About me
I am Ali Cichos, a dedicated Financial Advisor with a passion for empowering individuals and families to achieve their financial goals. My goal is to create a supportive environment where my clients feel confident and informed in their financial decisions, paving the way for a secure and prosperous future. I specialize in comprehensive financial planning for professional Women, pre-retirees, small business owners, CPAs, physicians, and other high-income earners. I am committed to helping my clients navigate the complexities of wealth management, financial risk, and tax implications. With licenses in 18 different states, I bring a robust expertise to my practice.
Born and raised in Iowa, I carry the strong Midwest values that shape my approach to both work and life. My journey in athletics began at the University of South Dakota, where I excelled as a heptathlete, competing at a high level while earning my degree in Kinesiology with a specialization in exercise science and a minor in marketing. This background instilled in me a deep appreciation for discipline, perseverance, and the importance of setting and achieving goals—qualities that I apply in my financial advisory career.
Since relocating to Birmingham, Alabama, in 2014, I have embraced my role as a financial advisor, where I prioritize building lasting relationships with my clients. My husband, Kyle, and I are proud parents to our daughter, Navy. I cherish the moments spent volunteering at the local colleges talking to young people about financial literature, the human society caring for foster animals and coaching track and field. These activities allow me to give back to the community while fostering a spirit of growth and development—both personally and professionally. I believe in the power of collaboration and constant improvement, not just for myself but for my clients and family.
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.
