Hobie Murnane
Wealth Management Advisor|MBA, CLU®, ChFC®, MSFS, CAP®
Personal
"My purpose is helping others unlock thier capacity for greatness and live a life of greater wellbeing."
Heather Moster
Hobie is a lifetime resident of Glenview, IL. As the eldest of eight children, Hobie enjoys spending time with twenty-three nieces and nephews and, his black lab Miss Daisy!
Professional
Hobie Murnane took a long and winding path to Northwestern Mutual-Chicago Financial Group. Hobie has been a military leader, teacher, coach, Jesuit and counselor. Each experience has prepared him for success as a wealth management advisor.
Seeds for Hobie Murnane's success were planted during his military service more than 25 years ago. As a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy West Point and a captain in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas, he was responsible for leading hundreds of people. "I never considered myself in a position of power," Hobie says, "but rather in a position of privilege. I was responsible for the lives of men and women, for defending our nation. This was my first true experience with service."
What's the common thread among Hobie Murnane's experiences? "In each, I have been driven to be deeply and meaningfully involved in the lives of other people," he says.
Hobie Murnane joined Northwestern Mutual with one goal in mind; He wanted to have a positive impact on the lives of others, in a way that will help them become financially secure, particularly he focuses on a strategy designed for implement their retirement plans.
Years ago Hobie was fortunate to have a Northwestern Mutual financial representative approach him and help him get started on reaching his financial goals. Looking back, Hobie feels it was one of the best decisions he made for his family and for himself. Consequently, it has been his desire to do the same for others. Being a good servant to others is what makes his life meaningful.
Designations
Chartered Financial Consultant®
The ChFC® program provides the most current and comprehensive financial planning education by combining the key financial planning fundamentals, with practical applications to put those theories to work. With content in the curriculum that addresses topics such as behavioral finance, special needs planning, small business planning, financial planning for clients in the LGBT community, financial planning for divorce complexities and more, ChFC® designees are trained to masterfully handle a wide variety of modern financial topics.
CASL®
Chartered Advisor for Senior Living®
Widely adopted across the broad spectrum of financial services, the CASL® five-course curriculum prepares the financial professional to lead clients from middle age through retirement and assist them with the management, preservation, and transfer of wealth. The CASL® designation is Northwestern Mutual’s only approved ‘senior’ designation.
CLU®
Chartered Life Underwriter
The Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) designation has long been recognized as the fundamental and foremost educational credential for life insurance professionals. Since 1927, more than 94,000 individuals have earned their CLU®, helping them build a successful life insurance practice by providing clients with knowledgeable and ethical advice. For financial representatives, field management, home office personnel, and others involved in providing life insurance products to the public, the CLU® designation symbolizes continuing growth and commitment to professionalism.
Awards and Recognition
Hobie Murnane has been a member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the Premier Association of Financial Professionals. Founded in 1927, MDRT provides its members with resources to improve their technical knowledge, sales, and client service while maintaining a culture of high ethical standards.
MDRT's mission is to be a valued, member-driven international network of leading insurance and investment financial services professionals who serve their clients by exemplary performance and the highest standards of ethics, knowledge, service, and productivity.
MDRT- Million Dollar Round Table
Life Member 2013
Qualifying / Life Member (2011-2017)
Qualifying Member (2003-2017)
NAIFA - National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
NAIFA Quality Award (2011-2017)
National Quality Award (2003-2017)
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.
