John Goodwin & his family compete in the Annual Roots & Wings 5K and 10K run which raises money for Childhood Cancer Research at the Northwestern Mutual Annual Meeting July 22 in Milwaukee. To date, we have contributed over $17 million to the cause and funded over 200,000 hours of research. Since 2012, our employees and financial professionals have worked to accelerate the search for childhood cancer cures while providing support for families facing the disease and survivors struggling with late effects of treatment. John (far left) and Johnny (far right) and Sara (middle) ran the 10k and Catherine and Kristin (spouse) ran the 5K. They are pictured at the finish line after the run this year!
John K Goodwin
Wealth Management Advisor|CAP®, CLU®
Professional
John has been in business for himself for many years, so he has a special appreciation for the decision-making environment and challenges encountered by many of his clients, many of whom are executives or business owners.
John is a real student of some of the complexities of business and personal needs analysis. His academic interest in economics and continued study of financial and investment issues prepares him well for the expertise demanded by his clients.
John considers continual learning as key to offering enhanced level of expertise. In the last five years, John earned his CLU® credentials by successfully passing 8 courses and the CAP® designation by passing 3 courses with a study group that met at his office. Both designations are offered by the internationally acclaimed American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
As a wealth management advisor, he holds Series 6, 63, 65 and Series 7 licenses and is insurance licensed in about 20 states including KS and MO.
Associations and Memberships
- President of Princeton Alumni Association of Greater Kansas City
- Secretary of Board, Grace United Community Ministries (inner city)
- Board Member/Former Chair of The Salvation Army Advisory Board-Kansas City
- Member of AALU - Washington, D.C (Advisory & Promotion for Insurance Industry
John serves as the Government Relations Delegate for his Network Office (All of KS and half MO). The delegate is responsible for communication of key state and national public policy issues affecting our industry with the members of our Network Office. John visits Capitol Hill at least once a year to meet with public officials to represent our clients and industry’s interest in protecting savings and insurance benefits tax favored status.
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
Personal
John and his wife Kristin have strong roots in this community dating back many years. They cherish the relationships they have made with their friends, church, business associates and especially with their children Sara, John Jr. and Catherine. Sara is married and recently graduated from Vanderbilt medical school in Nashville. She is in her first year of residency in Ann Arbor Michigan together with her husband George Lin. Johnny is an associate at a private equity firm Kayne Partners in Los Angeles. Catherine just completed her senior year at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School and will be heading to Washington University in St. Louis.
John’s wife Kristin consults with our clients on benefit needs, acts as Operations Manager for the firm and is active in her family's banking business.
John enjoys reading, tennis, and volunteering for Salvation Army, Grace United Community Ministries, Princeton alumni association and several non-profit development councils. John graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and Kristin graduated cum laude from Yale University.
(From left to right) - George, Sara, Kristin, Catherine and John
Lending a hand in my community.
I like to be very involved in my community, including coaching kids sports, participating in many church activities and supporting missionaries worldwide.
We are involved and actively support the following non-profit organizations:
The Salvation Army Advisory Board - Kansas City
The Salvation Army is at work in 119 countries and has over 1.2 million members worldwide. John works closely with social services which provides emergency shelter for children at risk and services to adults with senior assistance and addiction recovery. As a leader in Christian faith-based human services, The Salvation Army is committed to serve the whole person, body and soul, with integrity and respect, using creative solutions to positively transform lives. Help is given freely each year to hundreds of thousands of people without regard to race, gender, culture or religion. John and his wife Kristin hosted the first Annual Civic Luncheon for The Salvation Army in Kansas City and who better to serve as the featured speaker than KU basketball coach Bill Self.
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.
Freedom Hoops
Freedom Hoops, an inner-city basketball ministry, serves Kansas City, Missouri youth and families to follow Jesus and help them express their God-given calling, with the hope of preparing them for college and a pathway to living out a life unimagined without Freedom Hoops.
City Union Mission
Its doors first opened in 1924, serving our neighbors throughout Kansas City… humbly welcoming them in the name of Christ to offer help, healing and hope. Every day it strives to meet the needs of local men, women and children who are struggling with poverty, homelessness and other challenges. Lives are transformed as they experience God’s love and work through programs designed to help them get back on their feet and into the community again leading independent lives.
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.
Kids Across America
Kids Across America’s mission is to build Christian leaders by encouraging, equipping, and empowering urban youth and their mentors through camping and education.
Grace United Community Ministries
Grace United Community Ministries is an inter-denominational, faith-based ministry with a holistic approach to working hand-in-hand with the community to address the area’s largest problems. Grace United responded to the needs of northeast Kansas City by providing shelter for battered women, establishing one of the first soup kitchens in the metropolitan area, helping to find low-income housing, providing reading tutoring for children, and setting up a food pantry and clothing closet for those in need.
Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan's Purse is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization that provides aid to people in physical need as a key part of its Christian missionary work led by Franklin Graham.
Annual Roots & Wings Run
Supporting National Childhood Cancer Research Program
Northwestern Mutual launched a national program in 2012 to support research and care for childhood cancer. To date, Northwestern Mutual has raised more than $10 million and funded over 105,000 hours of research to help discover life-saving treatments. We are honored to stand with medical professionals, nonprofits and families who are fighting this disease. We have also partnered with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF),a national nonprofit that is one of the leaders in funding childhood cancer research.
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