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Andrew Alford has resided in Nashville, TN since 1966. He and his wife Tara are active with sports and enjoy fly fishing, hiking, biking, and exercise.

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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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.

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Professional

In 1990, Andrew Alford earned a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Accounting from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. This education enabled Andrew to have a successful career in Accounting and Finance Management and to prepare him for running his own business.

After spending 13 years in Public Accounting and Corporate Finance, Andrew  decided that he wanted a more meaningful career that allowed him to apply his tax-efficient strategies and financial accounting knowledge to assist individuals and businesses with their specific financial issues. Andrew has been with Northwestern Mutual since 2003.

Previous positions held include:

  • Corporate Controller, America's Powersports Inc., 1999-2003
  • Manager of Internal Audit, Franklin Industries Inc., 1995-1999
  • Certified Public Accountant, Bumpus Hall CPAs, 1990-1995

Certifications and Designations

Andrew Alford is a Financial Advisor and he has also earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional) certification, Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

Associations and Memberships

Andrew Alford is a member of the Financial Planning Association and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Awards and Recognition

  • National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2015
    • Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
  • National Quality Award 2008-2010
    • Award recognizing persistency and performance
  • National Sales Achievement Award 2008
    • Award recognizing performance

Here are my areas of expertise

Financial Planning

Life Insurance Strategies

Retirement Planning & Income Strategies

Education Planning & Funding

Disability Planning

Long-Term Care 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.

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