Christopher P Forrest
Financial Representative|M.S., CLU®, ChFC®
Personal
My wife, Camille, and I have been married for nearly 40 years. For the past 18 years Camille has been the Principal of a Catholic Elementary school. Camille has been recognized as "Distinguished Principal" by the US Dept of Education.
Our three grown children, Brady, Beth & Matt have each completed college and are part of the working world.
Honor graduate, US Army Eng. Officer advanced course 1973. I served as a Commissioned Officer in the Army Corps of Engineers in numerous capacities to include Company Commander, Battalion Executive Officer (augmentee). I successfully completed the Army's Airborne & Ranger schools. I received the Bronze Star for my service in Viet Nam. 4x recipient of the Army Commendation Medal for achievement and service.
Elected member of Chi Epsilon Fraternity (honorary engineering academic fraternity)
My favorite free time activities include running, biking, swimming and lifting. I have participated in Triathlons including the Ironman and hope to do so again.
Another of my passions is art, in particular lithographs. I have been listed in the Who's Who in American Art multiple times. My work has been shown in numerous museum & gallery shows and displayed on the covers and in articles of several publications, i.e. Reader's Digest, Wildlife Art News, Ducks Unlimited, etc.
Professional
In order for me to present the appropriate products and services for you and your family, it is important that I get to know you. And, so that you can feel comfortable sharing your goals and dreams with me, I am happy to provide you with some information about my qualifications.
I have been a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network for more than 20 years. I am licensed in life and health in seven states.
I serve as Disability Income Insurance Specialist, assisting in providing training to new financial representatives in our office. I am also currently serving on the Northwestern Mutual Disability Income Field Committee. I was a Limra International Disability Conference speaker in 2005.
My specialty is personal risk analysis and solutions for physicians and dentists.
I have achieved the Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designations from the American College.
Speaker, LIMRA International Disability Conference 2005
Associations and Memberships
- Member, Society of Financial Services Professionals
- Member, National Association of Life Underwriters
- Member, Estate and Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey
- Member, Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society, VA Tech
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1988.
Education
North Carolina State U at Raleigh - Civil Engineering (Master of Science)
Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State U - Civil Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
Awards and Recognition
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2013
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award 1990-1996, 2000-2010
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
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.
