John Anakin Mares
Financial Representative
About me
Anakin grew up in La Puente, California where he was taught at a young age the acts of hard work and selflessness, the source of his family's financial security. The hard-work and selflessness witnessed in his upbringings inspired a new path, one of financial literacy, with the goal of making the most of their hard work and to see his family reap the fruits of their labor.
Now, Anakin is in a position to help more than just his family. Challenging the perceived interpretation of financial planning as a “luxury” and “privilege”, he aims to revert this falsified perception into an opportunity for individuals and families to pave a path that accommodates for their future aspirations and unprecedented events.
With his ambition of making financial security available to anyone seeking it, Anakin graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a degree in Economics. Outside the business, Anakin coaches' football at his alma mater Bishop Amat high school, inspiring the next generation of athletes to pursue their athletic passions and be men of excellence. The source that powers Anakin’s passion stems from his faith in Christ and desire to love God and all those around him.
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.
