Gary Steven Gulliksen Jr
Financial Advisor
Mission Ready Financial Planning
Personal
A native of Richmond Virginia, Gary Gulliksen attended Benedictine High School and Virginia Military Institute. After college Gary commissioned into the United States Army where he served in combat arms, logistics and led Soldiers in several theaters of operation, including Operation Iraqi Freedom. After the military, Gary earned his masters degree in organizational leadership from Norwich University. He is proud to be part of the Northwestern Mutual Team and enjoys serving his clients. Outside of professional life Gary is a gym goer, martial arts practitioner, husband and dad. Gary and his family live in Midlothian Virginia.

Professional
I help clients navigate their path to financial success and peace of mind during uncertain times! As a team we'll develop a plan that adapts as your needs change. Throughout our journey I'll be your trusted guide and partner. Together we'll strive to achieve your goals and attain lasting stability.
Education
- Virginia Military Institute - English Literature (Bachelor of Arts)
- Norwich University - Organizational Leadership (Master 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.
