Professional
As a native of Lafayette, Ben graduated from the Univeristy of Louisiana with a Undergraduate in Economics and pursued his MBA. Before joining Northwestern Mutual, Ben worked in banking for four years and worked with pharmaceutical and medical device sales for seven years. He joined the Northwestern Mutual-Lafayette Office in 2014 and is passionate about educating his clients regarding financial concepts that will make a big impact on not only them, but their families' lives.
Ben specializes in providing strategic, comprehensive advice to help small business owners and young families meet their financial goals. He also specializes in the retirement market. Below you can find Ben's awards, certifications, and resources.
Awards:
- Ben was awarded 2015 New Representative of the Year by Northwestern Mutual of Louisiana and Mississippi. This award recognizes Ben as among the leading representatives for new representatives in the state of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Licensing and Registrations:
- Life and Health Insurance licensed
- Series 6 and 63 Registrations
Personal
Ben is a native of Lafayette where he is married to Kate for thirteen years. They have four children: Claire (11), Anna (7), Ryan (5), and Laura (1). He enjoys spending time with his family, watching sports, reading, playing golf, going to Disney World and the beach.
My personal mission is to be the best father, husband, friend and financial advisor that I am capable of being. To consistently find and follow the path that God has intended for me.
- Ben Reed
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
