Who We Are
Protection begins with understanding.
Honor & Life was created with a simple belief: financial protection should feel personal, understandable, and intentional.
We help individuals and families explore strategies designed to protect what matters today while preparing for what comes next — with education, clarity, and respect at the center of every conversation.
Protect what matters. Build what lasts.
More than financial services — a commitment to people.
For us, this work is not simply about policies, accounts, or financial products. It is about people, families, responsibilities, and the future they are working hard to build.
Honor & Life represents our commitment to helping others understand their options, make informed decisions, and feel more prepared for the unexpected as well as the opportunities ahead.
Every relationship begins with listening. Every recommendation should have a reason. And every client deserves to be treated with the same care, honesty, and respect we would expect for our own family.
Who We Are
Honor & Life Protection & Wealth Services is a marketing brand used by a team of independently licensed insurance professionals dedicated to helping individuals, families, and business owners make informed decisions about financial protection and long-term planning.
We believe every family deserves access to clear education, personalized guidance, and insurance strategies designed around their unique goals and circumstances.
Through integrity, education, and long-term relationships, our team helps clients evaluate insurance and protection solutions offered through appropriately licensed insurance professionals and independent insurance companies.
Our Values
Hector De Jesus
Licensed Financial Professional | Director | Software Engineer
I am a licensed financial professional and Director whose approach combines financial education, business leadership, and the analytical discipline of an engineering background. I am also a Software Engineer, with university training in Computer Systems Engineering from the Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM).
My work in financial services is centered on helping individuals and families understand protection, retirement, and long-term financial strategies with clarity and purpose.
My path into the industry began personally — as someone looking for better ways to protect myself and the people I cared about. What started as a search for my own protection eventually became a professional mission: helping others understand financial tools that are often overlooked, misunderstood, or assumed to be out of reach.
A personal reason became a professional mission.
My interest in life insurance and financial protection began after a moment that made me think differently about responsibility.
At the time, I was driving long distances regularly for work. During a rainy day on the freeway, the vehicle I was driving lost control violently near a semi-truck. Thankfully, there was no collision and I walked away safely — but the experience stayed with me.
It forced me to think about a question many of us avoid: What would happen to the people I love if something happened to me?
Living in the United States, I understood how quickly medical costs, final expenses, lost income, and other financial responsibilities could become a burden. I also knew that, like many immigrants working to build a better future, the last thing I wanted was for my family in Mexico to face a financial crisis because of something that happened to me here.
That experience pushed me to look for better ways to protect myself. A friend eventually introduced me to life insurance and financial protection strategies. I went to learn more, asked questions, studied how the products worked, and made the decision to protect myself first.
What began as a personal decision grew into something much bigger.
The more I learned, the more I realized how many families — especially within communities that have historically received less access to financial education — were making major life decisions without ever being shown all of their options.
That is what led me to become licensed, pursue advanced training and mentorship, and eventually build the professional practice I have today.
Financial guidance backed by an analytical foundation.
Today, my professional focus is financial services — helping individuals and families better understand life insurance, protection strategies, retirement planning concepts, annuities, and eligible rollover options.
My approach to that work is strengthened by a professional foundation that began well before entering the financial industry.
I am also a Software Engineer, with university training in Computer Systems Engineering at the Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM), part of Mexico's national public higher-education system with a strong focus on engineering, science, and technology.
My early professional experience included software development for a large-scale public-sector agricultural program, contributing to technology used to manage beneficiary information. My career later expanded into business operations, marketing, project oversight, and leadership.
That background continues to influence the way I work with financial concepts today: understand the complete structure, examine the details, identify the objective, evaluate the available options, and communicate them in a way the client can actually understand.
For me, being a financial professional means more than presenting a product. It means being able to explain what a strategy is designed to do, how it works, what its limitations are, and why it may — or may not — be appropriate for a particular person.
Areas of Focus
Why this matters to me
One of the things that has impacted me most is seeing families forced to raise money after an unexpected illness, accident, or loss.
You see donation jars, fundraisers, and families asking their community for help during what is already one of the hardest moments of their lives.
That is not a criticism of those families. It is a reminder of how financially vulnerable many people are — often because no one ever showed them what options were available.
I want more families to know that financial protection is not something reserved for the wealthy.
My motivation is education first. I want people to understand what exists, what it costs, what it can do, what it cannot do, and whether it actually fits their situation.
This work carries a responsibility because behind every application is a real person, a family, and a future.
For me, doing the job correctly matters more than simply completing a transaction.
“I want people to remember that they were treated with professionalism, honesty, and genuine care.”
What I want clients to remember
Some of the relationships that began as client conversations have grown into genuine friendships.
That means a great deal to me.
When someone trusts you with decisions involving their family, protection, retirement, or financial future, that trust should never be treated casually.
My goal is for every person I work with to feel heard, respected, and comfortable asking questions.
I do not want the relationship to end when paperwork is completed. I want clients to know that there is a real person on the other side of the phone who remembers them, cares about their family, and remains available as their life changes.
Faith, service, and community
Faith is an important part of how I understand service, responsibility, and purpose.
One of the things I value about the community I have found within this profession is the emphasis on becoming better not only professionally, but personally — treating people correctly, helping others, staying grounded, and remembering that success means very little if it comes without character.
My faith reminds me to place God first, serve others with integrity, and trust that the rest follows through disciplined work and good intentions.
The professional community around me has also become a second home — a place where mentorship, support, collaboration, and personal growth are genuinely encouraged.
Help people. Treat them well. Do the right thing.
Protect what matters. Build what lasts.
Protection. Wealth. Legacy.
Your financial strategy should begin with a conversation.
Whether you are exploring life insurance, retirement strategies, annuities, a rollover, or simply trying to understand your options, the first step is clarity.
Information on this page is for educational and informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or investment advice. Full disclosure