Personal
As a Wealth Management Advisor for Northwestern Mutual, Brian specializes in comprehensive financial planning, guiding clients toward their most important goals. He is passionate about building strong relationships with his clients.
Brian was born and raised in San Pedro, California. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Brian is an avid fan of Trojan football and can often be found cheering on his alma mater at the Coliseum. As a passionate supporter of Trojan Football and a member of the Trojan Legacy Circle, he remains deeply engaged in sustaining USC’s educational excellence for generations to come.
Brian currently resides in Ladera Ranch with his wife, Anne, and their son, Alexander. In his free time, he spends quality time with family and friends, often enjoying outdoor activities, including golf, fishing, and boating. He also appreciates exploring different cultures through traveling– especially their unique local cuisine.
Professional
After graduating from the University of Southern California, Brian Rados had a successful career as a management consultant for eight years, working with Fortune 500 companies to execute their operational and financial goals. However, he was travelling 45 weeks out of the year, and wanted more time with his family.
Brian had always thought he would start his own business, so starting a career as a Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual was a great fit. Brian realized he could utilize the skills he developed as a management consultant, working with clients on a deep level as he did before -- but now on a much more personal scale.
As a Financial Advisor for Northwestern Mutual, Brian specializes in comprehensive financial planning to help his clients accomplish their most important goals. He is passionate about establishing strong relationships with his clients and working with them on a personal level. Brian also serves as a mentor to several new advisors and representatives.
Education
Brian earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Licenses, Certifications and Designations
CFP® – The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification indicates that the representative has in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of personal financial planning, tax planning, employee benefits and retirement planning, estate planning, investment management, and insurance and risk management.
Awards and Recognition
Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2014-2017, 2019-2022
MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
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.

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
He stands behind finding a cure for pediatric cancer, partnering with organizations such as the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to bring hope and lifesaving treatments to children battling cancer.
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.
