Pointer Wealth
Leonard J Gargagliano
Financial Advisor|CLU®, ChFC®
Personal
Len met his wife, Betsy Hayes, while they both were attending the University of Houston. They recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a trip to Italy. Len and Betsy have two teenage sons, Walker who is a freshman at UNT and Grant who is a senior at Grapevine High.
Most of Len’s spare time is spent in some form of service with Boy Scouts of America’s Troop 7 in Grapevine. Len serves as a Committee Member for Troop 7 and Chairs Eagle Board of Review’s for The Pathfinder District. Len is very proud and that his son’s, Walker and Grant who have both earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Only 5% of all Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
Len is also very passionate about donating platelets and plasma. Currently he has donated over 167 times for more than 20 gallons with Carter Blood Care. Len is very proud that both of his son’s, Walker and Grant, also donate platelet’s and plasma.
Len has been awarded the Agent's Community Service Award from both Northwestern Mutual and The Million Dollar Round Table International Foundation for his service with Pacific House Shelter for the Homeless Inc.
Professional
Len is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Through this organization Len Gargagliano has been awarded the National Quality Award. The National Quality Award recognizes NAIFA members for competence, dedication, exceptional professionalism, service, and quality production. http://www.naifa.org
Leonard Gargagliano has been a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual since 1992. Len is a Life and Qualifying Member of The Million Dollar Roundtable (MDRT Qualifying member (1994, 1996-2002) Qualifying/Life member (2003, 2008-2014) Life member (2004-2007).
Certifications and Designations
- CLU® (Chartered Life Underwriter)
- ChFC® (Chartered Financial Consultant; earned in 2015)
Associations and Memberships
- National Association of Insurance And Financial Advisors
- Charter Member of Northwestern Mutual's Round Table Academy
- Charter Member of Northwestern Mutual's Agents Into Management Program Graduate Northwestern Mutual Career School
- Graduate Northwestern Mutual's Roundtable Academy
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1992.
Education
University of Houston - Economics (Bachelor of Science)
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Life Member (2004-2007)
- 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 Member (1994, 1996-2002)
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying/Life Member (2003, 2008-2016)
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award (2011-2013, 2017)
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award (1994-2004, 2006, 2008-2009)
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
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.
