Karges Financial Group

Nathan Alan Karges

Financial Representative|ChFC®, CLU®, CLTC®

3763 39th Ave. St. 400, Columbus, NE 68601

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No matter where clients are in life and the planning process, Nathan is passionate about helping them protect what they have worked so hard to create. Whether it’s making sure retirement plan dispersal is congruent with a client’s expectations, assisting small business owners in with benefit options and succession planning, or helping individuals strategically save and grow their money using a diverse portfolio, it is important to Nathan to consider what will be suitable in each phase of the financial planning process based on unique needs.

Nathan is licensed in Life & Health and has his Series 6 and 63. His other certifications include Chartered Financial Consultant, Certified Long-Term Care, and Chartered Life Underwriter. Nathan is a Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member and has earned the NAIFA’s Quality Award. He wants to continue to learn to be as educated as possible, to best serve his clients as a knowledgeable resource in all areas of financial planning.

Education

Degree
Bachelor of Science

Major
Business Administration

Institution
Nebraska Wesleyan University

Awards and Recognition

Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2014, 2017, 2020-2022
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

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2015
Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry

National Sales Achievement Award 2010
Award recognizing performance

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

Nathan and Ashley were married in the summer of 2002. They try to keep up with their two sets of twins, Sofia and Ian and Vivienne and Samantha—“try” being the optimal word—organized. Much of Nathan’s time is spent either attending his kids’ events or getting involved with community organizations. Coaching his kids in sports has always been very rewarding. Whether it’s soccer, baseball, or corralling 20 elementary school boys on a basketball court, Nathan makes time to be present with his family.

Occasionally, you will see Nathan and Ashley sneak off to a movie or enjoy a night out with friends. When Nathan needs to get away, he enjoys the occasional trip to the golf course.

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.

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Sammy’s Superheroes

Nathan has been on several boards, including the pediatric cancer foundation, Sammy’s Superheroes. This work led to him winning a $15,000 grant for the foundation from Northwestern Mutual for a community service award in 2016. It was a highlight of his career to stand on stage in Chicago to accept the award. This success was followed by a regional award from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation in 2017, which recognized the efforts of Nebraska to raise awareness about the seriousness of pediatric cancer with $100,000 to be given to local Nebraska philanthropies.

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Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Giving back to the community is very important to the whole Karges family. Every year, they participate in the JDRF (Junior Diabetes Research Foundation) walk in Lincoln with family and friends in support of Sofia, Nathan's daughter, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 7.