing the right thing.

We follow through on our promises and always put people first. It’s how we honor our purpose, and it’s why advisors trust us to support their growth.

How We Live Our Mission

We live our mission by showing up every day, fully, consistently, and with purpose. 

Every conversation, every case, every marketing strategy is rooted in helping advisors grow with confidence. 

We Lead With Purpose

We start with “why,” making every decision with advisors and their clients in mind.

We communicate with honesty.

Clear guidance and open dialogue build trust, and trust builds better outcomes.

We follow through.

When we make a commitment, we honor it. Advisors count on us because we do what we say.

We keep improving.

Growth isn’t a one-time effort. We learn, adapt, and get better so advisors can do the same.

A Culture of Partnership

Our mission comes alive through the way we treat people. 

We believe real partnership is built on empathy, transparency, and a commitment to showing up for one another. 

We work side by side—not in silos, not at arm’s length, but as a team united around a shared purpose. Advisors feel that connection in every conversation, every piece of guidance, and every bit of support we provide. 

Partnership is our culture because people are our purpose. 

Sasso and the Tarkenton Financial Team

Our Impact

For more than 20 years, we’ve helped independent financial advisors grow stronger businesses and serve their clients with confidence. The measure of our mission is seen in the lives we touch: 

  • Advisors who feel supported in building their dream practice.
  • Clients who feel confident in their retirement.
  • Families who feel secure in their future.

Over the years, we’ve built a community of advisors who trust us to walk alongside them in their work. We celebrate their wins, help them navigate challenges, and stand by them as they build meaningful legacies for the people they serve. 

Our impact grows one relationship at a time, and it always will.