Personal
Pete has lived in Colorado for nearly 20 years first graduating from Fort Lewis College in Durango and then the University of Colorado. He now lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Wendy and daughter Olivia.
Pete enjoys life in Colorado; skiing, fly-fishing and hiking with his family and Bernese Mountain dog, Eiger.
Professional
A 2nd generation Northwestern Mutual Representative, Pete graduated from Fort Lewis college in Durango with a degrees in Psychology & Business. He later received his Master's Degree from the University of Colorado. Pete's career with Northwestern Mutual began in 1990 as a college intern. For several years he worked as an independent management consultant advising business owners before joining Northwestern Mutual as a full time representative. Pete's experience provides him with a unique perspective on the needs of professionals, business owners, and families alike.
Pete enjoys working with a company that shares his values of honesty, trust, and integrity.
Associations and Memberships
- Planet - Med, Founder & President of International Non-Profit
- Facilitator of volunteer medical teams to developing nations
Education
- Masters Degree in Government & Law from the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)
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.
Planet-Med
Pete Ferrara is passionate about his volunteer work. He is the President and founder of the international non-profit organization Planet-Med. Planet-Med facilitates volunteer surgical hospitals to developing nations. During the summer Pete acts as a volunteer wild land firefighter.
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.
