Area resident named COUNTRY Financial Representative

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[John Reith of Chester has been named a financial representative for COUNTRY Financial.

Reith recently completed the organization's extensive training about the solutions COUNTRY offers to help clients become financially secure. The training also focuses on guiding clients toward successfully setting and achieving their goals.

He can provide clients with auto, home, life and long term care insurance, annuities, mutual funds and college savings plans. He can also offer investment management, retirement planning, and trust services provided by COUNTRY Trust Bank, which is part of COUNTRY Financial.

Reith earned a bachelor's degree in marketing management in 1999. He resides with his wife, Jill, and their children, Alex and Ian. Reith is a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and a coach in the Chester Soccer League.

He serves clients from his COUNTRY office at 604B N. Sparta St., Steeleville. The office phone number is (618) 965-3228.

COUNTRY Financial, based in Bloomington, IL, has been serving clients since 1925.