Our Team

Ted Markow, CPA, CFP®, CLU
Ted offers over 23 years of experience in the financial service industry helping individuals achieve their financial goals.  Ted and his wife, Joy, founded Markow Financial Group, Inc. in 1994 with the mission to improve the financial security of their clients.    

Ted earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Management Systems from Princeton University, where he was a member of the football team.  He earned his MBA degree in Finance and a MS degree in Accounting from New York University's Stern School of Business. He is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).  He has been recognized several times by Seattle Magazine as a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager.

In his spare time, Ted enjoys spending time with his wife and their four daughters, Ginger, Lucy, Daisy and Piper.   He enjoys fishing, skiing, wakeboarding and coaching his daughter's basketball team.

To receive the Five Star Wealth Manager award, individuals must satisfy a series of eligibility and evaluation criteria associated with wealth managers who provide services to clients.  Recipients are identified through research conducted by industry peers and firms.  Third party ranking and recognitions from rating services or publications are not indicative of past or future investment performance.  For more information, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com.  

Joy Markow, CFP®, CLU
Joy has over 19 years experience in the financial service industry.  She and her husband, Ted, founded Markow Financial Group, Inc. in 1994 with the mission to improve the financial security of their clients.  Joy is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).  She has a Life and Health Insurance License and a FINRA Series 7 Securities License.  Since the birth of their second child she has not been actively working with clients and has taken on a corporate support role for Markow Financial Group, Inc.  Joy enjoys spending time with Ted and their four daughters snow skiing, water skiing and wakeboarding.

Michael Moye - Long-Term Care Specialist
Michael (Mick) has been an associate of Markow Financial Group, Inc. for several years and specializes in long-term care coverage.  He has been a licensed, independent insurance producer for many years with experience in Life, Fixed and Indexed annuities, Long-Term Care and estate plans.  He enjoys golf, cars, boating, hiking, home improvement and travel.  Mick and his wife, Linda, have been married 41 years and have seven grandchildren.

Linda Moye - Office Manager
Linda joined Markow Financial Group, Inc. as Ted's assistant and office manager in January of 2005.  She has several years of experience in the insurance industry on both the company and agency sides, as well as experience in banking and office practice.  Linda and husband Michael have lived in the Seattle area for 20 years.  She enjoys boating, hiking, golfing, running and spending time with their grandchildren.
 

Sheryl Welch - Administrative Assistant
Sheryl has been with Markow Financial Group, Inc. since April 2011.  She has over 13 years experience working for GNA, a GE Capital subsidiary, where she worked in marketing and customer relations.  She is a graduate of Washington State University and lives in Seattle with her husband and two sons.  Sheryl enjoys spending time with her family, gardening and working with a variety of charities.