Adam C Luckow
Financial Representative
Personal
I am a resident of Grandview, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. I grew up in Shelby Township, Michigan before attending The Ohio State University where I majored in Family Financial Management.
I am very into fitness and sports and love being involved in numerous recreational sports. I am now a diehard Buckeyes fan, but still a huge fan of my hometown professional teams, especially the Detroit Red Wings.
Professional
The Early Years
Considering both financial planning and aerospace engineering, I initially decided to go with the major that had more ‘cool’ factors. Because I liked math and science, it seemed like a logical choice, but after taking a couple engineering classes I realized that what I really liked were numbers and people. Shifting focus to a financial planning program allowed me to bring both of those passions to the same table. I knew this would be a good fit for me, as my brother and I often competed to see who could save the most!
Why Northwestern Mutual?
As part of my education experience, I needed to find a company where I could participate in an internship related to my degree. From the start, Northwestern Mutual exemplified a company that I felt matched my values of courage, integrity, and honesty. The internship not only allowed me to learn about the industry, but gave the opportunity to begin my own business.
Career Decision
What I love about this career is that it is never stagnant: Every day has the opportunity to meet new people with whom to craft personalized solutions, and there is always a need to continue my education to keep pace with the changes in the industry.
By identifying financial goals and creating a personalized plan to prepare for the future, I partner with clients as they progress through each financial stage of their lives.
Education
The Ohio State University - Family Financial Management (Bachelor of Science)
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.
