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In the fall of 2007, Josh Parish made a career change to join Northwestern Mutual. Josh has embraced the business, and enjoys helping his clients improve their financial future, and assisting business owners to plan for risks and protect the future of the business. He moved into a leadership role as a Field Director in January of 2009, and was promoted to Managing Director in November 2014. Josh enjoys meeting with candidates interested in the career, and as Managing Director, is working to grow the Frederick and Hagerstown offices.

Josh and his wife Melora have been married since 1998 and have two amazing children, Logan and Evelyn. In his spare time, Josh can usually be found at his son’s lacrosse games, or watching his daughter perform ballet. Josh enjoys being active with his family, including snow and water skiing, boating, fishing, and traveling to the beach.

Professional Background

Prior to beginning his career with Northwestern Mutual, Josh Parish studied political science and economics at the College of William and Mary, and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1993. He then went on to pursue a law degree at the University of Baltimore School of Law, graduating in 2001, and an MBA from the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business, graduating in 2002. Currently Josh serves as a Wealth Management Advisor and Managing Director for the Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland offices.

Specialties

  • Business Risk Management
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Valuation Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Employee and Executive Benefits Planning
  • Investment Strategies
  • Retirement Planning
  • Life Insurance Planning
  • Disability Income Planning
  • Long Term Care Planning

Associations & Memberships

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.

Visit partner website

Frederick financial advisors and family working at a lemonade stand to raise money for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation