Zac Mekker
Financial Advisor|RICP®
Grow and Protect the family compound beyond current capacity.
About me
Heart of an educator - Mind of an analyst.
I come from a strong, LARGE family that instilled a true sense of purpose and passion for caring for others. Throughout my personal and professional life, my mission is to continue making a positive impact on the lives of others.
Family -
My kids (Nathan, Ella, and Eli) continue to be central to the life that I live. Being a father is the greatest job in the world and one that I will be forever passionate about! As such - I truly enjoy working with families so that they can spend more of their time with there own while our team helps build a fence to protect them from life's curve balls.
Coaching -
I have spent decades crafting the art of creating good habits in others. Whether that is at the pool through USA Swimming, back in my days as a math educator, or in my role as a financial advisor - I have been blessed to see the positive change that is truly transformational in those that I have had the pleasure to work with. That process drives me each day.
Mindset -
A growth mindset has motivated me to enjoy being in a constant thirst for knowledge as I continue to seek to understand. Thankfully, this world is filled with opportunities to learn from others through various means of content and communication.
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.
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.
OPTIONS and TIME - How we plan...
Proper financial planning is always dependent on the business or person we are serving. Everyone’s situation is unique and it will continually evolve as life moves on. There is a vast array of services that we can provide that typically fall into three main areas: Risk Management, Wealth Accumulation, and Wealth Distribution. Connecting all three areas allows our team to create a truly holistic plan that can be stress-tested with a varying degree of “what if” scenarios to provide a true peace of mind all while producing optimal results. This also allows for us to look for ways to position our clients in the right vehicles that allow for the most structured use of their dollars by applying tax-efficient strategies.
Two themes run throughout the planning we do...Options and Time. Let's create options so we are not railroaded into poor decisions down the line. Time is a huge component to what we do...let's let TIME be an ally instead of an obstacle.