Erick A. Blank
Financial Advisor|CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®
Personal
In his personal life, there is nothing Erick enjoys more than travelling to new places around the country and the world. His preferred method of travel is throwing his life in a back pack, tossing on some comfy shoes and a pair of jorts, and immersing himself in the culture and locations he visits. He goes on extensive road/backpacking trips as often as possible, exploring the country’s national parks, major U.S. cities, and notable landmarks. In addition to building financial plans, Erick loves helping friends/family/clients plan the perfect road trip to anywhere in the Unites States. Outside of travelling, Erick spends his free time fishing, kayaking, exploring the outdoors, and eating great food.
Professional
In his practice, Erick enjoys working with any and all demographics across all industries, and feels that no matter someone’s existing financial situation or position they deserve sound, trusted guidance for their financial lives. He also has a niche in military benefit planning, and a large portion of his clientele is working with active/former military servicemembers. He carries multiple financial designations that have proven his advanced planning acumen in specific expertise related to personal insurances, estate planning, and retirement income. His most distinguished designation is earning his CFP® designation. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, Erick serves the best interest of his clients. This means that any and all recommendations, strategies, or guidance he provides to clients must always be in their best interest ahead of his own. Earning the designation at the age of 23 solidified him as one of the youngest CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals in the country, and allows him to service his clientele with the utmost financial planning pedigree.
Erick also serves as a adjunct professor with his Alma Mater at Elizabethtown College.
Lending a hand in my community.
Erick has a deep-rooted passion in bettering the community and lives of those around him, whether it be through the impact of his financial planning practice, or through his community involvement. 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.
