Mike Smith
Wealth Management Advisor|CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL®, RICP®
mike.smith@nm.com
Personal
I live in Fargo with my lovely wife, Jamie, and our four children, Brandon, Jack, Kate and Ruby.
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, running, working out, reading, bar sports and watching movies.
Professional
I'm committed to helping you get closer to your dreams. When you partner with me, you can expect a judgment-free, pressure-free environment with conversations that will be jargon-free. I strive to provide you the best experience possible.
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1997.
Education
Moorhead State University - Business (Bachelor of Science)
Designations
CFP® - CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification
CLU® - Chartered Life Underwriter®
ChFC® - Chartered Financial Consultant®
CASL® - Chartered Advisor for Senior Living®
RICP® - Retirement Income Certified Professional®
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:
Fargo Optimist Club
The Fargo Optimist Club is a group of concerned business and professional men and women who have joined together to sponsor service projects that benefit youth and our community. The Fargo Optimist Club serves several thousand youth each year through service projects and donations. The Fargo Optimist Club was chartered on June 30, 1966.
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.
