“I’ve owned my own business for more than 30 years. I spent four years, between 1998 and 2002 as a broker, and I realized firsthand that the so-called experts didn’t know any more than anyone else. I specialize in fixed indexed annuities, which are contracts directly between clients and an insurance company. FIAs give my clients a principal guarantee, allowing them to participate in market gains when the stock market is up, but lock in and not lose money when the market drops. I’m not trying to manage all of their money, just the part they want to be safe.”
“What I enjoy most about helping clients is the satisfaction of knowing that regardless of what the stock market is doing, their principal is protected,” Keith says.
Keith grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Sam Houston State University on a basketball scholarship his freshman year. For his sophomore through senior years, he attended Ole Miss: University of Mississippi, receiving a bachelor’s degree in business with a minor in marketing in 1980.
Married 34 years to his wife, Mary Allen Gordy, a nurse practitioner, the couple has a daughter, Caroline, who is married and works as a physical therapist. Keith and Mary live in Ridgeland, and he has spent the last 50+ years of his life in Northeast Jackson. Active in his community and his church, Keith serves as a greeter, participates in a life group, and is very involved in the church’s food pantry. He also does volunteer work at Stewpot, a local organization that provides meals for the homeless.
In his free time, Keith enjoys golf, basketball, racquetball, and he loves spending time with his family. He says, “I was blessed to be raised in a loving family by parents who had strong Christian values. I’m the oldest of four—I have two brothers who live in the area as well as a sister who lives in Houston.”
