Jim King
Wealth Management Advisor|ChFC®, CASL®, RICP®, WMCP®, CFP®
Professional
My history with Northwestern Mutual started in 1969 when my parents took out a small life insurance policy on me just before my 4th birthday. I played football and rugby during my college years before graduating from Cornell University in 1987. After positions in retail and construction, I took a 6 month hiatus to play club rugby in Wellington, New Zealand. I started my career with NM in 1996.
Very early on I discovered that many people, from middle income folks on up to the highest earners, have a significant knowledge gap when it comes to finances and planning. It became my mission to educate my clientele, so they have a better understanding of finances, planning and what is possible.
Over the 2+ decades I have been with NM, I have seen firsthand the benefits of a well designed financial plan. And, unfortunately, I've witnessed the tragic consequences and chaos that a lack of planning can bring about. It is very gratifying to see clients enjoying comfortable retirements that they did not think was possible. And, I have also been comforted when tragedy has struck, knowing the planning done with foresight will allow children to attend college and widows to retire with dignity.
If you want to take control of your financial future with confidence, contact me today.
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2001, 2003-2008, 2010-2011
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying/Life Member 2012-2013
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2015
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award 1998-2001, 2003-2005, 2007-2010
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
- National Sales Achievement Award 2005, 2007
- Award recognizing performance
Personal
Originally from Ithaca, NY, I reside in Overland Park, KS with my beautiful wife Candace and daughters Bella and Brooke.
I played rugby for over 20 years, the majority of the time with the Kansas City Blues Rugby Club. In 2001 I represented Team America at the World Rugby Classic in Bermuda. I am also an avid hunter and enjoy CrossFit.
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
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.
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.
