Mark will discuss the concepts of his new book “Red, White, Blue & Broke”.

As a devout Christian, Mark is incensed by the recent assault on our religion:
 
·      Removal of God from our schools.
·      Removal of the Ten Commandments from our government buildings.
·      Removal of all mention of our Father’s good name, works and compassion from our society.
·      Passing of tens of thousands of laws that attempt to redefine the morality already set forth by those ten commandments.
·      Invoking spending programs that mandate compassion [as if free will would only mean we would be selfish and never help our fellow man with out government mandates].
·      Being called racists or terrorists if we disagree with the government’s game plan.

MARK BOLDGER
Financial Advisor
Mark Boldger is a retired Financial Advisor from Edward Jones investments. He began his career as a Financial Advisor 25 years ago, Business Financial Services, at Merrill Lynch in 1987. 
 
Sr. Financial Advisor to
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - Foundation
For many years he served as the Senior Financial Adviser to former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and the Thatcher Foundation. The Thatcher Foundation, stipulated in a formal recognition of Mark's accomplishments, that throughout his tenure as the Margaret Thatcher Foundation's Money Manager / Financial Advisor, that he was favored because his ethics and his unique ability to take the complexities of the international financial markets and make them clear and understandable. 
 
Educator of free-market economics to former Eastern Communist Bloc - Soviet Union
In 1990, soon after the Berlin Wall came down in Germany, Mark Boldger was one of eight educators of free-market economics, who was invited by Poland and Hungary to serve as Good Will Ambassadors for the program, "Project Free Enterprise". The Ambassadorship included an extensive free-market economics program at Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, Warsaw and Budapest, Hungary
 
Financial Journalist
Mark has worked in television and radio as a financial news reporter and authored the acclaimed column, "Dollars and Decisions"
 
Author
Mark is in the final stages of completing his book, "Red White Blue and Broke".
The book is a compilation of historical examples, and easy to recall analogies, that help simplify the complexities of our current financial markets.  It sheds a clear light on the current political forces that undermines the morality necessary for a free market economic system's survival.  
 
Offices
Past Faithful Navigator - Knights of Columbus
Past Chairman of the Board - Burleson County Chamber of Commerce
Past President of the Caldwell Rotary Club
Founder - Annual Burleson County Officer Appreciation Banquet
Board of Directors - Forever-Young Committee
Republican Party Precinct Chair
Republican Party of Texas - Hispanic Initiative – Ad Hoc Committee 
Republican - Alternate/Delegate to the National Convention - CD 17
 
PERSONAL
Small Business Owner – BOLDGER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
Married to Beckey Boldger
Daughter: Stephanie Boldger – 
recent graduate from West Texas A&M University
Son: David Boldger – 
Cpl. in the United States Marine reserves -5 years 
Currently attending Blinn University in Brenham
 
 
“We must re-privatize compassion! When we do God's work and give from the heart, we are overcome spiritually with the endorphins of a job well done. The little hairs stand up on the backs of our necks, we tingle inside as we feel good in helping our neighbors in need as we give in Gods name. When government takes over the job of giving to our neighbors in need, where did Gods spiritual endorphins go? Government needs to get out of the "God" business. Compassion is a God thing, not an IRS thing.”